{"id":1489,"date":"2026-01-27T14:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facsen\/?page_id=1489"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:48:02","slug":"centers-and-institutes-review-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/facsen\/centers-and-institutes-review-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers and Institutes Review Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Centers and Institutes Review Committee (CIRC) shall review applications for Academic Institutes and Centers (AICs) and advance approved applications to the Faculty Senate for a vote prior to forwarding the application to the Vice President for Research and Economic Development and the Provost for final approval.&nbsp; The CIRC will also review applications for continuing authorization of centers and institutes, consistent with the four-year renewal cycle addressed in Section 8.90.30 of the University Manual. CIRC will also review and provide feedback on Academic Service Centers and Institutes (ASIC) because these typically serve the faculty\u2019s needs. The Committee shall perform other duties as described in Sections 4.80 and 4.81 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/manual\/appendices\/appendix-c-by-laws-of-the-faculty-senate\/\">Faculty Senate By-Laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_1490\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui colored_table\">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"1490\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Committees - 1. 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Nilton Porto, CHS (2027), Chair<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"1\" class=\"ninja_table_row_1 nt_row_id_1\">\n            <td>Sen. Alison Roberts, CELS (2026)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"2\" class=\"ninja_table_row_2 nt_row_id_2\">\n            <td>Sen. Tracey Taveira, COP (2027)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"3\" class=\"ninja_table_row_3 nt_row_id_3\">\n            <td>Sen. Ashish Chadha, A&amp;S (2027)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"4\" class=\"ninja_table_row_4 nt_row_id_4\">\n            <td>Sen. Jane Buxton, CELS (2028)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"5\" class=\"ninja_table_row_5 nt_row_id_5\">\n            <td>Sen. Julia Lovett, LIB (2028)<\/td>        <\/tr>\n            <tr data-row_id=\"6\" class=\"ninja_table_row_6 nt_row_id_6\">\n            <td>FSEC Liaison - Sen. 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