Ethics Opinions

2020

• Whether or not it is contrary to University of Kentucky (University) policy for a College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) Cooperative Extension Service employee to have an interest in a contract with a Cooperative Extension District (CED)?

2019

• Does a conflict of interest occur for a University of Kentucky employee to serve on the Board of Directors of Commonwealth Center for Commercialization an organization that may make grants or contract with the University
• Does a conflict of interest occur if the employee to serve on the Commonwealth Center for Commercialization Board and to serve as Principal Investigator of a grant awarded to the University by Commonwealth Center for Commercialization

2018

• Complaint of discrimination as result of alleged misuse of gift
• Reynolds Building Advertisement

2017

• EPSCoR Subaward Recommendation

2016

• Acceptance of Gift

2015

• Use of UK Computer

2014

• Is it violation of for a member of the Athletics Committee of the Board of Trustees to be an employee of an accounting firm that has an engagement letter with JMI Sports?
• Use of University's Name

2013

• Has an improper hiring occurred?

2012

• Can Dean of college restrict faculty employee who works off site from consulting during the limited times the faculty employee is on campus

2011

• Can Partnership owned in part by UK employee contract with UK college where the spouse of one of the partners is employed
• Allegations against University CIO
• Can a flag be displayed in an office window in a University building
• UK v UL football game sponsored by Friends of Coal
• University CIO purchased with University funds software for which he owns intellectuaal property rights and that is sold by a company in which he owns stock or has financial interest

2010

• Can faculty employee to contract, acting as principal investagor under federal contract, with a private company in which he owns stock and serves as a paid officer of that private company
• Can Member of Board of Trustees and HealthCare Committe serve as member of board of another hospital medical center or have spouse who does

2009

• Can Community Advisory Members of the standing committees or subcommittees of the Board of Trustees hae a business relationship with the University
• Can Faculty Employee Mandate Use of her or his own textbook in his or her class
• Can member of the Board of Trustees who is an attorney hire University employees to give expert testimony in court cases

2008

• Can Associate Provost for Undergraduate Ed hire applicant whose spouse is Assistant Provost and who are alleged to be personal friends
• Can Director of Athletics for UK go on trip hosted by Quaker Oats (Gatorade), a company with which UK does business
• Can employee who served on RFP Committee and works in area that purchase and recommends vendor's product accept free trael, lodging and registraiton to a technology showcase conference
• Can member of Board of Trustees write letter or make call of recommendation for an applicant for employment or promotion or admission to school or program at UK
• Can Treasurer of the University serve on the Board of Directors at Bank of the Bluegrass
• Can UK employee responsible for making reservations for UK guests whose lodging is paid for by UK receive free lodging because of making as many as 10 reservations for UK guests
• Can UK employee with UK email address support a Presidential candidate by having their e-mail background as a picture of the candidate
• Can UK unit contract with the business of a volunteer member of the fund raising counsel of the unit
• How should one converse with the press or members of the Kentucky General Assembly

2007 (no opinions were issued for this year)

2006

• Community Advisory member of Hospital Committee of Board of Trustees to serve while he is CEO-President of construction company not doing business with University
• tenured faculty to serve as member of State Board of Elctions for Commonwealth of Kentucky
• Office of Government Relations to send message to all employees encouraging them to call legislatre of leave message in support
• employee to accept employment with contractor doing business with UK, to perform duties for contractor on UK properyt and to remain regulat full-time employee
• member of Board of Trusteees to submit RPF for design and construction of new building for Boyle Co Extension Service District Board
• violation of KRS 164.390 for employee of UK Art Museum to sell directly to UK Art Museum hand-sewn bags for resale by UK Art Museum
• spouse of staff or faculty to solicit business fromUK depts other than where spouse works under competitive bid process administered by Purchasing
• employee to contract with UK for purchase of books

2005

• Faculty member to purchase supplies or equipment from spouse of another faculty member in the same department
• staff employee who serves as staff member on Board of Trusteees to serve on scholarship recipient selection committee for Robinson Forest Scholarships

2004

• emp outside sales to students in campus housing
• re RFP own stock or vest in retirement plan
• staff teaching MBA course at anothers school without notice to supervisor at UK
• Is it EPCOC violation when brother of a major UK unit director is employed by company to RFP  that could result in multi-million dollar contract
• Is it EPCOC violation for employee who serves on Eval Committee for RFP for Purchasing to be former employee of company responding to RFP
• Is It EPCOC violation for employee to use UK email account or addrss to send personal non-University mesages to a Commonwealth of Ky employee
• Employee who invests in private company to serve in UK assignment where primary responsibility is coordination of activities which may include start up companies of UK faculty