Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

VII. Measurement Indicators1) Increased grant funds coming into the School2) Faculty evaluation. The Faculty will be asked to formally evaluate their researchexperiences, including mentoring, annually at the same time as the annual evaluation ofsatisfaction with committee work (see 2005 Strategic Plan on Academic Committees). Thedata will be reviewed by FEC to see if changes are needed.VIII. Resources and Cost to the School of Nursing1) 3 new Center staff FTE: Editor & IRB Coordinator; Data Entry/ IT; Fund Manager. Totalcost: $ amounts being calculated.2) It is suggested that these funds come from research indirects returning to the School andnot be charged to individual grants as ‘percentages.’3) It is important for the Center for Excellence in Research to house staff in close proximity inorder to efficiently carry out the research enterprise. Suggested space: 2-934 - 2-938 Officeof Research/ Associate Dean of Research and 2-940 for Grants Manager; 2-948 Data Entry;2-950 Statistical and IT Office; 2-950 Fund Manager Office.IX. Timeline and Performance Evaluation1) May – August 2005: Faculty discussion, modification, and approval of the SON-CER2) September 2005: Election by the full faculty of the initial SON-CER Director.Subsequent Directors will have to be elected from among the membership of the SON-CER.3) September 2005 first quarterly meeting of all persons interested in participating in theSON-CER. This meeting will be chaired by the newly elected Director. At this meeting,priorities will be set and work begun on guidelines for the SON-CER.4) Fall Quarter 2005: Physical space determined and occupied, job descriptions and newhires (Editor/IRB Coordinator; IT; Fund Manager) accomplished, details ofoperationalizing the Center worked out.5) January 2006: Second quarterly meeting of the SON-CER conducted by the Director.This meeting will be comprised of all interested persons in the School of Nursing butonly eligible members would vote on issues. Work on establishing the Center will bereviewed and priorities updated.6) January 2007: Evaluation of progress over the first year with subsequent adjustments.260