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Campus Alert
Update on Facilities Emergency

Following the electrical incident originating in Building 42, significant progress has been made in assessing the affected facilities. Power is expected to be restored to Buildings 38, 39, 43 and 47 within the next several hours.

Buildings 32 and 42 will remain closed through the end of this week while additional assessments are completed and necessary repairs are implemented.

Academic Operations

  • SEAS will remain on Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) through the end of the week.
  • Classes for all non-SEAS students will resume normal operations.
  • Classes at the Law School, Community College, Congress Heights and the DCA Aviation Hangar will continue as scheduled.

Administrative Operations

  • Administrative and support functions at the Van Ness campus will resume normal business operations.

SEAS Faculty, Staff and Students

SEAS staff should contact their supervisors regarding remote work expectations. SEAS faculty should coordinate with their supervisors regarding ERI and may contact CAL for instructional technology support, including Blackboard, Zoom and Webex, at [email protected].

The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and community remains our highest priority. We will continue to provide updates as additional information becomes available.

For safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For emergencies, call 911.

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IRB Training

Training

For training on the initial submission to the IRBNet.org, please see visit irbnet.org/release/home. You will be asked to log in to the site. The UDC login information is:

Username: UDC
Password: training

There are two training sessions on the site, both with video and PDF components. It may be helpful to print the PDF presentation to have on hand while watching the video.

The first training covers:

  • The log-in process
  • How to build a package for submittal
  • How to share your package with the research team
  • How to sign your package indicating it is ready for review
  • How to read Board decision documents

The second training covers:

  • How to update and revise project documents for resubmission
  • How to submit subsequent packages of the same application
  • How to manage continuing reviews
  • How to review messages and alerts
  • Other advanced topics

As part of the requirements for participating in research involving human subjects, you’ll need to complete CITI Training. Below are the instructions for registering and completing the CITI Certification for the course Social & Behavioral Research – Basic/Refresher.

Steps to Complete the CITI Certification:
  1. Open a browser and go to about.citiprogram.org/
  2. Create/Log in using your UDC email unless you already have a CITI Program profile from a previous institution. If so, log in with your existing profile email.
    • If you’re creating a new profile, for the institutional affiliation, type in “University of District of Columbia” and wait for it to populate on the drop-down menu. Please note that there’s no “the” before “District of Columbia”. You must also select “University of District of Columbia” from the drop-down menu in order to move on to the next step.
    • Follow the additional prompts to finish your registration.
  3. On the homepage, you will see options to:
    • View courses for a previously affiliated institution
    • View courses for UDC
    • Add an affiliation for another institution
    • Remove an affiliation for an institution
  4. Select the appropriate option based on your status.
  5. To add a new course:
    • Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select "Add a Course" under the Learner Tools for the University of the District of Columbia box.
    • Select "Human Subjects Research", click "Next", and follow the prompts.
  6. The course modules will now appear under your "My Courses" tab.
  7. You can take the test module as many times as needed until you pass.
  8. Submit your CITI Certification with your IRB application.

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