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Task Force “Goal 2” Reporting Work Sheet OSU COE October 6, 2014

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Strategic Intent 2 Lead research and innovation to drive breakthroughs that improve the world

Chair: Greg Herman Leadership Team Liaison: Irem Tumer Members: David Cann, John Conley, Pallavi Dhagat, Tom Dietterich, Chinweike Eseonu, Elain Fu, Adam Higgins, Jason Ideker, Andy Klein, Devlin Montfort, Todd Shechter, Martin Storksdieck, Kagan Tumer, Harry Yeh

Timelines Mid-term check-in – Oct. 27, 2014,

1:30-3:00 pm PT (teleconference with consultants from The Napa Group)

Final report – Nov. 10, 2014

Assignment Other Relevant Notes Impacts Refine this strategic intent into a goal; develop and build out 3-5 objectives to be achieved over the next 5 years to fulfill this goal (with a 5-10 year lens), building on the initial areas recommended by the Leadership Team:

Enhance the prominence of signature research areas

Increase research productivity

Increase external reputation and visibility Definitions:

Strategic Intents are broad, high level goals

Strategic Goals are subcomponents of strategic intent, which include a specific target or achievement

Objectives are subcomponents of strategic goals which are highly specific to targets or achievements

Tactics are subcomponents of objectives that describe the activities necessary to execute the objectives; they are internally focused and drive unit and individual efforts toward the strategic objectives defined

Metrics are the internal measures that drive performance objectives and demonstrate to the external world that the strategic plan is successful in achieving the stated goals and objectives

Consult attached materials – Strategic Planning Project Concept Paper, School Retreat feedback highlights, full reports of School Retreats, staff focus groups summary and research reports (Trends in Engineering Education and Peer Comparisons) [note that a faculty/staff survey will be conducted during the Task Force process for further input]

Review OSU Strategic Plan 3.0 – what are areas of alignment and further opportunity for COE?

Apply a “cross-College” lens – activities that will strengthen COE as a whole

What are the most important objectives to achieving this goal in the next 5 years?

Do these build on strengths, and/or are there new opportunities to further develop?

Do these mitigate weaknesses or threats?

Are there established growth strategies or other planning assumptions/objectives that should be considered?

Will these recommendations increase COE in key areas, such as our academic profile, differentiation, visibility, competitive positioning, fundraising, students’ preparation for future/emerging careers, development of new knowledge, leadership/model in the field, etc.?

Among the areas to consider:

Regional and community position and service

Community/industry partnerships

Differentiation

Revenue growth/new sources

New student populations

Alumni and donor engagement

Interdisciplinary distinction

Online footprint

Contributions to the university, Oregon, the Northwest (and beyond)

Strengthening of land-grant, sea-grant roles

Please complete this worksheet to capture highlights of your process and recommendations; this material will be used to develop the outline of the draft strategic plan.


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Strategic Goal [same as Strategic Intent or Stated Differently]:

Goal 1: Advancing research in strategic areas

Prioritized Recommendations Strategic Objectives:

Tactics (Specific Actions) Timelines (Year 1, Year 2, etc.)

Metrics Resources Needed

1. Promote three signature research areas a) Develop process to define strategic research areas

Year 1 i) Identify three signature research areas that broadly encompass multiple units (minimum of three), and have high potential for externally funded growth.

b) Align strategic research areas with universities strategic plan

Year 1 i) Identify units that associate with Science of Sustainable Ecosystems. ii) Improving Human Health & Wellness. iii) Promoting Economic Growth & Social Progress.

2. Establish and maintain world-class institutes with facilities and infrastructure to

a) Invest in research faculty to seed institutes

Year 1-5 i) Increase number of


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support research in strategic areas which allows: increased federal funding; improved response to industry stakeholder needs; focused research mentoring of graduate and undergraduate students

research faculty to 10-15 per institute in 5 years. ii) Increase number of research faculty to 20-30 per institute in 10 years.

b) Increase funding for improvements in laboratory infrastructure and increase available laboratory space

Year 1-5 i) Increase laboratory space by 50%

c) Provide adequate technical and research staff support

Year 1-5 i) Increase technical and research staff support by 50%

3. Obtain externally funded research centers a) Provide faculty buy out of teaching at critical times during proposal development and writing

Year 1-5 i) Increase the number of faculty that are developing externally funded research centers by 100%. ii) Have up to five senior proposal writers on call


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when needed.

b) Invest in Senior faculty (both internal and to be hired) in strategic areas by providing endowed chairs and bridging funds

Years 1-5 i) Increase number of endowed chairs by 50% ii) Hire up to 10 Senior faculty across COE

c) Hire top Junior faculty in strategic areas by providing competitive start-up packages and lab space

Years 1-5 i) Increase startup package by 100% in first 5 years. ii) Increase startup package by 200% in second 5 years.

