CHARGES TO THE FACULTY SENATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE

FOR FY-06

 

Approved by FacEx 6/17/05

 

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,

                                                               i.      Coordinate returning the Classified Research Subcommittee as a subcommittee of the Faculty Senate Research Committee. This will ensure that activities, needs and concerns of this body are reported through normal faculty governance channels, and will encourage term rotations as suggested by the procedures. Such transfer should be phased to enable the desired rotation of three faculty members serving staggered three year rotations, with one member transition per year.

and

    1. Monitor the implementation of recommendations that KUCR broadly disseminate the University's scientific/scholarly misconduct policy by:

                                                               i.      Establishing clear, labeled links on Research Compliance website to the policy

                                                             ii.      Listing the policy on the Provost’s webpage along with other major policies such as the Grievance policy, policies on Intellectual Policy, Workplace Violence, etc.

                                                            iii.      Linking the policy from websites hosted by departments and research centers, especially those listing grievance procedures

The committee should collaborate with the Vice Provost and the dean of the Graduate school to ensure that faculty, staff, and students engaged in research are fully informed of this policy and understand the practical implications of it.

 

3.      Work with ACTC to consider needs for and issues with research computing and telecommunications, to include recommendations for sustainable policies and procedures.

 

4.      Submit to FacEx:

    1. The approved minutes of each meeting,
    2. Recommendations for action as they are approved by the committee, and
    3. A final report by April 1, 2006. 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.      Work closely with a FacEx appointed task force which will be charged with an investigation of the pros and cons of proposed amendments to the Classified Research Policy. Identify and list the classified research policies at peer institutions, to include all top 25 public research institutions. Work closely with the Vice Provost for Research to identify potential implications with revisions in limited dissemination research and University and Kansas Intellectual Property policies. Actively engage in all open forum discussions related to the Classified Research Policy.

 

Background information: 2004-05 FSRC committee recommendations for modifications to the Classified Research Policy were endorsed by FacEx and approved by Faculty Council. However, concerns by faculty members were raised and Faculty Council voted to reconsider this decision in Fall 2005.

 

2.      Consult with KUCR on the creation and implementation of an online database for reporting (and compiling) the outcomes of GRF awards. Ensure that this database addresses procedures for evaluating the composition of committees that evaluate GRF proposals.