This video is intended for faculty and staff at Grand Valley State University. A current GVSU Blackboard account is required to access it. 

The video focuses on what it means to build ethical and intentional relationships with community partners. These partners may include individuals, local history organizations, or other community-based organizations invested in documenting the history of their constituents. Please note that this video is designed to provide an introduction to building intentional and ethical community partnerships. Specifically, it is meant to encourage you to think critically about your project’s design. 

Please note that this video should not be viewed as being sufficient training. Rather, this video is designed to encourage reflection on what's necessary to build intentional and ethical community partnerships.  If you're interested in learning more about training or educational resources available, please contact the Kutsche Office at kutsche@gvsu.edu.

Websites referenced in this video include:

• Federal guidelines for Human Research Subjects
• GVSU Institutional Review Board policies
• GVSU Human Research Review Committee
• GVSU Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence
• CITI Trainings
• Biennial Responsible Conduct of Research workshops
• OSU Kirwan Institute implicit bias training

• Harvard Implicit Association test
• Kutsche Office's Oral History video series
• Kutsche Office's "L'dor V'dor: Jewish Histories of Muskegon" with Marilyn Preston video
• Kutsche Office's "Oral History & Ethics" video
• Kutsche Office's "Save Your History: Family & Community Archiving Basics" video