Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: his Merrill Retreat has taught me a lot about the challenges facing our universities and possible solutions to those challenges.I've heard about the role of capital campaigns and political action committees, F&A reimbursement policies, and 'deliverables' and 'consumables.'Most of all, I've heard a lot about recruiting new faculty to fill gaps in our research networks.But once we've aggressively recruited new faculty, with remodeled laboratories, start-up packages, and teaching reductions, what then?We have an impressive array of programs designed to launch the research careers of our junior faculty -but KU, and I assume most of our peer institutions, seem to have few programs in place to sustain and enhance the research of mid-career and senior faculty.The Provost's website lists the Big 12 Fellowship, the Keeler Intra-University Professorship, and Sabbatical Leaves under "faculty development."With a little more digging, I found some short-term residencies and fellowships offered by the Hall Center and other units.And there is the General Research Fund and other internal monies provided by KUCR including funds to support research-related travel and proposal preparation.The promise of our current focus on measuring research engagement is that it will help us identify ways to support and sustain research engagement and I hope it lives up to this promise and considers how to do so across 20 -30 -40 year career horizons.My concerns are driven in part by my own situation.I've been at KU 32 years.When I started in 1978, I didn't
Author: Susan Kemper
Institution: University of Kansas
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4231538914