CPI Meeting Agenda June 13, 2018 (11:30 A.M. – 1:15 P.M.) Rudder 601 Meeting Moderated
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Mail Stop 2404 • College Station, TX 77843-2404 • (979) 862-9166 • [email protected] CPI Meeting Agenda June 13, 2018 (11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) Rudder 601 Meeting moderated by Dr. Penny K. Riggs, 2017-18 CPI Chair (11:30 – 11:40) Lunch (11:40) Introductions and Brief Overview – Dr. Penny Riggs, CPI Chair External Faculty Recognition – Dr. Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, Assistant Provost of External Faculty Recognition and Professor Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University Maintenance and Operations Topics at Texas A&M Dr. Jerry Strawser, Executive Vice President for Finance & Operations and Chief Financial Officer, Texas A&M University Ms. Jane Schneider, Associate Vice President for Facilities and Operations Mr. Ralph Davila, Executive Director, Facilities and Construction Mr. Richard Gentry, Vice President for Operations, SSC Other Business – Dr. Penny Riggs (1:15) Adjourn Attachment: -June CPI Newsletter 2017-18 CPI roster: Chair — Penny Riggs , COALS ● Vice Chair — David Threadgill , Veterinary Medicine ● AgriLife Extension — Craig Carpenter, Gaylon Morgan ● AgriLife Research — Michael Brewer, Ambika Chandra, Fugen Dou, Lee Tarpley ● Architecture — Ergun Akleman ● Bush School — Kent Portney ● COALS — Fuller Bazer, Russell Cross, Martin Dickman, Micky Eubanks, Elizabeth Pierson, David Stelly ● Education – Oi-Man Kwok, Jeffrey Liew ● Engineering — Jorge Alvarado, Ulisses Braga-Neto, Zachary Grasley, Melissa Grunlan, Tony Hsieh Sheng-Jen, Daniel Jiménez, Jodie Lutkenhaus, Ramesh Talreja ● Geosciences — Alejandro Orsi, Pamela Plotkin, Brendan Roark ● IBT/PHARM/RCHI — Julian Hurdle ● Law – Susan Fortney ● Liberal Arts — Sandra Braman, Steve Maren, Harland Prechel ● Mays — Korok Ray ● Medicine — Vytas Bankaitis, Kayla Bayless ● Science — Darren DePoy, Michael Hall, Christian Hilty, Alexei Safonov, Frank Sottile ● SPH — Jane Bolin ● TAMU at Galveston — R.J. David Wells ● TAMCD— Jay Groppe ● TAMU at Qatar— Othmane Bouhali ● TEES —Dean Schneider ● TTI —David Bierling, Mike Lukuc, Dennis Perkinson ● University Libraries — Bruce Herbert ● Veterinary Medicine — Loren Skow The CPI is sponsored annually through funding from Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute 5/31/2018 Office of External Faculty Recognition (OEFR) http://oefr.tamu.edu • Academic Analytics Where are we now? collects data on ~6000 awards TAMU Rank Among AAU Public • Awards are Highly Institutions for Number of Awards per Prestigious, Prestigious, Faculty Member and undesignated. All Awards Prestigious Highly • 2016 AA data for Awards Prestigious research-intensive awards faculty: TAMU had 1289 awards, 80 HP #18 TAMU [#21 in 2015] 25/34 26/34 30/34 (no change) (down 1) (up 1) • TAMU lags behind peers. Tie #32-33 TAMU [no change from FY2015]) #Tied #21-23 TAMU 1 5/31/2018 Scholarly Research Index -AAU Public Scholarly Research Institutes Index: (FY2016 Academic Analytics) 0.6 The z-score of weighted totals for all areas of 0.5 research activity TAMU SRI = 0.2 0.4 (0=population mean) (tied 25-29/34) 0.3 • Articles: 2013 - 16 0.2 • Citations: 2012 - 16 0.1 • Conf. Proceedings: 0 2013 - 16 • Books: 2007 - 16 #32 TAMU -0.1 • Grants: 2012 - 16 -0.2 • Awards: No Limit -0.3 What are the award opportunities? Who should be nominated? • NRC lists (prepared in 2006) – 1393 Highly Prestigious (HP) and • Identify candidates by use of Academic Analytics tools Prestigious (P) awards Arts and Humanities HP=62 Physical Sciences & Engineering HP=73 Social Sciences HP=24 Life Sciences HP=54 Faculty • Association of American Universities (AAU) – counts NRC HP awards. Will member’s update in collaboration with Academic Analytics. research productivity • Stepping stone awards (Fellows, Society Medals, Early Career Awards, etc.). exceeds We are adding to AA lists. recognition • We are building a dynamic database with award names, descriptions, nomination information and past winners from TAMU. 2 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Active Fellows: 4895. Fellows at Texas A&M University: 9 Name Department Class Year Darensbourg, Marcetta Chemistry I:3–Chemistry 2011 DeVore, Ronald A. Mathematics I:1–Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and 2001 Statistics Herschbach, Dudley R. Physics and Astronomy I:3–Chemistry 1964 Howe, Roger Teaching, Learning, and I:1–Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and 1993 Culture Statistics Lee, David M. Physics and Astronomy I:2–Physics 1990 Needleman, Alan Materials Science and I:5–Engineering Sciences and Technologies 2007 Engineering Rodríguez-Iturbe, Ignacio Ocean Engineering I:5–Engineering Sciences 2012 and Technologies Scully, Marlan O. Physics