Committee Members

Purpose of the Committee

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) will oversee the humane use and care of non-human, live vertebrate animals for research and teaching at Randolph College. The committee will ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The IACUC shall:

  • Review, deliberate, approve, amend, decline, and withhold approval of animal use protocols, or protocol components, involving Randolph College personnel (faculty, students, or staff) or facilities.
  • Conduct semi-annual review of the Randolph College animal use program to ensure compliance with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Public Health Service (PHS) guidelines.
  • Conduct a semi-annual inspection of all Randolph College animal use facilities to ensure compliance with USDA and PHS guidelines.
  • Review all approved animal use protocols on an annual basis.
  • Investigate all reports of animal policy non-compliance, animal misuse, and animal mistreatment.
  • Work with the Randolph College institutional official (IO)  to suspend and/or cancel unlawful animal use activities or activities that violate the Randolph College animal use policies.
  • Make recommendations to the Randolph College institutional official  regarding any aspect of the institution’s animal program, facilities, or personnel training.
  • Oversee the development and implementation of an orientation and training program for all Randolph College personnel that use animals for research and teaching.

Composition of the Committee

The IACUC consists of at least five voting individuals, including:

  • one or more Randolph College scientists with research experience involving animals,
  • one or more Randolph College members (faculty or staff ) from a non-scientific field,
  • one state licensed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with training or experience in laboratory animal science and medicine, and
  • one non-institutional member who reflects the standards of the community-at-large and who has no direct or indirect affiliation with Randolph College.

Terms of committee membership

  • The IO is solely responsible for appointment of members to the committee.
  • The veterinarian, community member, and chair notwithstanding, members of the committee will be appointed to serve a three (3) year term.
  • Members may be asked to serve consecutive terms.
  • The chair of the committee shall serve for a term of four (4) years, and may be asked to serve consecutive terms.
  • The veterinarian and community representative will be appointed to serve unlimited terms and replaced by the IO when a vacancy occurs.
  • In general, the IACUC chair should be a tenured member of the faculty, possess sufficient experience and expertise to competently review animal use protocols, and provide effective oversight of animal care and use at the College.
  • The chair of the committee should have sufficient knowledge of federal law to ensure that College animal use policies are fully compliant with those laws and regulations.

Quorum voting

Designated Member Reviews notwithstanding, approval of any motion or action of the Committee requires a simple majority vote by a quorum of members present at a convened meeting.

IACUC Members (2023 – 2024)

Amanda Rumore, PhD (Chair)
Associate Professor of Biology
arumore@randolphcollege.edu

Carl Girelli, PhD
Professor of Linguistics
cgirelli@randolphcollege.edu

Erin Heller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
eheller@randolphcollege.edu

Katrin Schenk, PhD
Associate Professor of Physics
kschenk@randolphcollege.edu

TBD
Community Representative

TBD
Veterinarian