Rights, Regulations & Compliance

Barbara C. WingoAssociate Vice President and

Deputy General Counsel

Appointment, Evaluation & Discipline Grievances and Complaints Tenure and Promotion Outside Activities and Conflict of Interest Records Intellectual Property Research Compliance

Rights, Regulations and Compliance:

Appointment Assignment Non-renewal

Academic Personnel Management:

Evaluation◦ Reg. UF-7.010◦ Art. 18, BOT/UFF

Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom◦ Reg. UF-7.010, UF-7.018◦ Art. 10, BOT/UFF

Discipline◦ Reg. UF-7.048◦ Art. 27, BOT/UFF

Grievances: Reg. UF-7.041; Art. 28, BOT/UFF

Complaints: Discrimination, research (scientific) misconduct, fraudulent or other dishonest acts, and other complaints against faculty members

Grievances and Complaints:

Reg. UF-7.019 Article 19, BOT/UFF What is tenure? What is the tenure probationary period? What are the criteria for tenure and

promotion? What are the procedures? What is the role of the department chair?

Tenure and Promotion

Reg. UF-1.011; Art. 26, BOT/UFF What is a “conflict of interest”? State requirements Federal requirements University requirements What is the role of the department chair? Current areas of interest

Outside Activities and Conflict of Interest

What are public records?◦ All materials made or received by an agency that

are used to perpetuate, communicate or formalize knowledge.

Are personal notes “public records”? Public records must be maintained pursuant

to the applicable Records Retention Schedule.

Public Records

Student (and student applicant) records Limited access records Certain research records Patient records and certain other medical

records Social security numbers

Certain records are exempt from disclosure, including:

If a public records request is received, contact the Office of News and Public Affairs or the General Counsel’s office.

Student (“education”) records are confidential and exempt from disclosure under federal law (FERPA) and state law.◦ http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/ferpahub.html

UF Intellectual Property Policy◦ Ownership rights◦ Disclosure requirements◦ Maintenance of research data

Copyright Compliance

Intellectual Property

Human Subjects Research Use of animals in research Cost accounting Export controls Research misconduct

Research Compliance

General Counsel website◦ http://www.generalcounsel.ufl.edu