The purpose of this presentation is to introduce faculty members to resources available through the

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Introduction

• The purpose of this presentation is to introduce
  faculty members to resources available through
  the Office of the Assistant Dean for Research.

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Office of the Assistant Dean for Research

• To provide a stimulating and supportive
  environment for research.
• To encourage faculty-student opportunities for
  scholarship.
• To facilitate and encourage cross-disciplinary
  scholarship.
• To provide support for faculty who are interested
  in writing grant proposals.
• To provide internal grant funds and matching
  funds.

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Initiatives

• To support and encourage faculty scholarship in
  Seaver College, several research initiatives have
  been put into place. They are
• Endowments (Chairs, Professorships Fellowships)
• Deans Research Grant
• Harris Manchester College Summer Research
  Institute
• Release Time
• Seaver Research Council Grants
• Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
  Cross-Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary
  Undergraduate Research (CDIUR)
• Visiting Scholars Program
• Grant Writing Assistance
• Link http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/

• To support and encourage faculty scholarship in
  Seaver College, several research initiatives have
  been put into place. They are
• Endowments (Chairs, Professorships Fellowships)
• Deans Research Grant
• Harris Manchester College Summer Research
  Institute
• Release Time
• Seaver Research Council Grants
• Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)
  Cross-Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary
  Undergraduate Research (CDIUR)
• Visiting Scholars Program
• Grant Writing Assistance
• Link http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/

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Application Dates

• September 14
• Endowed position nominations due to chairpersons
  of divisions
• November 1 submit applications to the Assistant
  Dean for Research
• Deans Research Grant
• Harris Manchester College Summer Research
  Institute
• Release Time
• February 20 submit applications to the
  Assistant Dean for Research
• SRC Grant
• SURP
• CDIUR

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Seaver Research Council Members

• Membership of the Seaver Research Council (SRC)
  includes a faculty member from each division.
• Andy Yuengert, Business Administration Division
• Ken Waters, Communications Division
• Joe Piasentin, Fine Arts Division
• Victoria Myers, Humanities and Teacher Education
  Division
• Phillip Thomason, International Studies and
  Languages Division
• Holden MacRae, Natural Science Division
• Ronald Highfield, Religion Division
• Robert Sexton, Social Science Division

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Endowments

• Named chairs, professorships and fellowships will
  carry with them annual stipends (chairs 6000
  professorships 4000 fellowships 2000) derived
  from endowment funds that will underwrite
  research, travel, and other professional costs.
• Holders of these appointments will access these
  funds through Office of the Assistant Dean for
  Research. Named chairs and professors will
  receive funds in lieu of money normally allocated
  to them for professional travel, etc., from the
  divisions general operating budget.
• Of the total stipend, academic divisions will
  retain 1000 in the case of chairs and 500 in
  the case of professorships to encourage
  scholarship among faculty within the division.
• Nominations for these positions should be
  submitted to the chairperson of the division of
  the nominated faculty member by September 14th.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/endowments.h
  tm

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Named Chair Qualifications

• A named chair is reserved for
• a distinguished teacher/scholar who holds the
  rank of professor.
• those who have a reputation that extends beyond
  the Pepperdine community.
• a holder of a named chair is reviewed every five
  years by the Rank, Tenure, and Promotion
  Committee.
• a holder of the named chair retains the position
  until she or he leaves the university or retires.

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Named Chairs

• Frank R. Seaver Chair of Business
• Carl P. Miller Chair of Communication
• Blanche E. Seaver Chair of Fine Arts
• Blanche E. Seaver Chair of English Literature
• Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books
• Howard A. White Chair of History
• Flora L. Thornton Chair of Nutritional Science
• Frank R. Seaver Chair of Natural Science
• William S. Banowsky Chair of Religion
• Blanche E. Seaver Chair of Social Science

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Named Professor Qualifications

• A named professorship is reserved for
• a distinguished teacher/scholar who holds the
  rank of associate professor or professor.
• those who have a reputation that extends beyond
  the Pepperdine community.
• unlike a named chair, a named professor is
  appointed for a term of five years only and
  cannot succeed herself or himself in the
  position. A limited term permits the named
  professorship to circulate within the college.

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Named Professors

• John and Francis Duggan Professor of Business
• Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Communication
• Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Fine Arts
• Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Humanities
• Frank R. Seaver Professor of Natural Science
• Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Religion
• Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Social Science

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Named Fellow Qualifications

• A named fellowship is reserved for
• pre-tenured assistant professors who offer
  evidence of becoming outstanding scholars.
• those who seek assistance to complete major
  research projects.
• fellows are appointed for one year, although they
  are eligible for successive appointments (but no
  more than two in succession).

