CHARGES TO THE FACULTY SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

FOR FY-05

 

Approved by SenEx 06/24/04

 

Standing Charges

1.      Monitor the administration of the General Research Fund and make recommendations, as needed, to insure its effectiveness and appropriate utilization. Specifically, the committee should:

    1. Submit to FacEx a list of the GRF recipients for the previous Spring. For each GRF award, this list should include the name and affiliation of the project director and the title of the project, the award amount, and the date of the most recent previous award.  
    2. Review and clarify 1) general policies related to GRF, 2) GRF reporting requirements, 3) the composition of committees that evaluate GRF proposals, and, where necessary, 4) the policies of specific entities and units related to the GRF fund.
    3. Identify issues with general GRF policies, forward suggested modification of policies to FacEx, and seek Faculty Council endorsement for proposed changes to these policies.
    4. Identify issues with the GRF policies of specific entities and units and communicate the need for changes in the policies to those units.

 

2.      Advise and assist the Vice Provost for Research in formulating and articulating policy related to research at the University of Kansas. Among its tasks under this charge, the committee should specifically:

    1. Consult with the Vice Provost for Research regarding the University's implementation of its policy on Classified Research (Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations, Article IX) and make recommendations to the Vice Provost for Research regarding this policy, and
    2. Assess the function of, and any necessary changes to, the University's scientific/scholarly misconduct policy. The committee should collaborate with the Vice Provost to ensure that faculty, staff, and students engaged in research are fully informed of this policy and understand the practical implications of it.

 

3.      Submit to FacEx:

    1. The approved minutes of each meeting (minutes must be kept),
    2. Recommendations for action as they are approved by the committee, and
    3. A final report by April 1, 2005. The final report should make clear what was done (or not done) about each of the charges to the committee and make recommendations to FacEx for action.

 

Additional Charges

         Listed In priority order

1.      Complete a review of the University’s new Conflict of Interest/Technology Transfer policy. Specifically, the committee should:

    1. Contact the Governance Office to send the proposed new policy to faculty for comment in EARLY September,
    2. Report the Research Committee's recommendations for modifications of the policy to FacEx by October 8, and
    3. Refer the final draft of proposed modifications to Faculty Council for discussion and voting during the October 28 meeting so that there is adequate time to provide input on the policy to the Provost during the Fall semester. 

 

2.      In consultation with KUCR, review and revise the University's policy on Classified Research. (This policy appears in the Faculty Handbook.) Present the revised policy to SenEx by December 2004 for review and submission to the Faculty Council by April 2005.

 

3.      Consult with KUCR on the creation of an online database for reporting (and compiling) the outcomes of GRF awards.