Administrative Council Retreat

Division of Research andEconomic Development

Dr. Jim Baker

August 12-13, 2007

Imagining and Making Missouri’s Future:A Long-Range Vision and Five Year Plan (2006-2011)Imagining and Making Missouri’s Future—

The Role of ResearchFY07 Highlights—Division of Research and

Economic DevelopmentPriorities and Projects for FY08—Division of

Research and Economic Development

Missouri State University understands its primary task of developing educated persons to include adding to the store of human understanding through research

Research is an essential contribution by the university, and Missouri State encourages and facilitates research in both its basic and applied forms because:– Research contributes to the public good– Research encourages faculty development– Research enhances the educational process

Long-Range Plan: Role of Research

Universities are the source of most scientific advances, scholarly discoveries, creative processes, and technological innovations, which collectively are the new lifeblood for the knowledge-based economy of the 21st century

Missouri State University will expand its research ambitions, investments, and achievements

Missouri State intends to become an institution that incubates important new ideas in several fields of endeavor through the work of first-rate faculty and intellectually engaged students

Long-Range Plan: Role of Research

The University will develop and emphasize three interrelated strategies to accomplish the goal of incubating new ideas– It will follow a blueprint for its scholarly futures,

involving the strategic expansion of its research efforts in areas judged to hold special promise for the institution

– It will develop its research infrastructure especially in the areas of human resources, physical facilities, and research policies and procedures

– It will mature its graduate and professional programs in areas of greatest need and opportunity

Long-Range Plan: Role of Research

Task Force on Missouri State University Futures identified 11 research emphasis areas, all of which are highly interdisciplinary, to be considered for additional University support. These research emphasis areas are eligible for support through the Provost’s Incentive Program:– American History and Culture– Biotechnology– Entrepreneurship– Environment and Water Resources– Global Perspectives with an Emphasis on Asia– Health Promotion– Materials Science– Performing and Creative Arts– Research on Human Development– Research on Learning, Teaching, and Intervention– Technology and Emerging Art Forms

Long-Range Plan: Role of Research

The University must overcome a number of challenges and obstacles if it is to increase research levels.

– Missouri State does not have a research culture– Lack of laboratory space in disciplines such as biology

and chemistry– Faculty teaching load, lack of time to devote to

research/scholarly activity– Failure to recognize student research mentoring in

faculty workload– University administrative and compliance requirements– Lack of recognition of effort involved in seeking,

acquiring and maintaining external funding

Long-Range Plan: Culture and Environment for Research

The University must address a number of questions if it is to effectively expand the quantity and quality of its research efforts.– How can we improve research productivity at

Missouri State?– How can we encourage the integration of teaching

and research?– How can we maintain equitable workloads among

faculty and departments while making the best use of their talents and opportunities for research?

Long-Range Plan: Culture and Environment for Research

The University will focus on several means to achieve its goal of expanding the role of research.

–Promote institutional and public awareness of the importance of research–Adopt systems to assess research productivity–Recognize research mentoring as teaching–Recognize research productivity in staffing decisions–Maintain flexibility of individual workload assignments–Support graduate programs and graduate research

Long-Range Plan: Culture and Environment for Research

The University will:– Expand space allocation to meet research needs– Improve library journal subscriptions– Provide necessary administrative and staff support– Use grant indirect cost funds to support research– Encourage centers of excellence– Appoint a Research Assessment and Advisory

Committee– Continue expansion of internal grants– Increase number of endowed professorships and

chairs

Long-Range Plan: Implementation

The University will– Support additional sabbatical and international

exchange opportunities– Enhance faculty travel with graduate students

presenting at meetings– Promote collaborative projects with other institutions– Comply with federal regulations governing research– Increase support (e.g., reassigned time) for grant

writing– Expand library holdings and access

Long-Range Plan: Implementation

The University provides a number of incentives for faculty (primarily administered through the Provost’s Office).– Provost Incentive Program $700,000– Faculty Research and University Grants Program– Summer Faculty Fellowships– Sabbatical and Educational Leave Program– Funding for Results– Public Affairs Grant Program– Citizenship and Service Learning

Long-Range Plan: Implementation

Incentive and Support Programs, cont.– Missouri Campus Compact Grants– Equipment Matching Funds– Course Reassignment Fund– Travel Expense Fund– College/Department Level Programs

Long-Range Plan: Implementation

Provost’s Incentive Program--Sample Funded Project: “X-Ray Characterization and Analysis Facility”– Total funding of $150,000– Equipment purchased under this grant supports basic

research in the departments of Biomedical Sciences; Chemistry; Agriculture; Geography, Geology and Planning; Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science as well as the Center for Applied Science and Engineering in the Jordan Valley Innovation Center

