Report to the UWM Faculty Senate March, 2012 Research Policy Committee Prasenjit Guptasarma (P.G.) Chair, RPC pg@uwm.edu
Mission: Research Policy Committee Research Policy Broader impact • Support and sustain UWM’s mission to become a top- notch research university • Generate and air new ideas • Voice issues faced by researchers. • Pro-active. • Advisory.
What do we need to do to get to the next level? Shared Governance (RPC, GFC) Generate ideas Strategic Planning for Research Exercise One Steering Committee 8 subcommittees, ~125 broadly represented faculty & staff.
Research Planning Exercise 8 subcommittees , asking “How to….” 1. Promote strengths and reputation of UWM in education and research. 2. Assess needs for research space, equipment, and infrastructure. 3. Move Centers of Excellence to the next level. 4. Promote Interdisciplinary research. 5. Re-engineer administrative processes to the needs of a Research University. 6. Improve partnerships with other institutions, non-profits, government, industry. 7. Understand budgeting and incentive needs to meet ambitions for research and education. 8. Ensure culture of ethics, inclusivity, and research integrity?
Details • Ideas from Faculty & Staff (Strategic Planning for Research Exercise). • Internal ideas from Graduate School Staff. • “Do-ability” (from Grad School view point, and “low hanging fruit”).
From: Grad School (MGJ)
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Pre-2009 Graduate Graduate School: School: Graduate Research Education Research Graduate Policy Faculty Committee Commitee Post-2010 Graduate School Research Graduate Research Graduate Education Research Graduate Policy Faculty Committee Commitee
Post-2010 Graduate School Research Graduate Research Graduate Education Research Graduate Policy Faculty Committee Commitee Associate Associate Dean Associate Special Dean Dean Dean Assistant to Natural Arts, Social Chancellor Sciences, Humanities Sciences, Biomedical & Education, Sciences & Architecture & Business Engineering
Graduate Assistants An oustanding University needs outstanding students – both graduate and undergraduate. Differential stipends for Teaching Assistants. Group of people studying it, represented by members of governance committees.
Group of people studying it, Members of governance committees and Associate Deans. Before and After: - Has it been effective (publications, funding, enthusiasm, return on investment)? - Are there other models for RGI - “bridge” funding, - “stupid ideas” funding, - “get back on your feet” funding, - “collect preliminary data” funding) - “Instrumentation” funding
Research Growth & Resources New Discussions on role of : College/School versus Graduate School Who supports research and distribution of resources for research: Administrative resources, Research Space, Research funding, Human Capital.
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