1. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INDUSTRY / UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM ROLE OF EVALUATOR

2. NSF Center Evaluator l Independent role for an NSF Industry / University Cooperative Research Center l Evaluate Center structure, process, results, adherence to Program policy & practices l Support the NSF I/UCRC Evaluation Project via data-collection, analysis, and reporting l Represent NSF I/UCRC Program at Center l Represent Center to NSF I/UCRC Program

3. NSF Evaluator Duties l Prepare the annual Evaluator Report for NSF l Represent NSF at the Center's annual Spring & Fall Industrial Advisory Board meetings l Administer NSF Industry Questionnaire & Faculty Questionnaire in Fall meeting; Analyze, archive, and report to the Center l Represent the Center at annual I/UCRC Director & Evaluator meetings in Arlington l Advise Center Director on I/UCRC practices l Do Exit Interviews with Industry sponsors

4. Evaluator Calendar Jan. - I/UCRC Director / Evaluator meeting, Arlington March- Evaluator Report for NSF renewal / proposal April- Spring Industrial Advisory Board meeting: LIFE Forms; I/UCRC research report to Center June- Annual I/UCRC Evaluator Meeting, Arlington Sept.- Fall planning meeting with Center Director(s), University site visits, exit interviews Oct.- Fall Industrial Advisory Board meeting: Industry / Faculty Questionnaires; LIFE Forms

5. Annual Evaluator Report l CENTER'S CURRENT STATUS: University sites, NSF Funding, Leadership, Members, Budget l OBJECTIVES & GOALS: Center's mission,... l ENVIRONMENTAL-INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT l ORGANIZATION: Structure, Personnel l RESEARCH PROGRAM: Themes, projects l CENTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Knowledge products, Technology Transfer, Education

6. LIFE Forms: Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation l Member Representative rates organization's interest in each Center project, comments l Comments address scientific merit, design, future plans, offers of help, mentoring... l Board reviews LIFE comments, level-of- interest ratings, discusses projects l Member Representatives guide the research agenda, allocate member $ dues to projects

7. NSF Industry Questionnaire & Faculty Questionnaire l I/UCRC Evaluation Project at North Carolina State University l Nation-wide, longitudinal, evaluation of Center & Program processes, outcomes l Evaluator administers at Center's Fall meeting l Evaluation Project reports national results l Center results reviewed at Spring meeting