Financial Disclosure Review Committee

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Financial Disclosure Review Committee Year-End Report 2018-2019

Function: The University of Maine is committed to preserving and furthering ethical conduct, institutional integrity, and public confidence in research pursuits. University of Maine personnel engaged in extramurally funded work shall act at all times in a manner consistent with their public responsibilities to the University and shall exercise particular care that no detriment to the University results from conflicts between their personal financial interests and the interests of the University. Such interests can threaten – or seem to threaten – the integrity of educational programs and research agendas, the free dissemination of scholarship, and the appropriate use of public resources for public benefit. Accordingly, investigators shall disclose all significant financial interests they may have in extramurally funded work and shall adhere to any conditions or restrictions imposed by the University to manage, eliminate, or reduce conflicts relating to those interests. As described in the Policies and Procedures for Financial Disclosures and Conflicts of Interest in Extramurally Sponsored Activities, the Committee shall be responsible for (a) reviewing financial disclosures, (b) developing or approving plans to manage or eliminate conflicts of interest, and (c) advising the campus community about the Policy.

Membership: The Committee shall be comprised of the Vice President for Research (Chair), the Director of Research Administration, the Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development, the Director of Research Compliance (Secretary) the Chair of the Research and Scholarship Committee of the Faculty Senate, and one tenured faculty member from each College, appointed by their respective Deans to be staggered for three-year terms.

Reports to: Vice President for Research & Dean of the Graduate School