COMMITTEE: Research/Creative Activity Grants
MEETING DATE: 8/29/97
PERSON PRESIDING:Catherine Rigsby
ACTIONS OF MEETING
Description of action:
Don Sexauer, Faculty Chair, opened the meeting by
providing an overview of his model for placing
research/creative activity grants proposal forms on the
web. He then turned the floor over to Tom Feldbush, Vice
Chancellor for Research. Dr. Feldbush provided an
overview of last year's funding levels, this year's
expectations of $250,000, and procedures followed by his
office in allocating funds once recommendations are
finalized by the Committee. He noted that adjustments are
not made to the proposed budgets sent forward by the
Committee.
Description of action:
The committee elected officers for the 1997-1998
academic year. The committee officers elected are:
Chair: Catherine Rigsby
Vice Chair:Mark Taggart
Secretary: Brenda Killingsworth
Description of action:
Mark Taggart requested a thumbnail sketch of new
procedures. Catherine Rigsby asked Mel Stanforth for a
synopsis. A discussion ensured regarding current
procedures used to set salary limits. Vice Chancellor
Feldbush stated that it was in the purview of the
Committee to set stipend research/creative activity limits.
Completion date/Follow-up action required:
The discussion on salary limits was postponed to Spring,
when the committee usually reevaluates procedures to
guide the next year's submissions and evaluations.
Description of action:
Materials describing the evaluation procedures used by the
committee will be distributed prior to the next meeting.
Assigned additional duties to:
Melvin Stanford will provide the above materials to Lori Lee
for distribution to the committee members.
Completion date/Follow-up action required:
Catherine Rigsby requested the committee members review
those materials before attending the next meeting.
NEXT MEETING: September 11, 1997 at 5:00 p.m. in
Rawl Annex 142.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
1. Adopt a schedule for review and ranking of proposals.
2. Determine the membership of the two subcommittees
that are to be formed to review and rank half of the
proposals submitted as a function of the first round of
review of proposals.
3. Determine how each proposal will be assigned for
review by the subcommittees.
4. Determine the process by which facilitators will be
selected and assigned proposals.