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Section 1: University Structure and Governance

University Institutional Review Board

  1. Membership

The committee is appointed by the president and consists of the following voting members, each appointed for three-year renewable terms with one-third of the membership appointed each year:

  1. one non-scientist whose primary concerns are in non-scientific areas, e.g. lawyer, ethicist, or member of the clergy
  2. one member not affiliated with the University and not part of the immediate family of persons affiliated with the institution
  3. one member from the administration of the University
  4. faculty members with knowledge of human research, including at least:
  1. two faculty members from the school of humanities and social science
  2. two faculty members from the school of education
  3. two faculty members from the school of science and mathematics
  4. one non-school faculty member
The committee chairperson is appointed by the president from the faculty membership for a two-year renewable term.  A vice-chairperson is elected annually from the faculty membership. 

The committee shall consist of both men and women and representatives of varied professions.

  1. Functions

Functions of this committee shall be consistent with federal guidelines as defined by the Office of Human Research Protection.

    1. recommend policies to the provost that are consistent with federal  regulations for research involving human subjects and the Belmont Report as the ethical guideline which has been adopted by the University.
    2. review proposed and ongoing activities in teaching and research settings where human subjects are used
    3. distribute and make available information that is pertinent to the above activities
    4. provide for the education of the university community regarding the ethical treatment of human subjects in research
    5. establish a resource area that contains copies of federal regulations, safety guidelines, and general publications that deal with human research
    6. oversee the policies and procedures dealing with protection of rights and welfare of human subjects
    7. review any research which poses a possible threat to the rights and welfare of human subjects
  1. Meetings

The committee will conduct monthly meetings.

  1. Modifications
Modifications of this committee may be made by the University administration.


(Approval by DC 11/12/03; University Administration 5/2004)


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