Annual
        Activities

ANNUAL ACTIVITIES

• Review status of UI Central Research Support facilities
• Receive reports from Human Subjects and Animal Subjects committees
• Hear reports at irregular intervals from the Special Assistant to the President for Governmental Relations/Associate Vice President for Research on the Washington scene and its implications for university research
• Advise the Vice President on issues as they are brought before the Council
• Meet with University president
• Meet with Graduate Council (generally only if there are mutual issues)
• Schedule retreats as appropriate
• Other items/projects as appropriate
• The University Operations Manual requires a minimum of two meetings per semester.  Generally, regular meetings are scheduled for September, October, November, February, March, and April.
• Toward the end of the spring semester, the Council Chair submits an annual report of Council activities to the Faculty Senate.