For the Record
Policies and Procedures
Use of University Resources for Political Purposes
Since 2000 is an election year, it is appropriate to remind all university employees of current state and university policies regarding the use of university facilities or resources for political activities or purposes.
Three restrictions applicable to individuals should be noted. First, state law prohibits any individual from soliciting or receiving from a university employee, while that employee is on state time or is engaged in official duties, any contribution or service for a political purpose. Second, state law prohibits any individual from entering property occupied by state agencies, such as the university, for the purpose of requesting or collecting such a contribution or service. Third, state law prohibits any use of mail services (electronic or otherwise) available at the university to request or collect such a contribution or service. These restrictions are set forth in Sections 11.36 and 230.40 of the Wisconsin Statutes. The term “political purpose” includes any action taken to influence the nomination, election, or re-election of an individual to public office, or to influence the vote on a referendum, and is defined in Sections 11.01(16) and 11.36(5), Wis. Stats. In addition to these specific restrictions on political activities, state and university policies restrict the use of university time, facilities, equipment, and supplies to university business. See Section 8.05A of the UW–Madison Faculty Policies and Procedures, and in Section 12.05 of the UW–Madison Academic Staff Policies and Procedures.
Student and employee organizations may reserve university meeting space for political discussion and debate. The appropriate means for announcements related to these activities are U.S. mail, leafleting outside university buildings, campus bulletin boards that are not reserved for official use, and meeting announcements in Wisconsin Week. For information about reserving meeting space, please contact the Central Reservations Office, 262-2511. For additional questions: 263-7400.
OHRP Required Actions/ Investigators’ Responsibilities
UW–Madison received a favorable review by the Office of Human Research Protections and consequently was not required to impose a systemic suspension of all federally funded human subjects research on campus, as has been necessary at several other major research universities. Although we received a positive bill of health from the site visitors, they did require several actions of campus human subjects committees Internal Review Board (IRB) (detailed below).
Clearly additional effort will be required to satisfy these final conditions. While much of the work will fall to IRBs and IRB staff members, individual investigators whose protocols are funded by federal grants will be called upon to provide grant applications and other information to their respective IRBs to aid in the process. Investigators will be responsible for providing the IRBs with all requested material by Sept. 18 and are reminded that failure to respond in full and in a timely fashion compatible with satisfying the deadlines identified above could result in suspension of the affected protocols.
Summary of OHRP required actions:
1. In cases where review of federal grant applications did not occur at the time of IRB review of protocols supported by federal grants, the IRB must compare the content of relevant grant applications and individual protocols to assure agreement. Deadline for completion and reporting to OHRP is Nov. 30.
2. Campus IRBs must audit all U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-supported research involving prisoners and immediately suspend any studies that have not satisfied certification requirements stipulated in the federal regulations. Deadline for completion of the audit and reporting to OHRP was Sept. 8.
3. The All Campus IRB must supervise an inventory and audit of IRB records for protocols reviewed by the School of Education, College of Letters and Science and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences IRBs to determine whether the IRB review is in full accordance with all HHS regulations. OHRP must be consulted concerning the need to suspend individual research protocols for which IRB review has been found to be deficient. A report summarizing this review must be submitted to OHRP by Nov. 30.
4. By Nov. 30, UW–Madison must submit to OHRP a written response that satisfactorily addresses a series of findings identified during the on-site evaluation. This will entail some changes in IRB procedures.
If you have not yet had the opportunity to view UW–Madison’s tutorial on human subject protection, the latest version is posted at: http://www.rsp.wisc.edu/humansubs/training/new/start.htm.
Be reminded that the tutorial is designed to comply with NIH’s required training mandate effective Oct. 1.
International Opportunities Awareness Month
Many students on campus, both U.S. and international, are interested in working in an international capacity upon graduation, but they may not be aware of what they need to do or the resources available to help them achieve this goal.
February 2001 will feature the first annual International Opportunities Awareness Month, providing students campuswide with a series of events that are specifically geared toward identifying international experiences and careers with a global focus. Activities will vary and will provide students with opportunities to hear from peers who are international by upbringing or by experience – through participation in study, work volunteer and/or teaching abroad – as well as from community members and UW–Madison alumni who are working in an international capacity. In addition, students will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from various UW departments and other organizations that help facilitate study, long-term employment, short-term work and travel abroad experiences.
