The Transformative Potential of Research Development at PUI’s

• PUI’s come in all shapes and styles–Misnomers:• The smaller the institution the less bureaucracy

• The smaller the institution the less resources are available

• Larger institutions can reach larger percentage of faculty with RD

• Larger institutions facilitate more interdisciplinary applications

• Larger is better!

Start at the Top!Start at the Top!• You won’t get far without support from the top! Don’t be

Barney Rubble trying to get the car going if it is not the direction of the leadership

• A hard truth, not all institutions who say they want research dollars, actually do!

• Deans, Chairs and Faculty will not go out of their way to support research unless the directive has come from the top down!

Innovators and Research Developers will be eaten alive if they don’t have cover from above as business model innovator and author Saul Kaplan tells us in “the business model innovation factory”

Research Development in PUI’s is about next practices not best practices

Leadership, faculty, research agenda, technology, students, sponsors, regulations, etc. all change and so must the value that our offices offer – student success due to being on an externally funded research project - publications adding to prestige of institution - be careful because our successful faculty can and will be recruited

Research Development is Not the Same as an Office of Sponsored Programs

The relevance and importance of an OSP can not be overestimated!

Research Development at PUI’s addresses concerns of the OSP by working to create a research friendly environment by …

Recognizing faculty/student research activities

RD not RA

• RD provides resources, connections, platforms for change of the institutional culture

• RD provides outreach to region and within institution

• RD provides venues for PI’s to meet their potential sponsors and guidance on how to approach them

• RD provides the cheerleading squad for the “geeks”

Research Development Creates and Facilitates Research Agenda

• Nursing Alliances Across a State to build collaboration and better equip proposal developers for large scale proposals

• Rural Healthcare Initiatives to involve all aspects of an institution and create a holistic and vibrant footprint on a community…nursing assessments, OT, PT, Social Work, Educational Health, Cultural Health all included

• Responsible Conduct In Research Luncheon garnering a TUES proposal developed at a liberal arts institution including a Philosopher, Biologist, and Psychology Faculty

The goal of our first faculty scholarly activity luncheon is to bring multiple disciplines together to engage in the development of a meaningful course with the topic of Responsible Conduct in Research is scheduled! As a liberal arts focused institution, CNU’s opportunity to broaden the interest of all students in this very important topic may lead to a variety of research agenda such as bio-ethics, technology transfer economics, and a complete depiction of history’s events that lead to the need for this course.  Spearheaded by Dr. Drew Velkey, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, this multi-disciplinary approach to educating all CNU students in curriculum mandated by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health will guide students in all facets of learning, to become well rounded and thoughtful investigators of their chosen field, whatever it may be. Our first luncheon is scheduled for December 1, 2011 at The David Student Union, in the Jefferson Room. The discussion and lunch begin at 12:00 noon but we have the room until 3pm for extended conversations. We invite all disciplines to make this event a success! Please RSVP to 47392 no later than 11/21/11

Enlisting Faculty AmbassadorsEnlisting Faculty Ambassadors

• Starting with your newest faculty, get to work right away to build collaborations between disciplines

• It is much easier to get a large percentage of faculty from a small school together and interested in each others work

• Ask knowledgeable faculty to act as your ambassadors…RCR/Mentoring/Sponsor Relations

• Starting with your newest faculty, get to work right away to build collaborations between disciplines

• It is much easier to get a large percentage of faculty from a small school together and interested in each others work

• Ask knowledgeable faculty to act as your ambassadors…RCR/Mentoring/Sponsor Relations

Looking Around!!!Looking Around!!!

• The resources around you are ripe with opportunities– Collaboration-experts for junior faculty to work

with– Community needs translate to research or

sponsored agenda– Current Affairs: Has anyone thought how perfect

the timing is for an American Studies Program to start studying the Arab Spring’s effort toward Democracy?

• The resources around you are ripe with opportunities– Collaboration-experts for junior faculty to work

with– Community needs translate to research or

sponsored agenda– Current Affairs: Has anyone thought how perfect

the timing is for an American Studies Program to start studying the Arab Spring’s effort toward Democracy?

