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Welcome and Opening Comments120-Day Study Update Meeting
C. Keane and the 120-Day Study Team
October 22, 2014
Welcome to the 2nd large-group meeting
for the 120-Day Study
Meeting Agenda:
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Check-In and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Overview (Chris Keane)
8:40 – 9:00 a.m. Data Request Process and Status of Submission (Dan Nordquist)
Subgroup Chair Briefings
9:00 a.m. Research Infrastructure (Steve Simasko)
9:30 a.m. Research Themes (Don Bender)
10:00 a.m. Faculty and Student Engagement and Productivity (Jonathan Jones)
10:30 a.m. Outreach, Engagement and Economic Development (Juming Tang)
11:00 a.m. Adjourn
• Thanks to all for your strong participation and support!
• Purpose of today’s meeting is to update participants on progress, discuss crosscutting topics, and identify any new specific issues to be addressed at our
12/2/14 meeting
Study schedule
Preparation
1st Full Group
Meeting
9/16/14 (“T=1”)
Subgroups brief charters, members, information requests, and
progress to date; M+I subgroup commences drafting report
Subgroups gather data, address charge issues, and initiate
strength/weakness/opportunity/threat (SWOT) analysis
2nd Full Group
Meeting
10/22/14
Subgroups describe data gathered and results to
date, and address integration issues
Subgroups complete charge and
develop findings and recommendations
Subgroups brief initial
conclusions, findings, and
recommendations
3rd Full Group
Meeting
12/2/14
Management group
completes draft report
Days In: 35
Days Remaining: 85
Draft Report
1/15/15
(“T=120”)
Subgroups have been very active- your work
is the heart of the Study, thanks again!
Research Infrastructure Subgroup
• Sept. 12th 2:30-3:30pm
• Sept. 25th 2-4pm
Research Themes Subgroup
• Sept. 30th 3-4:30pm
• Oct. 14th 3-4:30pm
• Nov. 3rd 10-11:30am
• Nov. 20th 3-4:30pm
Faculty and Student Engagement/Productivity Subgroup
• Sept. 24th 12:00-1pm
• Sept. 30th 1:30-3pm (sub-sub mtg.)
• Oct. 8th 12-1pm
Outreach, Engagement and Economic Development Subgroup
• Sept. 23rd 8-10am
• Sept. 30th 8-10am
• Oct. 7th 8-10am
• Subgroup membership has been augmented since last
• Oct. 15th 8-10am
meeting (including representatives from the Faculty
• Oct. 28th 8-10am
Senate)
• Nov. 11 or 12 TBA
• Nov. 20 TBA
The Study Writing Team (led by Esther
Pratt) is assembling the draft report
CONTENTS
I. Executive Summary
Management &
Integration Group
Dec 3 - Jan 15
II. WSU Research Overview
A. WSU Strategic Plan
B. WSU Research Summary
Pinãta Version ready
for review
C. WSU Key Research Statistics
III. Study Purpose & Organization
Draft in process
A. Study Goals and Scope
B. Study Organizational Structure
C. Study Timeline
IV.
Subcommittee Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations
V.
Study Findings, Conclusions & Recommendations
Update
on Dec 3
M&I Group
Dec - Jan
Executive Review Group questions
1. Comment on overall study progress, including:
a. Development of "grand challenge" research themes.
b. Definition of Research Infrastructure "bins" and a plan to
manage them.
c. Progress toward Identification of key issues and
development of findings, recommendations, and metrics for
the Faculty and Student Engagement/Productivity and
Outreach/Economic Development subgroups.
d. Identification of "barriers" to research excellence.
2. Identify specific issues, not yet discussed, that should be
addressed in preparation for the Dec. 2nd meeting.
3. Please provide any other feedback you may have.
Thank you again for your effortsyour leadership and support is
essential for this study to succeed!
Data Collection Link and Summary
General 120 Day Reference Document Website:
https://myresearch.wsu.edu/120DayStudy.aspx
Update for Research
Infrastructure Subgroup
Sue Clark
Steve Simasko
Oct. 22, 2014
Research Infrastructure Subgroup
Tori
Doug
Dan
Kenn
David
Scott
Clark, CoChair
Simasko, CoChair
Byington
Call
Costello
Daratha
Gang
Hudson
Christian
Mailhiot
Ken
Jon
Jeffrey
David
Nash
Oatley
Savage
Sprott
Jonathan
Wisor
Sue
Steve
Weihong
(Katie)
Esther
Dan
Derek
Regents Professor, CAS/Chemistry
Chair, CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Information Technology
Professor, CVM/Paul G. Allen SGAH
Assistant Vice President, Facilites Operations
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Institute of Biological Chemistry
Professor, VCEA/Electrical Engineering (Tri-Cities Campus)
Director, Center for Integrated Modeling and Simulation/CAS/Institute for Shock
Physics
Professor, CAS/Chemistry
Director, Center for Reproductive Biology/CVM/School of Molecular Biosciences
Associate Professor, CAS/Music
Senior Associate Dean, CCB/Marketing
Associate Professor, Medical Sciences/CVM/Integrative Physiology and
Neuroscience
Zhong
Professor, VCEA/School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Pratt
Nordquist
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Director, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Sub-award and Reporting Administrator, OGRD/Office of Research Support
Representative
Brown
Charges:
1. Define research infrastructure, identify elements present at WSU, and
develop a structure to bin infrastructure elements for evaluation.
