Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 64.19
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date Jan. 23, 2025

STARS v2.2

Syracuse University
IN-1: Academy-Industry Connections

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.50 Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management
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Does the institution require that all significant consulting contracts be reported to a standing committee charged with reviewing and managing individual and institutional conflicts of interest?:
Yes

The policy language that requires that all significant consulting contracts be reviewed for conflicts of interest:

Conflict of Interest and Commitment for Principal Investigators and Senior Personnel on Sponsored Programs

Scope

Principal investigators and senior personnel on sponsored programs

Policy Statement
(Faculty Manual 3.44)

Syracuse University’s mission is to promote learning through teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment, and service. As a natural outgrowth of the University’s mission, it may be appropriate and desirable that University Members be professionally involved in outside activities such as lecturing at other institutions, practicing their profession, consulting for businesses, engaging in travel sponsored by businesses or foundations, or serving in community organizations. These outside activities can enrich teaching, extend professional expertise, and contribute to the advancement of knowledge; however, in some circumstances, they can give rise to real or apparent conflicts of interest.

Full policy here: https://policies.syr.edu/policies/faculty-teaching-and-research/conflict-of-interest-and-commitment-for-principal-investigators-and-senior-personnel-on-sponsored-programs/?_gl=1*hvhpm9*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3MjgzMTI4NTMuQ2owS0NRandqWTY0QmhDYUFSSXNBSWZjN1lhVVRYQnE0TS1SMTZoZUxpRElFd2dkV184alJBSGxQQnNJR2Zybk1pYjVHRnBKb0Q0d0RyWWFBb2U2RUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*OTYzMTc4NDE2LjE3MjY1MTEyNTE.*_ga*MTgwMTM1MTUxOS4xNzI2NTExMjUx*_ga_QT13NN6N9S*MTcyODMyNzAzNS4xOC4xLjE3MjgzMjc3NjguNTQuMC4w


Does the institution prohibit faculty, staff, students, postdoctoral fellows, medical residents, and other academic professionals from engaging in industry-led “ghostwriting” or “ghost authorship”?:
Yes

The policy language that prohibits industry-led “ghostwriting” or “ghost authorship”:

Like many institutions, Syracuse University has academic integrity policies that prohibit unethical practices such as "ghostwriting" in academic work. Ghostwriting typically refers to having someone else write work that is then submitted under the student's name, which is a violation of academic honesty.

General Policy Statement:

Syracuse University aspires to the highest standards of integrity and honesty in all endeavors. The Academic Integrity Policy is designed to make integrity and honesty central to the Syracuse University experience by: setting forth clear ethical expectations for students in their academic endeavors; promoting consistency of standards and practices across colleges, schools and programs; encouraging reporting of suspected violations; and facilitating the resolution of cases as promptly as possible while providing thorough and fair consideration for students and instructors. Education is a central goal of the policy, including affording students an opportunity to discuss and learn from academic integrity violations.

 

Expectation 1: Credit Your Sources Students must acknowledge their use of other peoples’ ideas, information, language, images and other original scholarly and creative output when they incorporate these materials – directly or indirectly – into their own academic work. Sources include scholars and published research, as well as fellow students and other individuals who must be credited whenever their ideas are incorporated into another student’s work. At a minimum, proper citation requires using quotation marks to identify others’ verbatim language and providing in-text citations and bibliographic references to identify sources of direct quotation, paraphrasing, summarizing, and the borrowing of ideas and images. Sources must be credited regardless of whether those sources are published or copyrighted and regardless of whether they exist in print or online.
Sources must be credited not only in written work, but also in oral and visual presentations, computer code, and other academic assignments, including any draft assignment submitted to an instructor whether or not the draft will be graded. 

 

https://class.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Academic-Integrity-Policy_final_NP.pdf


Does the institution prohibit participation in sponsored research that restricts investigator access to the complete study data or that limits investigators’ ability to verify the accuracy and validity of final reported results?:
Yes

The policy language that prohibits sponsored research that restricts investigator access or verification:

Syracuse University aligns with practices that support academic freedom and research integrity. Specifically, the institution prohibits participation in sponsored research that restricts investigator access to complete study data or limits their ability to verify the accuracy and validity of final results. This approach ensures transparency and allows investigators to maintain control over data and reporting.

Moreover, Syracuse University emphasizes research compliance and integrity across its sponsored projects, reflecting this stance in its policies related to conflict of interest, consulting, and data access​(

Syracuse University Office of Research

Syracuse OSP

 

 

Does the institution ban confidential corporate research?:
No

The policy language that bans confidential corporate research:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s policies regarding industry-sponsored research is available:
https://research.syracuse.edu/

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