Dear Colleagues,

 

I am sharing information from the Research and Business Affairs offices related to research expenditures.

 

Earlier this year, UTSA implemented spending restrictions in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Some restrictions and approvals have been lifted or adjusted, as noted below.

 

Non-Salary Expenditures for FY21

 

Expenditures: The additional vice president and Resource Management Team approvals

implemented earlier this year are no longer required.

 

Credit cards: As of October 1, OneCard can be used for purchasing, travel and official

occasions, as allowed by the cardholder profile. OneCard replaces Procard and CLIBA

Cards. Contact PTCA if you have questions.

 

Travel: Travel restrictions will continue through December 31, with the potential for

extension as needed. During this time, no university-sponsored international travel is

permitted unless deemed mission-critical or health-critical as approved by the travel

oversight committees.

 

Research Practices:

 

Undergraduates Engaged in Research. Undergraduates may be engaged in research on campus or in face-to-face human research in the community as long as your Associate Dean for Research is aware. This includes work-study students involved in research that is not conducted remotely. Their involvement on campus must be closely monitored with strong guidance and mentorship. Please be ready to accommodate a move to remote work if conditions change.

 

Face-to-face Human Subjects Research. The IRB has implemented a sub-committee review to support restarting face-to-face human subjects research. If you are interested in restarting,  see the guidance. The subcommittee includes input from the UTSA chief medical officer to evaluate COVID-19-related risk and exposure and suggest protective methods during the research project. Send your protective plan to IRB@utsa.edu. Protocol submissions are now submitted electronically via Cayuse IRB (login required).

 

Please contact Dr. Mickey Stevenson with any questions about these research practices.

 

Fall Research Faculty Workshops

 

All FY21 UTSA Research Faculty Development Opportunities can be registered through this single link this site.

 

Thursday, 10/8 | 1:30-3pm 

Friday, 10/9 | 9:30 – 11am 

Competing for Funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC 

 

Thursday, 10/15 | 1:30-3pm  

Friday, 10/16 | 9:30 – 11am 

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Overview & Tips  

Jenna Gonzales  

UTSA College of Liberal and Fine Arts 

 

Thursday, 10/22 | 1:30-3pm 

Friday, 10/23 | 9:30 – 11am 

Competing for Funding in the Humanities & Humanities-related Social Sciences 

Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC 

 

Thursday, 10/29 | 1:30-3pm 

Friday, 10/30 | 9:30 – 11am 

How to Pursue Funding from USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture (NIFA) 

Lucy Deckard, Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC 

 

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Michael J. Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research

Professor of Educational Psychology

College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA
501 Cesar Chavez Blvd., Suite DB 4.337 (DT); MB 3.476 (Main Campus) 
(210) 458-2032; 458-2650 (department)
michael.karcher@utsa.edu

                            

Emily P. Bonner, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean for Research

Associate Professor, C&I

Co-Director, San Antonio Mathematics Collaborative

Chair, UTSA Faculty Senate

College of Education and Human Development (COEHD)—UTSA

(210) 458-5402

emily.bonner@utsa.edu

 

Raitza Garcia

Assistant Director of Development

College of Education and Human Development

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Mail: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX  78249

Office: MB 3.488

Office: 210-458-6505 (Mobile: 210-831-4609)

 

Iwan Notowidigdo

Senior Grant Development Coord.

(Mobile: 347-231-5931)

iwan.notowidigdo@gmail.com

iwan.notowidigdo@utsa.edu