Like other state employees, UWM employees are subject to ethical rules governing the use of university resources, conflicts of interest, and acceptance of gifts. As a general rule, an employee may not use his or her university position to gain private financial or other benefits for the employee, the employee’s immediate family, or an outside organization. The below resources contain more details on these rules.

• UW System Employee Ethics and Public Records Management Handout (PDF)
• UWM Supervisory Training on Ethics
• UWM Office of Compliance and Ethics

Applicable Ethics Rules:

Faculty:

• Wis. Admin. Code UWS 8 (Unclassified Staff Code of Ethics)
• UWM Faculty Policies and Procedures (PDF), Section 5.30-5.39
• Faculty Statement on Professional Ethics: Faculty Document 2229 (PDF)
• Conflict of Interest for Researchers and Scholars: SAAP 7-18 (PDF)
• UWM Faculty/Staff Code of Conduct: Faculty Document 2901 (PDF)
• Faculty Ethics Advisory Committee

Academic Staff:

• Wis. Admin. Code UWS 8 (Unclassified Staff Code of Ethics)
• Remunerated Activities, Outside Activities, and Conflicts of Interest: ASPPP Chapter 113 (PDF)
• Conflict of Interest for Researchers and Scholars: SAAP 7-18 (PDF)
• UWM Faculty/Staff Code of Conduct: Faculty Document 2901 (PDF)
• Academic Staff Ethics Committee: ASPPP 113.07 (PDF)

University Staff:

• UWM Faculty/Staff Code of Conduct: SAAP 7-3 (PDF)
• UPS Operational Policy WE 3 (PDF) (Workplace Conduct Expectations)

State Public Officials:

• Wis. Stat. § 19.45 (PDF) (Standards of conduct; state public officials)

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