Human Subject Research

Sauk Valley Community College is committed to ensuring the responsible and ethical treatment of all human subjects involved in research, whether conducted by College students, employees, or by outside researchers. (See Board Policy 519.01, Human Subject Research Policy) This responsibility is shared by SVCC and the researchers.

SVCC policy and federal regulations require that any research activities involving human subjects be conducted in such a manner as to:

Respect and protect the rights, privacy, and welfare of the subjects involved;
Ensure that informed consent is obtained when appropriate or required; and
Ensure that the potential benefits from the research outweigh any risks.

Anyone proposing to conduct research involving human subjects must obtain approval from SVCC’s Institutional Review Board prior to starting the project.

Researchers who are not affiliated with SVCC are to contact the Dean of Institutional Research and Planning to obtain a Human Subject Research Request Form.

SVCC employee researchers may download the Human Subject Research Request Form from FAST (login required).

SVCC student researchers must have an employee sponsor, who may download the Human Subject Research Request Form from FAST.

For additional information, see the following:

Questions and inquiries may be directed to:

Luis Moreno, Dean of Student Services
Phone: 815-835-6360
E-mail: morenol@svcc.edu