UNIVERSITY RESEARCH COUNCIL
DR. GEORGE E. KLINZING, CHAIR
MINUTES –
The meeting was called to order at
Provost Maher addressed Council
and delivered the following charge.
1. Continue the Small Grants Program.
Encourage new faculty to apply and provide constructive criticism so that
faculty may improve their performance. Conduct a review of the program to
measure its success.
2. Explore ways to enhance research on campus
through workshops. Focus on the creation of interdisciplinary teams and
augmenting research programs in the social sciences and humanities. Rob
Lowman’s workshop may be used as a spring board to assess further actions
in expanding interdisciplinary research on campus. Assist the Vice Provost
in planning an agenda for a humanities funding workshop.
3. Guide and counsel the Vice Provost in preparing
a workshop in
4. Review and update the Commercialization of
Inventions, Copyright, and Patent Policies being mindful of recent events such
as the suspension of the
MINUTES/ANNOUNCEMENTS
No changes were requested to the minutes of the
National Science Foundation
funding was passed on October 27. An additional half billion dollars has
been allocated across the directorates of NSF, representing a 14%
increase. The social and behavioral sciences received a 20% increase in
funding. One hundred fifty million dollars was allocated for
nanotechnology.
The Office of Research has been experiencing
operating challenges in submitting institutional proposals via NSF Fastlane. When a deadline approaches, the Office
often has up to five different proposals in the queue in some stage of
submission. In addition, the East Coast server through which Fastlane operates has a glitch, resulting in further
delays. Therefore, Crouch requests that proposals be delivered to the Office of
Research two working days in advance.
In a recent COGR (Council on Governmental
Relations) meeting, the issue arose regarding ownership of intellectual
property by faculty with joint appointments in neighboring Veterans’
Administration hospitals. As outlined in the Cooperative Technology
Administration Agreement, the VA is taking an aggressive stand claiming first
call on all intellectual property created by faculty, even those with courtesy,
noncompensated appointments. Prudence is
advised in light of this agreement.
Crouch is making preparations for staffing the
Office of Research while one staff member is on medical leave and another is on
personal leave.
The Office of Research Annual Report for FY99 is
available upon request. Staff are currently
compiling information for the FY00 Report.
There was no new business.
The meeting adjourned at
cc: Elizabeth Baranger
N. John Cooper
Gerald Holder