Mission Statement

Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees all aspects of SVSU animal care and use programs for teaching and research.  The President of SVSU has granted the Institutional Official, the Provost, the authority to appoint members to the IACUC who are them required by law to provide oversight for all animal care and use activity at SVSU. Care and use of animals for teaching or research purposes are the most common activities.