Faculty Councils

Brad WhittakerDirector, Research Services and Industry Liaison

Strategic Research Plan

UFV > Research > Research Office > Policies and Plans

http://www.ufv.ca/research/research-office/policies-and-plans/

Draft Plan

Discussions with Senior Academic Management Discussions with Deans Open Forums Research Advisory Council Draft Plan Open Forums & Faculty Councils Senior Management Group Process for approval

Process

UFV Strategic Goals Vision 2025 Strategic Enrollment Management Plan Principles of Research Option / Scholarly Activity Internal and External document

Considerations

Provide the best undergraduate education in Canada

Be a leader of social, cultural, economic, and environmentally responsible development in the Fraser Valley, and

Be innovative, entrepreneurial, and accountable in achieving our goals.

UFV Strategic Goals

Learners: traditional student – a digital native Learning: paradigm shift from teaching to learning Faculty: focus more on inquiry-based learning and mentoring

undergraduate research Interdisciplinary is becoming a norm Impact of information technology Competition for students

Vision 2025 – what is changing

A strong and vibrant UFV community Connected to the field Flexibility and accessibility Support life long learning

Vision 2025 – what they heard

Digital Media TechnologyAgriculture and the Environment

Health and Wellness

Strategic Enrollment Management Plan Basic Areas

Provides direction for UFV Requirement for Canada Research Chair and Canada

Foundation for Innovation

Internal & External Document

provide direct and meaningful learning opportunities for UFV students

applicable or relevant to the social, cultural, economic, or environmental development and/or needs of the local region and/or UFV communities

support UFV’s mandate to be innovative and entrepreneurial through bringing revenue into the university which enables other research, scholarship, and learning activities

inform the university's mandate to deliver the best undergraduate education, reflects broad interdisciplinary opportunities, contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning, and/or extends the application of the member’s expertise into new areas,

Research Option – Scholarly Activity Principles

Facilitating the integration of research and teaching, and increasing the number of research opportunities for students

Promoting and supporting the research, scholarly, and creative activities of faculty members

Enabling research and scholarly activity that is imaginative, innovative, and/or entrepreneurial

SRP supports the University’s strategic goals and aligns with ROSA, SEM, the Education Plan and

Vision 2025 by:

Supporting and enabling research and scholarly activity grounded in the University’s regional setting

Developing multi-disciplinary and collaborative research programs

Cultivating new directions in research and scholarly activity that build on existing expertise while responding to changing economic and technological contexts.

SRP supports the University’s strategic goals and aligns with ROSA, SEM, the Education Plan and Vision 2025 by:

Supporting the development and implementation of research-based or inquiry-based curricula

Encouraging innovative ways of integrating research and teaching

Increasing number of opportunities for student involvement in research

Increasing the number of paid research assistantships for students

Supporting students’ presentations of their research at academic and professional conferences

Integration of research and teaching and increased research opportunities for students will be achieved by

Increasing faculty participation and success rates in seeking and securing funding from the major granting Councils and other specialized sources of research funding

Exploring opportunities for funded research opportunities in cooperation with industry, community partners and foundations and other potential corporate or non-profit funders

Encouraging the development of research programs related to, and made possible, by technological change or revolution.

Facilitation of research and scholarly activity that is innovative and entrepreneurial will be achieved by

Increasing faculty participation in research, scholarly, and creative activities that support student learning

Ensuring that faculty have access to timely and useful information about research and research funding opportunities

Supporting the dissemination and publication of the results of faculty research

Enhancing technological and information resources, including library collections, in support of research and scholarly activities.

Increased support for faculty members’ research, scholarly, and creative activities will be achieved by

Prioritizing research options and scholarly activities that serve the cultural, social and environmentally sustainable development of the lower Fraser Valley

Cultivating applied and collaborative research opportunities with regional industry, government and non-profit agencies

Developing and supporting research in the scholarship of teaching and learning

Research and scholarly activity that is grounded in, and relevant to, a regional setting will be achieved by

Increasing institutional support for research themes consistent with established research programs, institutional goals and/or strategic enrolment management

Identifying and actively pursuing research opportunities for collaborative research

Strengthening the role and capacity of the University’s research centres and institutes as practical vehicles for interdisciplinary collaboration

Increasing the number of multidisciplinary and collaborative research programs and activities will be achieved by

Supporting and incentivizing faculty-led initiatives that facilitate expansion of existing research programs adaptable to changing contexts

Entering into strategic local, regional, national and international partnerships with other academic institutions and non-profit service providers

Encouraging and supporting research and scholarly activity in growth areas identified in institutional plans

Encouraging partnerships with industry and business.

Cultivation of new directions in research and scholarly activity will be achieved by

Community, Justice, and Cultural Engagement Environment and Sustainable Development Health and Wellness Teaching, Learning and Cognition Technology, Modelling and Applications

Potential Themes

o Criminologyo Businesso Social worko Social scienceso Humanities

Community, Justice, and Cultural Engagement

o Agricultureo Geographyo Climate change

Environment and Sustainable Development

Health SciencesKinesiologyPsychologySociologyCentre for Education and Research on Aging

Health and Wellness

Teacher EducationPsychologyTeaching and Learning CentreAny UFV discipline

Teaching, Learning and Cognition

Science including CIS Digital media technology Mathematics and statistics Applied technology

Technology, Modelling and Applications

UFV > Research > Research Office > Policies and Plans

http://www.ufv.ca/research/research-office/policies-and-plans/

Draft Plan

brad.whittaker@ufv.ca

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