Recognize Your ScholarsRecognize Your Scholars

• Old:– Newsletters (Although I still use them)– Letters from Leadership– “Bonus by the Dean”

• New:– LinkedIn Updates on Awards and Research– Public institutional recognition through websites

presence– Strategic funding of individualized research needs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DIETlxquzY

Helping PUI Faculty Overcome Self-Esteem IssuesResearch Developers at PUI’s need to reinforce the concept that while our education/research may cost less on a proposal…it is not cheap!

We have unique faculty with unique skills, training and backgrounds that provide our institutions with a leg up when presented in the right light.

Be InvolvedBe Involved

• Know your faculty and know the industry

– Involve your office in the interviewing process of new faculty

– Read the Chronicle and look for linkages, articles, collaborators

– Join LinkedIn and groups within LinkedIn - great connections, resources and collaborators

– Stay in touch with sponsors: NSF Currents etc. send targeted articles and findings

– Make the connections happen and remain on top of your profession as well as theirs-we can help each other

If You Feed Them…They Will Come

• Not true anymore! Some things that work: – Guilt, Praise, Pleading, Enticements…Faculty time

is precious and food just won’t do it anymore

– Consultants who will aid them to improve their skills in proposal development

– External presenters from sponsors to collaborative opportunities with other institutions

Create a Compliant, Friendly Research Environment Respecting All

• Create relationships within your institution to streamline all processes possible

• Review policies and procedures to ensure compliance and avoid blips on the radar later

• Gently educate when possible and empower the educated to share

• Reach out to faculty and Departmental Administrators to ensure a comprehensive picture. Suggestion: have post-award and institutional finance & administration present

Post-Award Corner:

The Grants Division of the Business Office is pleased to welcome our new Director of Sponsored Programs, Anne Pascucci, and our new Assistant Director of Sponsored Programs, Debbie Gaudreau! Anne and Debbie bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to CNU, and they’ve already proven to be immediate assets to the University. Welcome to Anne and Debbie!We’re excited about incorporating individual spreadsheets for each award made to the University to provide timely and useful fiscal information to Principal Investigators and Program Directors. The detailed spreadsheets encompass all of the considerations involving the financial administration of grants. It will simplify our processes, and ensure that all parties are fully informed of the budgetary status of an award or contract. Transitioning to the spreadsheets will take some time, as we have to convert all Banner reports to the spreadsheet, and provide secure access for all individuals on a shared drive. Once the transition is complete, it will be our goal to provide monthly statements to all, as well as information on changing account numbers, increases in grant funding, and the like. In addition, it would be our hope that a Principal Investigator and his/her team can find everything they need on the spreadsheet, thus drastically reducing the need for CNU Live.Another new service to be implemented is a close out procedure, notifying PI’s 90, 60, and 30 days prior to the grant expiration. These reminders will ensure that funding is utilized expenditures are recorded in a timely manner, and adherence to guidelines.Is there anything that we can do for you? Please feel free to contact us at 4-7276 or laura.reid@cnu.edu.

Your Post-Award Staff:

Ellis Woodruff

Laura Reid

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RD Can Not Replace RA

• In order for the full cycle of a proposal through close-out to work, there are many partners-– Pre-Award

– Compliance

– Institutional Approval

– Research Compliance

– Post-Award

– Programmatic and Institutional Compliance

Research Development

• RD is the partner who brings all of the moving parts together

• Works to bring institutions, departments, and individuals together to create viable proposals

• PUI Research Development Offices help to bring all the “team” together – pre – post – compliance – institutional – multi-institutionalThe Adjacent Possibilities or the Unusual

Suspects!

Transformative Potential of RD for PUI’s

• Build a research friendly environment with a team supporting each other rather than an us vs. them

• Attract faculty to the interstatial spaces promoting collaborative innovation through scholarly activity luncheons and RD Office initiated research agenda

• Grow research and research funding at PUI’s

• Derive non-financial benefits such as:

Transformative Potential of RD for PUI’s

– Student placement and success

– Publications/research dollars, better teachers and the prestige associated

– Strong interdependent faculty who collaborate, share, communicate and innovate

– Faculty who appreciate the value of research with respect to teaching with respect to publication with respect to teaching and on it goes!

Thank you~

Anne Pascucci

Christopher Newport University

Resource: Kaplan, Saul. how to stay relevant when the world is changing the business model innovation factory. providence, RI: John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 2012.Twitter: @skap5