IUB will build upon its existing areas of excellence and historic strength while pushing into new areas of emerging possibilities that position us to address complex societal challenges locally, nationally, and globally. We will simultaneously strive to become a globally recognized powerhouse for innovation and entrepreneurship, proactively amplifying the impact of IUB research and training the next generation of innovators. Key to advancing all of this is a campus environment that is vibrant, welcoming, respectful, and safe for all. We will continue to build an inclusive and equitable campus culture that supports individuals in conducting their best research, scholarship, and creative activity.
Updates on Transformative Research and Creativity
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Accelerate sponsored research in identified transformational research areas.
Status: A committee was convened and charged to work toward international accreditation for IU as an Age-Friendly University. The process will play a role in establishing a framework for IU Bloomington's research and outreach programs focused on aging.
Facilitators: Vice Provost for Research, Graduate School, academic deans
Increase faculty productivity in research and creative areas.
Status: Proposed programs to incentivize faculty research are under review. The Bloomington Faculty Council approved a new research professor rank in the spring.
Facilitators: Brea Perry, Carrie Docherty, academic deans
Accelerate grant-seeking among research-eligible faculty.
Status: The Center for Evaluation, Policy, and Research (CEPR) and the Center for Survey Research (CSR)—both located on the IUB campus and centrally administered by IU Research—launched proposal consulting pilot programs to provide expert reviews of research design and evaluation plans for faculty extramural grant submissions at no cost to faculty.
The pre-award services team, part of the new proposal development team, is fully staffed and has begun serving many units across campus.
The Emerging Frontiers Team Building Initiative, a new seed funding program to support the formation and early collaborations of interdisciplinary teams for large grant applications, was developed by IU Research.
Facilitators: Brea Perry, Carrie Docherty, academic deans
Improve utilization of existing campus research space and expand campus research space where necessary.
Status: With $45 million approved by the Board of Trustees for construction and renovations across eight buildings at IUB, the campus will soon embark on an 18-month effort to optimize research spaces available to campus via at least 34 updated and new labs across central and north campus. Planning teams have identified five strategic research "neighborhoods" for IUB, which congregate researchers with high potential for collaboration and shared resources. Many of the planned renovations will be aligned with ongoing Faculty 100 hiring in priority areas.
Facilitators: Aimee Heeter, Brea Perry, academic deans
IU Innovates: Enhance entrepreneurship and innovation that has human impact.
Status: IU Innovates continued engagement with the 25+ student members who are staying in Bloomington over the summer with weekly lunches, "posting parties," community-building activities, and individualized coaching support.
IU Innovates staff developed an updated set of 26+ offerings and services that will be available to members in fall 2024.
Multiple milestones were reached by IU Innovates community members, including:
- A first pre-order sale for Milae Golf
- A partnership with the Indiana School for the Deaf for Taptic
- A product launch for GradMeet in Chicago.
Facilitators: Julie Heath, IU Research, academic deans
Strengthen research collaborations in the state’s innovation ecosystem.
Status: IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame formalized a joint research effort on June 3 to address critical defense challenges in the U.S. The Indiana Research Consortium will advance tech, promote economic growth, and attract top talent to the state of Indiana.
Facilitators: Brea Perry
Improve diverse faculty recruitment and strategic placement.
Status: Efforts are being focused on ensuring there is a diverse pool of applicants for the Faculty 100 hiring initiative.
Facilitators: Carrie Docherty, academic deans
Improve faculty development.
Status: Several new faculty development programs are under development or have recently been created:
- new chair's leadership program
- new faculty-to-faculty mentoring program
- new faculty orientation program with cohort-based mentoring and socialization into the campus community
- Institute for Advanced Study's Recently Tenured Working Group (RTG)
- Enhanced Mentoring Program with Opportunities for Ways to Excel in Research (EMPOWER) program
Facilitators: Carrie Docherty, academic deans
Enhance faculty recognition and awards opportunities.
Status: Criteria and committee structure for internal faculty awards are currently being evaluated.
Facilitators: Carrie Docherty, academic deans, recent recipients of Carnegie, Guggenheim, and NEH grants.