04.12.2012 Views

The SRA Symposium - College of Medicine

The SRA Symposium - College of Medicine

The SRA Symposium - College of Medicine

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

<strong>The</strong> Role <strong>of</strong> Development in a Research Administration Office<br />

Mr. Ed Mason, MA<br />

Assistant Director, Research and Sponsored Programs<br />

Illinois State University<br />

Campus Box 3040<br />

Normal, IL 61790-3040<br />

(309) 438-8595<br />

cemason@ilstu.edu<br />

Ms. Linda Learned, MBA<br />

Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs<br />

Illinois State University<br />

Campus Box 3040<br />

Normal, IL 61790-3040<br />

(309) 438-7913<br />

lglearn@ilstu.edu<br />

Authors Notes: <strong>The</strong> development and ideas for this paper derived from a presentation to the<br />

Midwest Regional <strong>SRA</strong>/NCURA Conference in May 2005. In the original presentation, we discussed<br />

how Illinois State University has developed some unique strategies through the Research<br />

and Sponsored Programs Office in assisting faculty and staff procures external funding for their<br />

programs and projects. <strong>The</strong> concept paper presented to the <strong>SRA</strong> National Conference in Fall 2005<br />

examines other universities and the field <strong>of</strong> higher education response to the ever changing environment<br />

<strong>of</strong> decreasing state appropriations, increasing and diversified student populations (traditional<br />

and nontraditional), and demands by state, federal and private funding agencies to develop<br />

collaborative relationships with other organizations in order to promote the transfer <strong>of</strong> services<br />

and technology to the general public.<br />

Abstract<br />

Institutions <strong>of</strong> higher education are facing the challenges <strong>of</strong> decreased state and federal funding,<br />

increasing numbers <strong>of</strong> traditional and non-traditional students, and imposed limits on tuition<br />

charges. At the same time, federal and state governments are directing institutions <strong>of</strong> higher<br />

education to collaborate not only with one another, but also local community agencies, underrepresented<br />

populations, K-12 school districts, and nonpr<strong>of</strong>it organizations. Institutions <strong>of</strong> higher<br />

education consequently need to develop innovative programs to meet these needs generated by<br />

government agencies. <strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this paper is to discuss how some <strong>of</strong> the challenges facing<br />

higher education today might be met through expanding the activities associated with “development”<br />

to include facilitating the expansion <strong>of</strong> programs and services, and devising strategies to<br />

procure additional externally sponsored funding for these programs and services. Specifically,<br />

sponsored programs <strong>of</strong>fices are <strong>of</strong>ten directed by their upper administration to develop such programs<br />

and assist faculty and staff in finding the external funding to make them possible, and are<br />

probably in the best position to do so.<br />

Introduction<br />

Papers<br />

This paper will essentially examine the demands for U.S. institutions <strong>of</strong> higher education to develop<br />

externally sponsored programs as an answer to the increasing challenges placed before them<br />

and the methods these institutions are using to do so. An institution <strong>of</strong> higher education will be<br />

defined in this paper as an organization that provides bachelors, masters and doctorate prepared<br />

degrees to qualified individuals.<br />

2005 <strong>Symposium</strong> Proceedings Book 151

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!