Long-Range Plan: Role of Research

Broadcast ServicesCommunity and Social Issues InstituteOffice of Sponsored Research and

ProgramsRoy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation

Center

FY07 Highlights: Research and Economic Development Division

Commitment to production of local programming

FinancialTechnical UpgradesEducation and Community Outreach

FY07 Highlights: Broadcast Services

Commitment to production

of local programming

FY07 Highlights: Broadcast Services

Financial– Broadcast Services received over $1 million

dollars in listener/viewer support– KSMU and OPT continue to generate 85% of their

support from contributions, grants, federal and state funding and fees for service contracts

Technical Upgrades– KSMU completed digital conversion of its

Springfield FM transmitter (full funding from The CW Titus Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

– OPT completed renovation of space in Strong Hall funded by The CW Titus Foundation

FY07 Highlights: Broadcast Services

Education and Community Outreach– KSMU and OPT continued to train students

interested in pursuing careers in the broadcasting industry

– OPT produced and distributed telecourses via overnight broadcasts on Channel 21-Springfield, Channel 26-Joplin and on Mediacom Channel 24 in Springfield

FY07 Highlights: Broadcast Services

Completed Greater Ozarks Leadership Development (GOLD) regional leadership development program

Completed GO LEAD, program for people in leadership positions for nonprofit organizations

Completed study on Children in Poverty for the Springfield Mayor’s Commission on Children

Conducted study on the Readiness for School for the Mayor’s Commission on Children

Worked on a joint project with BKD for the Missouri Housing Authority and the Low Income Tax Credit Program

Homeland Security—Certificate Program with the Naval Postgraduate School to train senior members of the Missouri National Guard

FY07 Highlights: Community and Social Issues Institute

Record $21.779 million in external funds (first time over $20 million)

Received the largest grant in university history, $6.2 million from the Office of Naval Research

Established new position, Proposal Development Specialist

Completed Compliance ManualRedesigned and launched new web site

FY07 Highlights: Office of Sponsored Research and Programs

Month Proposals Total DollarsSubmitted Awards Awarded

July 19 10 $998,034August 13 14 $1,271,576

September 26 25 $3,085,070October 19 15 $259,799

November 23 9 $345,131December 14 18 $1,263,839January 29 8 $430,176February 20 8 $6,444,498

March 15 13 $3,245,102April 13 12 $321,018May 19 12 $677,876June 16 10 $3,437,035

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03 303 74 5 88 50 217 $40.5 $11.004 329 69 2 70 111 252 $38.9 $15.405 313 34 1 80 124 239 $49.8 $16.606 198 37 5 71 38 151 $32.3 $18.107 226 26 1 48 79 154 $41.2 $21.7

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CCE 0 0 $0CHHS 24 18 $954,823CHPA 31 16 $387,995CNAS 93 57 $4,985,347COAL 5 2 $331,256COBA 13 10 $594,977COED 23 21 $2,834,324Library 2 1 $87,900

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Office of Sponsored Research & Programs (SRP)

Annual Recovered Indirect Costs from Grants and Contracts

Fiscal YearIDC Recovered and

Distributed to CentersIDC Recovered for

Distribution to Non-Centers

2005* $127,253 $629,781

2006* $142,438 $569,048

2007** $234,922 $506,955

Total $504,613 $1,705,784

Data Source: Financial Services Indirect Costs Query.

* Totals do not contain recovered indirect costs distributed to the Center for Archaeological Research and the Center for Resource, Planning & Management. These centers ran their grants through their center accounts during 2005 and 2006.

**Amount based on Indirect Recovery through the month of April.

Note: The amount of indirect costs recovered to Research and Economic Development accounts through May of this year were $120,863 from non-centers and $55,9020 from centers. 5% of these funds were transferred to Financial Services and 5% to Sponsored Research and Programs.

Office of Sponsored Research & Programs (SRP)

FY07 Highlights: Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC)

Dedication: May 30, 2007

$2.6 million in federal and $5.0 million in state funding secured to complete Phase II

$10.02 million in project funds receivedLong-range planning started to achieve Trust

Facility status

FY07 Highlights: Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC)

JVIC Centers, 2007

Center for Applied Science and Engineering (CASE)

Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences (CBLS)

Missouri Innovation CenterJVIC, Inc.

