EARDA PHASE II (SRIP)

描述（由申请人提供）：摩根州立大学是一个综合性的，博士授予机构成立于1867年。 它具有独特的名称由立法法规作为马里兰州的“公立城市大学”，反映了它在巴尔的摩，国家最大的城市中心，其服务于城市人口和城市问题的重点位置。 作为一所历史上的黑人大学（HBCU），它已经建立了为来自少数民族背景的学生服务的杰出历史，今天在全国范围内的科学和工程少数民族学士学位的顶级生产者之一。 该大学最近开始积极努力，将自己从一个主要的教学机构转变为一个研究密集型大学，特别强调生物，行为和化学科学和工程。 因此，它现在非常重视教师的研究发展。 它认识到，转型必须得到有效的研究行政基础设施的支持，以确保其不断增长的赞助研究计划得到妥善管理，并成功实施。 校外合作伙伴发展奖（EARDA）为大学提供了一个极好的和及时的机会，以获得研究开发的补充资源，以及加强其研究行政基础设施。 在第一阶段的建议中设想，在完成5个月的EA培训后，摩根ERDA赠款的现任PI Edet Isuk博士将在赞助计划和研究办公室（OSPR）内承担更大的责任，并在发展大学的研究企业方面发挥更关键的作用。 这一目标显然已经实现。 第一阶段的具体成就如下：（1）改组战略和方案研究办公室，以反映Isuk博士作为主任的扩大责任;（2）将办公室的工作人员人数从7人增加到11人;（3）举办拟订提案讲习班;（4）通过小额赠款资助9项试点研究; 5）扩大教师研究支持服务，包括COS，SPIN和Science Tracker出版物警报;以及6）2001年和2002年，作为EA学员的示范办公室。 摩根要求在第二阶段SRIP/EARDA中继续提供资金，以便它能够在其系统性努力中已经取得的进展的基础上，刺激教师的研究发展，并显着提高其赞助的研究管理的质量指数。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Morgan State University is a comprehensive, doctoral granting institution founded in 1867. It has the unique designation by legislative statute as Maryland's "Public Urban University," reflecting its location in Baltimore, the State's largest urban center, its service to the urban population and focus on urban issues. As a Historically Black University (HBCU), it has built a distinguished history of serving students from minority backgrounds, and today ranks among the top producers of minority baccalaureates in the sciences and engineering nationwide. The University has recently embarked on an aggressive effort to transform itself from a primarily teaching institution to a research-intensive University, with particular emphasis on the biological, behavioral and chemical sciences and engineering. As such, it now places considerable emphasis on faculty research development. It recognizes that the transformation must necessarily be supported by an effective research administrative infrastructure to assure that its growing sponsored research programs are managed properly, and implemented successfully. The Extramural Associates Development Award (EARDA) has provided an excellent and timely opportunity for the University to acquire supplemental resources for research development, as well as enhance its research administrative infrastructure. It was envisaged in the PHASE I proposal that upon completion of the 5-month EA training, Dr. Edet Isuk, the incumbent PI for Morgan's EARDA grant, would assume expanded responsibilities within the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR), and play a more critical role in developing the research enterprise at the university. This goal has clearly been achieved. Among the specific accomplishments of PHASE I are the following: 1) restructuring of OSPR to reflect Dr. Isuk's expanded responsibilities as Director; 2) increased staffing level of the office from seven to eleven; 3) conduct of proposal development workshops; 4) funding of nine pilot studies t through mini-grants; 5) expansion of faculty research support services to include COS, SPIN and Science Tracker publications alert; and 6) serving as a model office for EA trainees, 2001 and 2002. Morgan is requesting continuation funding in the Phase II SRIP/EARDA so that it can build on the progress already made in its systematic effort to stimulate faculty research development and to significantly raise the quality index of its sponsored research administration.