university of colorado at boulder graduate school advisory council april 28, 2006
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University of Colorado at Boulder
Graduate School Advisory CouncilApril 28, 2006
Overview • Campus report, highlights and good news• Initiatives in graduate education & research• Partnering with federal laboratories in research
& education• Capital construction progress & plans• Challenges• Contracts & grants• Where GSAC members can help
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Campus report, highlights and good news
• John Hall, 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics• Leslie Leinwand, Howard Hughes Medical Institute professorship• 2006 TIAA-CREF Hesburgh Award for faculty development to enhance undergraduate teaching & learning (Graduate Teacher Program-Laura Border et al.)• Student space dust instrument (NASA New Horizons Mission) to Pluto (launched January 2006)• Solar Decathlon House, 2nd consecutive national DOE competition
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
CU-Boulder’s place in national & international rankings
(a) The Economist lists campus among top universities in the world for 3rd consecutive year.
(b) CU-Boulder remains among top 10 public universities in terms of research funding awards.
(c) Programs in Physics, Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Environmental Law, Business Entrepreneurship, etc. ranked high by US News & World Report
Changes in campus administration
(a) CU President Hank Brown (pending BOR approval)
(b) Chancellor, CU-Boulder (search nearly completed)
(c) Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor (search underway)
(d) Vice Chancellor for Research & Dean of the Graduate School (search to begin 2006)
(e) Associate Vice Chancellor for Research (Russ Moore)
(f ) CU Foundation President (Wayne Hutchens)
(g) Center for the Humanities & the Arts Director
(Michael Zimmerman)
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Initiatives in graduate education
(a) New Graduate Student Tuition Policy
(for graduate students on appointment)
(b) Goal to increase graduate student enrollment
(c) Goal to increase international graduate student enrollment
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Initiatives in research
(a) Colorado Initiative in Molecular Biotechnology (CIMB; leaders, Leslie Leinwand, Kristi Anseth & Natalie Ahn) (b) Renewable & Sustainable Energy Initiative
(leader, Carl Koval) (c) Nanotechnology (leader, Roop Mahajan) (d) Computational Science & Engineering Initiative
(leader, Stein Sture) (e) Deep Underground Science & Engineering Laboratory
(NSF DUSEL, Henderson Mine, Colorado, in collaboration with CSU, CSM & SUNY Stony Brook)
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Partnering with Federal Laboratories in Research & Education
(a) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) (b) National Institute for Standards & Technology (NIST) (c) U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) (d) National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) (e) National Aeronautics & Space Agency (NASA),
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), & Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) (f ) National Solar Observatory (NSF NSO)
– national competition (g) DOT: University of Transportation Center
– national competition
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Capital Construction Progress & Plans
(a) New LASP building addition, dedicated March, 2006 (b) ATLAS building (move begins July; Open House
October 21, 2006) (c) New Wolf Law building dedication September 8, 2006 (d) Leeds School of Business building addition – completion slated for October, 2007 (e) Planning of new Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS)
building (f ) Planning of new Environmental building
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Challenges (a) State Legislature & CCHE (b) State support to CU-Boulder (c) FY0-03: $85 M, FY 04; $58 M, FY05; $56M, FY06; $56M, FY07 (?) (d) University funding: Tuition increase limited to 2.5% - 5% (e) Increase number of faculty lines (f ) Faculty retention (e.g., Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman
to UBC, Vancouver) (g) Research compliance, Federal restrictions, ITAR, etc. (h) Conflict of Interest & Conflict of Commitment (i ) Office of Research Integrity; Human Research Protection, Biosafety Review, Animal Resources, Export Control, & Research Misconduct (Ward Churchill) (j ) Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
(will be handed out)
Awards by Federal Agency
0
10
20
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60
Agencies
$ in
Millio
ns FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006 (through12/31/05)
5 YEAR AVERAGE
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Federal Flow Thru (Does not include NCAR, Sandia, etc.)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006through12/31/05
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ i
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UNIVERSITIES
JPL
NREL
STSI
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards by Non-Federal Sponsors
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 through12/31/05
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ in
Millio
ns
INDUSTRY
Foundations/Misc.
STATE OFCOLORADO
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards by Academic/Research UnitInstitutes
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006(through
12/31/05)
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ i
n M
illi
on
s LASP
CIRES
JILA
IBG
ICS
IBS
CLAS
INSTAAR
GRAD
MUSEUM
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards by Academic/Research UnitArts and Sciences
02
46
810
1214
1618
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006through
12/31/2005
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ i
n M
illi
on
s CHEMISTRY
MCDB
PSYCHOLOGY
PHYSICS
APS/CASA
INTEGRATED PHYS
SLHS
APPLIED MATH
EEB
EAST ASIA L/C
CIPS
GEOLOGICAL SCI
ALL OTHERS
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards by Academic/Research UnitEngineering
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
FY 2004 FY2005 FY2006through12/31/05
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ in
Millio
ns
AEROSPACE
CHEMICAL/BIO
COMPUTER SCI
ELECTRICAL
C, E, & A
MECHANICAL
OTHER PROGRAMS
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards by Academic/Research UnitSchools & Colleges
00.5
11.5
22.5
33.5
44.5
5
FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006through12/31/05
5 YEARAVERAGE
$ i
n M
illi
on
s
EDUCATION
STUDENTAFFAIRS
ATLAS
LEEDS SCHOOL
ACADEMICAFFAIRS
OTHERS
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Awards: 6 Year Trends
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
$ i
n M
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on
s
FY2005
FY 2004
FY 2003
FY 2002
FY 2001
FY 2000
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Office of Contracts and Grants: trends & forecasts
Dean’s GSAC Briefing April 28, 2006
Where GSAC members can help
(a) Promote CU-Boulder through public engagement, Op-Ed pieces in local news media, interviews, articles, etc.
(b) Host alumni gatherings for purposes of public engagement & help expand graduate student fellowship funding
(c) Assist with legislative contacts
(d) Your ideas?
Dean’s GSAC Briefing Summary
Summary
• UCB is a world renowned institution with a significant role in Colorado’s future success
• Long known for efficiency, but precariously maintaining competitiveness
• With vibrant new leadership, & engagement from such groups as GSAC, CU-Boulder can sustain & expand excellence in both research & graduate education.