WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
120-Day Study Overview
Presented to: Faculty Senate
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
October 9, 2014
Dr. Christopher J. Keane
Vice President for Research
Professor of Physics
Washington State University
The 120-day study is a follow-on to 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
Schedule for Study Execution
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 Week of
10/20/14
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 Week of
12/1/14
Management group
completes draft report
This is a change (3 large group meetings
instead of 4) from previous plan
Draft Report
1/15/15
(“T=120”)
The 120-Day Study “Day 1 Kick-off” event was
held Sept. 16, 2014
Team goal:
Advance research,
scholarship, and
creativity at WSU
Thank you for your interest and support!
Backups
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
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)
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
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–
–
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!
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
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
Laura
Lavine
Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Entomology, Co-Chair Faculty Senate Research and Arts Committee
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
Esther
Pratt
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
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
Esther
Pratt
Associate Dean for Research, CAS/Psychology
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation
Relations
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
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
Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Crop and Soil Sciences
Associate Vice President, Alternative Energy
Associate Professor, VCEA/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hanwu
Lei
Assistant Professor, WSU Tri-Cities/CAHNRS/Biological Systems Engineering
Xiaodong
Liang
Linda
Matt
MacLean
McCluskey
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
Norton
Dean, Honors College
Todd
Norton
Alyssa
Patrick
Erin
Eric
Esther
Nancy
Pam
Rice
Sorensen
Pratt
Shrope
Kelley
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 Professor, Murrow College of Communication
Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Assistant Director, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Program Specialist, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
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
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, Department of Psychology
Scot
Hulbert
Interim Chair, CAHNRS/Plant Pathology
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
Rotollo
Professor, CAS/Sociology
Jesse
Doug
Spohnholz
Walsh
Jonathan
Yoder
Esther
Pratt
Associate Professor, CAS/History
Professor, CAHNRS/WSU Prosser/Entomology
Professor & Director, Office of Research/Water Research Center/CAHNRS/School of Economic
Sciences
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