Faculty Handbook

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2022-23

FRAUD IN SCIENCE COMMITTEE (FISC) Reviewed May 2019

PURPOSE: Concurrent with The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) of the US Department of Health and Human Services, an ad hoc committee, to be known as the ‘Fraud in Science Committee', will be appointed by the president if a preliminary inquiry into an alleged case of fraud in science is required. PRINCIPLE REPORTING LINK: Director of the GCVR/associate dean for Graduate Studies and Research (as designated by the Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs). It shall be an ad hoc committee composed of three tenured faculty members, to be appointed by the president in consultation with the Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs, the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, and the Faculty Executive Committee, excluding any members who are party to the allegation. • The faculty members appointed to the committee shall not be parties to the allegation or have any conflict of interest with the members of the committee. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS: The function of this committee is • To assure that state and federal regulations of ORI are documented, assessed, and evaluated, with notification to all Federal and State Agencies who are appropriate. • The FISC reports all findings where scientific misconduct is alleged to the ORI and appropriate State agency. The associate dean will provide resources for the FISC to operate. DECISION MAKING: Decisions and recommendation will be made based upon a majority vote of those present. Minutes of all meetings will be kept and made available to the ORI and appropriate State agency. MEMBERSHIP: •

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