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Deans Research Grant

• Grants ranging in amount up to 1,500 will be
  made available to faculty to fund needs directly
  related to research activity. These needs may be
  equipment and/or supplies, statistical
  consulting, travel to libraries and/or
  collections, etc.
• Proposals should clearly specify how the money is
  to be used and how it will advance the faculty
  members research.
• Proposals are due November 1st.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/deansresearc
  h.htm

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Harris Manchester College Summer Research
Institute

• With the support of the Provost, Pepperdine
  University will continue participating in the
  Harris Manchester College Summer Research
  Institute in the summer of 2009.
• One faculty member will be able to pursue their
  research interests for a period of one week
  during the summer in the academic environment of
  Harris Manchester College in the University of
  Oxford.
• The individual will be provided with en-suite
  accommodation, all meals and access to the
  College and University libraries during the week
  and will also be accredited with the status of
  Visiting Fellow of Harris Manchester College.
  Airfare is covered by the Office of the Associate
  Provost for Research. 
• Proposals are due November 1st.
• Previous participants include Michael Casey
  (2004), Gary Cobb (2005), Donald Marshall (2006),
  Dyron Daughrity (2007), and Constance Fulmer
  (2008).
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/summerresear
  chinstitute.htm

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Release Time

• Release Time is a one course reduction in load to
  pursue scholarly activities.
• Faculty not eligible for a 3/2 load may apply.
• Proposals are due November 1st.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/releasetime.
  htm

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Seaver Research Council Grant

• Funds for these grants will be derived in part
  from indirect costs generated from externally
  funded grant proposals and from funds designated
  for the Council from within the University.
• SRC Grants can provide financial support related
  to scholarly activities including travel
  expenses, costs related to publications and
  stipends for under-graduate research students. 
  Proposals that describe projects that are
  collaborative/interdisciplinary in nature are
  encouraged. 
• Faculty are encouraged to use SRC Grants as
  "seed" money where supported work could
  potentially provide the framework for a grant
  proposal to an external agency.
• SRC Grants typically range from 1,000 to 4,500.
• Proposals are due February 20th.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/researchcoun
  cil.htm

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Summer Undergraduate Research Program - SURP

• SURP Goals
• to develop an active program of undergraduate
  research in all disciplines
• to teach students the common elements of the
  research process by actively engaging them in a
  research study
• to encourage students to pursue careers in
  research and
• to provide time and incentive for faculty members
  to engage in research.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/surp.htm

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Student Requirements

• Students will be required to register for a
  minimum of 4 units of 599 (Directed Studies)
  credit and may register for up to a total of 8
  units over the 12-week session.
• Students will receive a 4-unit tuition
  scholarship.

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Cross-Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary
Undergraduate Research - CDIUR

• This program involves undergraduate research and
  emphasizes students and faculty working together
  from diverse disciplines.
• Who is involved?
• One research cluster that includes one faculty
  member from three different disciplines. Each of
  the three faculty members chooses one student
  from their area of study.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/cdiur.htm

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Important Dates for SURP CDIUR

• February 20, 2009 Proposal Due
• Spring 2009 Opening Reception, Program
  Begins
• July 31, 2009 Program Ends
• August 14, 2009 Brief Report Due
• Spring 2010 Banquet Research Conference

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Visiting Scholars Program

• This initiative will permit each division to
  bring a leading scholar to campus for a two or
  three day visit on an every other year rotating
  basis. The divisions will select this person.
• The visiting scholar will
• lead seminars and hold meetings with faculty and
  students where they might suggest innovations in
  teaching,
• make curriculum suggestions, provide advice on
  faculty-student research or grant writing
• and encourage the formation of broader,
  extra-institutional collaborations.
• Division chairs should work with the Assistant
  Dean for Research as they plan the arrangements
  for their visiting scholar.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/visitingscho
  lars.htm

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Corporations, Foundations and Sponsored Programs

• This office secures support from independent,
  family, and community foundations from corporate
  foundations and giving programs and from federal
  agencies.
• The Office of Corporations, Foundations and
  Sponsored Programs is engaged throughout the
  University in two kinds of grant-seeking
  institutional and faculty projects. Faculty
  members will be primarily interested in the
  second kind grant-seeking for individual
  faculty research or other projects.
• http//services.pepperdine.edu/cfr/

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Corporations, Foundations and Sponsored Programs

• Contacts
• Ann Kratz, Director [phone]ann.kratz_at_pepp
  erdine.edu
• Shannan Keenan, Coordinator(310)
  506-6591shannan.keenan_at_pepperdine.edu
• Cynthia Ferrell, Sponsored Programs Officer(310)
  506-6794cynthia.ferrell_at_pepperdine.edu
• Sherrie Wagoner, Sponsored Programs Officer
• [phone]
• sherrie.wagoner_at_pepperdine.edu

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InfoEd

• This search engine enables professors to
• Establish personal profiles
• Upload keywords
• Receive automatic emails of funding opportunities
  based on that information.
• The result Faculty will be able to independently
  browse funding opportunities at will.
• Call Katy Svennungsen at extension 6084 to create
  an InfoEd profile.
• http//seaver.pepperdine.edu/dean/frr/InfoEd.htm

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How do I contact the Office of the Assistant Dean
for Research?

• Lee B. Kats, Ph.D.
• Thornton Administrative Center 320B
• Tel [phone]
• Email lee.kats_at_pepperdine.edu
• Katy Svennungsen
• Thornton Administrative Center 320
• Tel [phone]
• Email katy.svennungsen_at_pepperdine.edu