Departments involved in planning activities for International Opportunities Awareness Month include the School of Business’ Center for International Business Education and Research, the Business Career Center, various area studies centers, College of Letters and Science/Human Ecology Career Services, the Wisconsin Union Travel Center, Wisconsin Union Directorate, Engineering Career Services, International Engineering Studies and Programs, the Wisconsin Alumni Association, International Student Services and the Cross College Advising Service. Departments across campus are invited to participate and/or plan an internationally focused event during February. For information, to coordinate dates and to ensure your event is included on the calendar/publicity for the month: 263-7682; shubermiller@bus.wisc.edu.
Grants and fellowships
Knapp Committee Call for Proposals
The Kemper K. Knapp Bequest Committee is soliciting proposals for special projects taking place during the 2001-02 academic year. Knapp grants are usually in the range of $500 to $5,000 for projects that cross departmental lines and have an impact on the educational and cultural life of the university community, particularly projects that benefit undergraduate students. Knapp funds are not often used for purposes that can and should be supported elsewhere, such as from regular grants or research funding, from fees charged for performances or from the regular university budget. Nor is the committee inclined to support exhibitions or lectures because other campus committees (e.g., Anonymous Fund Committee, University Lectures Committee) have them as a central funding target. Registered student organizations are encouraged to apply, but departmental/program co-sponsorship is required. Application deadline: Oct. 25. Submit six copies of the application to: Knapp Committee, 133 Bascom. For questions, contact the committee chair, Thomas Broman, 263-1562; thbroman@facstaff.wisc.edu, or Joe Farrenkopf, Office of the Secretary of the Faculty, 262-3956; farrenkopf@mail.bascom.wisc.edu.
University-Industry Relations Call for Proposals
University-Industry Relations promotes and advances UW–Madison research that benefits the Wisconsin’s economy by competitively awarding grants through its Industrial and Economic Development Research program. Individual or groups of UW–Madison researchers may submit proposals for fiscal year 2001-02 that focus on research that is technically innovative, of interest to a broad economic sector and has a high potential to benefit Wisconsin’s industrial and economic development in the near term.
UIR’s grants often allow faculty to generate additional public and private-sector support for their research programs, engage in inventive research and promote technology transfer between the university and industry. The majority of UIR grants are awarded as seed money to support early stages of applied research.
For information or to download the proposal packet, visit: http://www.wisc.edu/uir/ or call 263-2840
Deadline for letter of intent: Oct. 16. Proposal deadline: Jan. 16.
Social Science Research Council International Predissertation Fellowship Program
This competition provides support for predissertation training and research abroad for students from social science fields – including economics, sociology, political science, psychology, history, anthropology, geography and demography – with previously limited overseas training. The program invites applications for 12-month training fellowships to prepare for eventual dissertation research in Africa, Central Asia and the Caucasus, China, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Near and Middle East, South Asian or Southeast Asia. There are no citizenship requirements for the fellowships, but foreign nationals are discouraged from proposing to study their own culture. Campus deadline: 4 p.m. Dec. 1. Applications are available in the International Fellowships Office, 328 Ingraham. For information and applications: 262-9632, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
2001-2002 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program
The program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, offers opportunity to faculty members of higher education for research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Eligibility limited to U.S. citizens who are faculty at U.S. institutions of higher education. Applications that propose projects focused on Western Europe will not be funded. Campus deadline: 4 p.m., Oct. 11. Applications are available in Fellowships Office, 328 Ingraham. Information: 262-9632; fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
2001-2002 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships
These awards are intended to support full-time dissertation research abroad in language and related area studies disciplines. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Eligibility limited to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Graduate students who will be advanced to doctoral candidacy by the beginning of research under this grant are encouraged to apply. However, applications that propose projects focused on western Europe will not be funded. Campus deadline: 4 p.m., Oct. 11. Applications are available in Fellowships Office, 328 Ingraham. Information: 262-9632; fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
2001-2002 Fulbright-IIE Fellowships for Graduate Study and Research Abroad
These awards are for pre-doctoral graduate study and research abroad in academic fields and for professional training in the creative and performing arts. Eligibility limited to U.S. citizens only. Graduating seniors and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Campus deadline: 4 p.m, Sept. 20.
Approximately 960 awards are available for the 2001-02 academic year. Selection is based on the academic or professional record of the applicant, the feasibility of the proposed research or study plan, the letters of recommendation and the applicant’s language preparation and personal suitability. Applications are available at International Fellowships Office, 328 Ingraham. For additional information, visit the IIE Web site: http//www.iie.org. Contact: 262-9632; fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
CIBER Call for Proposals
The Center for International Business Education and Research of the School of Business announces its fall mini-grants competition to UW–Madison faculty and Ph.D. students campuswide. Since CIBER was established in fall 1998, the center has awarded over $100,000 to faculty and Ph.D. students to pursue a wide variety of international teaching and research activities. The purpose of these awards is to encourage and support teaching and research in international education. Grants will generally be in the $750 to $2,000 range. Proposals must be postmarked by Oct. 6. For detailed information and a grant application, visit: http://www.wisc.edu/ciber.
