IRB processes for low or minimal risk research. The IRB is undergoing review by the Business Process Improvement unit at the University with the goal of making the process more efficient.
The legal review of research contracts takes too long, and sometimes it takes so long that funding is lost. The Office of Research Services (ORS) in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for…
Several people reported difficulty in bringing in and paying international scholars who are invited to UIC by our faculty. We are investigating this issue.
There was a report about UIC departments and units that want to charge for workshops and continuing education and other services provided to outside constituents. The problem is that these units have to…
There was a comment about the absence of one place where information about international travel for faculty is located. We are expecting to have a new vice provost for international affairs on board…
Issues with class scheduling were reported. I have discussed this with the Registrar and a committee is being formed in the late spring to take up these issues.
There were several reports about the amount of time it takes to hire staff at UIC, and a related report about how long people have to wait for promotions. UIC Human Resources is…
There was a concern that UIC lacks a mode of delivering new and updated information to UIC students about the curriculum, particularly new ways of teaching and new courses. The current online course…
There was a question about the time and effort it takes to update faculty activity each year for the annual review. There is no campus policy that specifies exactly how faculty should report…