Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities

Welcome To The Prior Approval System

Please read the notes below prior to submitting your report.

What am I asked to do when submitting a Prior Approval form?

As required by University policy, you are being asked to submit a Prior Approval form before you engage engaging in certain specified types of activities ("Category I" activities, as defined in APM-025). The definition of "Category I" activities is provided in full in the APM-025 policy, but in general these activities include the following:

Assuming an executive or managerial position in a for-profit or not-for-profit business, with some exceptions;
Administering a grant outside the University that would ordinarily be conducted under the auspices of the University;
Establishing a relationship as a salaried employee outside the University;
Engaging in other compensated outside professional activities which common sense and good judgment would indicate are likely to raise issues of conflict of commitment.

Requests for approval of Category I activities should be filed with the relevant Department Chair on the form provided in APM-025. Appendix B. These forms will be directed through the Dean's Office to Academic Personnel. The Vice Provost of Academic Personnel will make a recommendation to the Executive Vice Chancellor. The Executive Vice Chancellor will then make the final determination as to the status of the Leave Request in question.

Please contact your Dean's office or Danessa Murdock, Academic Personnel at (x2-5036) or academicpersonnel@ucr.edu. if you have any questions about this notice.

Why is this important?

Compensated outside professional activity may raise the appearance, or the reality, of a conflict of commitment to the faculty members' University obligations. The Prior Approval for and disclosure of outside professional activities ensures the proper oversight of these activities in context of the faculty members defined University responsibilities.

To begin filing the Prior Approval form, please click on the login button to sign in with your UCR Net ID (e.g. jdoe001) and your webmail password. For additional help, click here.