February 3, Strategic Planning Update University Senate February 3, 2003

2 Strategic Areas of Focus People (Compensation and Rewards, Faculty, Staff, Diversity) People (Compensation and Rewards, Faculty, Staff, Diversity)  Education and Research  Community  Resources and Leadership

February 3, Initiative 2: Education and Research Strategy Areas:  Education  Research  Interaction between Levels and Across Schools and Colleges  Concentrations of Interest and Expertise

February 3, Research GOAL: Improve the research support services and infrastructure to increase levels of funded and unfunded high quality research by: Developing and implementing criteria, systems and procedures for "investing" in best research support services, physical space and equipment Developing and implementing criteria, systems and procedures for "investing" in best research support services, physical space and equipment

February 3, Research (cont’d.) Goals (cont’d.) Developing and implementing a financial plan for providing adequate start-up, cost-sharing, and operating funds to support research Developing and implementing a financial plan for providing adequate start-up, cost-sharing, and operating funds to support research Increasing the level and quality of pre- award and post-award administrative support services Increasing the level and quality of pre- award and post-award administrative support services

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Created the Ad Hoc Committee on Research Support and Infrastructure to recommend research infrastructure improvements Created the Ad Hoc Committee on Research Support and Infrastructure to recommend research infrastructure improvements Created a Presidential Research Advancement Committee (PCRA) to set, oversee, and monitor implementation and development of a strategic planning process for increasing competitively awarded, federally-funded research Created a Presidential Research Advancement Committee (PCRA) to set, oversee, and monitor implementation and development of a strategic planning process for increasing competitively awarded, federally-funded research

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Surveyed faculty to identify barriers to cross-campus collaboration in research and began to address areas of concern Surveyed faculty to identify barriers to cross-campus collaboration in research and began to address areas of concern Awarded $1.65 M in Wall Funds to support development of projects in areas of existing strength, to increase competitively awarded research funding, and to build research infrastructure: Awarded $1.65 M in Wall Funds to support development of projects in areas of existing strength, to increase competitively awarded research funding, and to build research infrastructure:

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Wall Fund Awards: Creation of a Start-Up and Cost Sharing Fund: $600,000 Creation of a Start-Up and Cost Sharing Fund: $600,000 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: $500,000 endowment Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers: $500,000 endowment Tulane Structural Proteomics Initiative: $200,000 Tulane Structural Proteomics Initiative: $200,000 Neuroscience Center: $150,000 Neuroscience Center: $150,000 Center for Computational Science: $150,000 Center for Computational Science: $150,000 Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence: $50,000 Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence: $50,000

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Developed new university cost-sharing policy Developed new university cost-sharing policy Reorganized Office of Research Administration to facilitate multi-campus proposal submissions and award administration, and strengthen expertise Reorganized Office of Research Administration to facilitate multi-campus proposal submissions and award administration, and strengthen expertise Streamlined routing, signature, and review processes Streamlined routing, signature, and review processes Created a web-based Oracle database of proposals and awards, accessible to all faculty Created a web-based Oracle database of proposals and awards, accessible to all faculty

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Joined federal demonstration partnership to reduce research administration burdens Joined federal demonstration partnership to reduce research administration burdens Financial accounting and grant writing workshops, cost sharing training sessions, NCURA training broadcasts offered Financial accounting and grant writing workshops, cost sharing training sessions, NCURA training broadcasts offered

February 3, Research (cont’d.) GOAL: Increase the amount of competitively awarded, federally funded research, with an emphasis in the sciences and engineering

February 3, Tulane NIH Awards, 5-year* Comparison by School *Tulane Fiscal Year

February 3, Tulane NSF Awards, 5-year* Comparison by School *Tulane Fiscal Year

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Federal Awards FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 Uptown Campus* $5.3M$11.2M$10M$20.1M$20.4M Health Sciences $40M$37.4M$44.5M$50.4M$52.6M Total$45.3M$48.6M$54.5M$70.5M$73M * Sciences, Engineering, and Centers (CBR, Computational Science, Latin American Studies, NCUC, Payson)

February 3, Indirect Funds Awarded, Federal * * Tulane Fiscal Year

February 3, Research (cont’d.) ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Sponsored Awards FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 Uptown Campus* $8.3M$17.3$19.7$33.5M Health Sciences $54.8M$52M$59.6M$67.7M$71.3M Total $$63.1M$69.3M$79.3M$101.2M$104.8M * Sciences, Engineering, and Centers (CBR, Computational Science, Latin American Studies, NCUC, Payson)

February 3, Indirect Funds Awarded, All Sponsored, * * Tulane Fiscal Year

February 3, GOAL: Identify faculty leadership groups for each of the areas of concentration of interest and expertise (i.e. those areas identified during the planning process: environmental, health science/biomedical, international/area studies, urban/community) to inventory current activities in each area. Identify next steps to expand and find funding opportunities for each area Concentrations of Interest and Expertise

February 3, GOAL: Develop an ongoing process to identify other possible university-wide themes that cut across multiple schools and colleges; build on existing or potential expertise, interest, and strength; and have the potential to further differentiate Tulane Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Held 3 Presidential Symposia in the areas of Infectious Diseases (Fall 01), Neurosciences (Spring 02), Urban Studies (Fall 02) Held 3 Presidential Symposia in the areas of Infectious Diseases (Fall 01), Neurosciences (Spring 02), Urban Studies (Fall 02) Invited prominent scholars to review areas of strengths; resulted in the formation of national advisory committees Invited prominent scholars to review areas of strengths; resulted in the formation of national advisory committees Formed an ad hoc Bioterrorism Task Force to offer guidance to the university and community in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks Formed an ad hoc Bioterrorism Task Force to offer guidance to the university and community in the wake of September 11 terrorist attacks Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Strengthened existing & encouraged new strategic partnerships and alliances to promote education and research, technology transfer and economic development in Louisiana and the region: Strengthened existing & encouraged new strategic partnerships and alliances to promote education and research, technology transfer and economic development in Louisiana and the region: Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium Louisiana Gene Therapy Research Consortium Tulane Cancer Center Tulane Cancer Center Neuroscience research Neuroscience research Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Infectious diseases research Infectious diseases research National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health NEH Regional Humanities Center NEH Regional Humanities Center Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Wall Fund Awards: Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence: $50,000 Renal and Hypertension Center of Excellence: $50,000 Neurosciences Center: $150,000 Neurosciences Center: $150,000 Tulane Structural Proteomics Initiative: $200,000 Tulane Structural Proteomics Initiative: $200,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Regional Humanities Center for the Deep South: $200,000 National Endowment for the Humanities Regional Humanities Center for the Deep South: $200,000 Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, ACCOMPLISHMENTS (cont’d.): Center for Computational Science: $150,000 Center for Computational Science: $150,000 Collaborative Efforts between the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences: $474,000 Collaborative Efforts between the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences: $474,000 Center for Ethics and Public Affairs: $300,000 Center for Ethics and Public Affairs: $300,000 Concentrations of Interest and Expertise (cont’d.)

February 3, Work in Progress: Major Initiatives  Hire Associate Senior VP for Research  Continue to build a foundation of start-up funds to recruit new faculty  Continue to increase competitively awarded funding  Continue to improve research infrastructure (space, equipment, graduate student support, IT, libraries)

February 3, Work in Progress: Major Initiatives  Continue to enhance the effectiveness of post-award research administration  Create more opportunities to honor and recognize research productive faculty  Expand technology transfer and business development opportunities

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