Conflict of Interest

Complete Disclosure Form

Employee Conflict of Interest Form

Submission Deadlines:
  • Within sixty (60) days of hire
  • Annually thereafter (must be completed between January 15 - March 31)
  • Within thirty (30) days of any changes impacting actual or perceived conflicts of interest or commitments

Completing the Form

UCCS Campus

In order to achieve more consistent compliance with the Conflict of Interest policy, Disclosure and Management of Conflicts of Interest or Commitment, a new process for completing the UCCS Annual Disclosure has been implemented.

The policy requires all employees to submit a conflict of interest disclosure within 60 days of hire and thereafter annually, and within thirty (30) days when there is a change impacting the actual or perceived conflicts of interest or commitments. Disclosures shall include nepotism, outside employment, outside financial interests, and additional activities implicating other university interests to be reviewed for possible conflict of interest or commitment. 

What does Conflict of Interest Mean?

UCCS Campus

Conflicts of interest refers to situations in which financial, professional or other personal considerations may directly or indirectly affect, or have the appearance of affecting, an employee’s professional judgment in exercising any university duty or responsibility in administration, management, instruction, research, or other professional activities.

A conflict of commitment refers to a situation in which outside relationships or activities interfere with, or have the appearance of interfering with, an employee’s commitment to the employee’s university duties or responsibilities.

Annual Disclosures

Human Resources requests the conflict of interest disclosure be completed by all employees annually between January 15 - March 31

New employees must still complete the disclosure within 60 days of hire and current employees must complete the disclosure within 30 days of any change impacting actual or perceived conflicts of interest or commitments, including any job changes or additional roles at the university.

Conflict of Interest Policies

UCCS Campus Policy
Nepotism in Employment
Conflict of Interest
Amorous Relationships

Frequently Asked Questions:

The Annual Disclosure must be completed at a minimum of once per year. If there is a change in conflict, you must update the disclosure.

There are two exceptions to completing the disclosure annually. Employees must complete the disclosure again if:

  • Change in existing conflicts (financial/business relationships, family member employment at CU, outside employment, etc.)
  • Upon a job change (i.e. transfer from staff to faculty, classified to university staff, etc.)

To verify that your Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure was completed within the last year:

  1. Log into your UCCS Portal
  2. Review your Training Summary (Training > Training Summary)

The course is titled "UCCS Conflict of Interest" and is valid for one calendar year.  If your status has changed or you are due to update COI, please click on the gold button at the top of this page to complete another disclosure.