MEMORANDUM
To:
Directors of Centers and Institutes
From:
Andrés G. Gil, Vice President for Research
Date:
May 27, 2014
Re:
Center and Institutes Annual Reports due August 15, 2014
FIU's policy on Centers and Institutes (C&I) states that each C&I “shall produce an annual report,” and that “all
continuing Centers and Institutes will be reviewed on a three- to five- year cycle.” Based on the C&I policy,
review criteria have been established consisting of 1) organization; 2) congruence with Worlds Ahead Strategic
Plan-2010-15 mission: high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative
engagement; 3) support of students; 4) center scholarly productivity; 5) faculty contract and grant activity; 6)
return on investment, and 7) interdisciplinary activities and other contributions.
These review criteria are based on seven C&I activities listed in the policy (http://policies.fiu.edu/files/547.pdf).
Three of the activities noted in the policy are mandatory: 1) respond to the overall mission of the University, 2)
educate students, and 3) show a positive return in investment. In addition, the Board of Governors requires
assessment of the institute’s or center’s progress against defined performance-based goals and objectives within the
context of the institute’s or center’s mission and the university mission (Administrative Assessment Report). In its
evaluation, the Centers and Institutes Evaluation Committee will consider the expectation of FIU’s Center and
Institute Policy which states that “though C&Is are an integral part of the University, their respective missions
should not duplicate those of departments, schools, and colleges. Instead, they should offer programs or
opportunities that cannot be offered effectively through existing structures.”
The review of all these elements leads to recommendations regarding the need for continuation of the institute or
center, possible changes in mission or organizational structure, budget reductions or expansion, change of
classification, and/or status change (active, inactive, terminated).
Using the Centers and Institutes Evaluation Committee's reviews, each C&I scheduled for review this year will be
provided with an evaluation feedback based on their annual reports. This feedback will be a scheduled session
with the Center Director and Committee, followed by the final written evaluation sent to the Director and Dean.
For your information, the scheduled review cycle for C&I’s is presented below. Please note, however, that an
annual report is required each year, regardless of review cycle year.
Dr. Susan Himburg, Director, Academic Planning and Accountability, is available to assist you and your staff if
questions arise regarding the annual report. She can be reached at himburgs@fiu.edu or 305-348-3233. As was
the process last year, reports should be submitted with the signature of the dean to creview@fiu.edu
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Revised Annual Review Schedule for Centers and Institutes
2014
*College of Engineering and Computing
(following internal reviews and reorganization)
Review of Annual Reports from 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14
Review completed in Fall 2014—Submit to BOG September 2015
*Florida Cyber Infrastructure Education and Research for Trust and Assurance (CIERTA)
Center
*Center for Advanced Technology in Education
*Center for Diversity in Engineering and Computing
*Center for the Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions
*Engineering Manufacturing Center
*FIU Applied Research Center
*Telecommunications and Information Technology Institute
80.0450
80.0520
80.058
80.0550
80.0400
80.037
80.057
2015
Review of Annual Reports from 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15
Review completed in Fall 2015—Submit to BOG September 30, 2016
Center for Administration of Justice (CAJ)
Center for Children and Families (CCF)
Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment
Center for Internet Augmented Research and Assessment (CIARA)
Center for Labor Research and Studies (CLRS)
Cuban Research Institute (CRI)
Florida-Caribbean Institute (received no funding 2004-present)
Florida-Mexico Institute (received no funding 2004-present)
International Hurricane Research Center (IHRC)
Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC)
Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC)
Center for Women’s and Gender Studies
80.023
80.0730
80.0710
80.0610
80.913
80.0105
80.8090
80.81
80.915
80.01
80.048
80.0130
2016
Review of Annual Report from 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16
Review completed in Fall 2016—Submit to BOG September 30, 2017
Bimolecular Sciences Institute
Florida International University Extreme Events Institute (FIU-EEI)
Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Education and Research
Lehman Center for Transportation Research
English Language Institute
FIU Stem Transformation Institute
High Performance Data Research Center
Institute for Public Management and Community Services
International Media Center
Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship Studies
Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management (additional review)
Metropolitan Center
80.0750
80.0740
80.049
80.039
80.0250
80.0720
80.0260
80.007
80.0310
80.0170
80.0290
80.0640
2017
Review of Annual Report from 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
Review completed in Fall 2017—Submit to BOG September 30, 2018
Institute for Neuro-Immune Pharmacology
International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI)
The Center for Leadership
Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute (additional review)
80.069
80.0430
80.066
80.046
The Center for Research on U.S. Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA)
Southeast Environmental Research Center (SERC)
80.067
80.048
2018
Review of Annual Report from 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2016-17
Review completed in Fall 2018—Submit to BOG September 30, 2019
The Center for Ethics and Professionalism
International Center for Tropical Botany
80.07
80.0760
ANNUAL CENTER/INSTITUTE REPORT
Fiscal Year 2013-14
After obtaining the Dean's approval, please submit scanned approval form along with annual
report and Administrative Assessment to: creview@fiu.edu by August 15, 2014.
