The Research Affairs Committee was initiated in AY 2002-03 to develop campus policies pertaining to research and to work with the Office of Research to address issues affecting campus support for research activities.
2023-24 Assignments
- Maintain lines of communication/collaboration with IUPUI and UFC RACs.
- Establish collaborative working relationship with newly appointed research affairs administrators.
- Stay engaged (or demand engagement) with the ongoing process of restructuring of research administration at IU/IUB/IUPUI.
- Review recently adopted ICR protocols and apprise campus and university leadership and the UFC RAC of faculty concerns.
- Advance policy for research funding disclosures, including gifts/donations from IU Foundation.
- Continue to track federal and IU policies regarding disclosures required for collaborative international research (i.e., foreign influence in research).
- Continue pushing for visibility and equitable classification and benefits for NTT research faculty.
- Evaluate to best support graduate student researchers.
- Assert oversight and accountability role in all research topics (including administration) at IUB through true shared governance.
2023-24 Members
Co-chairs
Ben Kravitz, EAS
Jillian Kinzie, Education
Ashley Clark Center for Survey Research | Seth Freedman O'Neill School |
Halina Goldberg Music | Cindy Hmelo-Silver Education |
Karen Rogers Laboratory Animal Resources | Dan Tracey Biology |
Brea Perry Associate Vice President for Research and Vice Provost for Research for Bloomington (Ex officio) | Wen Qi Research Analyst, Faculty and Academic Affairs (Ex officio) |
Meeting schedule
Fall 2023
Date | Time | Meeting minutes |
Friday, September 1, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
Friday, October 13, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
Friday, November 10, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | |
Friday, December 1, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Spring 2024
Date | Time | Meeting minutes |
TBD |