Goal 1: Strengthen Support for Scholarly Activities

Objective		Action Step	Accomplishments 01-02	Responsible Party	Target Date
1. Enhance internal funding programs		1.a. Increase Research Council funding by $50,000 for 2002-03	Research Council program award funding increased by 23% in FY02 over FY01	Vice Provost, Associate Vice Provost	Fall 2002
		1.b. Increase PRIME fund by $200,000 to a total of $1.4 million for 2002-03	The PRIME fund increased from $1.0 million to $1.2 million in FY02	Vice Provost, Associate Vice Provost	Fall 2002
		1.c. Facilitate communication regarding Research Incentive Fund (RIF) distribution policies	Initial review and compilation of policies completed	Vice Provost, Associate Vice Provost	Fall 2002
		1.d. Review research leave programs and policies in conjunction with the Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Minority Affairs	[New action step for FY02]	Faculty Fellow	Spring 2003
2. Increase support for scholarship in the humanities		2.a. Integrate humanities and social sciences into interdisciplinary efforts such as the Missouri River Institute and Lewis and Clark Bicentennial initiative	Humanities faculty are serving on organizing committees	Faculty Fellow	Ongoing
		2.b. Identify a director for and initiate the activities of the MU Center for Arts and Humanities	The Center for Arts and Humanities was granted status as a recognized campus center	Faculty Fellow	Spring 2003
3. Enhance MU’s national stature	3.a. Promote MU faculty to become members of national professional organizations and win fellows		Nomination for National Academy membership was put forward for an MU faculty member	Vice Provost, OGWP	Ongoing
	3.b. Promote faculty to win fellowships from Fulbright, Guggenheim, etc.			Faculty Fellow	Ongoing
	3.c. Identify other measures of outstanding accomplishment in the humanities		The Center for Arts and Humanities was established in FY02. Speakers and a conference were organized to celebrate the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.	Faculty Fellow	Ongoing
4. Sustain a nurturing environment for women and minority faculty, staff, and students that encourages research in all academic disciplines	4.a. Conduct a series of surveys that examine allocation of space, resources, and salaries for women		This action step remains a priority for data collection in FY03.	Associate Vice Provost	Ongoing
	4.b. Assist divisions in the recruitment and retention of a diverse faculty via cost-match funds and grant-writing assistance		Grant writing assistance provided to the proteomics group; PRIME fund cost match support for proteomics recruiting efforts	Vice Provost, Director, OGWP	Ongoing
	4.c. Provide one-on-one assistance for new faculty identified via Research Council and/or Research Board		Ongoing mentoring and good reapplication success rate for Research Council and Research Board applications	Faculty Fellow, OGWP	Ongoing
5. Facilitate the quantity and quality of MU grant proposals	5.a. Increase extramural funding from grants and contracts an additional 10% in FY03		Increased federal expenditures by 78% since FY97; increased new federal awards by 148% in five years	Vice Provost for Research	Ongoing
	5.b. Coordinate with the Development Office to increase private funding		OR personnel served on the search committee for the Director of Foundation Relations	OGWP	Ongoing
	5.c. Help organize and support interdisciplinary center grant proposals		Submission of state tobacco initiative proposals and proposals for nuclear science institute, biomedical research space, bioinformatics con-sortium, and Lewis & Clark projects	OGWP	Ongoing
	5.d. Provide grantsmanship seminars for faculty and staff, including a summer grantwriting institute for faculty and a workshop led by a national expert on SBIR/STTR /		Participated in five national teleconferences; organized grants-manship workshops, hosted an NCURA Fundamentals workshop, and held a grant writing institute	OGWP	Ongoing
	5.e. Support ongoing development of the campus network of grant writers		Added grant writers for Journalism and Technology; grant writers supported requests totaling $74.8 million and awards totaling $27.4 million in FY02	OGWP	Ongoing
	5.f. Encourage integration of faculty scholarly activity across PeopleSoft modules, Faculty Accomplishment System, and Community of Science		COS pick lists updated; FAS linkage in progress with completion expected in Fall 2002	OGWP	Ongoing

Goal 2: Enhance Communications

Objective	Action Step	Accomplishments 01-02	Responsible Party	Target Date
1. Improve information flow within the Division of Research	1.a. Bring PeopleSoft Grants online and explore its integration with OTSP, IRB, and ACUC in order to eliminate duplicate data entry	Significant integration has been achieved within each of the local databases	OSPA, OTSP, ORCS	Summer 2003
	1.b. Hold semi-annual staff retreats to review divisional goals and objectives	Retreats held in February and September, 2002	Vice Provost and Senior Staff	Ongoing
2. Improve communications with the campus community	2.a. Conduct annual meetings with deans, selected department chairs, and Faculty Council to review research progress	Meetings conducted for all groups in FY02	Vice Provost	Ongoing
	2.b. Hold monthly meetings with Associate Deans and quarterly meetings with Center Directors and Advisory Committees to chart progress	Meetings held regularly	Vice Provost	Ongoing
	2.c. Support the Graduate School in developing a more consistent system of support for graduate students	Developed a structure for handling fee waiver requests to the Graduate School.	Vice Provost, OSPA	Spring 2003
	2.d. Continue to develop the Division of Research Web sites	Revised the main Web site in FY01	ORCS	Ongoing
	2.e. Build awareness within the campus community about administrative processes and tools	Standard operating procedures developed for OSPA personnel; regular meetings of Grants and Contracts Support Group; electronic distribution of the Research Post; regular meetings of the grant writers network	OSPA, OTSP, OGWP	Ongoing
	2.f. Maximize the efficiency of processes related to sponsored programs to reduce the time it takes for completion of necessary reviews and approvals	During FY02, proposal review time was reduced to 2.8 days	OSPA	Ongoing
3. Enhance relationships among the four UM campuses	3.a. Promote inter-campus collaborations with sponsors	Support was provided for the Monsanto Protein Technoliges funding ($1.5 million), DOE proposal for Nuclear Science Institute, NSF proposal for bioinformatics consortium, and tobacco settlement proposals.	Ongoing	Ongoing
	3.b. Support the UM Bioinformatics Consortium	Tobacco settlement and NSF Major Research Instrumentation proposals were submitted. A grant writer was trained to support the UM Bioinformatics Consortium.	Ongoing	Ongoing
	3.c. Share successful research administrative tools and processes with other campuses to increase efficiency and consistency	MU IRB reviews all UM IRB applications; NIH grant proposal includes sharing the MU eIRB with other UM campuses, Washington University and Saint Louis University; eSig process initiated	Ongoing	Ongoing
4. Enhance relationships with other universities	4.a. Develop a state-wide agenda on issues of common interest throughout Missouri	Missouri Technology Corporation passed a resolution encouraging collaboration among Missouri institutions of higher education	Vice Provost, OTSP, OSPA	Ongoing
	4.b. Share best practices with such organizations as the Society of Research Administrators and the National Council of University Research Administrators through conference presentations	OSPA and OTSP personnel presented at the SRA conference in Vancouver; grant writer survey tool received IRB approval so that results can be shared	OSPA, OGWP	Ongoing
5. Improve communications with the community, state, and nation	5.a. Expand Illumination distribution, increasing mail subscriptions among graduate/professional school alumni	Circulation of 12,000, including mailing to alumni; recipient of national awards: · Gold Medal, National Admissions Marketing Report Competition · Silver Medal, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) national "Circle of Excellence Awards”