Name of Center/Institute:
Center/Institute Director’s Approval
Director’s Name:
Signature:
Date:
School Director’s Approval (Arts and Sciences)
Director’s Name(s):
Signature:
Date:
Dean’s (s’) Approval
Dean’s (s’) Name(s):
Signature:
Date:
Vice President for Research – Chair of Centers and Institutes Evaluation Committee Andrés G.
Gil
Signature:
Date:
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs’ Approval
Douglas Wartzok
Signature:
Date:
CHECK LIST FOR ANNUAL REPORT
___SIGNATURE PAGE WITH DEAN’S SIGNATURE
__ANNUAL REPORT INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
__ADMINISTRATIVE ASSESSMENT – PRINTED HERE
Components of the Center/Institute Annual Report
Due Date: August 15, 2014 to: creview@fiu.edu
1. Organization: Attach a copy of the current organizational chart.
2. How has success been measured: Congruence with Worlds Ahead Strategic Plan-2010-15: high-quality teaching,
state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement.
Submit an Administrative Assessment Report to define the center’s/institute’s objectives (matching one of the three
areas of the mission), assessment methods, and results based improvement strategies. The report must be submitted
electronically. For information on how to access the system, go to http://apa.fiu.edu/tracdat.html. For help in
completing these reports, please contact the IE team at ie@fiu.edu or Dr. Katherine Perez at 7-1796.
3. Support of students:
o Graduate students supported and research activity (include student name, research outcomes, publications, etc.–
for each student)
o Undergraduate students supported and center/institute related involvement (indicate: faculty
supporting/supervising the student; student name & project/study; source of support; and project honors).
4. Scholarly productivity (include complete citations):
a. Faculty
o Peer-reviewed publications
o Juried exhibits/performances
o Other publications/media produced
o Faculty research presentations/creative activity presentations
o Other
b. Center/Institute
o Research workshops/creative activity workshops hosted
o Guest scholars/artists hosted
o Collaborative projects among FIU, industry, clinical partners, other universities, e.g., NIH Roadmap
5. Faculty contract and grant activity: Report grant activity confined to this report year only; include status of the
grant, amount awarded, etc.
6. Return on investment (ROI): Note that the assessment of grant activity and ROI will be assessed by the C&I
Evaluation Committee based on financials generated by the Division of Research.
o Resource Investment: What other personnel work in the Center/Institute who are not paid by the unit, but by
other university funds (for example, Center Director, % FTE, support staff, %FTE)
Names
% FTE
o Other grant funded faculty/staff not reported on BOG form:
Names
% FTE
o Fund Raising: What gifts or pledges were collected during the most recent academic year? Provide any relevant
details (Note the BOG Actual Expenses form only includes those expended and does not allow for inclusion of
money raised.)
7. Interdisciplinary activities and other contributions.
a. Describe Center or Institute interdisciplinary activities included above or describe additional relevant
interdisciplinary areas of the Institute’s or Center’s work.
b. Provide a summary of outcomes from any internal or external advisory committee associated with the Center or
Institute for this year. (Note that FIU’s Policy on Centers and Institutes indicates that an advisory committee is
required “there shall be an external advisory board, if the unit serves the community or an internal advisory
board, if there is little direct community interaction”). If no activity occurred during the year, indicate what
plans you have for the next academic year to meet this requirement.
c. Describe how the unit’s function could not be performed by an academic department or by another
Center/Institute (unique contribution.)
d. Describe how the Center/Institute has made an impact.