and Astronomy I:2–Physics 2008 Wooley, Karen Chemistry I:3–Chemistry 2015 List of classes and sections: https://www.amacad.org/content/members/classlist.aspx Class I: Mathematical and Physical Sciences • Section 1: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics • Section 2: Physics • Section 3: Chemistry • Section 4: Astronomy (including Astrophysics) and Earth Sciences • Section 5: Engineering Sciences and Technologies • Section 6: Computer Sciences (including Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies) Class II: Biological Sciences • Section 1: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology • Section 2: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Microbiology, and Immunology (including Genetics) • Section 3: Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences, and Behavioral Biology • Section 4: Evolutionary and Population Biology and Ecology • Section 5: Medical Sciences (including Physiology and Pharmacology), Clinical Medicine, and Public Health Class III: Social Sciences • Section 1: Social and Developmental Psychology and Education • Section 2: Economics • Section 3: Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy • Section 4: Law (including the Practice of Law) • Section 5: Archaeology, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, and Demography Class IV: Humanities and Arts • Section 1: Philosophy and Religious Studies • Section 2: History • Section 3: Literary Criticism (including Philology) • Section 4: Literature (Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting and Translation) • Section 5: Visual and Performing Arts—Scholarship, Criticism, and Practice (including Art, Architecture, Sculpture, Music, Theater, Film, and Dance) Class V: Public Affairs, Business, and Administration • Section 1: Public Affairs, Journalism, and Communications • Section 2: Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership (Private Sector) • Section 3: Educational, Scientific, Cultural, and Philanthropic Administration (Nonprofit Sector) 1 Positioning Faculty Successfully for External Recognition Awards and other recognitions increase faculty members’ visibility and distinction. Thus, they help faculty members to compete for grants, win promotions and raises, attract selection by peers for committees and boards, and gain nominations for other awards. They also encourage and reward scholarly work throughout one’s career. Faculty members should target awards and other honors suitable for each stage of their career and pursue nominations with the assistance of their mentors and department heads. Recognitions to consider seeking include early career awards, society fellowships, elected memberships, and named lectureships. Over the years, faculty members at Texas A&M University have received many national and international awards and honors. Our distinguished faculty includes winners of the Nobel Prize, Wolf Prize, National Medal of Science, and other highly prestigious awards. Faculty are members or fellows of the American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Council of Learned Societies, or National Academy of Public Administration. As our faculty continues to grow in size and distinction, more and more among our ranks are well qualified for such honors. The Office of External Faculty Recognition (OEFR) at Texas A&M University exists to promote recognition of our faculty by external awards and honors for their academic and scholarly accomplishments. We stand ready to assist faculty, department heads, deans, and staff with the process of identifying awards, submitting nominations, and celebrating the honors won by our faculty. Please see our website at http://oefr.tamu.edu/ or contact us at [email protected] (Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, PhD, Assistant Provost) or [email protected] (Robert Spann, Executive Assistant). How a faculty member can become well situated for nomination 1. Develop solid skills and achievements, and assess them objectively and continually to enhance strengths and overcome limitations. 2. Target awards that might be appropriate now, as well as awards that might be appropriate in a few years. 3. Develop visibility in the field. For example: • Participate in professional conferences. • Actively network at conferences to meet people in relevant scholarly fields who might become collaborators, supporters, or mentors. • Obtain invitations to speak at other universities, and network with the faculty there. • Meet with or host speakers from other institutions who come to this campus. • Review papers for journals. Some journal editors allow faculty to offer their services. • If appropriate in one’s field, maintain an active social media presence. 4. Maintain memberships in professional societies, attend meetings of the societies, and actively contribute to the societies.