Equipment obtained through the Provost’s initial research account is the property of the faculty member’s department, purchased to enable the faculty member to carry out instruction and research as a member of the Kalamazoo College faculty. Equipment purchased through this account, including computing equipment, will be the responsibility of the department to maintain.

When faculty members who have had initial research accounts leave the College, the status of any equipment purchased under said account is negotiated with the Provost. Normally, the College retains ownership of the equipment. However, if with the departure of the faculty member the equipment is of no further use to the College, the Provost, in consultation with the department chair, may decide to let the departing individual take the equipment.