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Report: Faculty Support Committee

AY 2008‐2009

1. Members:

• Walter Horn (Engineering) (Chair)                                                                            • Peggy Anderson (Education) (Vice‐Chair)

• Sai Deng (Library)                                                                                                    • Tony Gythiel (LAS/Humanities)

• Robert Lawless (LAS/Anthropology)                                                                        • Rick LeCompte (Business)

• Paul Rillema (Chemistry)                                                                                        • Maria Torres‐Pillot (Health Professions/Medical Technology)

• David McDonald (ex‐officio)

2. Meeting Schedule:

The committee met five times from October 8, 2008 – May 1, 2009.

3. Description of Committee Activities:

The committee critiqued, judged, and made recommendations on the following competitions:

Competition                     Submitted                         Recommended

New Faculty URCAs         12/$53,795                         8/$36,000

Senior Faculty URCAs        7/$31,826                         4/$18,000

ARCS                                 14/$49,000                         10/$37,060

MURPAs                            5/$23,251                         2/$12,000

Sabbaticals                             18                                     16

Young Faculty Scholar             2                                         1

Excellence in Research           6                                        1

Excellence in Creativity           3                                       1

Community Research               3                                       1

4. Pending Issues:

WSU Policy 9.05 – Provost Miller suggested the dollar amounts be removed to allow for future funding changes. FSC recommended text changes will be submitted to Provost Miller by June, 2009.

Internal Grant Forms from ORA – There was confusion this year due to unclear wording regarding eligibility. The committee discussed and clarified. These changes will be integrated into the forms for

AY09‐10.