Mission: Research Policy Committee Research Policy Committee Used to be Support Dean of Graduate School Responsive to issues initiated by Graduate School Draft and vote on matters of Policy (e.g., how to distribute spent awards).
Mission: Research Policy Committee Broader impact • Support and sustain UWM’s mission to become a top-tier research university • Generate and air new ideas • Voice issues faced by researchers. • Competitive intramural support of research • More pro-active. • More advisory (to campus).
Post 2012 Provost Graduate Graduate School: School: Dean VP Graduate Research Education Graduate Research Faculty Policy Commitee Committee
Name Change Research Policy Committee to Research Policy & Advisory Committee (RPAC) Broader impact All Aspects of “Research” on campus. More inclusive Add NEW elected members (fac and staff) Add NEW ex-officio members
Functions of RPAC 1. In collaboration with other committees, promote strengths and research reputation of UWM. 2. Advocate for needs for research space, equipment, and infrastructure. 3. Assist in establishment of Centers of Excellence. 4. Promote Individual and Interdisciplinary research. 5. Help re-engineer administrative processes to the needs of a Research University. 6. Support partnerships with other institutions, non-profits, government, industry. 7. Raise budgeting and incentive needs to meet ambitions for research and graduate education. 8. Ensure culture of ethics, inclusivity, and research integrity.
Activities in 2012-13 1. Charter and Function. 2. Advocate for increase of graduate student (especially TA) stipends. 3. Why are fringe benefits on grants still high? 4. RGI-style initiatives. 5. Distribution of royalties. 6. Processes (e.g., Centers of Research Excellence). 7. Research Futures Study Group 8. Campus Strategic Planning
Research Growth Initiative A study has been completed by Graduate School (Doug Woods) Shows clear positive impact on subsequent research, scholarship, and funding of RGI awardees as a whole, all across campus Proposals to establish other RGI-like awards to support other types of research.
Return on Investment RGI Invested $4,405,980/yr in Campus $ during years 1-4 Net gain in extramural dollars per year ($18m- $7.5m) ROI $2.4 in new money for every dollar campus invests in the RGI
Percentage of RGI Funds Applied For By Division NSEH SSEB 5 AHA 21 74
RGI Success by Division Division # Proposals # Funded % Success NSEH 544 119 23 SSEB 149 22 15 AHA 49 13 26
RGI Summary RGI increases amount requested and amount awarded, but not number of proposals submitted RGI associated with increased efficiency in grant writing RGI has no impact on scholarly productivity RGI may increase professional visibility Receiving RGI has positive impact on climate Impact on non recipients? RGI has a 2.4 to 1 ROI
Developing research at UWM Developing International Research Stature is critical to being “top - tier”. Name recognition Successful funding.
Support Infrastructure to perform extramurally funded research at UWM Incentives to run a high-intensity research program at UWM Developing research at UWM
Developing research at UWM Important to grow high-quality research in all areas: • Languages • Humanities • Social Sciences • Professions • Fine Arts • Sciences • Engineering • …..
Developing research at UWM Identifying Markers of High-Quality Research • e.g., Humanities, Social Sciences : markers of international recognition- – Elected fellowships in Academies; – Markers of recognition (e.g, Guggenheim, ACLS fellowships) ; – Grants (Fulbright, Rockefeller, Ford, American Philosophical Society, NEH, Humboldt, Freeman fellowships); – National and international awards; – Publications of books published by major peer-reviewed international publishers (Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Stanford...); – Book prizes, or books translated into other languages.
Developing research at UWM Identifying Markers of High-Quality Research • e.g., Sciences & Engineering: markers of success and international recognition – – High Impact international publications; citations. – Competitive extramural Grant funding at national level; – Patents and other licensable products; – National/international awards & recognitions – Invited Talks; – Elected fellowships in Academies; – Other markers of recognition (e.g., national and international awards, certain international fellowships).
Growing UWM into a top Research University Markers of High Quality Research International Competitive Name Research Recognition Peer reviewed Funding
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