New Business —

Celka Straughn presided as chair. 

Susan MacNally, Research Integrity Director, Lawrence Office of Research, Natalie Holick, Associate VC of Audit, Risk and Compliance, and Ryan Werth, Research Integrity Director, KU Medical Center Office of Research, joined as guest speakers to present on the  implementation of changes in the Final Rule, which will be in place by January 2026. This is an opportunity to create a One KU policy. They provided a proposal for implementation and wish to get the committee’s feedback. Susan shared a presentation.”

• Reviewed the 2024 New Final Rule and gave a summary of the changes. 
• Reviewed the key provisions of current and new final rules.
• Gave the research misconduct process: Inquiry, Investigation, Findings. 
• Presented a proposal for One KU Policy with proposed changes to the USRR.
• Provided an update on the progress.

Committee’s questions.

Q. Do members see anything in this presentation that would get pushback from the Faculty Senate?

Response. This is taking something out of the USRR and putting it into a KU Policy.

Q. Who comprises the committees who do these reviews? Due to different academic areas, such as medical or other, it would be difficult with the breadth of knowledge needed. 

Response. It takes training in the process to do a good job, as well as knowledge of the scholar community. The rules require us to find experts, but we need to avoid conflict, which is another benefit of One KU, which would give a larger pool of experts. 

Q. Where are the records kept and for how long? 

Response. The records are electronic. We use SharePoint now for sharing records. We are required to keep records for seven years. 

Celka asked for permission to include PowerPoint in the Final Report and with the meeting minutes, which are posted on the website. Natalie Holick gave permission to include the PowerPoint presentation in the minutes and Final Report.

Meeting adjourned.