Research & Innovation

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Research & InnovationSIU will support and foster the discovery of knowledge and creative professional achievement to benefit the world and the people of our region.

OBJECTIVES: DEFINES WHAT SIU WILL ACHIEVE

  • Objective 1: Strengthen our research profile and status as an R2 institution, with the ambition of creating the infrastructure and identifying the resources required to seek R1 status
  • Objective 2: Establish several areas of research excellence that will gain national and international recognition
  • Objective 3: Target strategic hiring of faculty who can contribute to building and growing areas of research excellence
  • Objective 4: Invest in centralized infrastructure that is needed to support the overall research enterprise
  • Objective 5: Establish a strategic, research-focused vision and strategy in research
  • Objective 6: Nurture a spirit of collaboration of research and innovation across the university and the SIU system

KEY INITIATIVES: HOW SIU WILL ACHIEVE ITS OBJECTIVES

  1. Identify the requirements to be recognized as a Carnegie R1 institution and make investments toward achieving that designation
  2. Secure permanent leadership for the research enterprise, including assuring there is long-term leadership in place for the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and other key research-focused units that can work together
  3. Provide incentives to faculty to become more proactive in seeking external funding
  4. Identify signature doctoral programs and strategically invest in them to increase capacity and productivity
  5. Convene a group to develop a strategic plan for research and innovation
  6. Analyze current projects to determine potential impact on university goals
  7. Study the utility of developing focus areas for research and innovation
  8. Increase the quality, focus and number of showcase events in research/innovation
  9. Work toward ensuring appropriate facilities, staff support and funding are committed to the research enterprise
  10. Incentivize faculty grant applications, research productivity and intellectual property development, including through promotion and tenure
  11. Enhance graduate assistantships and undergraduate research opportunities