Development of Office of Sponsored Programs at Bluefield State College

描述（由申请人提供）：在此申请中，我们要求通过校外协会发展奖的资金，以建立在布卢菲尔德州立学院（BSC）赞助计划（OSP）的办公室。OSP的目的是为教师提供全面的支持，以成功地生成，管理和保留赞助项目，并普遍支持BSC外部资助研究的发展。我们确定了六个目标，以指导我们的目的，实施和评估我们的成功：目标1：确定和确保资金来源，以建立一个全面运作的赞助计划办公室（OSP）目标2：确定物理空间，并促进赞助计划办公室的全面运作目标3：目标4：举办讲习班，在知识体系的四个领域对教职员工进行培训目标5：增加对科学研究感兴趣并积极进行科学研究的学生人数每半年评估一次OSP和研究基础设施的建立的影响，以建立能力和可持续性该应用程序将由博士朱莉·卡尔克，谁将担任校外助理和首席研究员，和女士Sarita Rhonemus，谁将担任项目主任。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this application we request funding via the Extramural Associates Development Award to establish an Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at Bluefield State College (BSC). The purpose of the OSP is to provide comprehensive support to faculty in the successful generation, management, and retention of sponsored programs and generally support the development of externally-funded research at BSC. We have identified six objectives to guide us in purpose, implementation and evaluation of our success: Objective 1: Identify and secure funding source for the establishment of a fully operational Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Objective 2: Identify physical space and promote the presence of a fully operational Office of Sponsored Programs Objective 3: Develop and implement research and grant policies and procedures Objective 4: Conduct workshops to train faculty and staff in the four areas of the body of knowledge Objective 5: Increase number of students interested in and actively conducting scientific research Objective 6: Evaluate semi-annually the impact of the establishment of the OSP and research infrastructure to build capacity and sustainability This application will be implemented by Dr. Julie Kalk, who will serve as Extramural Associate and Principal Investigator, and Ms. Sarita Rhonemus, who will act as Program Director.