In the pursuit of its mission, Grand Valley State University through its Board of Trustees, Senior Leadership Team, faculty, staff and other representatives operates with the highest level of ethical behavior including, but not limited to, acting with integrity, reasonableness and fairness in our dealings, and avoiding bias or undue influence. Consistent with these values, the Board of Trustees has adopted institutional policies for identifying and managing potential, actual and perceived conflict of interest situations, including Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees’ Policy BOT 4.1.6: Conflict of Interest and Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees’ Policy BOT 7.9: Economic Development.

In addition to the policy obligations described above, the University requires compliance with procedures to avoid or address conflicts of interest as provided by the offices below in the Procedures for Conflicts of Interest table.