Support Research Activity - Discover - Strategic Plan - Information School

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D2. Support Research Activity
Vision	Our research infrastructure supports our research needs. Faculty, staff and students actively participate in research, enabling cross-fertilization of ideas. Research contributions are highly visible internally within the iSchool and externally.
Start Date	1/1/2008
End Date	9/30/2010
Phases	Item	Expected Completion
	Facilitating Research Enhance Research Visibility	Spring 2010 Summer 2010

a. Facilitating Research—Facilitate iSchool research activity
Vision	Our research infrastructure supports our research needs. Participation in research and cross-fertilization of ideas is facilitated within the iSchool community. Students are actively involved in the research life of the iSchool.
Start Date	1/1/2008
End Date	6/30/2010
Deliverables	Item	Expected Completion
1	Recommendations for iSchool Research Support Model Documented plan, presented to EFC and Dean, to bridge gaps between current state of research support and iSchool researchers output and needs based on definition of "high impact" research and "world-renowned, leading information school."	Spring 2010

b. Facilitating Research—Facilitate faculty and Ph.D. research activity
Vision	Research contributions by all iSchool researchers are highly visible internally within the iSchool and externally.
Start Date	1/1/2009
End Date	9/30/2010
Deliverables	Item	Expected Completion
1	iSchool Internal Research Forum Documented plan for regular forum for faculty research presentations to our own faculty and Ph.D. students.	Autumn 2009
2	Annual PhD Research Forum A schedule for year-end forum for Ph.D. student talks in their 1st and 2nd years.	Autumn 2009
3	Annual Campus Research Fair Feasibility study for annual campus "Research Fair" (demos, posters).	Completed Summer 2009
4	Intracampus Faculty Presentations Documented process for increasing opportunities for our faculty to present in other departments or venues.	Summer 2010