PURPOSE
The purpose of the Standards of Conduct Guide (Guide) is to emphasize the need for and the responsibility of all employees* of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to perform their duties and responsibilities in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, local rules and regulations; the policies and the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Regents of the UT System; and the policies and procedures of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Although the Guide addresses a number of specific laws, policies, rules and regulations, it is not intended to be a comprehensive list of legal and ethical standards, but provides UTSA employees with information about some of the laws, policies, rules and regulations that have a direct effect on the university and its operations. It is also an educational tool used by the UTSA Institutional Compliance Program to train employees regarding the conduct required of them in the workplace. Generally if you have questions, please see your supervisor. Faculty may discuss issues with their department chair and/or dean. The Office of Institutional Compliance and Risk Services and is also available to answer questions.

ETHICS POLICY
Ethical behavior is expected of all employees* of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Management personnel at every level are expected to be role models for ethical behavior in their departments. They should create a departmental culture that promotes the highest standards of ethics and encourages everyone in the department to voice concerns when unethical behavior or incidents of non-compliance with applicable laws, policies, rules or regulations arise. Each employee has a personal obligation to report any activity that appears to violate such laws, policies, rules and regulations.

The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System has set out a general outline of the level of ethical behavior expected of all UT System employees in its Ethics Policy. The Ethics Policy and other useful ethics information is available on the Office of General Counsel’s Web site at http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/ethics/homepage.htm.

Whenever possible, specific ethics or employee compliance questions should first be directed
to the employee’s supervisor. The UTSA Ethics Officer (Chief Legal Officer) and/or the Office of Institutional Compliance and Risk Services are also available to answer questions. There is also an option to report issues anonymously through the UTSA Hotline at (877) 888-0002 or via the Web at https://www.tnwinc.com/webreport (refer to section on Reporting Suspected Non-Compliance for more details).

Additional information may be found in the UTSA Code of Ethics (HOP Chapter 4.1) at http://www.utsa.edu/hop/chapter4/4-1.cfm.

* The term “employees of The University of Texas at San Antonio” includes all administrative officers, faculty, classified and non-classified staff, professional personnel and student employees.