Engineering Untenured Faculty Network Agenda & Announcements
November 10, 2015
1. Announcements: 1) 2016 Untenured Faculty DC Trip 2) 2016 NSF CAREER Opportunities
2. Program: K-State Research Resources for Faculty
Panelists: Mary Lou Marino & Joel Anderson, Development Directors, Office of Research and Sponsored
Programs; Sarah Hancock, Documentation Technical Writer, Office of Vice President for Research
Upcoming UFN Monthly Meeting Topics. We hope you will join us for these great opportunities to network
with colleagues and learn about additional resources across campus to help you in your career.
 Tues, Dec 8 – Understanding ABET Accreditation, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Edwards Conference Room, Fiedler 1094.
 January – Tenure and Promotion
 February – More: College and University Resources (editor services, international travel, library services, etc.)
 March – Balancing personal and professional activities
 April – Managing and Evaluating Graduate Students
 May – Panel: Building Collaborative Research Activities
2016 Untenured Faculty DC Trip – April 12-14, 2016
For Engineering Tenure-track faculty. The deadline for returning interest in the trip is this Friday, Nov 13. See
email from Noel dated Nov 6, which includes the brief information required. Note that there are only 40 slots
available for all university colleges and campuses for the 2016 trip.
2016 NSF CAREER RESOURCES – NSF solicitation number: NSF 15-555 (also see separate handout)
 National Science Foundation CAREER Information Session, Monday, November 30, 3-5 PM, Purple Pride
Room, K-State Alumni Center
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is coordination an information session about the National
Science Foundation’s (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The CAREER is NSF’s most
prestigious award in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars. This session will start
with a brief presentation about this program and the requirements for submission. This will be followed by a
panel of previous Kansas State University CAREER awardees who will discuss their experience in submitting to
this program and what this award has meant for their career. Both recent and longer-term awardees will be
included in the panel which should make for a lively discussion about this important program. Registration for
this event is required.
 National 2016 NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Workshop – March 21-22, 2016, St. Louis, MO
This excellent national workshop in March that is organized by K-Staters for NSF. The College of Engineering will
provide up to $500 for travel expenses for this event with a match of that amount from your department.
Sponsored by the NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, the 2016 NSF CAREER
Proposal Writing Workshop will be co-hosted by the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Kansas
State University. The workshop will cover the basics of CAREER proposal writing and review. It will include
presentations by NSF Program Officers and recent CAREER awardees, as well as a mock panel review. The
application deadline is January 5, 2016. The application procedure and tentative agenda for the workshop can
be found at: http://aries.imse.ksu.edu/nsf/NSF2016/main.htm
 NSF CAREER Workshop for College of Engineering Untenured Faculty – May 2016
The Engineering Research and Programs office plans to offer a NSF CAREER workshop again this year for those
untenured faculty that may be interested in or planning to submit a proposal to this year’s program. We
workshop is typically held the week following finals, May 16 - 20, 2016.
Recordings of Previous ORSP Workshops and Events
If you missed the two October Office of Research and Sponsored Programs sessions, you can find the recordings
online at the ORSP Previous Workshops/Events site.
 Beyond Bullets and Bombs: Intro to the Department of Defense and Broad Agency Announcements. This
session, is a discussion of opportunities to work with the Department of Defense for "scientific study and
experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding.”
 Extension National Science Foundation and Broader Impacts. This session addresses how K-State Research
and Extension's and 4-H's well established outreach and informal education programs can help meet the
National Science Foundation's (NSF's) broader impact requirements even if the project has nothing to do
with agriculture. Also, NSF can fund certain Extension activities under its informal education
programs. Presentations by NSF Project Managers and Extension practitioners will explain how these key
land-grant university programs can be an asset in NSF submissions.
Fall UFN Meetings Online
Handouts, links and recordings are on the ERGP Untenured Faculty Network site.
 September – “Pacing Yourself as a New Faculty Member” Panelists: Jessica Heier-Stamm, Stacey Kulesza
and Gurpreet Singh
 October – “Sponsored Project Proposal Processes and New Vice President for Research (VPR) Policies”
Panelists: Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director and Katie Small, Grants Officer from PreAwards Services
Call for Proposals - The K-State Distinguished Lecturers
Watch for a “Call for Proposals” to bring visitors to speak at K-State via a highly visible platform. Visiting
speakers are expected to be persons with significance in their field of specialties, and may be prominent
researchers and scholars or distinguished public officials. The Office of the Provost has provided funding to
support awards of up to $6,000 per lecture for the 2016 calendar year. For further information, please contact
the Committee chair, Bill Zhang, billz@ksu.edu.
Calendar
Thurs & Fri,
Nov 12-13
Fri, Nov 13
Mon, Nov 30
Thurs Dec 3
Fri, Dec 4
Tues, Dec 8
Tues, Jan 5
Wed, Feb 3
Fri, Feb 15
Mar 21-22
Apr 12-14
Mon, Apr 18
Diversity Learning Events, K-State Student Union
Advanced Qualtrics training, 1:30-3:30, 301A Hale Library
National Science Foundation CAREER Information Session, 3:00-5:00, Purple Pride Room, KState Alumni Center
Engineering Undergraduate Poster Forum
“The PhD Movie 2, “6:00-8:00 p.m., Engineering Hall 1109
UFN, ABET Accreditation, 10:30 – 11:30, Edwards Conference Room
Deadline for National 2016 Proposal CAREER Writing Workshop, St. Louis, MO
K-State Research Showcase: Spotlighting Research Capabilities, Facilities and Resources
OURCI Summer 2016 Research and Travel Applications due
National 2016 Proposal CAREER Writing Workshop, St. Louis, MO
2016 Untenured Faculty DC Trip
OURCI Fall 2016 Research and Travel Applications due