Committee Meeting, Committee Meeting, June 9, 2008June 9, 2008

Strategic Institutional Research Plan

Agenda Agenda

1. Introductions

2. University Strategic Planning Process

3. Concept and Components for ISRP

4. Process and Timing for Developing ISRP

Committee Committee

Arts Lynn Wells Business Administration David Senkow Education Warren Wessel Engineering Gordon Huang Fine Arts Randal Rogers Grad Studies & Research Christine Chan Kinesiology & Health Studies Shanthi Johnson Science Scott Wilson Social Work Doug Durst Library Carol Hixson President’s Office David Gauthier Campion College Martin Beech Luther College Dorothy Lane First Nations University of Canada Shauneen Pete

Strategic Planning Strategic Planning

President - Strategic Planning - 2008-09 Reaching our Potential, Planning for

Progress 2002-06 Building on Progress, 2004-09 CRC / CFI Plan 2006-2010

– Five thematic areas of emphasis: culture and heritage; energy and environment; health; informatics; social justice

Vision Vision

The University of Regina is a scholarly community that serves the larger community by advancing, sharing and applying knowledge, and by facilitating the development of thoughtful, creative, adaptable, contributing and humane citizens.

Mission Mission

The University of Regina preserves, transmits, interprets, and enhances the cultural, scientific and artistic heritage of humanity through the acquisition and expansion of knowledge and understanding. We apply our skills in the service of society by facilitating constructive criticism, independent thinking, free discussion, and the pursuit of truth, while respecting the rights and responsibilities associated with academic freedom.

By interpreting the past and examining and clarifying contemporary thinking we shape the possibilities of the future. We are open to change and enthusiastic about investigation and creativity. We combine a unity of purpose with a diversity of outlook.

By encouraging the development of their potential, we prepare our students to participate fully in society, and to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing world in ways that are consistent with the highest human values and aspirations.

Goals Goals Teaching and Learning: Give our students an enviable

learning experience.

Scholarship and Research: Sustain a vibrant research enterprise where faculty members are enthusiastic about intellectual activity, both curiosity-driven and applied.

Service: Take our academic expertise into the community in response to requests or our own perceptions of need.

People: Make the University of Regina a preferred place to study and work.

Internationalization: Integrate a national and international perspective into our fundamental threefold mission of instruction, research, and service.

Accountability: Provide sufficient information to allow informed evaluation of our performance.

Goal - Scholarship and Research Goal - Scholarship and Research

Objectives:

All faculty are active in scholarship and research and output continues to grow.

Student involvement in scholarship and research is increased.

Financial and administrative support for scholarship and research are doubled.

Total external research funding is

doubled.

Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures

Aim: Grow and sustain a balanced research culture

Selected Measures: Research funding by source Growth in graduate student numbers Number of grants from the federal

granting councils per 100 eligible faculty members.

No completely satisfactory measure

Principal forms of scholarship vary from faculty to faculty

Concepts / Components ISRPConcepts / Components ISRP

Vision / Mission

Principles: Strengthen the disciplines as

foundations of scholarly enquiry Bridge the disciplines Facilitate basic through applied science

and scholarship Enrich society with results of research

and scholarship

Concepts / Components ISRPConcepts / Components ISRPObjectives: Maintain and build capacity for excellent

research Recruit and retain outstanding scholars Enhance key research themes Create new opportunities with high impact Enhance research networking and collaboration

and stimulate innovative research interactions across disciplines and institutions

Strengthen internationally competitive scholarship in strong and emerging areas

Capitalize on the full value of intellectual property and commercialization

Enhance knowledge mobilization and translate research results for benefit of society

Concept / Components ISRPConcept / Components ISRP

Adherence to University strategic direction

Fundamental research - theoretical and concept-oriented

Research intensity, e.g. faculty engaged in high-impact research; growth in funding

Innovation - all aspects of theoretical and methodological approaches

Collaboration - research partnerships

Concept / Components ISRPConcept / Components ISRP

Significant activity output, e.g. publication quantity and quality, communication of research; performance and exhibition of scholarly / artistic work; external recognition, citation; patents and commercialization; direct economic impact; impact on public policy

Graduate and undergraduate research opportunities

Training of highly qualified personnel

Internationalism

Ability to attract resources

Research space

Equipment and Infrastructure to support research

CRC’s; Centres / Institutes

Two PhasesTwo Phases

Phase 1: Requested support of Deans / Colleges - May 2008 Assigned resource support for Committee - May 2008 Convened committee - June 2008 Define and reach agreement on components of the

ISRP - June 2008 Conduct scan of existing UofR strategic planning

documents, as well as a scan of ISRPs at various Canadian universities - June 2008

Preparation of content of first phase document - July 2008

Draft of first phase document for review - August 2008

Final first phase document - August 2008

Two PhasesTwo Phases

Phase 2: September 2008 - April 2009

Phase 1 document serves as: Input to development of the larger University

strategic plan Input to CFI New Initiatives and Leading Edge

Fund competitions.