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