It is time again for all NIU employees to complete ethics training.
Under the terms of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, all full-time and part-time, regular and temporary faculty, staff, graduate assistants, extra help and student employees must complete online ethics training.
The training covers such topics as prohibitions against accepting gifts and bribes, conflict of interest, inappropriate use of university resources for personal matters, whistleblower protection and avoidance of political activities during the work day. The training module ends with a 10-question quiz. Everyone who receives a paycheck from the university must complete this training.
Ethics training begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, and concludes at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18. There are no extensions. Employees who do not comply with the annual training mandate can be subject to fines and disciplinary action.
Employees are notified by e-mail and campus mail. Training should be completed during normal work hours. Employees should check with their department on what arrangements are made for workstation access and scheduling of training times.
Contact Human Resource Services at (815) 753-6039 or (815) 753-6000 for information or assistance. Technical questions can be answered by Information Technology Services at (815) 753-8100.
For further information regarding ethics questions, contact NIU Ethics Officer Kenneth Davidson at (815) 753-8364) or Deputy Ethics Officer Greg Brady at (815) 753-2621.