Introduction

CSUF, using its own extramural resources as well as those provided by the Chancellor's Office and the annual budget, provides a variety of mechanisms to support faculty in their scholarly and professional activities. Faculty may apply for funding from several campus programs. These generally provide modest funding on shorter timelines than external funding programs. The guidelines, sources of funds, and schedules vary from year to year; the office of Grants and Contracts and the Faculty Development Center each manage some of the programs.  There is support for mini-grants, for assigned time, for summer stipends, and for semester leaves; some programs are for different categories of faculty or for different subject areas. Other opportunities include sabbatical leaves and difference-in-pay leaves described elsewhere in this handbook.

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External Funding of Projects

Proposals for external grants or contracts for faculty or staff projects must be submitted through either the office of Grants and Contracts or the office of Foundation and Corporate Relations, a division of University Advancement, depending on the sponsor.  Foundation and Corporate Relations assists full-time faculty and staff who seek funding from private foundations and corporations.  Grants and Contracts assists with proposals for federally funded grants or contracts.  Each office assists in the preparation of proposals, coordinates the gathering of necessary on-campus approvals, and oversees compliance with government regulations on research.  Formal prior approval is needed for all projects that make commitments for the use of faculty, staff or student time, the use of the university's facilities, or the use of the university's name. It does not apply to gifts, or to classes run by University Extended Education. The post-award accounting for grants and contracts is carried out either by the CSUF Foundation, the University Advancement Foundation, or the Controller's Office, depending on the sponsor and the type of accounting needed.  Consult these offices or their web sites for detailed information.

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Faculty Development Center

The Faculty Development Center (FDC) at California State University, Fullerton provides a comprehensive program of support and training for faculty across a broad spectrum of activities, including scholarly/creative activity, teaching, technology, assessment, and learning, professional and service activities, and community events.  The particular emphasis of the FDC is to provide faculty with support and training in the use of instructional technology and assessment in the service of student learning.  Through its programs, the Center attempts to build a stimulating environment that will support faculty in their teaching and learning needs so they can attain their full potential as educators and scholars.

The FDC's range of assistance is broad, from hosting campus events to sponsoring a number of innovative programs, as well as hosting a large variety of workshops/seminars, institutes and teleconferences.  For example, the Center sponsors a monthly schedule of workshops and individual consultations to support faculty interested in using technology in their teaching and research activities.  The Center also sponsors a number of programs designed to enhance teaching, such as the Teaching and Learning Academy Certificate (TLAC) Program and the Videotape Observation of Teaching (VOT) Program.  In addition, the Center administers a number of programs providing intramural research and grant support, including funds for untenured faculty research, faculty/undergraduate student research; research activity that has public policy implications focusing on southern California; international travel; teaching innovation grants, and small teaching mini-grants.

Located centrally in the Pollak Library, PL-281, 278-2841, faculty are urged to contact the Faculty Development Center for more information.  Additional information also can be obtained by visiting http://fdc.fullerton.edu the Center's website.

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Cal State Fullerton Foundation

The Foundation, located in the College Park Building across the street from Langsdorf Hall, is a non-profit corporation chartered by the State of California. Although not classified as a State Agency, the Foundation is an auxiliary organization of the University. As an auxiliary organization, the Foundation must function within the rules and regulations, policies and procedures of the CSU and the University. The Foundation, by law, cannot receive any financial support from the State, and therefore, must be totally self-financed. The Foundation has two primary functions: The administration of externally funded projects including federal and state research grants and contracts, scholarships, endowments and agency accounts.

The provision of services to the University of on-going, revenue-producing commercial operations are not themselves educational in nature. Primary among these is the Titan Shops, consisting of the Titan Bookstore and the University food and vending services.  Each year, the Foundation returns its excess revenue to the University.

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The University Advancement Foundation

Chartered by the State of California in 1993, the UAF is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes. The non-profit corporation, also located in the College Park building, operates solely for the benefit of California State University, Fullerton. As the fiduciary vehicle for private sector support for California State University, Fullerton, the foundation is responsible for the generation, investment and disbursement of university private funds.

The UAF is managed by a board of directors consisting of faculty and corporate and community leaders, many are alumni of the university.The UAF serves two very critical functions for the university's advancement program. First, through its external board of directors, the UAF actively and aggressively seeks new private resources for CSUF. Second, the UAF provides stewardship for the university's private funds.

