Faculty Development: Research

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Faculty DevelopmentResearch

• Loyola Schools
• Ateneo de Manila University
• Teacher Formation Institute 2008

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The Research Coordinator

• Under the Vice President for the Loyola Schools
• Part of the Faculty Formation Team
• Liane Peña Alampay (me)
• Email lpalampay_at_ateneo.edu
• VPLS office (loc 5004) c/o Ms. Marla Andrada

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New to this Office

• LS standing committee on Scholarly Work of
  Faculty
• Research coordinators per School
• LS Committee on Ethics
• Development of implementing guidelines of Code of
  Ethics for Research

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Objectives

• Foster and support the scholarly work of faculty
• Promote a research culture in the University
• Liaise with the AVP, the University Research
  Council, and other bodies that are involved in
  University research activities

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Programs that foster and support the scholarly
work of faculty

• Research Grants
• Loyola Schools Scholarly Work Faculty Grant
• Up to P200,000
• Deloading of teaching units (max of 6 units per
  sem / 15 units in 1 year)
• University Research Council Grant
• Up to P40,000
• Deloading (max of 3 units in 1 sem)

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Research Grants

• Timetable
• Call for proposals early August
• Deadline for submission end of October
• Announcement end of February
• The URC deliberates on the proposals, with inputs
  from the proponents Chair and the Dean of the
  school, and with the final approval of the LS
  Grants and Awards Committee.

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Programs that foster and support the scholarly
work of faculty

• Scholarly Work Publications Awards
• Monetary award given per publication of full-time
  faculty value depends on the nature of the
  publication
• Pub in ISI journal or book published by reputable
  international publishing firm P50,000
• Pub of a book by a reputable local publishing
  firm P35,000
• Pub in an international refereed journal P20,000
• Pub in local/national refereed journal P10,000

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Scholarly Work Publications Awards

• Timetable
• Call for submissions November
• (publications from November 2007-2008)
• Announcement / Awards ceremony February
• The LS Standing Committee on Faculty Scholarly
  Work screens the submissions and recommends to
  the Grants and Awards Committee

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Programs that foster and support the scholarly
work of faculty

• The Loyola Schools Review
• Refereed journal supported by the VPLS office and
  published annually by the Office of Research and
  Publications (ORP)
• Medium for publishing scholarly papers of faculty
  and graduate students
• Editions and Editors
• JGSOM Mr. Art Valencia / Dr. Mari-Jo Ruiz
• SOH Dr. Jovino Miroy
• SOSE Dr. Reginald Marcelo / Dr. Mercedes Rodrigo
• SOSS Dr. Joseph Lim

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Programs that foster and support the scholarly
work of faculty

• Conference Travel Grants
• Conference Grant
• Four grants per semester (of up to 1,000 each)
  will be released on a competitive basis to assist
  full-time faculty who will present papers in
  major, international conferences
• Conference Loan
• Payable in 12 months via salary deduction

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Promoting a research culture in the University

• Guided by the LS Strategic Plan
• Increase research activities
• Globally competitive
• Asian perspective
• Social transformation
• Promote interdisciplinary collaboration

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Promoting a research culture in the University

• Strengthening research capability
• Annual seminar/workshop on developing competitive
  research proposals
• Seminars/Workshops to be offered periodically in
  coordination with Faculty Development and as TFI
  follow-ups
• Research as social involvement
• Refresher series/current trends
• On mentoring
• The peer review and publication process

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Promoting a research culture in the University

• Promoting collaboration and community
• blue bag seminars interdisciplinary perspectives
  on a current theme
• May papel pa ba ang Pilipino?
• Outside the proverbial Ivory Tower
• How sex becomes gender
• Forum for presenting current work, brewing ideas,
  and provoking discussion

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Agenda for Hope

• LS initiative for the Sesquicentennial
  celebration our contribution to nation-building
• Interdisciplinary working groups to write and
  publish on the following themes
• Democratizing governance
• Sustaining development
• Transforming and preserving Filipino identity and
  culture
• Sharing prosperity
• Inspiring the youth

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Promoting a research culture in the University

• Reviewing and refocusing the various research
  agenda in the school and University levels
• Information dissemination
• Faculty research website

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• We look forward to your active participation in
  the research activities of the Loyola Schools!
• Thanks for your attention!