2. Within bins identify the barriers that exist to research excellence
(technology, physical facilities, staff, and management).
3. Provide a tiered prioritization of future investments into research
infrastructure needed to support WSU “research themes”.
4. Provide actionable recommendations that identify funding
opportunities (facilities construction, technology acquisition, and
ongoing operations) and changes in management that remove barriers
and achieve excellence in research infrastructure.
Information to be collected:
Phase 1
• Survey of current Centers, Facilities, Cores, Laboratories for status
of current equipment and capabilities.
• Survey of Colleges and Campuses for items that may not be listed in
item above.
• Revaluate bins to ensure all relevant infrastructure is evaluated.
Survey Results to Date (as of 10/21):
Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences – Partial data
received
Arts and Sciences – No data received
Business – Data received
Communication – No data received
Education – Data received
Engineering and Architecture – Partial data received
Medical Sciences – Data received
Nursing – No data received
Pharmacy – No data received
Veterinary Medicine – Data received
Current bins:
1.
Animal resources (vivariums and associated services)
2.
Plant resources (green houses, growth chambers, etc)
3.
High performance computing
4.
Imaging (biological)
5.
Imaging (atomic and molecular)
6.
Sequencing and other Molecular Biological support
7.
NMR
8.
Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
9.
Nuclear Radiation Center
10. General / Miscellaneous Biochemistry and other
11. Analytical Chemistry
12. Materials Research
13. Power Engineering
14. Libraries
15. Pre/Post Award Grant Support
16. Human Subjects (Biomedical)
17. Human Subjects (Social Science)
Bin Example: Imaging-Biological
Research Infrastructure
Bin:
Imaging-Biological
Subgroup Members:
Simasko, xxx,
Instrument/Facility
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Confocal microscope
Specific Item
Leica SP5 laser scanning
Zeiss LSM 510
Leica SP8 laser scanning
Leica TCS SP5 two-photon
Leica SP8 laser scanning
Leica SP8X laser scanning
Leica SD6000 AF spinning disk
Leica TIRF
Leica SP8
Location
Clark Hall
FMIC
FMIC
BLS
VBRB
VBRB
VBRB
VBRB
WSU Vancouver
Contact Person
Kirchoff
Knoblauch
Knoblauch
Shelden
Wayman
Wayman
Wayman
Smertenko
Coffin
Confocal microscope
Olympus FluoView 1000
WSU Spokane MIC
Chai
WSU Spokane Health
Sciences
Electron microscope
Electron microscope
Electron microscope
Electron microscope
Quanta 200F SEM
Hitachi S-570 SEM
FEI Tecnai G2 20 Twin TEM
Phillips CM-200 TEM
FMIC
FMIC
FMIC
FMIC
Knoblauch
Knoblauch
Knoblauch
Knoblauch
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
Whole Animal Imaging
Whole Animal Imaging
Perkin-Elmer IVIS Spectrum CT
Perkin-Elmer IVIS Spectrum CT
DEXA
Hologic QDR4500A DEXA
general imaging services
Radiography; C-Arm Digital
Fluoroscopy; CT; MRI
VBRB
Harding
WSU Spokane
Comparative Orthapedics
Martinez
Research Lab (CVM)
Comparative Orthapedics
Martinez
Research Lab (CVM)
Managed By
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
Franceschi MIC
IPN Service Center
IPN Service Center
IPN Service Center
Franceschi MIC
IPN Service Center
Comments/Issues
Bin Example: Animal Resources
Research Infrastructure
Animal Resources
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Simasko, Call, Oatley
Instrument/FacilityFacility
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
large animal space
Specific Item
VBRB vivarium
BLS vivarium
EALB vivarium
ARU vivarium
Eastlick vivarium
Wegner Vivarium
Various locations….
