1. Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
Responsible Conduct of Research and Research Compliance at Fitchburg State University
Thank everyone who were willing to discuss the issue of compliance on the campus and assist in making changes over the last 3 years

2. Why?
Ethical Reasoning is one of our core Liberal Arts and Sciences objectives. We, as an institution, should consider the training of students in ethical scholarly activity a priority.
Compliance protects students, faculty members, and staff while conducting scholarly activities.
All the academic exercises in the classroom are moot if we model unethical behavior as faculty members. If we do not take compliance seriously then we are teaching our students how to avoid the rules. You can’t take a ”here’s the rule and this is how you get around it approach.” It compromises the integrity of your teaching and your scholarly activity if you disregard compliance. How dare you insult my integrity? You may not have the intent to avoid the rules but sloppiness or lack of planning may cause you to be unintentionally non-compliant.
How you behave on your own does affect others on campus. No one has the right or is entitled to jeopardize the work of others on campus.

3. Why?
University scholarly activities are overseen by regulatory and compliance committees imposed by federal laws. Non-compliance may result in severe penalties to the institution and in some instances to the individual.

4. Compliance Committees on the Fitchburg State Campus
Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
Compliance Committees on the Fitchburg State Campus
Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects) center/human-subjects-committee/
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) center/ibc/
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) center/grants-research-animal-care-and-use/
The different groups have done an excellent job of building the infrastructure on this campus although it is a work in progress in all cases.
While the emphasis here is on research the reality is that each of these committees has jurisdiction over activities that occur both in the classroom and research. For example,
Each committee is governed by a campus policy. Membership on the committees is a mixture of faculty, staff, and administrators. Very often the composition is determined by the federal guidelines.

5. Compliance on the Fitchburg State Campus
Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
Compliance on the Fitchburg State Campus
Applications/proposals are submitted to committee for approval
Training by researchers and students must take place prior to proposal approval
Research activities may be carried out by the faculty and/or students once approval is granted
The Dean of Health and Natural Sciences acts as the Academic Affairs Liaison
How does it work? The basic process is easy.

6. Emphasize appropriate training for individuals at all levels
Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
The goal is to build a more comprehensive approach to compliance which is aligned with an university model of scholarship.
Increase outreach to all members of the campus community to facilitate compliance
Emphasize appropriate training for individuals at all levels
Moving forward. Note the table at the UG research conference. Resources exist on campus. Center for Faculty Scholarship will hold workshops that all members of the campus community may attend. Develop specific guidelines to assist in the preparation of the proposals, especially with the IRB.

7. Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
Fitchburg State University uses the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program (CITI), a division of BRANY, to satisfy the education and training requirements for research compliance.
The web-based courses are open to all faculty, staff, researchers, committee members, and students.

8. Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
The training you are required to complete depends on your role at the university and the nature of your scholarship
The guidelines will be available on the website for each committee, through the grants center, or through the Dean of Health and Natural Sciences.
How do you know which training to complete?

9. Plan ahead, the process takes time
Fitchburg State Faculty Development Day| May 22, 2017
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Plan ahead, the process takes time
Corny, better safe that sorry