Workshops in the Humanities
The Center for the Humanities has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to establish interdisciplinary workshops in the humanities. These workshops will function as study and discussion groups, each with a focus on a particular, broadly conceived theme. The center will fund five workshops per year over the next two academic years. Each workshop will receive $5,000 for the year for the purchase and copying of materials for members and, if its members wish, for inviting outside speakers.
The center encourages proposals for workshops for the 2000-01 academic year. A proposed workshop should bring together faculty, academic staff and students (graduate or undergraduate) from a number of different departments and disciplines to read and discuss texts (and other materials) and recent scholarship, and (perhaps more importantly) present their own work in progress. The workshop should have a thematic focus, one that will draw on a number of scholarly specialities and humanistic methodologies (e.g., women and ancient cultures). We expect each workshop to meet at least once a month. A workshop should be open to any member of the university community.
The proposal for a workshop should come from a group of at least four individuals. At least one member must be a student (graduate or undergraduate) and no more than two members can be from the same department. It should specify who will be the target audience for its participants. It should also make clear what the theme for the workshop will be, what topics will be discussed and what materials will likely be studied and what outside speakers (if any) might be invited.
Two criteria will be used by the center’s executive committee in selecting workshops for funding for the academic year 2000-01:
1. Breadth of interdisciplinary interest and inclusiveness both in the theme and in the participants.
2. Feasibility of proposed project.
Deadline for proposals: Sept. 15. Workshops selected for funding will be notified as soon as possible thereafter, so they can get under way immediately. Proposals should be submitted to The Center for the Humanities, 4217 Humanities. A proposal should be no more than three single-spaced pages, and 10 copies should be submitted.
Selected Grants Guidelines
The specific guidelines for various 2001-02 UW–Madison grants and programs are now available for UW–Madison faculty. Detailed information on the following grants and programs can be obtained from the Office of Human Resources, 166 Bascom Hall, 263-2511, or visit: http://www.ohrd.wisc.edu/GR/grants.htm. Instructional academic staff are eligible for the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Grant program.
Faculty Development Grants: Faculty developments grants give faculty members released time to add to their competencies, either through acquiring new competencies within their principal fields or through work in a related field. Department deadline: Oct. 13.
Research Service Grants: The Faculty Research Grant Program supplements the research opportunities available to untenured faculty who have given unusually large amounts of time and effort to university service outside their own departments. The program will provide summer salary support (2/9th of the academic year salary or equivalent) for the grantees to pursue worthy projects. Department deadline: Sept. 15.
Sabbatical Leaves: Sabbatical leave provides faculty members, with six or more years of full-time UW System instructional service, time to engage in intensive study to enhance teaching, course and curriculum development, or conduct research or any other scholarly activities related to instructional programs within their field of expertise. Department deadline: Sept. 15.
Institute for Research on Poverty Minority Scholars Program
The Institute for Research on Poverty offers the opportunity for minority scholars in the social sciences to visit IRP, interact with its faculty in residence and become acquainted with the staff and resources of the institute. The invitation extends (but is not restricted) to those who are in the beginning years of their academic careers. The intent of the program is to enhance the skills and research interests of minority scholars and to broaden the corps of poverty researchers. Visits of one to two weeks duration by three scholars can be supported during the academic year. The scholars will be invited to give a seminar, to work on their own projects and to confer with an IRP adviser, who will arrange for interchange with other IRP affiliates.
Applications will be reviewed and the visitors selected by the IRP Executive Committee. Interested scholars should send a letter describing their poverty research interests and experience, the proposed date(s) for a visit, a current curriculum vitae and two examples of written material to: Betty Evanson, Institute for Research on Poverty, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison WI 53706; fax: 262-6574; evanson@ssc.wisc.edu. Deadline: Sept. 15.
When Classwork and Religious Observances Conflict
Faculty policy requires that mandatory academic requirements should not be scheduled on days when a religious observance may cause substantial numbers of students to be absent from university functions. For the fall semester the policy specifically identifies Rosh Hashanah (begins Friday evening, Sept. 29, and continues Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1) and Yom Kippur (begins Sunday evening, Oct. 8, and continues Monday, Oct. 9) as such days. (Jewish holidays and observances begin at sunset on the evening preceding the given date and some holidays are celebrated over more than one day.) Please mark these days on your calendar now and do not schedule mandatory exercises on these dates.