animal vivarium
animal vivarium
Spokane vivarium
Vancouver vivarium
transgenic core
mouse transgenic services
animal reproduction core
reproduction services
Location
VBRB Basement
BLS Basement
EALB
Bustad Hall
Eastlick
Wegner Hall
BLS Basement
Contact Person
Simasko
Hunt
Benson
Malcolm
Hunt
Craft
Malcolm
Managed By
IPN Service Center
SMB Service Center
Animal Sciences Service Center
CVM Service Center
SMB Service Center
Psychology
CVM Service Center
Comments/Issues
Primarily rodent housing (mice and rat)
Primarily mouse housing
Hunt
CRB Core Laboratory
underdevelopment, needs equiment
Pru
CRB Core Laboratory
large animal housing
Bin Example: Plant Resources
Research Infrastructure
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Instrument/Facility
Plant growth facility
Plant transformation facility
Double haploid laboratory
Plant Resources
xxx, xxx
Specific Item
green houses/growth
chambers
Plant transformation
facility
Double haploid
laboratory
Location
Contact Person
Dreesman, Kahn,
Hetrick, Browse
Managed By
Vogel
Dhinga
CAHNRS Service Center
Johnson Hall
Harsh
CAHNRS Service Center
Comments/Issues
CAHNRS Service Center
inadequate staff support
Bin Example: Molecular Biology
Research Infrastructure
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Instrument/Facility
sequencing
microarray
Lab on a Chip
sequencing
Molecular Biology
Oatley, xxx
Specific Item(s)
ABI 3730 DNA Analyzer; 454 Life
Sceinces; Ion Torrent PGM
Sequencer; Nanodrop ND1000;
two ABI 7500 RT-PCR
Affymetrix GeneChip
Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
Location
Contact Person
Managed By
BLS
Griswold
CRB Core Laboratory
BLS
BLS
Pouchnik/Griswold
Griswold
CRB Core Laboratory
CRB Core Laboratory
Illumina HiSeq 2500 with C-bot;
Illumina NextSeq 500; Beckman
Biomek FXP workstation; Thermo WSU Spokane
2000 Nanodrop; QuantStudio 7K Functional Genomics
Flex rtPCR; Spectromax M2;
Core
Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer; Qiagen
TissueLyzer II; Covaris M220
WSU Spokane Health
Sciences
Comments/Issues
Bin Example: General/Misc Biochemistry
Research Infrastructure
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Instrument/Facility
fluorescent activated cell sorting FACS
fluorescent activated cell sorting FACS
fluorescent activated cell sorting FACS
cytometry
cytometry
General / Miscellaneous Biochemistry
xxx, xxx
Specific Item
Location
VBRB
Bustad Hall
Spokane Flow Cytometry Core
Spokane Flow Cytometry Core
Spokane Flow Cytometry Core
Contact Person
Oatley
Davis
Managed By
laser dissecting microscope
laser dissecting microscope
Clark Hall
VBRB
Lewis
Spencer
service center
service center
RIA Assay Core
Histology Core
VBRB
BLS
Pru
Kim
CRB Core Laboratory
CRB Core Laboratory
Bio-Rad 3 sorter
BD Accuri C6
Beckman Coulter Gallios 6
service center
WSU Spokane
WSU SPokane
WSU SPokane
Comments/Issues
Bin Example: Materials Research
Research Infrastructure
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Instrument/Facility
Analytical Catalysis Center
Materials Research
Zhong, xxx
Specific Item
Confocal Raman Microscope additional confocal microscope; Atomic Force
microscope; Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer
Location
Contact Person
Managed By
Y Wang
VCEA
Bioenergy & Catalysis Advanced
Materials
X-ray Diffraction System
VCEA
Bioenergy and Catalysis
Raman Spectroscopy (operando)
VCEA
Cleanroom
Sputtering deposition system; Etching System; Atomic Layer Deposition system
CMR
Laser Materials Lab
Positron Lab
Semiconductor Lab
Solid State Detector Lab
Thermal Fluids Lab
Electron Microscopes
Webster
SEM with EDS and EBSD
Optomec Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS 750); ExOne 3D Printer (ceramics);
Stratsys FDM TITAN; Stratasys FDM 1650
Nano Powder Characterization Facility TRISTAR 3000 BET surface analyzer: NICOMP 380 Particle size Analyzer
NETZSCH Thermal Analyzer (STA 409PC); Theta Dilatometer; NETSCH LFA 447 Nano
Thermal Analysis Facility
Flash
Porosity Measurement Facility
Micromeretics Mercury Porosimetry
Viscosity Analysis Facilty
Haake Polylab Torque Rheometer
Thermolyte High Temp Furnace; US Stoneware Ball Mill; Autoclave Engineers Cold
Ceramic Processing
Isotatic Press
Microwave Sintering
3 KW Automatic Control Microwave Furnace
Agilent Impedance Analyzer; Sensor Tech d33 Meter; Radient Technologies
Piezo Electric Characterization Facilities
Precision Workstation
Thin Film Fabrication Facilities
Anoditation Setup; Gas Sensing Set Up
Mechanical Characterization
Table Top Universal Testing machine; Hardness tester; Tribometer
Sterile hood; dual chamber incubator; Thermo Nicolet 67700 FTIR Spectrometer;
In Vitro Cell Culture Facility
Inverted microscope; microplate reader
Surface Characterization Facility
VCA Optima, AST Products
Elemental Characterization Facility
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Shimadzu AA-6800
Rapid Prototyping Facility
Composite Manufacturing
Analytical Lab
Materials and Structual Testing Lab
Advanced Materials
WACXIT
CMR
CMR
CMR
CMR
CMR
ETRL
VCEA
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
???
