REPORT of the FACULTY SUPPORT COMMITTEE 2004-2005

1.                  Members:

Sam Yeager (LAS – Social Sciences) (Chair)

Tom Wine (Fine Arts) (Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect)

Dharam Chopra (LAS – Math and Natural Sciences)

David Duncan (Library)

Ruth Hitchcock (Education)

Hyuck Kwon (Engineering)

Mary Lescoe-Long (Health Professions)

Jeff Quirin (Business)

Gary Toops (LAS – Humanities)

Gerald Loper (ex-officio)

Carole Robarchek (ORA staff support)

Emily McReynolds (ORA staff support)

2.      Meeting Schedule:

The committee met 7 times from November 5, 2004 – March 10, 2005.  One additional meeting is planned on April 14^th for a year-end evaluation of competitions and procedures.

3.      Committee Activities:

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

Competition                      Submitted       Recommended           Awarded

University Research/Creative Projects Award (URCA)

New Faculty URCAs         11/$46,829      9/$37,879                    6/$26,974

Senior Faculty URCAs       6/$26,936        6/$26,937                    6/$26,937

Award for Research/Creative Projects in Summer (ARCS)

ARCS                                10/$34,830      6/$22,130                    6/$22,130

Multidisciplinary Research Project Award (MURPA)

MURPAs                           1/$4,500          1/$4,500                      1/$4,500

Sabbaticals                         14                    14                                14

Young Faculty Scholar          3                      1                                  1

Excellence in Research        12                      1                                  1

Excellence in Creative

  Activity                               2                      1                                  1

Community Research            7                      1                                  1

4.            Pending Issues:  None

Submitted for the committee by Sam Yeager, Chair, 4/4/05