1) enhance collaborative and multidisciplinary research endeavors across the colleges and schools,
2) keep the colleges and schools apprised of emerging and ongoing initiatives sponsored by federal, state and local municipal agencies as well as private entities that support research,
3) discuss current issues that bear on University research administration,
4) discuss roadblocks and other issues that the colleges and schools experience in meeting their ongoing research efforts and aspirations.
The committee consists of four representatives from the Division of Research (the Vice President for Research, the Associate Vice President for Research, the Assistant Vice President for Research/Co-Project Director of North Dakota EPSCoR, and the Manager of Grants and Contracts Administration), and the associate deans for research or other designated representatives of the University's colleges and schools who administer their respective unit's research agenda. The Vice President for Research serves as chair. |