Research Council Agenda
Monday, September 28, 1998
3:30 PM, 8th Floor Board Room, Andy Holt Tower
- Introductory Remarks (Jensen)
(include introductions)
- Remarks (Devine, Walker)
- Committee Overview (Baker)
- Prioritization of Issues for Discussion/Action for 1998-99
- Note: Please identify and be prepared to discuss issues you believe impact
the productivity and efficiency of the research function at UTK which
should be addressed by the 1998-99 Research Council. We will have a
roundtable discussion and each Council member will be asked to list the
issues they have identified. The issues identified by Council members
will be prioritized during the meeting and used in setting the Council's
agenda for the coming year. You may wish to review the recently
distributed "Research and Creative at UTK: A Self-Study" at
http://www.ra.utk.edu/ora/selfstudy.html
- Some examples of issues are:
- What is the minimal level of computing support that the
University administration should provide faculty? (i.e.. How can
faculty keep up with what the students have?)
- With post-tenure review, how should research and scholarship
quality and productivity be assessed?
- The report on Research & Creative Achievement at UTK suggests
that the University should compile records of research
productivity. How should this be done?
Comments to: gsbaker@utk.edu
Last updated September 24, 1998.