COMMITTEE: Research and
Creative Activity Grants Committee
MEETING DATE: 1/14/11 (at
PERSON PRESIDING: Carmine Scavo
REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Carmine
Scavo, Kathy Davis, Jay Morris, Nicholas Rupp, Gail Ratcliff, Gregory Lapicki,
Anna Froula, Jay Neward, Jason Brinkley, Tom McCaslin,
Javier Lorenzo
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Alan Schreier, Carl Billingsley, Andrew Stuart
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Deidre Mageean
ACTIONS OF MEETING
Agenda Item:
Faculty Senate Resolution and Meeting with
Vice Chancellor
Discussion:
Carmine Scavo opens meeting with a recap of
the faculty senate resolution and updated language of the overview of the RCAG
committee. Committee meets with Vice Chancellor
of Research to discuss the updated resolution and charge of the current
committee given potential budget cuts.
Action Taken:
The committee decided to continue with the
current competition and continue to communicate to the faculty that budget cuts
may prevent them from actually receiving funds from a proposal the committee
finds worthy of such funds.
Assigned additional duties to:
None
Agenda Item:
Subcommittees
Discussion:
The committee discussed at length the
subcommittee process and the need to make slight alterations to how things were
done last year. Subcommittee chairs were
chosen. Subcommittee chairs will meet to
divide proposals into the appropriate subcommittees. Each subcommittee will evaluate and score
proposals and will recommend a portion of the proposals for further evaluation.
Action Taken:
Subcommittee chairs from last year were
re-appointed as chair this year.
Assigned additional duties to:
Carmine Scavo will head the Social Science
Subcommittee
Gail Ratcliff will head the Natural Science
Subcommittee
Carl Billingsley will head the Humanities
Subcommittee
Jason Brinkley will head the Health Sciences
Subcommittee
Carmine Scavo will forward a list of
subcommittee members to the committee
NEXT MEETING: Subcommittee chairs will
meet Feb. 10. Next full committee
meeting TBA.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: