Dianne Horrocks said to call Deb Easterly if anyone is still planning to work on one of these proposals. The State Board of Education deadline for these proposals is April 1. After this committee meets and reviews the proposals, it will give feedback to writers for improvement. One criteria of these grants makes it possible to develop more efficient ways to instruct via technology. In a recent Internal Revenue Service ruling, it was determined that students attending at least half-time would no longer be required to have FICA and Unemployment Insurance deducted from their earnings.
Eligibility is related to the number of credits a students is taking.
Dianne Horrocks requested that those writing proposals contact the Office of Sponsored Programs if they have a questions concerning whether or not to put fringe benefits in the budget. In the last two years, Dr. House has received three allegations of research misconduct . The ISU Policies and Procedures for Research Misconduct has been approved by the Federal Government, and Dr. House requested that all University personnel follow this policy. Dr. House explained the difference between research misconduct and good versus bad practices. Arguments such as who should be first or second author on a paper or the submission of a manuscript in which the last draft has not been seen by one of the co-authors are examples of bad practice, but not research misconduct.