New Faculty Orientation

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ORGS STAFF
Harold Silverman Interim Vice Chancellor
cxsilv_at_lsu.edu
Doris Carver Associate Vice Chancellor dcarver_at_lsu
.edu
Todd Pourciau Assistant Vice Chancellor tpourciau_at_
lsu.edu
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ORGS STAFF
J. T. Lane Media Coordinator jlane1_at_lsu.edu
Sharon Bezdek Office Coordinator sharonb_at_lsu.edu
Lisa Lamendola-Krischel Administrative
Specialist llamend_at_lsu.edu
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ORGS OVERVIEW
The Office of Research and Graduate Studies is
charged with oversight of all research projects
and creative activities at LSU, as well as the
operations of the Graduate School.
LSU is Louisianas only public Carnegie
Designated Doctoral/Research Extensive
Institution.
LSUs external funding for 2003-2004 totaled to
more than 134 million, up 10.2 percent from last
year.
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Council on Research Summer Stipend
  Programwww.research.lsu.edu/ssp.html
• provides financial support to researchers
• enables faculty recipients to spend a portion of
  the summer term in research activity without the
  distraction of other employment obligations
• research can be carried out where appropriate
  and is not restricted to the Baton Rouge campus
• provides 5,000 stipend for a one-month
  appointment during the month of July
• limited to assistant professors (associate
  professors in the arts and humanities may apply)
• RFP goes out in September proposals are due
  October 31

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Faculty Research Grant Program
• provides seed funding for new research projects
• two components to this program individual and
  interdisciplinary
• up to 10,000 for individual projects and up to
  40,000 for interdisciplinary projects
• All members of the faculty (tenure track and
  research) of departments that participate in
  LSUs indirect cost (FA) return program are
  eligible
• Apply online at www.research.lsu.edu/frg.htm

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Faculty Travel Grant Program
• allows faculty to attend national and
  international conferences, conduct
  data-gathering trips, and confirmed visits to
  program directors at federal funding agencies
• all faculty members (tenure-track and research)
  are eligible
• consists of a maximum of 750 for domestic
  meetings and 1,000 for international travel
• Apply online at www.research.lsu.edu/ftg.htm

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Junior Faculty Travel Program
• provides support for assistant professors to
  present their original research and scholarship
  to their peers at venues such as conferences and
  workshops
• applicants should apply for assistance one month
  before the intended travel date
• limited to 500 for trips within the U.S. and
  750 for international trips
• apply online at www.research.lsu.edu/jftp.htm

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Capital Equipment Match Program LSU annually
spends 1,000,000 in support of faculty
initiatives to purchase capital equipment to
facilitate research and scholarship. The Office
of Research Graduate Studies (ORGS) will commit
matching equipment funds in all cases where such
a commitment is mandated as an eligibility
requirement in the Request for Proposals (RFP)
from the program. Requests for capital equipment
matches should be made directly to Kevin M.
Smith, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate
Studies at kmsmith_at_lsu.edu. www.research.lsu.edu/
equipmatch.htm
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• ORGS hosts workshops to assist faculty in gaining
  funding. The following is a sample of previously
  held workshops.
• Research Opportunities in Belize
• National Center for Education Statistics
  workshop
• Navigating the Pre and Post Award Processes
  workshop
• Social Science Pre-NSF Social, Behavioral,
  Economics workshop
• NSF Social, Behavioral, Economics Sciences
  workshop
• Proposal Writing workshop
• NIH Proposal Writing workshop

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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• LaSMARTS, LaGENIUS SPIN
• LaSMARTS, LaGENIUS SPIN are part of a
  comprehensive, Web-based solution for educators
  that provides up-to-date resources on funding
  opportunities, proposal development and grants
  administration.
• LaSMARTS matches faculty profiles with available
  funding opportunities and delivers automatic
  updates to your e-mail each day.
• LaGENIUS is a searchable expertise profile
  system that contains faculty CVs, and will soon
  feature institutional profiles.
• SPIN allows researchers to perform a customized
  search of funding opportunities from a database
  of more than 10,000 programs.

Contact Sharon Bezdek at sharonb_at_lsu.edu.
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

• Additional Funding Opportunities
• Picks of the Week highlight grant opportunities
  for faculty as selected by ORGS staff accessible
  via ORGS Web site at www.research.lsu.edu/fund_pic
  ks.html
• Check out the Funding Opportunities of the ORGS
  Web site for a centralized resource of funding
  tools and agencies at www.research.lsu.edu/menu_fu
  nd.html

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OTHER ORGS INITIATIVES

• Chancellor's Distinguished Lectureship Series
• The Chancellors Distinguished Lecturer Series
  enhances the intellectual vitality of LSU and the
  university to showcase its faculty, students, and
  programs. The lectureship attracts
  internationally renowned scholars to LSU and
  helps us draw interdisciplinary groups of people
  together.
• nominations are accepted from any LSU faculty
  member
• a 1,500 honorarium is given to each speaker,
  plus travel and on-campus lodging, and a
  reception with faculty and students
• full, one-day, on-campus visit including a
  general public discussion and perhaps a
  specialized, disciplinary discussion with
  faculty and graduate students

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OTHER ORGS INITIATIVES

• Chancellor's Future Leaders in Research
• offers competitive freshman the opportunity to
  be a direct participant in the research of an
  LSU faculty member
• gives faculty access to a superior student for
  four years as a contributing member to his/her
  scholarly research team
• Contact Doris Carver (dcarver_at_lsu.edu) if you
  would like to be a CFLR mentor
• Distinguished Research Master
• annual research award presented by LSU Council
  on Research
• recognizes accomplishments of LSU researchers
  and scholars

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

• Office of Intellectual Property
• provides patent advice and procurement
• 200,000 procurement budget per FY
• works to create partnerships with private RD
  entities
• total licensing revenue for FY 2004 was more
  than 600,000

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COMPLIANCE ISSUES

• PM-11 Outside Employment of University
  Employees
• Responsible Conduct of Research
• Institutional Review Board Human Subjects
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
  (IACUC)
• Recombinant DNA, Agents Infectious to
  Animals/Plants and Select Agents

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Board of Regents Programs

• The Louisiana Board of Regents offers these
  programs
• Louisiana Expertise Exchange Program - fosters
  the exchange of knowledge between Louisiana
  universities and private industry and/or the
  National Research Laboratories by funding short
  duration visits between these institutions
• Travel Grants for Emerging Faculty - gives
  faculty the opportunity to visit federal funding
  agency program officers and give major invited
  presentations at meetings
• Research Competitiveness Subprogram - funds
  proposals that strengthen the fundamental
  research base and competitiveness of Louisiana's
  public and private universities
• Industrial Ties Research Program - funds
  research proposals that show significant
  near-term potential for contributing to
  Louisiana's economy

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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

• LSU Research
• ORGS annual report
• Research image publication
• www.research.lsu.edu
• media relations editor joint-hire with Office of
  University Relations
• participated in Louisiana Research Magazine
  project, which highlighted research of LSU
  System institutions

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IMPORTANT LINKS
Office of Research and Graduate Studies
www.research.lsu.edu
Office of Sponsored Programs www.fas.lsu.edu/osp/
Office of Intellectual Property
www.lsu.edu/intellectual_property
Graduate School http//gradlsu.gs.lsu.edu
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CONTACT INFORMATION
130 David Boyd Hall 578-5833 www.research.lsu.ed
u research_at_lsu.edu