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Provisionally approved June 2011
In discharging its functions the Committee shall:
- Enhance the scholarly climate by developing overarching faculty strategies for advancing research scholarship and creative work; and by generating ideas and approaches for implementing these strategies.
i.1 Create policy and establish application
procedures for research resources designated
to the committee for adjudication, and make
recommendations to Council.
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Facilitate connections and communications between CRPP and other research bodies of the university.
ii.1 Liaise with any Senate committee(s) that have
research planning and policy functions to ensure
a free flow of ideas and information between the
Faculty and the University level on matters of
research and scholarship.
ii.2 Liaise with any research committee(s) in units,
encourage and exchange research/scholarly
ideas, enhance the scholarly climate of the
faculty, and discuss the development of
research, scholarship, and creative work within
and across the units.
- Constitute sub-committees for research adjudications, and from time to time establish ad hoc working groups to deal with emerging priorities in relation to research and scholarship.
iii.1 Grant Adjudication Sub-Committee (chaired by a
member of CRPP), reviews applications for
minor research grants and other grants or
awards, according to policy and procedures
established by the CRPP and approved in
Council, and disburses funds as available and
appropriate.
iii.2 Awards and Celebrations Sub-Committee
(chaired by a member of CRPP) reviews and
adjudicates nominations for any awards for
research excellence and scholarly creative
excellence, and any other prizes that shall be
approved by the Faculty Council.
- Committee Secretary prepares final report for submission to the Office of Research Ethics. CRPP reviews the year-end undergraduate research ethics summaries from all academic unit Research Ethics Boards.
Membership:
Nine faculty members elected at-large for a three-year term
Two students appointed by the Student Council of the Liberal Arts & Professional Studies on an annual basis
Ex-officio (non-voting) members
Dean or dean’s designate
Liberal Arts and Professional Representativeon the Senate Academic Policy, Planning and Research Committee (APPRC)
Representative from the Libraries
One Research Officer
Chair of Faculty Council or designate
Secretary of Council or designate
Faculty members will be elected at-large for a three-year rolling cycle. Members elected at-large will not be from the same School/Department. Each year, one-third of the membership turns over and will be replaced on a rotational basis by other faculty members from different Schools/Departments who are not already represented on the Committee. At all times there shall be at least one each from the professional, humanities, and social sciences Departments/Schools. For the purposes of membership, faculty from the humanities, social science, and professional studies will be defined by Unit self-designation reported to Council Office by January 1.
Quorum will be at least half of its voting members, the majority of whom are faculty members. The Chair of the Committee is selected by the voting members of the Committee for a two-year term.
Grant Adjudication Sub-Committee Membership:
Dean or dean’s designate
Five faculty members with at least one from each of the professional, humanities, and social sciences Departments/Schools elected annually by and from the Committee on Research Policy and Planning,
One Research Officer,
Secretary of Council or designate.
Awards and Celebrations Sub-Committee Membership:
Dean or Dean’s designate,
Five faculty members with at least one from each of the professional, humanities, and social sciences Departments/Schools elected annually by and from the Committee on Research Policy and Planning,
One Research Officer,
Secretary of Council or designate.
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