Grant Reading

Whereas faculty integrity in reading grants is assumed by such organizations as the National Science Foundation, which mails packets of proposals to faculty readers, and

Whereas this procedure, if adopted by the Chancellor's Office, would save money, and

Whereas the current procedure for reading grants does not provide enough time to consider each grant thoughtfully,

Resolved that the Academic Senate recommend to the Chancellor's Office that, after initial training, each grant reader for all grants be sent a packet of the grants the person is to evaluate at least ten working days before the final meeting of the group.