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
ETRL
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
DANA
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
W.M. Keck Biomaterials Lab
CMEC
CMEC
CMEC
Deformation testing
X-ray & Imaging Technology
???
CEE
Comments/Issues
expected in Murdoch
application
ALDS - expected Murdoch
application
W.M. Keck Research Lab
Bin Example: Chromatography / MS
Research Infrastructure
Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
Bin:
Subgroup Members:
Gang, xxx
Instrument/Facility
Mass Spec
Mass Spec
Mass Spec
Mass Spec
HPLC
GC
Specific Item
Bruker Solarix MS imaging
Thermo Fusion MS
Waters Synapt G2
others
various
various
Location
VBRB
VBRB
Clark Hall
Clark Hall
Clark Hall
Clark Hall
Contact Person
Gang
Gang
Gang
Gang
Gang
Gang
Managed By
TBA
TBA
service center
Mass Spec
Waters XEVO G2-S QTOF/UPLC
AB Sciex Qtrap 6500 LC/MS/MSShimadzu Nexera UFLC
Mass Spec Core Facility
Cheng
WSU Health Sciences
Mass Spec Core Facility
Cheng
WSU Health Sciences
Bruker HTC-Ion Trap
ABI Maldi-TOF/TOF
BLS
BLS
Munske/Griswold
Munske/Griswold
CRB Core Laboratory
CRB Core Laboratory
Mass Spec/UFLC
Mass Spec
Mass Spec
Comments/Issues
Left to do for Phase 1:
• Get units to complete surveys
• Finish incorporating data into spreadsheets
• Finalize binning process (collapse/expand?)
• Assign subgroup members to specific bins
Evaluation and Output:
Phase 2
• Break into subgroups to evaluate within bins. Includes meetings with
relevant facilities/instrument managers and user groups.
• Within bin identify the most significant barriers to excellence.
• In conjunction with findings of subgroup on Research Themes,
developed a tiered prioritization list for future development and
investment.
• Make recommendations for improved University-wide awareness and
management of research infrastructure.
Emerging Issues:
• Staff support
• Small equipment support
• Maintenance / Equipment updates
• Centralized support:
pre/post award & human subjects
Update for Research Themes
Subgroup
Don Bender
Tom Spencer
Oct. 22, 2014
Research Themes Subgroup
Don
Tom
Tom
Bender, Co-Chair Director, VCEA/Composite Materials and Engineering Center
Spencer, Co-Chair Professor, CAHNRS/Animal Sciences
Besser
Professor, CVM/Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Associate Professor, CAS/Chemistry; Interim Director of Materials Science and Engineering
Aurora
Clark
Doctoral Program
Cindy
Corbett
Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Regents Professor, Deputy Director, CAS/Sociology/Office of Research/Social & Economic
Don
Dillman
Sciences Research Center
Masha
Gartstein
Associate Professor, CAS/Department of Psychology
Scot
Hulbert
Interim Chair, CAHNRS/Plant Pathology
Research Leader, Animal Diseases Research/USDA-ARS/CVM/Veterinary Microbiology &
Don
Knowles
Pathology
Mark
Kuzyk
Regents Professor, CAS/Physics
Professor & Director, Energy Systems & Innovation Center/VCEA/School of Electrical Engineering
Chen-Ching Liu
and Computer Science
Kathleen
McAteer
Assistant Vice Chancellor, WSU Tri-Cities/CAS/School of Biological Sciences
Michelle
McGuire
Associate Professor, CAS/School of Biological Sciences
Chris
Pannkuk
Director, CAHNRS/International Research & Agricultural Development
Thomas
Rotolo
Professor, CAS/Sociology
Boeing Distinguished Professor, WSU Vancouver/CAS/Education/Teaching & Learning,
Dave
Slavit
Mathematics
Jesse
Spohnholz
Associate Professor, CAS/History
Doug
Walsh
Professor, CAHNRS/WSU Prosser/Entomology
Professor & Director, Office of Research/Water Research Center/CAHNRS/School of Economic
Jonathan
Yoder
Sciences
Esther
Pratt
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Geeta
Dutta
Proposal Management Unit Manager, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Sarah
Wisdom
Grant and Contract Specialist, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Charge
1. Develop a list of current and potential high-impact major
research themes for discussion/comparison, and rate the
research opportunity/research impact associated with
these themes.
