Committee Charge

The Research Board is a Campus Senate committee with the following charge:

• Establish procedures and serve as a review committee for a program of intramural awards to support faculty scholarly activity
• Provide guidance to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research on research support for graduate students
• Provide guidance to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research on programs to stimulate undergraduate research
• Consult with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research on intellectual property policy issues, and
• Consult with the Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research on research administration policies and practices.

The Research Board also:

• Oversees the annual selection of the UIS Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
• Reviews and recommends funding for the following faculty development programs sponsored by the Provost –
  • Collaborative Project Seed Funding
  • Strategic Academic Initiatives Grants
  • Summer Competitive Scholarly Research Grants

The Research Board consists of faculty members representing the four colleges, and one Academic Professional. The Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research chairs the Research Board.

Research Board membership for the 12-13 Academic Year includes:

Lynn Pardie, Chair
Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Education and Research

David Larson
Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
College of Business and Management

Rosina Neginsky
Associate Professor
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Junfeng Wang
Assistant Professor, Public Administration
College of Public Affairs and Administration

Victoria Childs
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Preparation
College of Education and Human Services

Janetta Waterhouse
Library Information Systems
Library Administration

Cecilia Cornell, Proxy for Chair
Faculty Associate in the Provost Office

Donald Long, Staff