The Committee on Research is charged with promoting graduate and undergraduate research and scholarly activities and advising the Senate on research policies including research facilities and overhead and fringe benefits computation. It shall, within the advisory and consultative functions of the Senate, be consultative and advisory on all items involving research policies and services. It shall ensure an active faculty role in formulation of all research computing and information systems policies as they affect faculty and students in conjunction with the Committee on Computing and Information Systems. It shall make recommendations to Senate Council on the establishment, reorganization, or discontinuation of organized research units and institutes. It will maintain formal liaison with the Graduate Council Committee on Graduate Research and the University Research Council. One member of the committee shall serve on the University Press Editorial Committee. It shall be the Senate advisory body to the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School.

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At all committee meetings:

• Visitors are always welcome to attend but available seating is limited;
• Visitors who would like to address the Committee should contact the Chair in advance of the meeting date; and
• Any attachments that are not posted with the meeting Agenda can be obtained in hard copy from either the Faculty Senate Office or the Committee Chair.

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