1. Outside Activities Reporting (OAR) Overview

2. Purpose: Encouraging Compliance and Best Practices
Compliance with UW System policies
Regent Policy 20-7: Outside Activity Reporting
Wisconsin UWS 8.025: Outside activities and interests; reports
Encourage staff honesty and integrity
Protect our campus’ best interests
Promote ethical public service

3. Procedure
An unclassified employee may engage in outside activities related to the employee’s field of interest unless the activities conflict with the employee’s public responsibilities to the University of Wisconsin System and/or UW-Whitewater, specifically.
Who must report? UW System faculty, Academic staff, and Limited appointees with half-time appointments or more
What must be reported?
Outside activities/interests related to an employee’s area of professional responsibility
Outside activities/interests for which remuneration is received

4. Types of Activities to Report
Conflict of Commitment:
Voluntary activities that you do not receive remuneration for may require reporting due to distribution of time and effort between your full-time duties as a University employee and outside commitments.
Outside Business/Professional Activities:
Examples
You work in the Event Planning department at the University and your sister owns a floral arrangement shop in town.
You are a professor at the University and also sell real estate.
You work in the Physics department on campus and also work full-time for a research firm.

5. Reporting Form

6. Examples of Activities that Do Not Need to be Reported
Activities for which remuneration comes from university administered funds (i.e. Teaching, innovation awards, etc.)
Remunerative ordinary professional activities
Instruction at another nonprofit educational institution or research supported by a government agency if the institution or research is performed during periods when the staff member is not on the university payroll

7. Communications Timeline & Escalation Process
In support of encouraging greater accountability, the following timeline
has been established by UW System:
First Notification
On or about March 1st
Second Notification
April 1st
First Escalation
April 15th
Second Escalation
May 1st

8. Consequences for Noncompliance
Employee’s performance rating is adversely affected Employee is placed in a “not-in-good-standing” status Employee is ineligible for any base, lump sum, or pay plan salary adjustments

9. Questions?
Contact the Quality Assurance Improvement Manager: Alexandra Stokes (262)