The Graduate School

1. The Graduate School Challenges & Goals AY 14

2. University’s New Mission and Vision Mission • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a student-centered educational community dedicated to communicating, expanding and integrating knowledge. In a spirit of collaboration enriched by diverse ideas, our comprehensive and unique array of undergraduate and graduate programs develops professionals, scholars and leaders who shape a changing world. Vision • Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will achieve greater national and global recognition and academic prominence through innovative and interdisciplinary programs that empower individuals to achieve their full potential.

3. University’s New Long Term Goals • Prepared and Committed Students – Recruit and engage a diverse student body ready to accept the rigorous challenges of higher education, to persist in academic study, and to become lifelong learners. • Innovative High Quality Programs – Develop and enhancecurricular and co-curricular programs to fully support learning and degree completion. • Dedicated Faculty and Staff—Recruit, support, and retain a highly committed and diverse faculty and staff who continually strive for excellence by promoting student learning, producing significant scholarship, and serving multiple constituencies. • Supportive Campus Community—Foster an inclusive university community characterized by integrity, civility, shared governance and openness to and respect for different backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. • Outreach and Partnerships – Develop and strengthen collaborative relationships to effect positive changes in the university, region, nation and world. • Physical and Financial Sustainability—Develop, maintain and protect the University’s assets by practicing and promoting economic, environmental, and social sustainability campus-wide.

4. Where are we? • Graduate Enrollment: 2092 (-118) • Rankings of masters granting institutions by research expenditures (Washington Monthly)

5. External Grants FY13 • Number of grant applications: 272 • Number of tenure/tenured track faculty submitting grant applications: 151 • Number of non-tenure track faculty/staff submitting: 37 • Number of tenured/tenure-track faculty on active awards: 101 • Number of non-tenure track faculty/staff on active awards: 43 • Number of new awards: 189 for $42,216,712

6. Regional, national, international recognition for scholarship and graduates Success of graduates In industry and academia Presenting work at workshops and conferences Engaging outreach activities in K-12 Supporting and promoting of scholarship Engaging in service to the scholarly community Enhanced graduate experience & Quality graduates Recruitment of quality students Recruitment of committed, quality faculty Multi-institutional collaborations Positive impact on undergrad programs Innovative, high quality graduate programs Externally funded research & projects Capacity for scholarship

7. Challenges • Increased grant competition due to sequestration cuts and increased submissions • State appropriations cuts impacting ORP, graduate programs, and graduate assistantships • Re-competition of the Head Start/Early Head Start Programs • Increasing focus of sponsored programs on large, interdisciplinary projects • Hiring a Director of Research & Projects • Open access legislation – federal and state • Export control regulations • Enrollment goals set to increase graduate enrollment • Expanding role of the Graduate School • Graduate student services and retention • Administration of interdisciplinary programs

8. Goals for Graduate Programs • Conducting Program Reviews • Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering • Developing benchmarks for graduate student retention • Improving graduate student life/experience • Improvements to TA Orientation/Training • Workshops for GA/TA’s and graduate students • Graduate Student Advisory Committee • Creating research grants for doctoral students • Developing MS/MA in Integrative Studies • Developing DMD/MBA and Nursing/MBA • Developing Cooperative PhD Program for Computer Science

9. Goals for ORP • Increasing both the percentage of tenured/tenure-track faculty submitting grant proposals and the competitiveness of the submissions • Tracking impact of internal grant programs • Grant submissions & awards, publications • Supporting development of faculty grant writing • Supporting interdisciplinary teams for proposal submissions • Supporting alternative funding opportunities • Creating alternative clinical IRB review processes

10. Policies • Human subjects • Animal use • Intellectual Property • Research Center Promotion Policy • 1F1 Graduation Requirements • 1Q1 Faculty Code of Ethics and Conduct • 1M4 University Policies and Guidelines Concerning Research • 1L1 Graduate Student Course Loads • 1L3 English Requirement for the Graduate School • 1L4 Teaching Responsibilities Assigned to Graduate Students • IL5 Policy Statement on Classification Pending • 1L6 Policy on Graduate Student Matriculation, Advisement, Instruction, Evaluation and Assistantships

11. R&D Support • “Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs are incurred for common or joint university objectives and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity “ (OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions). • F&A is also referred to as Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) • ICR can be used at the discretion of the institution • Federal government does not require reporting of the use of ICR • ICR is recovered as a portion of grant expenditures • The majority of grants are on a cost reimbursement basis • ICR rates are negotiated with the Federal Government • The negotiated Federal Rate is used as a basis for all grants. However, state, private foundation, and private industry grants may have alternative rates set by their own policies.

12. R&D Support • University Policy 5D1 • Policy Statement Covering Distribution of Indirect Cost Funds from Externally Sponsored Grants and Contracts “Indirect cost reimbursement funds generated by externally sponsored grants, contracts, and special projects beyond real and necessary costs of Research and Projects Fiscal Management will be distributed as follows: • Training Grants (Instructional), Public Service, and Other Special Projects: • 67% Generating Unit • 33% Graduate School - Office of Research and Projects • Research Projects: • 40% Generating Unit • 60% Graduate School - Office of Research and Projects”

13. FY 13 Total ICR: $2,321,675

14. ICR Returned to Units

15. R&D Expenditures