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Research Incentive Plan: 

Guidelines for Distribution of Funds, 10/17/00
 The University returns general funds in proportion to indirect costs generated by external grants and contracts to each of the colleges in the Research Incentive Plan.  These funds must be spent on research, creative works, and scholarship and should be distributed in such a way as to enhance such programs throughout the colleges.  To ensure that these funds are distributed in a fair and appropriate manner to enhance research, creative works, and scholarship, the majority of the funds should be returned to departments with faculty and staff whose grants have generated indirect costs.  The funds should be provided after the college dean receives a plan for use of the funds from departmental/unit/program committees. There may be a range of different plans for distributing the funds that will facilitate research, creative works, and scholarship (examples of such plans may be requested from the Research Council). Wherever and whenever possible, department executive officers, unit leaders, and program directors should appoint faculty and staff with external grants providing indirect costs to the committees to develop the plans.

Emeritus Position on Research Council 2/15/01

 The Research Council recommends the addition of a permanent position on the Research Council to officially represent the Association of Emeritus Faculty (and thus the needs and interests of the emeritus faculty of the University of Iowa).  The Research Council further recommends that this position be designated as a non-voting position, but nonetheless, one in which the occupant of the position fully participates in discussion of all matters that come before the Research Council.  The Research Council also recommends that the Emeritus Faculty Council appoint the occupant of this position.
 In order for this recommendation to be implemented, an amendment to 2.8(19) of the University of Iowa’s Operations Manual is needed.  Following is the Research Council’s recommendation for an amendment to be considered by the Faculty Senate, Staff Council, University of Iowa Student Government, and UI President:

Section 2.8(19) of the University of Iowa Operations Manual be amended as follows:

(2.8(19)a. Membership):
(4)  One non-voting member appointed by the governing body of the Association of Emeritus Faculty, currently the Emeritus Faculty Council.