ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY COMMITTEE
1987/88

oo DATES «April. 29," 1938
Loe Conner Atkeson, Chair of the Faculty
FROM: Henry Ferrell, R/CA Chair

. Membership of the committee (including ex-officio members).
John Bort

Philip Cheng

Roger Eldridge Ex-officio:

E. D. Glover Joseph Boyette
Ruth Katz Trenton Davis
Masao Kishore Robert Franke
Al Muller Mulatu Wubneh
Patricia Pertalion

A. Mason Smith

Ree Kee Spruged.

Michael Voors

. Committee meetings (dates and members absent).

9/22/87: Glover, Davis

9/29/87: Glover, Katz, Smith, Davis

2/24/88: Davis, Eldridge, Kishore, Smith, Voors

3/02/88: Davis, Wubneh, Cheng, Eldridge, Glover, Smith, Voors
3/16/88: Davis, Smith

3/23/88: Davis, Smith

4/26/88: Davis, Boyette, Glover, Muller, Smith

. Date of reports to the Faculty Senate during the year.

Dr. Ferrell reported to the Faculty Senate the names of individuals who had
been awarded academic year grants and summer salary stipends by the Vice
Chancellor for Academic Affairs. A summary of the committee's activities
were also presented.

. Specific instructions, if any, given to the committee by the Faculty Senate,
other than those found in the committee's Constitutional charge.
None

. A brief statement of committee organization, subcommittees, research
activities, etc.
No new subcommittees were formed. The Chair served.

. List of committee accomplishments including recommendations made to agencies
other than the Faculty Senate.

This year two joint workshops for both R/CAC and Teaching Grants Committees
were held. Committee members feel that the grant workshops helped improve
the quality of the grants.

Dr. Kishore and Dr. Bort developed a computer program for quantifying and
assessing the ratings by the committee members of the grant proposals.

The Committee received 42 academic year grant proposals and 22 summer
stipend proposals. 23 academic year and 6 summer stipend proposals were
recommend for funding. The Vice Chancellor accepted 23 academic year
grants and 3 summer stipend grants.

The Committee reviewed the grant proposal forms and its procedures for
evaluating them. It intends to report to the Faculty Senate in September,
1988 relating to these adjustments.

 
Citation of the resolution numbers of Senate resolutions that originated
with the committee. (See Faculty Senate Minutes, academic year 1977/78)

None

Proposals and/or business to be carried over to next year.
Only the confirmation of new grant proposal forms.

Evaluation of the committee

A. Structure: The representation from various disciplines seems well
balanced this year. In general, most members found the necessary time
in their busy schedules to attend the numerous meetings during the
academic year.

. Duties: The Committee has as its primary duty making recommendations
on funding or proposals by the Vice Chancellor's office. This was the
underlying purpose for initiating the committee. The committee has
within its charge the ability to take on other issues pertaining to
research and creative activities. Except for writing a policy document,
the need has not arisen for extra duties. The Committee is well
constituted to carry out its responsibilities.
Functions: The Committee completed its work on time by keeping to a
schedule announced in the Fall based on previous year's experience. The
committee met its primary function as a grant review committee.
Personnel: The size and make-up of the Committee is about right for its
duties and functions. The broad base of expertise required for reviewing
grants necessitates a fairly large committee.

XI. Suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the committee.
I felt that the Committee worked very well this year.

Signed: Chairperson

Secretary

Effective: Spring 1979