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Memo to Staff Regarding the Ethics Program

This memorandum serves to reiterate our need to be compliant with State of New Jersey ethics regulations and also addresses steps that need to be followed regarding the completion of required forms.

If you have not yet submitted the Receipt and Acknowledgement of Rutgers Code of Ethics and Rutgers Plain Language Guide to Fundamental Ethics and Conflicts Rules Established by State Law, Federal Law, and University Policy, please do so now.

As part of the Rutgers ethics education program, each Rutgers regular salaried full-time staff member was provided with the Rutgers Code of Ethics and the Rutgers Plain Language Guide to Fundamental Ethics and Conflicts Rules Established by State Law, Federal Law and University Policy. After reading the documents, each staff member should have signed the Receipt and Acknowledgement of Rutgers Code of Ethics and Rutgers Plain Language Guide to Fundamental Ethics and Conflicts Rules Established by State Law, Federal Law and University Policy form and submitted it to University Human Resources. You have to complete this form only once during your employment at Rutgers.

If you have not yet submitted the Outside Employment Form for Staff – Fiscal Year 2008, please do so now.

Rutgers regular salaried staff members should have completed the Outside Employment Form for Staff – Fiscal Year 2008 (July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008) and submitted it to the appropriate Area Reviewer as indicated on the Ethics website by the September 30, 2008 deadline.

Common errors on the Outside Employment form to correct or avoid

Incorrect Outside Employment form
Staff should use the form designated specifically for staff; faculty should use the form designated for faculty and academic administrators. Staff who have submitted a faculty form will be asked to complete and submit the correct form.

Incomplete forms
All information requested on the form should be provided. Additionally, it is important that forms are properly signed by the designated Area Reviewer.

For additional clarification on the completion of these forms, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions located on the Ethics website.

Thank you for your cooperation.