Senate Scholarly Activities Committee

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SSAC Deadline Dates 2011-2012:

• Thursday, September 15, 2011: Travel September 16, 2011 - January 15, 2012
• Friday, October 14, 2011: Research/Creative Activity or Publication grants
• Friday, January 13, 2012: Travel January 16, 2012 - April 30, 2012
• Friday, February 17, 2012: Research/Creative Activity or Publication grants and New Faculty Scholar Awards
• Friday, April 27, 2012: Travel May 1, 2012 - September 15, 2012

SSAC Index

• Purpose
• Membership
• Policies and Procedures
• Guidelines and Forms

SSAC Purpose

The purpose of the Senate Scholarly Activities Committee (SSAC) is to stimulate and encourage scholarly activities and develop relevant institutional policies. The Committee is composed of faculty (nine, to include two representatives from the college of Arts and Sciences with one of these from the division of humanities and fine arts and the other from the division of natural and social sciences), Vice President for Academic Affairs or designee (one, voting), and the Vice President for Research or designee (one, voting). One-third of the faculty members are elected by the University Senate at the April meeting each year.

Functions and Responsibilities:

• To perform a thorough review of Committee policies in even-numbered years as preparation for any issues arising in the State legislative session in odd-numbered years. This review is to be submitted to the Senate Executive Committee and the Senate Legislative Affairs Committee.

•Acting of its own volition, upon the request of the Senate and/or others, the Committee shall assume the following responsibilities:

•Address general issues of importance to establishing and maintaining strong research and development programs on campus.

•Stimulate interaction between disciplines and take a proactive role to establish centers of excellence at UND.

•Allocate available research funds based on pre-established policies and guidelines.

•Maintain Committee website.

The Committee also is to prepare an annual report which addresses each function and responsibility and submit it to the Senate secretary two weeks before the May Senate meeting.

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SSAC Membership 2010-2011 

(click here for .pdf version)

Harmon Abrahamson
Department: Chemistry
E-mail: habrahamson@as.und.edu
Phone: 7-2741/7-4427
Term: 2011-2013

Cindy Anderson**
Department: Nursing
E-mail:cindyanderson@email.und.edu
Phone: 7-4174/7-4354
Term: 2011-2013

Dee Ann Ellingson
Department: Accountancy
E-mail: dellingson@business.und.edu
Phone: 7-4682/7-2921
Term: VP Academic Affairs Designee

Soizik Laguette
Department: Center for People&Environment
E-mail: laguette@aero.und.edu
Phone: 7-2490/7-2532
Term: 2012-2014

Barry I. Milavetz
Department: Associate Vice President for Research
E-mail: barry.milavetz@email.und.edu
Phone: 7-4280/7-4278
Term: VP Research Designee

Sima Noghanian
Department: Electrical Enginneering
E-mail: sima.noghanian@engr.und.edu
Phone: 7-4433/7-4331
Term: 2012-2014

Larry E. Pate
Department: Entrepreneurship
E-mail: larry.pate@business.und.edu
Phone: 7-6380/7-3116
Term: 2009-2012

Robin Runge
Department: Law
E-mail: robin.runge@email.und.edu
Phone: 7-2273
Term: 2012-2014

Cliff Staples
Department: Sociology
E-mail: clifford.staples@email.und.edu
Phone: 7-2187/7-4417
Term: 2011-2013

Larry E. Pate*
Department: Entrepreneurship
E-mail: larry.pate@ad.ndus.edu
Phone: 7-6380/7-3116
Term: 2009-2012

 

Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower
Department: Educational Foundations & Research
E-mail: marcus.weaver-highower@emial.und.edu
Phone: 7-3238/7-2171
Term: 2009-2012

Min Wu
Department: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
E-mail: min.wu@med.und.edu
Phone: 7-4875/7-3937
Term: 2009-2012

*Chair    ** Vice Chair

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Application Guidelines and Forms <Click Here>

Policies and Procedures

The Senate Scholarly Activities Committee receives a grant of funds each year from the University of North Dakota. These funds, in the amount of $57,000, are largely derived from indirect cost monies received by the University. The Committee, in turn, awards funds to University faculty and staff for the following purposes:

A. Research/Creative Activity Grants

Research/Creative Activity Grants are made for the following purposes:

• To support faculty and staff in conducting initial research/creative activity that may lead to funding from external agencies.

• To support faculty and staff in developing or conducting creative scholarly activities such as writing, performance, and works of art.

Research/Creative Activity Grants may include requests for travel funds, but those requests must be incidental to or facilitative of the research/creative activity that will be conducted. For other travel see item C below.

_{Note: The Senate of Scholarly Activities Committee will not fund projects that are primarily directed at a faculty member's teaching addressing curricular issues.}

B. Publication Costs

Publication awards are made for the following purposes:

• To defray costs associated with "page charges" required by publishers.

• To provide partial subsidies for the publication of scholarly books or monographs.

_{Note: Requests for funds related to publication costs have a low priority and are only funded if sufficient funds are available.}

C. Travel Funds

Travel awards are made for the following purposes, listed in order of priority for funding:

• To allow faculty and staff to attend professional meetings in order to make presentations of their research or scholarly activities.

• To support travel that enables faculty and staff to meet with colleagues to discuss possible joint research/creative activities.

• To enable faculty and staff to visit laboratories or other research facilities in order to observe new techniques.

• To support travel to attend meetings related to research activities, but not involving the formal presentation of a paper.

_{Note: This category is limited to travel activities only and does not include requests for travel monies in order to conduct research. If the travel is associated with a scholarly activity, the Research/Creative Activity Grant Application Form should be utilized.}

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Application Guidelines

This section contains links to application guidelines for available grants and awards as well as forms for completion of the application. Forms are available in .pdf, .doc, and .wpd formats.

Guidelines and Forms

Research/Creative Activity Grant Application  (click this link for the Word Document)

Faculty Travel Grant Application (click this link for the Word Document)

Faculty Scholar Award Application (click this link for the Word Document)

Faculty Publication Costs Application (click this link for the Word Document)

 

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