Responsible Conduct of Scholarship Committee

Lee Responsible Conduct of Scholarship Committee RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (RCS)
Membership of Responsible Conduct of Scholarship Committee (RCS)

A. Membership

The Responsible Conduct of Scholarship Committee reports and is advisory to the Graduate Council. Membership of the committee shall consist of the following:
The following will automatically be on the RCS

Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School (Chair)

Assistant to the Graduate Dean for Research Compliance

Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee

Director, Faculty Development and Instructional Design

Research Development Coordinator in the Office of Sponsored Projects

Executive Secretary, University Council

The following will be selected by the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School with the concurrence of the Graduate Council.

One of the two chairs of the Institutional Review Boards

One member of the Faculty Senate selected from at least 2 Faculty Senate members nominated by the Faculty Senate

Additional faculty representatives from each college so that there are a total of three members from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences representing the areas of humanities, the social sciences, and the other sciences, two members from the College of Education, one member from each of the other colleges, and one member from the University Libraries. For each of these positions, the respective College Council, or similar body shall nominate at least 2 individuals for each position. Individuals nominated should send a short statement listing their research or scholarship areas. Individuals selected will serve 3 year staggered terms.

One graduate student selected by the Graduate Student Advisory Council
One undergraduate student selected by the student members of the Honors Committee

B. Duties

The purpose of the NIU RCS program is to provide awareness of complex ethical and related dilemmas that can occur in the scholarship process, and to suggest ways to address them. The goal is to create a shared culture of responsible scholarship. The program will not develop explicit rules that restrict intellectual activity.
The RCS program at NIU will make the University community aware of changing governmental and institutional laws, rules, regulations, policies, and ethical professional standards that guide scholarship, and will illustrate the normative issues that cut accross scholarly disciplines. Awareness of ethical and responsible conduct of scholarship includes:

Maintaining an awareness of professional responsibilities

Creating a shared culture of responsible scholarship

Identifying and responding to potential ethical problems
Recognizing and understanding cross--disciplinary issues and standards

Communicating to the NIU community the content of applicable internal and external policies.

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (RCS)

Membership	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012
*Vice President for Research & Dean of the Graduate School	James Erman	James Erman
Assistant to the Vice President for Research -- Research Compliance	Sandy Arntz	Sandy Arntz
Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee	Richard King	Richard King
Chair, Institutional Biosafety Committee	Michael Hudspeth	Michael Hudspeth
Director, Faculty Development and Instructional Design	Murali Krishnamurthi	Murali Krishnamurthi
Research Development Coordinator, Office of Sponsored Projects	Gail Mitchell	Gail Mitchell
Executive Secretary, University Council	Paul Stoddard	Alan Rosenbaum
Chair, Institutional Review Board	Michale Peddle	Michale Peddle
Member, Faculty Senate	Judith Hertz	H. Joel Jeffrey	H. Joel Jeffrey	H. Joel Jeffrey
Business	Natalie Churyk	Natalie Churyk	Natalie Churyk	Natalie Churyk
Education	Moira Stuart	Jeffrey Chan	Jeffrey Chan	Jeffrey Chan
Education	Gretchen Schlabach	Gretchen Schlabach	Gretchen Schlabach	Gretchen Schlabach
Engineering & Engineering Technology	Omar Ghrayeb	Brianno Coller	Brianno Coller	Brianno Coller
Health and Human Sciences	Donna Munroe	Donna Munroe	Donna Munroe	Donna Munroe
Law	Lorraine Schmall	Lorraine Schmall
Liberal Arts and Sciences	Sharon Sytsma	Sharon Sytsma	Sharon Sytsma	Sharon Sytsma
Liberal Arts and Sciences	James Corwin	James Corwin	James Corwin	James Corwin
Liberal Arts and Sciences	Reed Scherer	Lee Sunderlin	Lee Sunderlin	Lee Sunderlin
Visual and Performing Arts	Deborah Robertson	Jeff Kowalski	Jeff Kowalski	Jeff Kowalski
University Libraries	Robert Ridinger	Robert Ridinger	Robert Ridinger	Robert Ridinger
Graduate Student
Undergraduate Student		Mary Murtaugh

*Chair