Research And Special Programs, Associate Vice President
Goal
Increase Research Activities
Increase research activities on campus for all areas
Objective
Provide More Research Funding Information
Inform new and senior faculty of research opportunities
Indicator
Distribute Funding Information To All Depts And Colleges
ORSP distributes funding opportunities alerts to all depts and colleges
Criterion
Distribute 15 Funding Opportunities Per Month To Depts And Colleges
Funding opportunities are distributed by email to each college and dept for distribution to faculty
Finding
Distribute Funding Opportunities
Our office has far exceeded this goal during the regular fall and spring semesters. We have been sending about twice this level via e-mail to targeted faculty members. Additionally, we have conducted several Department level workshops and during these events, we distrubute large numbers of possible funding opportunities.
Goal
Increase External Funding
Increase sponsored research for all areas
Objective
Increase Number Of Faculty Pursuing Sponsored Research
Increase number of Faculty submitting grants to NSF, NIH, Dept. of Education, and other agencies
Indicator
Conduct Grantwriting Workshops
Provide assistance to faculty through topic specific grantwriting workshops
Criterion
Conduct 3 Workshops Per Semester
Each of the 3 workshops will be related to a topic pertinent to grantwriting
Finding
Workshops
We presented 11 workshops in Fall 2008 and five workshops in Spring 2009. These were workshops taylored to individual Departments. The 16 workshops we offered were a result of the AVP going to College Chair's meeting and offering to provide a grant workshop to any Department who requested one. With this we exceeded our goal.
Goal
Increase Scholarly Activities
Increase creative and scholarly achievements
Objective
Assist Faculty To Develop More Scholarly Activities
Support faculty with scholarly endeavors
Indicator
Assist Faculty Achieve More Scholarly Activities
Sponsor travel and/or activities related to scholarly achievement
Criterion
Sponsor Travel For Faculty In Pursuit Of Scholarly Activities
Sponsor 10 faculty per academic year with travel in their pursuit of scholarly activities
Finding
Sponsor Faculty Travel For Scholarly Activities
This year we sponsored faculty travel to attend conferences, participate in grant workshops, and conduct scholarly research. We funded 21 faculty members which more than doubled our goal of sponsoring 10. These numbers are above the faculty that were funded for travel through our internal grant program.
Goal
Increase Research Opportunities For Students
Increase students' knowledge through more research opportunities
Objective
Assist Faculty Identify Research Opportunities Involving Students
Identify sponsored research programs aimed at exposing students to research
Indicator
Identify Research Opportunities For Students
Identify grants that sponsor research projects involving students
Criterion
Identify 1 Grant Per Month Involving Research Opportunities For Students
Grants sponsoring research opportunities for students will be identified by ORSP
Finding
Research Opportunities Involving Students
We have made a focus of trying to get more research opportunities that involve students. We have identified grant opportunities for Direct Student Fellowships in Research, Research Experience for Undergraduate Programs, and research that allows for Student Support. We have far exceeded our goal of identifying one grant opportunity per month.
Goal
Increase External Grant Submissions
Increase the number of external grants submitted by SHSU faculty and staff
Objective
Increase The Number Of External Grant Submissions
To facilitate research we will facilitate the submission of external grant opportunities.
Indicator
Number Of External Funding Proposals Submitted
We will guage our level of external grant participation by the number of proposals submitted by faculty and staff.
Criterion
Process And Submit 140 External Grant Applications
Faculty and staff submitted 137 grants and we had 66 of these successful in receiving funding.
Action
Submission Of External Grant Proposals
We will continue to set goals for internal grant submissions and attempt to exceed the number that was submitted this year.