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Emergency Alert
UDC Operating Remotely on Friday, Jan. 30

The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Friday, Jan. 30. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.

Campuses will reopen on Monday, Feb. 2.

Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations. 

Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI).  The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies. 

CAL Faculty Support Resources

calhelpdesk@udc.edu 
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form

For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.

Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.

The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.

Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.

If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.

Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission. 

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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.

Contact the Institutional Review Board
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