Assessment, Planning and Continuous Improvement

APCI Roles

• Facilitating the strategic planning process
• Guiding, building, and providing infrastructure for the College's comprehensive assessment of student learning through an established coaching model
• Creating the infrastructure and capacity to support an interconnected planning model
• Providing oversight and support of policy creation and updating within the shared governance structure
• Managing, reporting, and leading discussions of institutional data to support continuous improvement
• Fulfilling requests for data, research, and surveys
• Supporting institutional and program accreditation
• Completion of compliance reporting to federal, state, and other external agencies
• Managing the College's IRB and IACUC processes

Data, Research, and Survey Support Requests

Request institutional data by emailing APCI@flcc.edu.

Depending on the complexity of the request and the volume of other requests, response times may range from a couple of days to several weeks.

Institutional Review Board

Finger Lakes Community College's Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews human subjects research proposals to ensure the protection of the rights, welfare, and well-being of human subjects involved in research conducted at the College and to ensure compliance with established standards.

Those wishing to conduct research or data collection involving human subjects must request review and approval from the College's IRB. This policy applies to college divisions and employees, students, and external individuals who wish to use FLCC students or staff for human subjects research.

To initiate the IRB process, the investigator must submit a request to APCI@flcc.edu.

We'll work with you to ensure the investigator completes the applicable research form. Exempt and expedited forms apply if the study involves no more than minimal risk. If the study is determined to be greater than minimal risk, full board review is required.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Finger Lakes Community College's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) reviews research to ensure compliance with standards and regulations governing the treatment of animals.

This policy applies to college divisions, employees, students, and any outside researchers, regulatory agencies, or licensed individuals who participate in research at the College.

To initiate the IACUC process, the investigator must submit a request to APCI@flcc.edu.