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Research Council

Chair: Michael Maroney

Membership List

The Research Council will meet on the following dates during the 2011-2012 Academic Year:

September 16
October 14
November 18
December 9
January 27
February 24
March 30
April 27

All meetings will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in ISB 145.

Minutes

Annual Reports:
  2010-2011
  2008-2009
  2005-2006

  2004-2005
  2003-2004 with Attachment

 

Notice of Town Hall Meeting on UMass Conflict of Interest Policies

Scholarly Communication, Open Access Publishing, and the Berlin Declaration - Presentation by Marilyn Billings

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Status and Policy on Campus - April 2010

Safety and Training Protocols for Visiting Scientists and Scholars

Principal and Co-Principal Investigators: Eligibility, Roles, Rights, Responsibilities, and Obligations

Curriculum Fee Retrospective

Office of Research Affairs' Internal and External Funding Opportunities

Graduate School 2006 Fact Book

OGCA FY06 Annual Report

OGCA FY05 Annual Report

OGCA FY04 Annual Report



Important Memos


The Research Council shall:
(a) Advance the research mission of the University;
(b) Advise the administration on policy issues and major changes regarding Research Trust
     Fund (RTF) expenditures and review annually the RTF of the prior fiscal year;
(c) Review and make recommendations regarding the awarding of research and scholarship-oriented
     grants and awards such as Faculty Research Grants (FRGs), Healey Endowment
     Grants, Faculty Fellowships, and Conti Faculty Fellowships; and
(d) Make recommendations to the Faculty Senate relating to the approval of new research centers and institutes.

Its membership shall be:
(a) Eighteen Graduate Faculty Members, with at least one from each School and College and one
     from the Professional Library Staff;
(b) A Representative from the Commonwealth Honors College Council, appointed by the Chair of the Commonwealth Honors College Council;
(c) The Chairperson of the Graduate Council, serving ex officio;
(d) The Provost or a designee, serving ex officio;
(e) The Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, serving ex officio;
(f) The Dean of the Graduate School, serving ex officio;
(g) The Director of the Office of Grants and Contracts, serving ex officio;
(h) The Research Compliance Coordinator, serving ex officio;
(i) The Director of Libraries, serving ex officio;
(j) The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or a designee, serving ex officio; non-voting;
(k) The President of the Graduate Student Senate, serving ex officio;
(l) The President of the Student Government Association or a designee, serving ex officio;
(m) Two Graduate Students; and
(n) One Undergraduate Student.

Minutes of meetings shall be sent to the Academic Deans and to other recipients as required by these Bylaws.

From Chapter 5 Section 12 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws

 

 

 

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