Minutes of the Research Subcommittee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740-8023

Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8-2743

March 5, 2008

Members Present: M. Sharps, (Chair), J. Cummins, T. Einhorn,
J. Jung, C. Lucey, N. Myers-Sims, C. Ortiz.
Members Absent: A. Fiala (excused), J. Larralde. (excused).

The meeting was called to order by M. Sharps, at 1:30 p.m. in room 312
Science II Building.

1. Minutes: MSC to approve the Minutes of 2/06/2008.
2. Agenda: MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
3. Communications and Announcements.
   1. Interim policies (APM 502) Interim Policy on Cost Share/Match
      and (APM 504) Interim Policy on Effort Reporting for Research
      and Sponsored Programs have been approved and forwarded to
      the senate.
4. Old Business.
   1. Committee reviewed (APM 501) Policy on the Administration of
      Sponsored Programs, (APM 503) Policy on Indirect Cost
      Recoveries and Allocations and (APM 505) Replacement Interim
      Policy – Conflict of Interest in Grants and Contracts for
      Principal Investigators. T. Einhorn was charged with editing
      APM 501, using track changes, prior to the committee
      approving the policy.
   2. Laval proposals were ranked and discussed by the
      committee. The committee selected Thomas Attard as
      the recipient of the 2008 Laval Award. His proposal is titled
      ‘Using MR Fluid Dampers to Protect Medical Facilities during
      “Pulse” Type Earthquakes’.
5. New Business.
   1. Chair Sharps announced that T. Einhorn has accepted a
      position at another university, and asked T. Einhorn to submit
      a memo to the Dean of the College of Agricultural Science and
   2. Technology (CAST) outlining his vacancy on the research
      subcommittee and the need for a replacement from College of
      Agricultural Sciences & Technology (CAST). C. Ortiz will assume
      secretary duties, vacated by T. Einhorn, for the Research Sub-
      committee for the Fall 2008 semester. She will then be replaced,
      as secretary, for the Spring 2009 semester by C. Lucey.
   3. Chair Sharps announced that he will be on sabbatical for Fall
      2008 semester and suggested that the committee decide upon a
      member to serve as interim chair during that period. In
      addition, Chair Sharps suggested that the committee should
      decide whether or not to maintain his appointment as chair
      upon his return to the committee in Spring 2009. The
      committee voted unanimously for Chair Sharps to continue to
      serve as chair upon his return.

MS to adjourn (2:30 p.m.)
The next scheduled meeting of the Research Subcommittee will be on
Wednesday, April 2, 2008 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m., in Science II, Room 312.

Agenda.

1. Approval of the Minutes of 3/5/2008.
2. Approval of the Agenda.
3. Communication and Announcements.
   1. (APM 502) Interim Policy on Cost Share/Match and (APM 504)
      Interim Policy on Effort Reporting for Research and Sponsored
      Programs passage through Academic Senate.
4. Old Business.
   1. (APM 501) Policy on the Administration of Sponsored Programs
      (APM 503) Policy on Indirect Cost Recoveries and Allocations
      (APM 505) Replacement Interim Policy- Conflict of Interest in
      Grants and Contracts for Principal Investigators
   2. Annual report considerations.
   3. President and secretary for 2008-2009.
5. New Business.

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