2. For each theme, rate the degree to which WSU is well
placed to pursue the theme, including faculty strength,
infrastructure capability, sponsor interest, and importance
for maintaining intellectual diversity and creative
environment.
Charge (continued)
3. Rate the research themes into the following categories:
Tier 1- Essential for WSU to pursue- a “must do”
Tier 2- Important for WSU to pursue- an important
current or emerging area where we should consider
realigning resources to pursue
Tier 3- Areas WSU should pursue if resources are
available, but not a priority for resource realignment
Charge (continued)
4. Identify barriers to research excellence and
develop specific recommendations to improve the
research environment and advance the WSU
research enterprise.
5. Provide metrics and other information needed to
enable ongoing assessment of the WSU research
plan.
6. Provide findings and actionable recommendations.
Update for Faculty and Student
Engagement / Productivity
Subgroup
Rebecca Craft
Jonathan Jones
Oct. 22, 2014
Faculty and Student Engagement /
Productivity Subgroup
Rebecca
Jonathan
Thom
John
Todd
Lori
Yonas
Brian
Craft, Co-Chair
Jones, Co-Chair
Brown
Browse
Butler
Carris
Demissie
French
Chair, CAS/Psychology
Director, CVM/School of Molecular Biosciences
Chair, CAS/Fine Arts
Regents Professor, Interim Director, CAHNRS/Institute of Biological Chemistry
Chair, CAS/English
Associate Dean, Grad School/CAHNRS/Plant Pathology
Rita
Fuchs Lokensgard
Director, ADA Program/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Michele
Kerry
Hardy
Hipps
Jim
Krueger
Brian
Lamb
Andrea
Lazarus
Chair CVM/Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Chair, CAS/Chemistry
Regents Professor, Director of Research, Medical Sciences/CVM/Integrative
Physiology and Neuroscience
Regents Professor, VCEA/Civil and Environmental Engineering/Laboratory for
Atmospheric Research
Clinical Professor/Asst. Vice President for Research
Steven
Parish
Professor, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery
Jim
Amy
Esther
Petersen
Wharton
Pratt
Director, VCEA/Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering
Director, WSU Vancouver/CAS/Sociology
Sammy
Rodriguez
Tammy
McGreevy
Assistant Professor, WSU Tri-Cities/VCEA/Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor, Education/Ed. Leadership, Sport Studies and Ed. / Counseling Psych.
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Single Investigator-Small Team Research Support Coordinator, OGRD/Office of
Research Support Representative
Faculty Support Coordinator, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Recommendations Concept Map
Hiring &
Retention
Assessment
Faculty
Productivity
&
Engagement
Collaborative/
Interdisciplinary
Work
Support
Summary of WORQS Data
WORQS Reporting:
For the report year 2013, 1,820 people filed reports. In 2008, 2,073 filed reports.
This is both faculty and AP.
• Approx. 92-95% of the faculty file. The College of Business does not file; they have
another system.
• Of the AP, approx. 22-25% file.
Here is the count of faculty vs AP by year.
*Estimates
Report Year
Number of Faculty
Reporting*
Number of
Non-Faculty
Reporting*
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
1534
1516
1456
1503
1543
1521
539
497
460
416
384
299
Job Placement Data
WSU Job Placement Data Summary:
 Alumni graduating with PhD, DVM or PharmD (2005-2014); n = 3,608.
