Re: Inventory of faculty interests Kim A. Pachetti 23 Apr 2007 09:52 EST
we do have a form: http://www.canisius.edu/sponsored_programs/funding_search.asp but it doesn't really provide enough information when completed/returned. i have now asked asked dept chairs/deans to provide me with a copy of annual reports AND their strategic plans (usually 3-5 years out). that has been more useful. also, a good long sit-down with individual faculty is helpful. Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. It is a seeking that he who wishes may know the cosmic secrets of the world and that they dwell therein. ~Zora Neale Hurston~ Kim A. Pachetti, Ed.M., C.R.A. Director Office of Sponsored Programs Canisius College 2001 Main Street Churchill Tower, Room 313 Buffalo, New York 14208 Voice: 716-888-2103 Fax: 716-888-3743 ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:05:11 -0400 >From: Edmund Brackett <xxxxxx@NETSCAPE.NET> >Subject: [RESADM-L] Inventory of faculty interests >To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > > I would like to develop an inventory of faculty > interests. The information I obtain will be used to > more effectively inform the faculty of upcoming > funding opportunities. A cursory review of > information available on the Internet produced > minimal and unsatisfying results. The most common > approach appears to be posting a survey containing > open-ended, e.g., “Briefly describe your research > interests,” on a web page of the office > responsible for research administration/sponsored > programs on the institutional web site. > > I have a couple of concerns with this approach: 1) > it would generate a poor response and 2) it would > produce data that would not easily lend itself to > analysis, i.e., require more time and resources than > are available to a small Office of Sponsored > Programs. > > I would be most grateful if anyone who has been > involved in the successful development and use of a > faculty interests inventory would share information > about the instrument(s) and methodology they used. > > Edmund Brackett > Director of Sponsored Programs > Park University > 8700 N.W. River Park Drive, Box 51 > Parkville, MO 64152-3795 > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing > List, including subscription information and a > web-searchable archive, are available via our web > site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv > Lists") > ====================================================================== > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of > storage and industry-leading spam and email virus > protection. > > ====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing > List, including subscription information and a > web-searchable archive, are available via our web > site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv > Lists") > ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================