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Collaboration across the Great Plains. Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network (GPN) Linda Roos, OARnet. Great Plains Network. Provide network connectivity Shift focus to collaboration among researchers in GPN. Creating a People Network. Hire central coordinator
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Collaboration across the Great Plains Greg Monaco, Great Plains Network (GPN) Linda Roos, OARnet
Great Plains Network • Provide network connectivity • Shift focus to collaboration among researchers in GPN
Creating a People Network • Hire central coordinator • Identify research support individuals on campuses
What GPN is doing • Bi-weekly phone calls • Weekly digest • Conferences • Workshops on writing grants with an advanced networking component • Boiler plates for inclusion in research proposal
What the campuses do • Talk to individual researchers • Newspapers • Grant selection • Attend faculty meetings • Research Office
Collaboration Specialist Characteristics • Competence in some content area • Ability to cross organizational lines • Exercises personal influence