o Active employment information on 1,468 (~41%)
o Data available in spreadsheet format; allow filtering and sorting (e.g., by
College, Employer, Year)
* WSU Job Placement self-reported Data provided by the WSUF
List of recommendations to increase faculty
recruitment, retention, productivity and engagement
Recommendations
Support multi-year hiring plans within/across units to build area strengths
Support cluster hiring strategies to develop critical mass of expertise in particular areas
Expand faculty seed grant opportunities, particularly for collaborative & interdisciplinary work
Increase access to resources for urban campus faculty and trainees
Implement and standardize exit interview process for all departing faculty
Initiate institutional support for prestigious award nominations
Develop culture that averts faculty departure ("pre-emptive faculty support and inquiry")
Expand use of target hiring of assoc/full profs on urban campuses, or in Pullman when leadership in partic. field is needed
Expand partner accommodation program and develop more consistent policies
Improve and develop plan to MAINTAIN physical facilities, including IT and service centers at college and campus levels
Seek more endowed professorships, particularly in key interdisciplinary areas
Provide competitive salary and start-up for new hires
Increase grad student stipends at least to national average, so that faculty can compete for the best students
Given limited resources, focus on equity and merit for faculty salary increases, rather than across-the-board increases
Develop hiring plans that INCLUDE enhancements of office STAFF and TECHNICAL support
Hire, train and support unit & college leaders who demonstrate BALANCE between research/schol/creat expertise & ability to inspire/promote/support others
Adhere to high standards of T&P
Develop student evaluations of faculty teaching that are VALIDATED, and balance these with peer evaluations of teaching
Develop workload flexibility guidelines to encourage research/scholar/creative -productive faculty further increase their productivity
Develop campus plans and funding to increase visitation of prominent scholars to WSU
Increase faculty travel support, particularly in Arts & Humanities
Reward extramural activities (e.g., symposium development/participation, outreach (including press interview), etc.) that bring recognition to WSU
Reward faculty mentorship of trainee (including undergraduate) research/scholarship/creative activity
Increase staff support for extramural grant development and submission
Provide tuition benefits for dependents
Require unit leaders to solicit and consider faculty input regarding use of F&A that comes to the unit
Provide more flexible hiring options to attract faculty (e.g., part-time faculty positions, job-sharing)
Implement annual online data collection system so that faculty accomplishment & workload can be tracked accurately and efficiently
Implement institution-wide external mentor/collaborator grant program, to increase external networking & collaboration by assistant/assoc WSU faculty
Develop system of promoting/preparing promising WSU faculty for prestigious external awards
Support Pullman and campus symposia to promote external and inter- and intra-college collaborations
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
COMMENTS
Recommendations Summary
1. Hiring and Retention
1A. Hiring
1B. Retention
2. Proposal Development Support
3. Urban campuses dimension
4. Graduate Funding
5. Maintenance & Improvement (of facilities, staffing & technical support)
6. Teaching assessment
7. Travel Support
8. Recognition
8A. Individual
8B. Collective
9. Mentoring
9A. Faculty-Faculty
9B. Faculty-Graduate
10. Productivity and/or Workload (tracking)
11. Fostering Collaborative & Interdisciplinary work
Update for Outreach,
Engagement and Economic
Development Subgroup
Sita Pappu
Juming Tang
Oct. 22, 2014
Outreach, Engagement, and Economic
Development Subgroup
Sita
Pappu, Co-Chair
Director, Economic Development & External Affairs/Office of Commercialization
Juming
Tang, Co-Chair
Regents Professor, Associate Chair, CAHNRS/Biological Systems Engineering
Ian
Ralph
Liv
Stacey
Burke
Cavalieri
Haselbach
Hust
Hanwu
Lei
Xiaodong
Liang
Linda
Matt
MacLean
McCluskey
Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Crop and Soil Sciences
Associate Vice President, Alternative Energy
Associate Professor, VCEA/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Professor, Murrow College of Communication
Assistant Professor, WSU Tri-Cities/CAHNRS/Biological Systems Engineering
Assistant Professor, WSU Vancouver/Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science
Associate Dean of Advancement, Pharmacy/Pharmacotherapy
Chair, CAS/Physics
Katrina
Mealey
Professor and Richard L. Ott Endowed Chair, CVM/Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Grant
Todd
Norton
Norton
Alyssa
Patrick
Erin
Eric
Kimberly
Esther
Nancy
Pam
Rice
Sorensen
Withey
Pratt
Shrope
Kelley
Dean, Honors College
Associate Professor, Murrow College of Communication
Communications Coordinator, Office of Economic Development & External
Affairs
Director of Operations, International Programs
Science Writer, University Communications/Washington State Magazine
Associate Director, DTC and Associate Professor, CAS/English
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Assistant Director, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Program Specialist, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
WSU Visibility:
Current outreach activities to increase visibility of WSU researchers
related to both Phase I and Phase II indicators; identify gaps and
barriers.
Support system:
WSU mentoring and nomination practices for faculty of different
career stages for Academy Members, Faculty Awards, Fellowships
(Phase I indicators).
WSU support system and practices for grant applications (in
particular large grants) (Phase I Indicator) and for non-competitive
USDA, state and industrial supported research (Phase II).
Barriers for faculty members to participate in outreach and global
engagement activities that will enhance WSU Phase I and Phase II
indicators
Sub-Group Activities between Sept 23 and Oct. 14
We had three meetings, focusing on two main items: 1)Faculty Visibility, 2)
Developing Internal and External Survey Questions.
Faculty Visibility
We invited three national academy members to interact with the subgroup:
• Dr. Anjan Bose, NAE, WSU VCEA
• Dr. Guy Palmer, WSU SGAH, NAS, Institute of Medicine
• Dr. Norm Scott, WSU Alumnus, former VPR of Cornell University, NAE
Chair of Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources
of National Academy of Sciences
Main Conclusions of the Dialogs:
Helping faculty reaching to the status of national academies requires
a strong university-wide culture and support system:
1) Help recognizing achievements of faculty members at various
career stages, WSU internal awards and AAU recognized major
awards – need a culture to support and recognize faculty
excellence in research.
