Boston University School of Public Health

Research Compliance, Faculty Performance Assessment System on Tap for Discussion at Fall Faculty Senate Meeting

Schedule

Noon to 1 p.m.

Ara Tahmassian, vice president for research compliance for Boston University, will present changes planned for the BU Office of Sponsored Programs. He will also discuss the course of action that will be taken to improve the preparation and submission of grant applications as well as the management of research budgets. Jennifer Schlezinger, vice chair of the BUSPH Faculty Senate, will moderate a question and answer session for faculty.

1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Janice Weinberg, associate professor of biostatistics and chair of the Faculty Senate Task Force on Faculty Assessment, will discuss the development and review process of the Faculty Performance Assessment System, which took place over the course of the last academic year. Deborah Fournier, PhD, assistant provost for institutional research and evaluation on the BU Medical Campus, will discuss plans for evaluation and revision of this process.  Janice will then moderate a Q&A session for faculty.