Outside Activities and Interests Portal

The Annual Disclosure Period for reporting outside activities and interests runs January through March each year.

All faculty and exempt staff (staff not eligible for overtime pay) must:

Acknowledge the policies and answer status questions in the Portal.
Ensure all reporting required by the Decision Matrix has been completed in the Portal for previous calendar year.
Submit requests for pre-approval for outside employment and board service that is new or continuing into current calendar year where indicated by Decision Matrix – Category 3.
If you have nothing to report, please submit a "report of no activity" in the Portal.

Employees who are not full-time or exempt staff may also have reporting requirements as described in the Decision Matrix – Category 4, Category 5, or General Rule. These requirements apply to employees who:

Engage in the design, conduct, or reporting of research.
Participate in procurement activities over $ 15,000.
Have an outside activity or interest that may reasonably appear, in the eyes of a third party observer, to create a conflict of interest or interfere with their University responsibilities.

Additional reporting is required for new interests and activities that arise throughout the year.

UTRGV, in accordance with Section 10638(4)(a)(i-ix) of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, expressly prohibits university employees, students, and faculty members from participation in/with malign foreign talent recruitment or malign foreign talent like recruitment programs.

Enter the Outside Activities and Interests Portal

For guidance about these reporting requirements, please refer to:

The Decision Matrix - identifies who needs to report outside activities and interests in the Portal, and what they need to report.
Conflict of Interest / Conflict of Commitment (COI/COC) Flowchart.
Definition of Terms - used in the Decision Matrix.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Training Videos: (must log onto portal to view.) Videos available to assist with completing the required request for approval. Topics include:
- New User Information – Logging in for the first time
- Returning User information – Welcome to the new website
- No Activity Form
- Entering a Potential COI / COC
- A Guide to Approving a Request

This guidance identifies the requests for approval and after-the-fact disclosures required to comply with the following UT System Policies:

Please contact the Institutional Compliance Office at Compliance@utrgv.edu or 956-665-2653 in the event you have policy-related questions or need technical assistance navigating the Portal. You also may contact the Office of Research Support at researchcompliance@utrgv.edu or 956-665-3216 for questions related to research and sponsored projects.