Report of the Regional Campuses Research and Productive Scholarship Committee
Agenda I.Regional Campus Objectives II.Current Expectations for Faculty III.Challenges IV.Recommendations
Regional Campus Objectives Maintain primary commitment to teaching Improve quality & quantity of research and productive scholarship Improve level of external funding
Expectations for Faculty Terminal degree requirement since /4 teaching load Summer teaching sessions Substantial campus and community service Increasing scholarship expectations
Challenges for RC Faculty 4/4 teaching load without TAs Frequent overloads Multiple preps Limited funding Limited physical plant Limited research/scholarship environment
Challenges from Columbia Increased pressure on Columbia faculty for funding Lack of knowledge of Regional Campuses New RPS review processes and category requirements
Recommendations Overview Provide Regional Campuses RPS funding Support development of research and scholarship environment Improve communication among USC campuses Protect new faculty and foster their scholarship
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Implement course release program Restore faculty exchange program Increase library resources Provide incentives to Regional Campuses administrators to support research
Vice President for Research and Health Sciences Increase equipment funding Create Regional Campuses RPS grant awards Increase interchange between Regional Campuses and Columbia Improve local corporate contact Develop mentor/collaborator list
Vice Provost & Campus Deans Increase funding to support research and scholarship Protect junior faculty Develop formal mentoring process Increase endowed chairs Develop methods to recognize research and scholarship success
RCRPS Committee Hayes HamptonLisa Hammond RashleyCo-Chair Sumter Lancaster Stephen BishoffBarbara Oswald Sumter Continuing Education Valarie EdwardsJoseph Pappin Union Continuing Education Danny FaulknerDenise Shaw Lancaster Union Arthur MitchellHussein Zeidan Salkehatchie Salkehatchie