What is Faculty Consulting?

The Faculty Consulting Policy applies only to faculty (AAUP and management exempt) and other employees who are eligible to join either chapter of the AAUP. All other employees, including postdocs, should reach out to the Office of University Compliance.

Faculty members are state employees; this means your participation in outside consulting activity is tightly regulated by state statute.

Faculty must submit consulting requests for externally compensated activities that are based on the faculty member’s professional expertise or prominence in their field. Requests are also required for any Faculty Affiliated Company (FAC) on the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) FAC list, either to approve effort with the company, or to provide an affirmation that there is no effort on the part of the faculty member in relation to the FAC during any given reporting year. 

Compensated activities that are not associated with the faculty member’s professional expertise do not require consulting approval (such activities should be conducted outside of normal work time or time due to the University). Consulting approval is not required for activity undertaken by a faculty member with outside entities that is related to their expertise but is uncompensated (even if necessary expenses to support the activity are provided). This latter activity may often be professional service and undertaken as part of the faculty member’s work as a state employee. 

InfoEd Consulting Request Forms

Requests for consulting approval are managed through the InfoEd portal. Use the buttons below to access the appropriate InfoEd form.  

Select the portal based on your campus location.

For help with filling out the form, see the Section-by-Section Guide.

Reconciliations for approved requests can be accessed within the corresponding InfoEd platform. More information about the reconciliation process can be found in the FAQs on the Faculty Consulting Resources page.

Key Resources

Information regarding specific activities
Training Materials for the InfoEd form

The Faculty Consulting Offices are here to help you navigate the process. For questions or assistance, please contact us.