2007 - 2008
TRIES
Goal
Service To Community
Provide environmental expertise to east Texas communities as mandated by the TRIES charter
Objective
Community Environmental Education
Provide environmental awareness to civic groups, schools, and citizens of Texas.
Indicator
Community Outreach
Number of educational outreach events to educate the east Texas community about environmental issues.
Criterion
Community Outreach
Participate in at least two community functions where TRIES presents environmental materials.
Finding
Community Outreach
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Criterion
Educational Outreach
Give at least one presentation at an east Texas school concerning TRIES or environmental issues.
Finding
Educational Outreach
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Indicator
Community Awareness
Number of public notices that are delivered through media sources to make citizens aware of environmental issues and activities of TRIES.
Get one article or notice in public media sources to highlight the activities of TRIES or make citizens aware of environmental issues.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Action
Educational Outreach
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Action
Community Outreach
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Objective
Environmental Monitoring And Analysis
Provide environmental service to evaluate environmental conditions and problems in east Texas.
Indicator
Environmental Analysis
Number of clients for which TRIES provides technical environmental analysis.
Criterion
Analysis Services
Provide environmental analytical services for at least 60 clients.
Finding
Analysis Services
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Criterion
Sellf Sufficiency
Make analytical lab financially self-supporting.
Finding
Sellf Sufficiency
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Indicator
Environmental Monitoring
Number of environmental monitoring projects conducted to assess environmental health of a given area.
Criterion
Environmental Monitoring
Establish at least one environmental monitoring project in east Texas.
Finding
Environmental Monitoring
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Action
Environmental Monitoring
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Goal
Environmental Research
Initiate externally funded reseasearch on environmental issues.
Objective
Faculty Research
Incorporate SHSU faculty and students in conducting externally funded reasearch at TRIES.
Indicator
Faculty Participation
Number of SHSU faculty and students who conduct research with TRIES.
Criterion
Faculty Research
Get two new faculty members or their students working on projects associated with TRIES.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Initiate new research projects taht will be conducted by TRIES personel.
Indicator
Research Projects
Number of externally funded reasearch projects being conducted by TRIES personel.
Successfully bring one new, externally funded research project to TRIES.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Facilitate faculty and student research at Sam Houston State University.
Objective
Faculty Research Support
Provide access to TRIES equipment and expertise to aid SHSU faculty and students in their research.
Indicator
Research Support
Number of SHSU researchers who are supported by TRIES equipment, facilities, or expertise.
Criterion
Research Support
Provide support in the form of expertise or equipment for two faculty or student projects at SHSU.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Improve the professional image of the TRIES laboratories.
Objective
Scientific Image
Improve the stature of research being conducted at TRIES
Number of scientific publications related to research activities associated with TRIES.
Criterion
Research Publications
Have two scientific, peer-reviewed publications with a TRIES by-line.
Finding
Research Publications
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Amount of external funding coming to TRIES and its researchers.
Achieve a 1.5 million dollar yearly external funding level at TRIES.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Action
Research Publications
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Objective
Community Image
Improve awareness of the research expertise and activity by the east Texas community.
Number of positive exposures of TRIES through community media and outreach events.
Have one positive citation of TRIES by community media.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Improve awareness of research activities and opportunities to the SHSU faculty and students.
Number of presentations by TRIES associates to the SHSU community or mention of TRIES activities in the SHSU media.
Criterion
SHSU Presentation
Give one presentation to an on campus Department or SHSU organization.
Finding
SHSU Presentation
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Be mentioned in a positive manner by one SHSU press release or internal news article.
Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.
Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year.