2) Nominate faculty members of strong research records to state
and national committees (e.g., WA State Academy of Sciences,
Advisory Boards for National Policies) and support faculty for
important professional activities (e.g., chief editors of major
reviewed journals) – need to build strong faculty portfolios.
3) Identity WSU faculty members and make annual nominations. In
general, 1 out of 10 nominated faculty members will get elected
to national academies. Cornell has a group of academy members
meeting every year to help identify and nominate outstanding
faculty members – need coordinated efforts to nominate WSU
faculty members.
Survey Questions (WSU Internal)
Research Visibility
How does your unit support faculty research visibility (e.g., information about
opportunities, funding to meet stakeholders, funders, etc.)?
What barriers prevent you from supporting faculty in research visibility?
What tangible results have come from your publicity efforts (e.g.: increased funding,
speaking requests, collaborations)?
Awards and Recognition
Describe your mentoring program to prepare faculty to be competitive for national
awards.
Please list your strengths in this area, and barriers and needs.
Economic Engagement and Return on Research
Does your unit value the economic impact of research happening in your unit?
If so, how does the unit recognize/reward faculty for the added value? If not, why?
Explain concerns, gaps, barriers, and needs.
Survey Questions (WSU Internal) (cont.)
Domestic/International Outreach and Engagement
Do your faculty engage in domestic/international collaborations?
If not, why?
If so, are these collaborations valued?
How does the unit recognize/reward faculty for these collaborations?
Explain concerns, gaps, barriers, and needs.
Survey Questions (AAU Peers)
 Specific activities that increased research visibility and success (Examples)
 Institutional support structure (Information about opportunities, funding
to meet stakeholders etc.)
 Metrics for measuring success of publicity efforts
 Increased funding, awards, collaborations, start-ups, economic
impact
 Mentoring programs for faculty to be competitive for prestigious national
faculty awards
 International outreach and metrics for measurement
 Outreach efforts for industry-related engagement
 Transfer of discoveries out of the university
 Leveraging economic returns (royalties) to advance research enterprise.
Questions for external stakeholders
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Best practices for successful research funding
WSU strengths
Engage internally with faculty who have had interactions with the
stakeholders and understand their perspectives and best practices.
Next 2-3 weeks: Studying Best Practices for WSU
Outreach Activities
Meeting with WSU faculty members who has received top $$ from Federal
Agencies, Industry, and Foundations
Schedule for Sub-Group Activities
Time
Activities
Oct. 21 - Nov. 18
3 sessions to analyze data, start discussions
Dec. 2- Dec. 30
Continue Analyses, Draft Findings and
Recommendations
Thank you!
Thank you for coming today.
Next Large Group Meeting: December 2nd
CUB 212 - 8:30-11:30
EXTRA
Overview of the120-day Study on the
WSU Research Enterprise
C. Keane and the 120-Day Study Team
120-Day Study “Kick-Off” Meeting
September 16, 2014
The 120-day study is a follow-on
of the WSU Strategic Planning
Process
•
WSU Strategic Plan includes goals
and metrics for research (“Theme
1: Exceptional Research,
Innovation, and Creativity”)
•
Plan tasks the VPR to
“identify areas of research
excellence and emerging areas
requiring additional investment to
achieve national and international
prominence.”
•
Study will be inclusive in terms of
scholarly disciplines, Campuses,….
Key outcomes from the 120-day study
• Set of prioritized research themes reflecting future opportunities
matched to current and emerging WSU capabilities
• Priorities to guide:
- Research infrastructure and other investments
- Execution of workshops and other activities to advance
research and scholarship at WSU
• Actionable findings and recommendations, and associated
metrics, in key areas to support WSU research enterprise
The study supports the WSU goal of AAU membership via
improvement of our AAU metrics.
120-day Study Organization/Team
Executive
Review Group (Deans,
Vice-Chancellors,
senior faculty, other
WSU leaders)
Management
and Integration
(interim)
C. Keane
D. Nordquist
E. Pratt
E. Austin
Assoc. Deans for
Research or
College/Campus
designees*
Faculty and
Student
Engagement/
Productivity
(Co-Chairs:
R. Craft,
J. Jones)
Co-Chairs: C. Keane,
D. Bernardo
Research
Infrastructure
(Co-Chairs:
S. Clark,
S. Simasko)
Research
Themes
(Co-Chairs:
D. Bender,
T. Spencer)
Outreach,
Engagement,
and
Economic
Development
(Co-Chairs:
S. Pappu,
J. Tang)
*C. Corbett, D. Field, A. Hossain, J. Krueger, A. Lazarus, T. McElwain, J. Moyer,
B. Pinkleton, C. Portfors, D. Sprott, T. Church, P. Whitney
Subgroup Responsibilities
• Subgroups should execute charge (to be discussed at this
meeting), including identifying findings and recommendations
that are specific and actionable
•
•
Office of Research will provide technical and administrative support for each
subgroup
Management and Integration subgroup provides information and other support as
requested
• There will be overall study conclusions, findings, and
recommendations in addition to those reported by subgroups
•
Individual subgroup pursuits of “overlap” questions is encouraged- final study
recommendations will integrate the various viewpoints
Note: A list of upcoming large proposal calls, prepared by Geeta
Dutta, will be distributed today- we need to manage this more
systematically ASAP
Management and Integration Group
Roles and Responsibilities
• Overall coordination and integration of study effort
• Support for subgroups, including data requests
• Generate overall study conclusions, findings, and
recommendations
• Preparation of draft report
•
•
•
This will commence immediately
120-Day Study writing team is led by Esther Pratt from the WSU Foundation, and
includes Alicia Foth (OR) and others
Thanks to John Gardner and Anson Fatland for their support!
