WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
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
120-Day Study Overview
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,….
• 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
Key outcomes from the 120-day study
The study supports the WSU goal of AAU membership via improvement of our AAU metrics.
Co-Chairs: C. Keane, D. Bernardo
120-day Study Organization/Team
ExecutiveReview Group (Deans, Vice-Chancellors, senior faculty, other WSU leaders)
Management and Integration (interim)C. KeaneD. NordquistE. PrattE. AustinAssoc. Deans for Research or College/Campus designees*
Faculty and Student Engagement/Productivity(Co-Chairs: R. Craft, J. Jones)
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
1st Full Group Meeting
9/16/14 (“T=1”)
2nd Full Group Meeting Week of
10/20/14
3rd Full Group Meeting Week of
12/1/14
Draft Report 1/15/15
(“T=120”)
Preparation
Management group completes draft report
Subgroups complete charge and develop findings and recommendations
Subgroups gather data, address charge issues, and initiate strength/weakness/opportunity/threat (SWOT) analysis
Schedule for Study Execution
This is a change (3 large group meetings instead of 4) from previous plan
Subgroups brief charters, members, information requests, and progress to date; M+I subgroup commences drafting report
Subgroups describe data gathered and results to date, and address integration issues
Subgroups brief initial conclusions, findings, and recommendations
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
• 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
The Association of American Universities (AAU) Membership Indicators
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)
• 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!
Management and Integration Group Roles and Responsibilities
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 GroupBill 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 Associate Vice President, Economic Development & External Affairs
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
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 Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Dave Field Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, VCEA/School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Akram Hossain Interim Vice Chancellor for Research, Graduate Studies & External Programs, WSU Tri-Cities
Jim Krueger Regents Professor, Director of Research, Medical Sciences/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Andrea Lazarus Clinical Professor/Asst. Vice President for Research
Terry McElwain Regents Professor, Associate Director, CVM/Paul G. Allen SGAH
Jim Moyer Associate Dean, CAHNRS/Director, Agricultural Research Center
Bruce Pinkleton Associate Director, Murrow College of Communication/Murrow Center for Media and Health Promotion
Christine Portfors Interim Director of Research and Graduate Education, WSU Vancouver
David Sprott Senior Associate Dean, CCB/Marketing
Paul Whitney Associate Dean for Research, CAS/Psychology
Esther Pratt Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Management and Integration Committee
Rebecca Craft, Co-Chair Chair, CAS/Psychology
Jonathan Jones, Co-Chair Director, CVM/School of Molecular Biosciences
Thom Brown Chair, CAS/Fine Arts
John Browse Regents Professor, Interim Director, CAHNRS/Institute of Biological Chemistry
Todd Butler Chair, CAS/English
Lori Carris Associate Dean, Grad School/CAHNRS/Plant Pathology
Yonas Demissie Assistant Professor, WSU Tri-Cities/VCEA/Civil & Environmental EngineeringBrian French Professor, Education/Ed. Leadership, Sport Studies and Ed. / Counseling Psych.
Rita Fuchs Lokensgard Director, ADA Program/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Michele Hardy Chair CVM/Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Kerry Hipps Chair, CAS/Chemistry
Jim Krueger Regents Professor, Director of Research, Medical Sciences/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Brian Lamb Regents Professor, VCEA/Civil and Environmental Engineering/Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Andrea Lazarus Clinical Professor/Asst. Vice President for Research
Steven Parish Professor, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Surgery
Jim Petersen Director, VCEA/Chemical Engineering & Bioengineering
Amy Wharton Director, WSU Vancouver/CAS/Sociology
Esther Pratt Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation Relations
Sammy Rodriguez Single Investigator-Small Team Research Support Coordinator, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Tammy McGreevy Faculty Support Coordinator, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Faculty and Student Engagement / Productivity 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 Burke Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Crop and Soil Sciences
Ralph Cavalieri Associate Vice President, Alternative Energy
Liv Haselbach Associate Professor, VCEA/Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stacey Hust Associate Professor, Murrow College of Communication
Hanwu Lei Assistant Professor, WSU Tri-Cities/CAHNRS/Biological Systems Engineering
Xiaodong Liang Assistant Professor, WSU Vancouver/Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Linda MacLean Associate Dean of Advancement, Pharmacy/Pharmacotherapy
Matt McCluskey Chair, CAS/Physics
Katrina Mealey Professor and Richard L. Ott Endowed Chair, CVM/Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Grant Norton Dean, Honors College
Todd Norton Associate Professor, Murrow College of Communication
Alyssa Patrick Communications Coordinator, Office of Economic Development & External Affairs
Erin Rice Director of Operations, International Programs
Eric Sorensen Science Writer, University Communications/Washington State Magazine
Esther Pratt Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation RelationsNancy Shrope Assistant Director, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Pam Kelley Program Specialist, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Outreach, Engagement, and Economic Development Subgroup
SueClark, Co-Chair
Regents Professor, CAS/Chemistry
SteveSimasko, Co-Chair
Chair, CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Tori Byington Information TechnologyDoug Call Professor, CVM/Paul G. Allen SGAHDan Costello Assistant Vice President, Facilites OperationsKenn Daratha Associate Professor, College of NursingDavid Gang Associate Professor, CAHNRS/Institute of Biological Chemistry Scott Hudson Professor, VCEA/Electrical Engineering (Tri-Cities Campus)
Christian MailhiotDirector, Center for Integrated Modeling and Simulation/CAS/Institute for Shock Physics
Ken Nash Professor, CAS/ChemistryJon Oatley Director, Center for Reproductive Biology/CVM/School of Molecular BiosciencesJeffrey Savage Associate Professor, CAS/MusicDavid Sprott Senior Associate Dean, CCB/Marketing
Jonathan WisorAssociate Professor, Medical Sciences/CVM/Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience
Weihong (Katie)
Zhong Professor, VCEA/School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Esther Pratt Assistant Director, University Advancement/Corporate and Foundation RelationsDan Nordquist Director, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Derek BrownSub-award and Reporting Administrator, OGRD/Office of Research Support Representative
Research Infrastructure Subgroup
Don Bender, Co-Chair Director, VCEA/Composite Materials and Engineering CenterTom Spencer, Co-Chair Professor, CAHNRS/Animal SciencesTom Besser Professor, CVM/Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Aurora Clark Associate Professor, CAS/Chemistry; Interim Director of Materials Science and Engineering Doctoral Program
Cindy Corbett Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing
Don DillmanRegents Professor, Deputy Director, CAS/Sociology/Office of Research/Social & Economic Sciences Research Center
Masha Gartstein Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Scot Hulbert Interim Chair, CAHNRS/Plant PathologyScot Hulbert Interim Chair, CAHNRS/Plant Pathology
Don KnowlesResearch Leader, Animal Diseases Research/USDA-ARS/CVM/Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology
Mark Kuzyk Regents Professor, CAS/Physics
Chen-Ching LiuProfessor & Director, Energy Systems & Innovation Center/VCEA/School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Kathleen McAteer Assistant Vice Chancellor, WSU Tri-Cities/CAS/School of Biological Sciences
Michelle McGuire Associate Professor, CAS/School of Biological SciencesChris Pannkuk Director, CAHNRS/International Research & Agricultural Development
Thomas Rotollo Professor, CAS/Sociology
Jesse Spohnholz Associate Professor, CAS/HistoryDoug Walsh Professor, CAHNRS/WSU Prosser/Entomology
Jonathan YoderProfessor & Director, Office of Research/Water Research Center/CAHNRS/School of Economic 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
Research Themes Subgroup
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