Draft Committee Meeting Minutes - December 12, 2002

BOARD OF VISITORS
Research and Technology Committee Meeting
December 12, 2002
President's Conference Room
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

MINUTES (draft)

Mr. Ezzell, Chair, called the meeting to order at 10:25 a.m. Roll call indicated that the following Committee members were in attendance and that a quorum was present.

Committee Members Present:

Mr. Jack Ezzell, Jr., Chairman
Mr. Colvin D. Gibson
Mr. David W. Robertson, Esq.
Cpt. Fred Garner

Committee Members Absent:

Mr. Alfred L. Austin

Members of NSU Staff Present:

Dr. Marie V. McDemmond, President
Mr. Robert Askew, Sr., Executive Director, E²F
Ms. Faye Monroe, Assistant Vice President for Research & Technology
Mrs. Paula Shaw, Director, Sponsored Programs
Dr. Curtiss Wall, Faculty Senate President
Mr. Thomas Dawes, Assistant Director, E²F
Ms. Yolanda Hinton, NASA (arrived 10:45 a.m.)
Ms. Sharon L. Hilliard, Office Manager

Members of NSU Staff Absent:

Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo, Vice President for Research & Technology

Other Board Members Present:

Ms. Delores E. Archer
Mr. Michael Ball
Mr. Willie Brown
Dr. Alvin Bryant

Mr. Ezzell motioned the approval of the minutes and was unanimously voted by the Committee to approve the August 29, 2002 minutes of the Research & Technology Committee.

Executive Summary of Departmental Reports – Mrs. Paula Shaw (in for Dr. Adebisi Oladipupo) gave an overview on activities in the following areas:

Sponsored Programs – Mrs. Shaw began with discussions and a presentation regarding Growing Sponsored Program Funding with an overview of the following:

• Current sponsored programs exceeded last year
• Proposal submissions to sponsors have increased over those submitted last year
• Individual and group training efforts are higher than last year
• Strategies employed to date have resulted in across the board increases

• Increase funding by at least 10% annually with a goal of $25 million
• Increase funding from contracts
• Strengthen our research niche

- What are our issues?

• Low % Faculty engaged in writing
• Disproportionate effort among schools
• Decreasing Grants and Increasing Contract Funding
• Increasing graduate programs
• Post-doc/Research Faculty hiring
• Research Space Constraints

• Incentives
• Training, Mentorship
• Strategic Hiring of faculty
• Staff and process re-alignment
• Easier access to funding sources
• Faculty capability database – shared with HRRP
• The RISE factor

Mr. Gibson asked if there are programs we can compete for that are military? Mrs. Shaw answered yes and that we are trying to go after several of them more aggressively.

Mrs. Shaw then asked Mr. Askew to present an overview of the RISE factor. Mr. Askew presented to the committee three main areas of opportunities and identified strengths: Materials Research, Information Security and Assurance, and Computational Science. Mr. Askew stated that this approach would allow us to think strategically.

Mrs. Shaw returned to present the next steps for growing sponsored program funding with emphasis being placed on Standing up the Research & Technology Corporation. This included supporting the policy and operating agreements, intellectual property management, phased approach to moving sponsored programs and developing metrics. Mrs. Shaw specified establishing contract infrastructure and providing an update on progress at the BOV meeting in March 2003.

Mr. Gibson commented that the area of sponsored programs has an enormous upside for this university, in terms of assisting with the shortfall in providing additional compensation to program developers.

Ms. Yolanda Hinton commented that there are opportunities for joint grant ventures. Ms. Hinton stated that they have identified opportunities with the physics department and the school of business and that proposals will be forthcoming in the near future.

Mr. Askew presented the RISE Center project initiative timelines and the RISE Phase I Master Plan to the committee. Handouts depicting the plans were given to committee members.

Mr. Askew stated that they would like to break ground in late summer 2003 and that the current plans called for a 12-month implementation.

Mr. Ezzell asked Ms. Faye Monroe to provide highlights on OIT informational items.

Ms. Monroe provided an overview of the following Technology priorities and past year accomplishments and challenges:

• Strengths and weaknesses
• Intra structure and customer focus
• Growing and learning stages
• On going progress with Distance Learning
• Training faculty and staff
• On-line presence
• Instruction and Technical aspects
• Program building and sound strategy
• Cell phone policy and procedures
• Architecture
• Resources
• Project management training for OIT directors
• Planning and contingencies
• Skills building

Mr. Ezzell ended the overview by applauding the OIT group for being responsive while wrestling with ongoing issues. Additionally, he thanked all in attendance and solicited continuous support.

There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

	Respectfully submitted,
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	Adebisi Oladipupo, Sc.D. Vice President for Research & Technology
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	Mr. Jack Ezzell, Jr., Chair Research & Technology Committee

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