P r o j e c t A f f i l i a t e s

S e n i o r A f f i l i a t e s

S p o n s o r s S u p p o r t

A c a d e m i c A f f i l i a t e s

Continue implementation of Electronic Grants Management System as well as on-going development of grants policies and procedures

Complete Phase II of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center Secure state approval to establish the Springfield Center of

Excellence For Life Science Research to be housed in JVIC Achieve TRUST Facility Status for JVIC Establish and successfully implement strategic international

research and economic development programs Increase research space (particularly in the physical and

biological sciences) Increase sponsored project proposals submitted and awards

received by 10 percent over FY08 totals Broadcast Services-Increase local programs and outreach Community and Social Issues Institute Initiatives including

development of a Homeland Security Center

Key Decisions/Projects for FY08

Continue to development of the Electronic Grants Management System (GMS)

Implementation of GMS Modules– Human Subjects—Fall 2007– Animal Care and Use—Spring 2008– Proposal Development Pilot—Summer 2008, Full

implementation—Fall 2008

Electronic Grants Management System

JVIC Phase II: Advanced Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping Facility

$7.6 million projectSeamless transition from prototype design to

advanced manufactureNanotechnology product manufactureCoatings technologiesWorkforce development training center

Missouri State University has been selected to administer the Springfield Center of Excellence for Life Science Research, to be housed in the Jordan Valley Innovation Center

Missouri will have four such centers– Springfield– St. Louis– Kansas City– Statewide—Administered by University of Missouri System

JVIC: Springfield Center of Excellence for Research in Life Science

A center of excellence for life sciences research means a system or regional consortium of public and private not-for-profit academic, research, or health care institutions or organizations engaged in competitive research in targeted fields consistent with the strategic purposes of life sciences research (Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 196, Section 196.1106)

Centers are allowed to compete for funds through the State of Missouri’s Life Sciences Research Trust

JVIC: Springfield Center of Excellence for Research in Life Science

TRUST is a specific term that refers to microelectronics related activities that will allow the Department of Defense to procure, verify, manufacture, package, design, etc. parts for their systems.

A TRUST facility is a place that one or more of these TRUST related microelectronics activities can take place within.

There are three levels (Level 1, 2, 3) with 3 being the highest.

JVIC: TRUST Facility Status

Our corporate partners have requested that we consider attaining TRUST Facility Status for JVIC (one section of the facility would be secured for this purpose).

TRUST facility status would help secure a sizable market for the corporate partners and would enhance the ability of JVIC to retain local manufacturing (since these products cannot be off-shored).

TRUST facility status would enhance the ability of JVIC scientists to compete for and receive federal research funding.

JVIC: TRUST Facility Status, Cont.

TRUST Facility Status for JVIC would require an extra layer of security and be subject to Federal Export Controls.

Given the nature of the procurement taking place, the number of university people involved will by necessity be limited.

Discussion

JVIC: TRUST Facility Status, Cont.

QU-MSU Center for Cultural UnderstandingChina Agricultural University

– Grapevine biotechnology projects– Doctoral students from CAU

Grasslands Project—New ZealandCentral and Eastern EuropeOther

Strategic International Research and Economic Development Partnerships

Space shortage is acute in the sciencesWork with the new Facilities Planning and

Management Advisory Committee established by Dr. Nietzel to make recommendations regarding classroom utilization and addition/renovation of research space (Report due February 1, 2008)

Increase Research Space

Increase proposals submitted and awards received by 10 percent by seeking dean and department head interest and involvement in promoting external funding as a means to enhance academic unit scholarly projects and educational

Continue to build the research infrastructure (administration, policies, procedures) necessary to increase and sustain continued growth in external funding

Increase Sponsored Research Activity

Local Programming – New programs

Thomas Hart Benton Tribute (OPT) These Ozarks Hills (KSMU) Studio Live Performance (KSMU) in partnership with the Springfield News-Leader

Financial– Submit Applications for Special Project Funding

Department of Agriculture ($113,894) Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($194,767) for a three year project to enage the community

in discussion of the “red flags” identified in the Community Focus reports

Technical Upgrades– KSUM will develop a jazz-news/talk program service for a second digital channel

programming stream (KSMU HD2)– OPT digital upgrades for production equipment, cameras and editing systems will

continue Technical Upgrades

Education and Community Outreach– In cooperation with the College of Education, produce teacher professional development

broadcasts on digital channels for at-risk schools across southwest Missouri– Work with Burrell Mental Health and the Missouri Parent Information Resource Center to

develop literacy training workshops as part of a US Department of Education grant

Broadcast Services

Continue to identify resources within the university community that can be applied to significant social issues confronting the community

Continue the Non-Profit leadership program in conjunction with the Division of Continuing Education

Implement the Center for Research and Training in Homeland Security and continue to develop the partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School

Complete final report for the Disaster Reaction Committee for Springfield/Greene County

Community and Social Issues Institute (CSSI) Initiatives

Discussion