Definitions

Conflict of Commitment: A situation where an individual engages in outside activities, either paid or unpaid, that substantially interfere with the individual’s duties to the University of Oregon.
 
Conflict of Interest: Any action, decision, or recommendation by a person acting in their capacity as a University employee that would (for actual conflicts) or could (for potential conflicts) have a private financial impact on the person or their relative, or any business with which either is associated. ORS 244.020(1), (13).

Consulting: Providing expert knowledge or advice to an entity or person. It does not include conducting research and development or the creation of technological improvements, inventions, or software.

Consulting Entity: Any business, company, or other organization, including (but not limited to) any partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, or other institution whether public, for-profit, or not-for-profit that provides expert knowledge or advice to an entity or person.

Duties: Responsibilities expected and performed on behalf of the University for which people are employed by the University, as described in a position description, unit-level workload policy, assigned by a supervisor, or otherwise required of an employee by the University.

Employee: Any employee, official, or agent as defined by state law.

Entity: Any business, company, or other organization, including (but not limited to) any partnership, corporation, limited liability corporation, foreign government or agent, or other institution whether public, for-profit, or not-for-profit.

Outside Activities: Things that an employee does which are not duties and are not performed on behalf of the University.

-From Section II of the Conflict of Interest, Conflict of Commitment, and Outside Activities Policy