4. Increase research productivity a) Strategically invest to increase external recognition of faculty.

Years 1-5 i) Create awards committee to promote faculty for national and international awards (increase number of society fellows by 100%) ii) Track average and total research expenditures of


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faculty (increase 100% in 10 years) iii) Track average number of publications (and h-index) of faculty (increase number of publications by 100% in 10 years, increase average h-index by 50% in 10 years).

b) Increase internal and external funding for graduate students: GTA’s, fellowships/scholarships, waive tuition

Years 1-5 i) Balance GTA teaching loads and salaries across COE. ii) Increase fellowship and scholarship awards by 100% over 5 years. iii) Waive tuition from external grants to increase graduate student support. iv) Increase number of PhD students by 100%


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in 5 years.

c) Provide competitive funding for undergraduate research proposals at the School, Department, and College level

Years 1-5 i) Increase endowment for undergraduate research funding by 100%. ii) Form committees composed of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and staff to evaluate proposals based on merit and need.

d) Provide adequate administrative staff support

Years 1-5 i) Hire one to two administrative staff per unit to interface with Research Office for assistance with budgeting awards, final reports, etc.


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Goal 2: Develop collaborative, interdisciplinary, creative research environment


Tactics (Specific Actions)

Timelines (Year 1, Year 2, etc.)


1. Foster environment that supports collaboration across disciplines

a) Provide seed funding for new collaborative efforts across the college

Years 1-5 i) Track number of faculty involved, units, and diversity of ideas. ii) Track number of seed funded efforts that lead to full proposals. iii) Provide 12 month sabbaticals for faculty developing multi-institutional proposals.

b) Develop Dean’s seminar series to assist in cultivating external collaborations

Years 1-5 i) Bring in three senior researchers each year for seminar series. ii) Track number of collaborative proposals initiated with seminar speaker


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c) Conduct strategic partnering sessions and leadership development opportunities

Years 1-2 i) Provide two partnering workshops per year. ii) Provide two leadership workshops per year.

2. Establish effective incentives that promote collaboration in large interdisciplinary projects

a) Provide financial support for collaborative proposal preparation

Years 1-5 i) Track publication “collaboration index” of faculty with others at OSU and beyond.

3. Develop five externally-funded collaborative projects (with partners internal and external to OSU) within the next 5 years

a) Increase number of research faculty to allow rapid technical respond to funding agency announcements, and assist in developing and improving internal capabilities

i) Track number of collaborative proposals submitted and awarded.


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Goal 3: Promote excellence in research with graduate and undergraduate students.


Tactics (Specific Actions)

Timelines (Year 1, Year 2, etc.)


1. Produce graduates who are highly sought after and are known for integrity, innovation, and engineering and scientific fundamentals

a) Increase number of research faculty to assist in training of students in laboratories.

Year 1-5 i) Create centralized mentoring structure for graduate and undergraduate students. ii) Increase number of external awards by students, and tie success back to research laboratories. iii) Increase number of industrial funded projects that students can make an impact.

b) Actively integrate undergraduate clubs

i) Provide research


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with research programs.

infrastructure and lab space that can accommodate large teams. ii) Increase number of mentoring opportunities for graduate students.

c) Reduce undergraduate to faculty ratios to values for Colleges of Engineering at top ten land-grant universities

i) Reduce undergraduate to faculty ratio from 39 to 30 in 5 years, and down to 25 in 10 years. ii) Increase number of first author publications by graduate and undergraduate students by 50%

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Solution Team Documentation

Brainstorming/Possibilities Summary Factors that Influenced final recommendations

Questions that still need to be answered

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