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Who is the URC?. Twenty members Two appointed by each college Three year appointment. Voting members - Faculty. http://www.ncsu.edu/research/urc. Who is the URC?. Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Business and Finance Contracts & Grants Research Administration
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Who is the URC? • Twenty members • Two appointed by each college • Three year appointment Voting members - Faculty http://www.ncsu.edu/research/urc
Who is the URC? Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies Business and Finance Contracts & Grants Research Administration Graduate School Non-voting members - Administration http://www.ncsu.edu/research/urc
What is the charge of the URC? • Encourage and support research interests of faculty • Research policies and procedures • Consulting policies and procedures • Support research development and aid in securing funds • Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund (FRPD) Advisory to the VC for Research and Graduate Programs
Encourage and support research interests of faculty Morale -minimal financial resources Facilitate research-related activities
Facilitate research-related activities • Research Faculty Webpage • Centralized resource of accurate information • Pre- and post-award information • Accounting information • Regulatory information Subcommittee (report to URC 11/20/02) Dale Sayers (PAMS, chair) Eric Wiebe (Education) Jim Riviere (VMS) Ernest Murphrey (Business) SPARCS
Facilitate research-related activities • Improve financial reporting procedures • Financial Services • Envision demonstration • URC Suggestions • Simplify • Web-based system • Improve communication • Research faculty webpage • Faculty email list
Facilitate research-related activities • Streamline regulatory procedures • Standardize • Reduce redundancy • Improve communication between different regulatory committees • Web-based Develop research policies and procedures
Facilitate research-related activities • Computer Matching Fund • Cost accounting requirements • Matching funds for computers, peripherals and software • % of the total purchase cost with a ceiling • Leverage computer purchases on research grants • Morale booster
Faculty Research and Development Awards • Top proposal from each college • Streamline review process • Larger awards • 10 grants/year • $6000 + $6000 college match • RFP will go out in the winter
Multidisciplinary Proposals • Facilitate multidisciplinary proposal preparation • More awards • 3 grants • $15,000 each Support for research development
URC charges • Encourage and support research interests of faculty • Research policies and procedures • Consulting policies and procedures • Research development and aid in securing funds • Faculty Research and Professional Development Fund (FRPD) Minimal financial resources Lots of help
Infrastructure Existing programs New programs Other URC Interests Physical plant Major equipment Support staff • Identify needs • Priorities • New approaches Opportunities Lobbying Matching funds
Other URC Interests • Graduate programs • Growth • Tuition remission • Postdoctoral researchers
Contacting the URC • Linda Hanley-Bowdoin • 5-6663 • linda_hanley-bowdoin@ncsu.edu • Matt Ronning • 3-2148 • matt_ronning@ncsu.edu http://www.ncsu.edu/research/urc