Hello colleagues! We hope you had a wonderful Winter 2025 semester. Thank you for all of your work, but we know it's only just begun. We look forward to seeing the great research this summer will bring.

Faculty Sabbatical Proposal Workshops

Are you planning to submit a sabbatical proposal? Join members of the University Sabbatical Review Committee for one of their workshops.

Faculty Sabbatical Proposal Workshop: Two-hour, virtual workshop on Preparing a Successful Sabbatical Proposal
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 : 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. (Virtual)

Faculty Sabbatical Proposal Workshop Q&A Session: One-hour, Q&A session on Preparing a Successful Sabbatical Proposal
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. (Pew Grand Rapids Campus, DEV 502C - Amway Board Room)
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. (Allendale Campus, KC RM 2201)
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. (Virtual)

Find more details and register on Workday Learning.

Faculty Sessions on Mentoring

This summer, Dr. Anna Hammersmith will lead three Faculty Conversations on topics related to mentorship. Any interested faculty are welcome to join. Email OURS for more information.

Monday, May 19th at 12PM-2PM
“Mentoring in a Time of Uncertainty”
How are faculty communicating with students about their current and future work given disruptions in federal funding impacting universities, non-profit organizations, as well as local, state, and federal government?

Monday, June 9th at 12PM-2PM
“Navigating Mentoring Supports”
What kind of support systems are available for mentors at the institution, within your discipline, or more broadly in the scholarly community? What kind of professional development exists for mentors to refine and build new skills?

Monday, July 14th at 12PM-2PM
“Cultivating Scholarly Independence”
Now that the summer program is ending, how are students prepared to transition their work into the academic year and beyond their time GVSU? How can mentors provide support and continue to facilitate student growth in scholarly independence?

Classroom Presentations

The ORCI is currently scheduling classroom presentations for the Fall semester. If you are interested in having a representative from the ORCI and/or the Institutional Review Board (IRB) serve as a guest presenter in your classroom to discuss research ethics/compliance topics (i.e., human subjects research, responsible conduct of research, etc.), please email us. We will try to accommodate as many requests as possible.

International Shipments / Hand-Carrying of GVSU-Owned Items

The US Census Bureau requires an Electronic Export Information (EEI) filing for certain international shipments depending on the item(s) and value. EEIs are also required when hand-carrying items (including laptops and phones) to China, Russia, and Venezuela. Please contact the ORCI at least five business days before sending international packages and at least 10 business days prior to departing the US with GVSU-owned items to the aforementioned countries. ORCI will review the EEI filing requirements and help ensure the EEI filing is completed by the required deadline, as well as determine if an export license is required.

We're Taking Research Matters on the Road!

The Research Matters team is excited to offer in-person versions of our training modules, starting in Fall 2025, upon request. Reach out to Marsely Kehoe if you're interested. We're hoping to get groups of at least 10 attendees together when we "go on the road," so if your unit is interested, let us know! The Research Matters modules are also available as recorded sessions on our website, and as always, feel free to reach out to your Grants and Contracts Specialist whenever you have a proposal on your horizon.