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Histology and Emrology
Lab with Dr. M. Charlotte Schaffer, first female professor on
faculty, in background; ca. 1905.
The University
of Texas System’s Ethics Policy, included in Rules and Regulations
of the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, known
as Regents’ Rules and Regulation, http://www3.utsystem.edu/bor/rules/homepage.htm
is as follows:
- Officers, faculty and employees of the University of Texas
System may not have a direct or indirect interest, financial
or otherwise, of any nature that is in conflict with the proper
discharge of the officer’s or employee’s duties. Officers,
faculty, and employees shall timely furnish such written disclosures
as may be required by state and federal authorities or by System
requirement.
- All officers, faculty, and employees shall adhere to the laws,
rules, regulations, and policies of applicable governmental
and institutional authorities and the following standards of
conduct. The failure to do so may be grounds for disciplinary
action, up to and including termination of employment.No employee
shall accept or solicit any gift, favor or service that might
reasonably tend to influence the employee in the discharge of
his or her official duties or that the employee knows or should
know is being offered with the intent to influence his or her
official conduct.
- No employee shall intentionally or knowingly solicit, accept,
or agree to accept any benefit for having exercised his or her
official powers or performed his or her official duties in favor
of another.
- No employee shall accept employment or engage in any business
or professional activity that the employee might reasonably
expect would require or induce the employee to disclose confidential
information acquired by reason of his or her official position.
- No employee shall disclose confidential information gained
by reason of his or her official position or otherwise use such
information for his or her personal gain or benefit.No employee
shall transact any business in his or her official capacity
with any business entity of which the employee is an officer,
agent, or member, or in which the employee owns a substantial
interest.
- No employee shall make personal investments that could reasonably
be expected to create a substantial conflict between the employee’s
private interest and the public interest.No employee shall accept
other outside or dual employment or compensation that could
reasonably be expected to impair the employee’s independence
of judgment in the performance of the employee’s public
duties.
Sexual
Harassment and Misconduct
The educational and working environments of the System and its
component institutions should be free from inappropriate conduct
of a sexual nature. Sexual misconduct and sexual harassment are
unprofessional and unacceptable. The components of the University
of Texas System shall adopt policies prohibiting sexual harassment
and sexual misconduct and procedures for review of complaints.
These policies and procedures shall be reviewed by the Executive
Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs or the Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs, as appropriate, and shall be published in the
Handbook of Operating Procedures of each component.
Ethics Resources
The State of Texas and the University of Texas System have defined
numerous ethical standards that apply to each of us. The most
complete and current source of information on ethical standards
is the University of Texas System Office of General Counsel (OGC)
web page, accessed via the Internet: http://www3.utsystem.edu/
Specific questions about the ethics policy should be directed
to your supervisor, the UTMB Compliance Office, or the UTMB Ethics
Officer. |
