University Research Council
The University Research Council (URC)
has been established to provide input to the Vice President for
Research (VPR) on strategic issues related to research and
scholarship activity. Although the URC is not directly involved in
policy making, it is expected to provide recommendations to the VPR
on short-term and long-term research priorities, as well as on such
topics as indirect cost recovery; research faculty; postdoctoral,
graduate, and undergraduate research activities; intellectual
property and technology transfer; Office of Research and Sponsored
Programs; and publicizing research successes.
The URC has a strong interest in
evaluation, which is involved in planning exercises as well as in
evaluating the effectiveness of programs and related policies.
The URC has widespread
representation and is composed of the following units, with current
individuals and duration of appointment:
Faculty Senate, Chair of the
Research and Service Committee
Touradj Solouki (1 year)
College of NSFA (3 members)
Peter Jumars (3 years)
Ivan Fernandez (2 years)
Ellie Groden (1 year)
College of Engineering (3
members)
Mohsen Shahinpoor (3 years)
Roberto Lopez-Anido (2 years)
Kate Beard-Tisdale (1 year)
College of CLAS (4 members)
Kyriacos Markides (3 years)
Marie Hayes (2 years)
Owen Smith (2 years)
Howard Patterson (1 year)
College of Education and Human
Development (2 members)
Elizabeth Allan (3 years)
Robert Milardo (2 years)
College of BPPH (2 members)
Gary Hunt (2 years)
Cooperative Extension
Catherine Elliott (2 years)
Research Centers and Institutes
(4 members)
Robert Lad (3 years)
Glenn Beamer (2 years)
David Hart (2 years)
Lu Zeph (1 year)
Deans/Associate Deans (2
members)
Ed Ashworth (2 years)
Dana Humphrey (1 year)
Other members
Dean of the Graduate School &
Assoc. Provost
Daniel Sandweiss
Dean of the Honors College
Charlie Slavin
Exec. Dir. of Research and Economic Development
Jake Ward
Dir., Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Michael Hastings
Provost
Edna Szymanski
Dean of Libraries
Joyce Rumery
Graduate Student
Laura Brothers