Due to our university’s increasingly multicultural community, there are bound to be conflicts between mandatory academic requirements and religious observances other than those noted above. Major religious observances celebrated by other religions may also present conflicts during the academic year. A listing, though not exhaustive, of religious holidays is published by the National Conference for Community and Justice and is available at: http://www.nccj.org; you may also obtain a copy of the listing from the Office of the Secretary of the Faculty, 130 Bascom.
Please adhere to the following three guidelines which have been developed to provide clarity for both students and instructors: Announce early in the semester that students must notify the instructor within the first two weeks of class of the specific days or dates on which he or she will request relief. Make-ups need not be scheduled before the regularly scheduled requirements. It is understood that instructors may set reasonable limits on the total number of days claimed by any one student. Occasionally, students may not fully understand the necessity for prior notice and under these circumstances we would urge you to be as flexible as possible. Our policy seeks to be sensitive to the individual needs of students.
Finally, in a different but somewhat parallel scenario, use fairness, compassion and sensitivity when you or your TAs are approached by a student with a request for class time off due to a family emergency. Demonstration of your understanding in such a circumstance may be important to the student in getting through the crisis. Please advise teaching assistants of this policy. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary of the Faculty, 133 Bascom; 262-3956.
Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program
The Academic Staff Professional Development Grant program will be offering a grant competition for 2001-02. All UW–Madison staff who hold at least a 50-percent appointment are eligible to compete for academic staff professional development grant funds for projects that begin on or after Jan. 1, and end before July 1, 2002. UW System funds will match department funds for projects that occur within that time period.
The primary focus of proposals should be on training and/or retraining to improve the effectiveness of academic staff members in their current roles. Proposals for enhancing abilities that enable a staff member to compete for a more responsible position will have a lower priority.
The program has these main objectives: Individual professional development, improved program quality, improved institutional effectiveness, and/or design for diversity.
Applications deadline: Oct. 13. If you have a split appointment and your proposal is related to all units for which you work, you must obtain the endorsement of each unit. If approved by your department(s), your application will be reviewed by the dean’s/director’s office and a committee of academic staff. Recommendations will be made to the director of the Office of Human Resources for final selection. Approved proposals will receive funds from the UW System account on the basis of an equal match by college or department.
Application instructions can be found at:
http://www.ohr.wisc.edu/grants/asprofdevgrtinfo.html
More information: Marlene Vlachina, 263-2511.
UW System Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant Program
The newly established Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant Program seeks proposals to develop projects and programs aimed at improving undergraduate teaching and student learning.
The new program is designed to consolidate UW System resources and better meet the needs of the institutions as they apply for system funds. Projects may be conducted by faculty members, teaching academic staff, departments, colleges or institutions. UW System faculty and academic staff with teaching appointments of at least 0.5 FTE are eligible to apply. Proposal must address teaching/learning issues within undergraduate courses or programs; proposals focused primarily on graduate degree-granting programs are not eligible for UTLG funding.
Please see: http://www.uwsa.edu/utic/grants/overview.htm
The program distributes up to $370,000 annually and will consider both large and small projects. While there is no institutional limit on total funding requests, campus review committees and others involved with the campus review process are expected to exercise selectivity in sending proposals forward for system review. Funding for the 2001-02 academic year covers only activities undertaken between July 1 and June 30, 2002. Recommendations for funding will be made in March.
Deadline to dean’s office: Oct. 6; to OHR, 166 Bascom, Oct. 20. Information: Associate Vice Chancellor Robert Skloot, 262-5246; skloot@mail.bascom.wisc.edu.
Position Vacancies
ADMINISTRATIVE
037838: Outreach Specialist
L&S/Geology And Geophysics (100%). Apply by November 1.
038023: Outreach Specialist
Ag&Lsc/Center For Integrated Agricultural Syst (75%-100%). Apply by October 1.
038107: Assoc Outreach Spec
Ag&Lsc/Dept of Biological Systems Engineering (100%). Apply by September 30.
038121: Outreach Prog Mgr I
Ag&Lsc/Cooperatives, University Center for (100%). Apply by September 29.
038157: Assoc Pol/Plng Anlst
G E A/University Administration (100%). Apply by October 1.