Executive Review Group
Responsibilities
• General senior level oversight of Study goals, processes, and
recommendations
• Review of draft report
• Executive committee will attend full group meetings and
generally not meet separately, except for review of draft report
(Jan. 2015)
The Association of American Universities
(AAU) Membership Indicators
• Phase I indicators: Primary indicators of institutional breadth and quality in research and
education
• Phase II indicators: Used to provide additional important calibrations of institutional
research and education programs
Phase I indicators

Competitively funded federal research support
– Federal research expenditures, including competitive USDA programs

Membership in the National Academies
– National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of
Medicine

Faculty awards, fellowships, and memberships
– National Research Council maintained lists

Citations
– The average of the institution's citation data for the most recent three
overlapping five-year increments (e.g., 2005-2009, 2006-2010, 2008-2011)
The Association of American Universities
(AAU) Membership Indicators
Phase II indicators

USDA, state, and industrial research funding
– Non-competitive USDA, state and industry expenditures

Doctoral education
– Number of Ph.D.s granted annually

Number of postdoctoral appointees
– NSF compiled data from institutions on postdoctoral appointees

Undergraduate education
– AAU Committee assessment on the institution’s undergraduate programs
Subgroups will develop conclusions, findings, and
recommendations tied to improving our AAU indicators
Executive Review Group
Bill
Andrefsky
Dean, Graduate School
Anjan
Bose
Regents Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Pat
Butterfield
Dean, College of Nursing
Renny
Christopher
Vice Chancellor, WSU Vancouver
Candis
Claiborn
Dean, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Daryll
DeWald
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Anson
Fatland
Brian
French
Professor, Education/Ed. Leadership, Sport Studies and Ed. / Counseling Psych.
Yogi
Gupta
Regents Professor, Director, CAS/Institute for Shock Physics
Akram
Hossain
Professor & Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies & External Programs, WSU
Tri-Cities
Joan
King
Associate Vice President, Chief Budget Officer, Budget Office
Tim
Kohler
Regents Professor, Anthropology
Jill
McCluskey
Professor, School of Economic Sciences
Ron
Mittelhammer
Regents Professor, Dean, CAHNRS
Grant
Norton
Dean, Honors College
Guy
Palmer
Regents Professor, Director, CVM/Paul G. Allen SGAH
Roger
Patterson
Vice President for Finance and Administration, Interim CIO, Information Technology Services
Larry
Pintak
Dean, Murrow College of Communication
Paul
Pitre
Dean, WSU - North Puget Sound at Everett
Gary
Pollack
Dean, College of Pharmacy
Ken
Roberts
Dean, College of Medical Sciences
John
Roll
Senior Vice Chancellor, WSU Spokane
Bryan
Slinker
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Jay
Starratt
Dean, Libraries
Mike
Trevisan
Dean, College of Education
Associate Vice President, Economic Development & External Affairs
Management and Integration Committee
Erica
Austin
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
Tim
Church
Associate Dean for Research, Education/Ed. Leadership, Sport Studies
and Ed. / Counseling Psych.
Cindy
Corbett
Dave
Field
Akram
Hossain
Jim
Krueger
Andrea
Lazarus
Terry
McElwain Regents Professor, Associate Director, CVM/Paul G. Allen SGAH
Jim
Moyer
Bruce
Pinkleton
Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, VCEA/School of
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies & External
Programs, WSU Tri-Cities
Regents Professor, Director of Research, Medical
Sciences/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Clinical Professor/Asst. Vice President for Research
Christine Portfors
Associate Dean, CAHNRS/Director, Agricultural Research Center
Associate Director, Murrow College of Communication/Murrow Center for
Media and Health Promotion
Interim Director of Research and Graduate Education, WSU Vancouver
David
Sprott
Senior Associate Dean, CCB/Marketing
Paul
Whitney
Associate Dean for Research, CAS/Psychology