Tony:

I've seen centers set up under a college and under a department.  I have
also seen them as multi-disciplinary entities.  It all depends upon the
objectives.  They can be established as a result of a benefactor to pursue
a narrowly defined objective, or to take advantage of funding sources
interested in a particular strength of certain faculty members.  The one
common thread is that they all involved more than one faculty member
performing non teaching activities.

Hope this helps.  I'd love to hear what others have to say on this.

Greg Schmidt

"Tony M. Casas" wrote:

> Good afternoon everybody!
>
> Just a couple of quick questions for universities without
> medical schools:
>
> If you have research centers or institutes, are these
> centers organized under a college or a particular department
> (or something else)?
>
> Are the centers free standing to accommodate an interdisciplinary
> group of research faculty or are they confined to one discipline?
>
> Thanks for your time!
>
> Tony M. Casas, MBA, CRA
> Director, Office of Sponsored Research
> The University of Texas - Pan American
> 1201 W. University Dr.
> MAGC 2.316
> Edinburg, TX  78539
> (956) 384-5004
> (956) 381-2940 fax
> www.panam.edu/dept/sponpro
> xxxxxx@panam.edu
>
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