038184: Outreach Specialist/Sr Outreach Spec
Med Sc/UW Comprehensive Cancer Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 20.
038189: Asst Dir, Unspec (11)
Grad/University-Industry Relations (100%). Apply by October 20.
CLINICAL / HEALTH SCIENCES
037069: Clinical Assoc Prof/Clinical Professor
Vet M/Administration – Dean’s office (100%). Apply by September 19.
037109: Clinical Instructor/ Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof
Vet M/Administration – Dean’s office (100%). Apply by September 30.
037506: Clinical Asst Prof/ Clinical Assoc Prof/Clinical Professor
Vet M/Pathobiological Sciences (100%). Apply by September 30.
037614: Clinical Instructor/ Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof
Vet M/Pathobiological Sciences (100%). Apply by September 30.
037616: Asst Dir, Unspec (11)/ Clinical Asst Prof/Clinical Assoc Prof
Vet M/Pathobiological Sciences (100%). Apply by September 30.
037853: Assoc Cl Genetic Coun
Grad/Waisman Ctr Mental Retard & Human Dev (50%-100%). Apply by September 30.
038197: Clinical Instructor
Med Sc/Anesthesiology (100%). Apply by September 19.
038198: Clinical Asst Prof
Med Sc/Pediatrics (80%-100%). Apply by September 19.
038199: Clinical Asst Prof
Med Sc/Medicine (100%). Apply by September 19.
COMMUNICATIONS
038022: Assoc Editor/Editor
Educ/Wis Center For Education Research (100%). Apply by October 6.
COMPUTER / INFORMATION PROCESSING
038076: Inform Process Conslt/ Sr Inform Proc Conslt
Grad/Primate Research Center (100%). Apply by September 21.
INSTRUCTION
035288: Asst Faculty Assoc/ Assoc Faculty Assoc/Faculty Associate
L&S/Psychology (100%). Apply by November 1.
037173: Asst Faculty Assoc/ Assoc Faculty Assoc/Faculty Associate
Engr/Electrical & Computer Engineering (50%-100%). Apply by November 1.
037568: Instrumentation Tech/ Sr Instrument Tech
Engr/Trace Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 30.
RESEARCH
037412: Assoc Research Spec/ Research Specialist/Sr Research Spec
L&S/Psychology (25%-100%). Apply by September 30.
037567: Asst Researcher/Assoc Researcher
Engr/Trace Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 30.
037568: Instrumentation Tech/ Sr Instrument Tech
Engr/Trace Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 30.
037688: Assistant Scientist/Associate Scientist
Med Sc/Medicine (100%). Apply by September 30.
037702: Asst Instrmt Inn, Res
Grad/Space Science & Engineering Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 21.
037834: Assoc Researcher
Ag&Lsc/International Ag Programs Admin (100%). Apply by October 1.
037835: Associate Scientist
Ag&Lsc/International Ag Programs Admin (100%). Apply by October 1.
037867: Assistant Scientist
L&S/Astronomy – Space Astronomy Laboratory (100%). Apply by October 31.
037914: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist
Med Sc/Pediatrics (100%). Apply by October 4.
038058: Senior Scientist
Med Sc/Preventive Medicine (50%-60%). Apply by September 22.
038087: Assistant Scientist/ Associate Scientist/Senior Scientist
Med Sc/Surgery (100%). Apply by September 21.
038128: Asst Researcher
Ag&Lsc/Land Tenure Center (100%). Apply by October 2.
038133: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist
L&S/Psychology (100%). Apply by September 20.
038176: Asst Instrmt Inn, Res
Grad/Space Science & Engineering Center (50%-100%). Apply by September 29.
038201: Assoc Research Spec/Research Specialist
Med Sc/Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences (50%-100%). Apply by September 19.
038210: Asst Researcher/ Assoc Researcher/Researcher
Engr/Engineering Experiment Station (50%-100%). Apply by September 19.
STUDENT SERVICES
038162: Student Services Cord
Dos/Administration (100%). Apply by September 22.
038185: Assoc Student Sv Spec
U Hsg/Eagle’s Wing Child Care Services (100%). Apply by September 22.
038204: Assoc Advisor
L&S/International Relations (75%). Apply by October 1.
Due to publication schedules and limited space, not all Academic Staff or Limited vacancies are listed in Wisconsin Week. Complete descriptions of all vacancies (including faculty) are available electronically through the Web at http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/ohr/employment/employ.html [click on “Position Vacancy Listings (Faculty, Academic Staff, and Limited Positions”)] or at the Academic Personnel Office, 174 Bascom Hall (263-2511).
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