To: All Faculty & All Academic Professionals & All Civil Service Staff
           <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "President White" <uipres@uillinois.edu>

Reply-To: uipres@uillinois.edu
 Subject: MASSMAIL - Ethics Message from President White

 Dear Colleagues: 

The University of Illinois Ethics Office will administer the state's 
second annual online ethics training program shortly after the new school 
year begins. The training, which is required by state law, is done 
through the Illinois Executive Inspector General's Ethics Training and 
Compliance Center.  The training schedule is: 

*     UIUC, UIS, UA (excluding all graduate assistants): September 15, 
2005, to October 16, 2005
*     UIC and graduate assistants for all campuses: October 27, 2005, 
to November 29, 2005.

I expect all employees to complete their training as scheduled.  Our goal 
is that the University of Illinois will reach 100 percent compliance. Not 
only does the law require full compliance, but it's a good idea to renew, 
as individuals and as a community, our commitment to the highest ethical 
standards. The Illinois Inspector General sets the timelines for us and I 
have asked that our academic and service units work with employees to 
accommodate their training needs and reinforce the requirement 
internally. 

You will not have a month's grace period, as we did last year, so it is 
imperative that all do their training in their scheduled time block.  
This year, employee access to the online training will be removed by the 
Executive Inspector General promptly at the end of your appointed window 
of time.

Completing the training in the first two weeks of each block will reduce 
the need for reminders and individual follow up.  Ethics training is a 
serious matter. The law requires the University's own Ethics Office to 
report the names of employees who do not complete their training to the 
Inspector General, and ultimately to the Illinois Executive Ethics 
Commission. The commission may levy a fine of up to $5,000 against 
employees who disobey the law.  The Ethics Office also will report those 
who fail to do their training to the respective chancellors, provosts and 
vice presidents to take into account during annual evaluations and for 
consideration of University disciplinary action. 

The Ethics Office will reach you with additional details about the 
training program, including login instructions and passwords. This will 
be sent to you at your official campus e-mail address.  Watch your e-mail 
for login details closer to your training time. You may also visit the 
University Ethics Office website at: http://www.ethics.uillinois.edu for 
further information.

Thank you for your full cooperation in this important obligation.

Sincerely yours, 
B. Joseph WhiteThis mailing approved by:
The Office of the President

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