2010-2011 Annual Summary Report Research and Grants Committee The Research and Grants Committee of the Faculty Senate is charged with making recommendations pertaining to faculty research and creative activities and to foster an atmosphere where these activities can flourish. The Committee is committed to the idea that research and creative activity are not only part of the stated CSUN mission, but are a vital part of our academic environment. Membership List: Member Susan Auerbach Jennie Quinonez- Extension Office/Dept 2591/2557 College/Dept EDUC/Educational Leadership & Policy Studies End Mail Term Drop 2011 8265 7696/2277 Library 2011 8327 Dmitry Rachmanov** 2791/3184 AMC/Music 2011 8314 Jill Razani** 4623/2827 S&BS/Psychology 2011 8255 Douglas Carranza 6487/2736 2012 8246 Steve Oppenheimer 3336/3356 SCI&M/Biology 2012 8303 Melissa Wall 5677/3135 AMC/Journalism 2012 8311 Sun-Mee Kang 3876/2827 S&BS/Psychology 2013 8255 Tom Cai 3122/3051 2013 8308 Michael Chaplin 6820/2905 BAE/Business Law 2013 8375 George Wang 3881/3398 E&CS/Computer Science 2013 8281 Georg Jahn 2698 University Corporation Scott Perez 2901 Research and Sponsored Projects Mack Johnson 2138 GRIP Skinner **Faculty Senate Appointee HUM/Central American Studies Program HHD/Family & Consumer Sciences 8309 Exec. Secy. 8232 8222 Meeting Dates: September 10, 2010 October 8, 2010 November 12, 2010 December 10, 2010 (cancelled) February 11, 2011 March 11, 2011 (cancelled) April 15, 2011 (Ranking Meeting – all day) May 13, 2011 Summary of Activities: Oversight of 2011-2012 CSUN Competition for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Awards Review and revision of process, guidelines, and application form Review and ranking of submitted proposals by committee members Discussion and final ranking of proposals to determine awardees Out of 89 proposals submitted, 48 were awarded for a total of $251,635 Continued review and approval of Draft Policy for Proposal Competitions with Limited Submissions Future Activities of Committee: Oversight of 2012-2013 CSUN Competition for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Awards Oversight of Draft Policy for Proposal Competitions with Limited Submissions through the Faculty Senate approval process Preliminary discussions regarding development of fixed-price agreements for faculty consulting services