Under the direction of President Pestello, the Office of the Vice President for 研究 has developed a 研究成长计划 to build the university’s research enterprise into one that reflects the transformative work of our faculty.
This plan is divided into three sections, which can be viewed below. 在精神上 of transparency and accountability, the Office of the Vice President for 研究 提供了 定期更新校园社区 to show what has been done thus far in making this vision 一个现实.
1. Double the research enterprise at Saint 路易 University from $50 几百万 to $100 几百万.
While funding is not synonymous with research excellence, our broad research interests and ambitions demand that we grow the number of funded awards given to 博彩网址大全 researchers. $100 几百万 is an obtainable goal with modest internal investments and aggressive 外部融资.
副警长办公室 President for 研究 has worked alongside each dean in developing a set of annual goals pertaining to funded awards given to 博彩网址大全 researchers, while ensuring that faculty have access to any and all resources needed to make these goals 一个现实. 的se will include comprehensive research administration support, grantsmanship training, seed funding, opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. 的 Office of the Vice President for 研究 also has engaged leading consulting firm Lewis-Burke Associates to connect 博彩网址大全 researchers with relevant funding opportunities 和机构.
2. Develop a set of university-wide strategic research 优先级.
Saint 路易 University will launch several major research initiatives that will combine internal investments, external funding, new faculty hires, philanthropic investment. 的se initiatives will carefully consider our institution’s mission and identity as a Catholic, Jesuit 研究型大学, our location in St. 路易和马德里，还有 我们与区域合作伙伴的关系.
副警长办公室 President of 研究 has previously convened groups of faculty from across the university that have common scholarly and scientific interests. In the Fall 2017 semester, OVPR launched a formal, competitive process through which faculty are able to propose research programs as potential university-level research 优先级. 这场比赛开始于 呼吁“大创意” from 博彩网址大全 researchers and offers increasing levels of investment for projects that demonstrate broad faculty engagement, strong leadership and compelling research plans.
博彩网址大全的研究所 提供了 support to each of the selected projects and faculty leadership teams as they develop their Big Idea into a genuine asset of the University's research enterprise.
的 大创意大赛的第一轮 ended in April 2018; eight projects received planning grants and four were endorsed 由研究发展委员会负责. 最新一轮 ended in May 2019; two projects received planning grants and three were endorsed 由研究发展委员会负责.
In October 2019, the University launched the 博彩网址大全地理空间研究所. Also known as Geo博彩网址大全, the Geospatial Institute began as a project funded through 大创意大赛. Several more projects are expected to launch as Institutes 在接下来的几个月.
For a comprehensive list of 伟大的想法 projects, as well as more information on the 伟大的想法 competition overall, please visit 大创意网站.
3. Raise the profile and impact of Saint 路易 University as a preeminent regional 研究型大学.
Though important, research funding does not drive national rankings; scholarly and 科研声誉. 研究 reputation is critical to attracting exceptional students, dependable research support and processes are necessary to attract and retain exceptional faculty.
副警长办公室 President for 研究 is actively making a number of changes to best support our faculty and optimize the impact of their work, including simplifying the process of applying for and managing grants, replacing the electronic grants management system (eRS), the reorganization of grants support staff around campus. 更换 of eRS is already well underway; the system is scheduled to be replaced with InfoEd 2017-2018学年. 的re are also a number of topical workshops and programs now available for faculty seeking to work on their grantsmanship. 办公室 of the Vice President for 研究 believes that these changes will enable our faculty to continually perform impactful research for our region and our world.
In addition to building a culture of faculty empowerment on campus, our university continues to strengthen relationships with regional partners. 副警长办公室 President for 研究 has hosted a number of successful events with regional partner universities, venture capitalists, leaders in research commercialization, other 创新者. Local partnerships – such as those 博彩网址大全 has with 丹佛斯植物科学中心密苏里植物园， the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 华盛顿大学. 路易, Cortex and many more – continue to flourish, it is energizing to see our regional 社会对博彩网址大全成功的兴趣.