Research Board

Research Policies

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Research Board

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

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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 10-11 Academic Year includes:

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

Atul Agarwal
Associate Professor, Management Information Systems
College of Business and Management

Kathy Petitte Jamison
Assistant Professor, Communication
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dennis Ruez
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
College of Public Affairs and Administration

Karen Swan
Professor, Educational Leadership
College of Education and Human Services

Kim Rutherford
Disability Service Specialist
Academic Professional