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Publications

Page charges and reprint charges for articles published in professional journals by California State University, Fullerton full-time faculty and professional staff personnel may be paid by the University from operating expense funds. Such payment is not automatic and depends on department and school budgets and funding priorities. Inquiries can be directed to the department chair.

The CSUF Foundation provides a fund to help with the costs of publishing scholarly work. Inquiries regarding guidelines under which the fund operates can be directed to the office of Grants and Contracts.

With respect to the creations of faculty members, the faculty members themselves usually own the common law copyright to written or videotaped materials, unless subject to written sponsorship agreements.  Faculty are free to have materials for which they own the copyrights duplicated at private expense and sold at cost plus bookstore overhead in the Titan Bookstore.

Faculty produced materials may be required for use in the classroom of the author, provided that their use is consistent with course requirements and department and campus policy regarding required materials. Reimbursement of cost of duplication resulting from bookstore sales of such materials may go to a Foundation account for use by the department for various department purposes.

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Travel Policies and Procedures

Each school is allocated a budget annually for travel in and out of state. The office of Grants and Contracts also receives a budget allocation to support faculty travel for grant-related purposes. Some intramural grants may be used for faculty travel.  Faculty planning a trip must prepare and submit to their department chair a Travel Authorization and Advance Request whether or not there will be an expenditure of university funds.  This is to ensure liability coverage when traveling on state business.  At the conclusion of the trip, the traveler should submit a Travel Expense Claim directly to Business and Financial Affairs/Travel Desk (LH-215) and enclose receipts for any business expenses paid by the traveler.  See http://bfa.fullerton.edu/Ap/aptrinst.htm for detailed travel policies and procedures.  Questions may be directed to Linda Osburn at extension 5387.

Travel with students (field trips, off-campus activities) requires special planning and precautions.  Please see the "Academic Field Trips - Faculty Guidelines and Policies" available from EH&IS (7233) to plan your activity.

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Use of Clerical Staff

Time permitting, staff personnel may type scholarly or research papers and reviews or assist in the preparation of grant and contract proposals for those faculty members who do not have grants to support such work. The office of Grants and Contracts also provides support for most aspects of grant preparation.  Use of campus staff for such purposes is at the discretion of the department chair or unit supervisor.

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Special Requirements or Facilities

Some teaching or research activities require special licenses, permits or notification, or specific facilities (fume hoods, extra utilities, room redesign) before these activities can commence.  Contact EH&IS for information on any university, state or other applicable requirements which must be fulfilled first.

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Use of Human Subjects

The responsibility for ensuring protection when human subjects are used in research rests with the supervisor(s) of the activity. All projects involving research with human subjects must be reviewed by the Institutional Review Board under federally prescribed procedures and policies.  Application forms and information may be obtained from the office of Grants and Contracts (Refer to UPS 420.103).

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Use of Animals

The use of animals in research and instruction is governed by federal regulations under two different statutes and two different agencies. Most research or instructional use of warm-blooded or vertebrate animals is covered by these regulations; projects using animals require the approval of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.  Application forms and information may be obtained from the office of Grants and Contracts.  For research with wildlife additional state or federal permits may also be required.

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Scientific Misconduct

Misconduct in science means fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that are commonly accepted within the scientific community for proposing, conducting, or reporting research. Research sponsored by the Public Health Service is subject to specific federal and campus policies concerning allegations of misconduct. Refer to UPS 420.106 for further information.

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CSUF as a Drug-Free Workplace

It is campus policy that the unlawful possession, use, distribution, dispensation, or manufacture of illegal drugs in the workplace is prohibited. Federal regulations require that all recipients of and employees on federal grants and contracts acknowledge this policy and make a report to the campus if they are convicted of drug violations in the workplace. Educational materials and programs are available to employees.

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Conflict Of Interest

In general, as state employees faculty are prohibited from using campus property for private gain. State regulations require that a faculty in charge of a project funded by a private sponsor must disclose any economic interests he/she has in the sponsor.  Furthermore, some federal funding agencies require disclosure of all economic interests that might be affected by the funded project.  A campus committee on conflict of interest reviews all situations in which the disclosed interests exceed specified thresholds.  Further information can be obtained from the office of Grants and Contracts.