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<p class="MsoBodyText">REMINDER:<br>
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CCE Faculty:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoList">1)<span style=""> </span>Faculty should work
with their Department Chairs to ensure that the FY 11 Conflict of
Interest
(COI) form, located on the Division of Research (DOR) website, is used,
and
that their COI form is uploaded into the DOR database, RD2K prior to
September
1, 2010.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoList">2)<span style=""> </span>Additionally, there
is a new Fringe Benefit Calculator on the UH Research website, <a
href="http://www.research.uh.edu/FORMS/"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.research.uh.edu//FORMS/</span></a>
<<a href="http://www.research.uh.edu/FORMS/"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.research.uh.edu/FORMS/</span></a>>
, with the updated insurance costs to the University.<span style=""> </span>These
rates go into effect immediately.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoList" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in;">3)<span
style=""> </span>REMINDER: The following cost share policy went to
effect October
1, 2008 has been endorsed by the CCE<span style=""> </span>Department
Chairs and approved by Dean Tedesco. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText">All proposals (internal and external) that
require cost
sharing from the Dean of Engineering and/or the appropriate Vice
president
(VP)<span style=""> </span>must follow the procedure below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoList">1)<span style=""> </span>Cost sharing
requests are initiated from your department chair(s) on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListContinue">behalf of the faculty member(s) and
submitted<span style=""> </span>to the Dean of Engineering.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoList">2)<span style=""> </span>Cost sharing
requests requiring the participation of the Dean<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListContinue">of Engineering and/or an appropriate VP
need
10
business days for processing.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoBodyText">Thanks in advance for your cooperation.<o:p></o:p></p>
fc
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Fritz Claydon, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
713.743.4204
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu">fclaydon@uh.edu</a></pre>
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