Conflict of Interest & Commitment Review Committee

Appointed by the Provost

The Conflict of Interest & Commitment Review Committee (CICRC) is responsible for reviewing conflicts of interest and commitment issues referred to it, and recommending remedies for resolving, reducing or eliminating potential or real conflicts.

The provost shall appoint tenured faculty to the CICRC based on recommendations from the deans of the several colleges. Such appointments shall include one tenured faculty member each from the Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences; the Sam M. Walton College of Business; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering and the School of Law, and two tenured faculty members from the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (one from the arts, humanities or languages and one from biological, physical or social sciences). In addition, one faculty representative shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate, and one staff representative shall be appointed by the Staff Senate. Individual appointments shall be for three years. The dean of the Graduate School and International Education shall recommend one graduate student who shall be appointed for one year. Ex officio, non-voting members to the CICRC shall include: vice chancellor for research and innovation (chair), vice chancellor for finance and administration, director of the Office of Research Compliance, and general counsel or representative.

Amanda Terrell	Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences	2025
Zach Steelman	Sam M. Walton College of Business	2025
Anna Jarrett	College of Education and Health Professions	2025
Kevin Hall	College of Engineering	2025
Sharon Foster	School of Law	2025
Vacant	J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (arts, humanities or languages )
Jingyi Chen	J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences (biological, physical or social sciences)	2024
Kent Kovacs	Faculty at Large	2024
Hershel R. Hartford	Staff member	2023
Jacob Scott	Graduate student	2024
Margaret E. Sova McCabe, Chair	Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation (Interim) **	Ex-Officio
Ann Bordelon	Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration**	Ex-Officio
Shatara Porchia-White	Director, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance**	Ex-Officio
Bill Kincaid	General Counsel representative**	Ex-Officio