Review of Army Research Laboratory Programs for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions (2014) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A: Observations Gleaned from Discussions with Representatives of Selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
Appendix A: Observations Gleaned from Discussions with Representatives of Selected Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
Pages 39-47
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The face-to-face meetings involved primarily "around the table" information-gathering sessions with members of the universities' research leadership teams and key administrators, faculty that have received funding from ARL or related sources, and undergraduate and graduate students supported by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) or related sources of funding.
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In many instances the aggregate of ARL funding over many years has supported and enabled the advancement of curricula, the creation of new academic departments, the improvement of business practices and implementation of models of compliance, the start-up of high-quality laboratory facilities, the establishment of focused trails of research publications, and the systematic support of undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields. INDIVIDUAL GRANTS VERSUS COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS The array of grants and contract vehicles and models used by ARL and the Army Research Office (ARO)
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HBCU involvement in collaborative projects, when required, must be taken extremely seriously and, consequently, clearly and continuously documented by the prime contractors. It is necessary that HBCU selection as part of a research collective not be an afterthought and that ARL continuously assess the role of HBCUs/MIs in collaborative agreements.
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may be a good way to help HBCUs/MIs weather such midproject redirection. FACULTY AND STEM PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT Uniform enthusiastic support was expressed for the thesis that funds from ARL had been significant in assisting the development of local STEM programs.
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However, faculty also noted that the ARL dialogue is not frequent enough or robust enough. It was commonly observed that ARL could work with local faculty to develop an effective plan and process that increases the technical interaction between ARL researchers and university faculty and students.
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Administrative procedures vary widely from one school to the next, as can be exemplified by this brief sampling of comments from faculty and administrators: • Grant processing is satisfactory; contract processing is more complex. • There are problems with timing: Funds that arrive too late to hire students or postdoctoral researchers result in low expenditures during the early stages of programs and raise concerns for the sponsoring program manager at ARL.
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The closest might be cooperation in establishing program goals, followed by direct collaboration, at the ARL site or by the back-and-forth exchange of data, specimens to characterize, or other research items. An intermediate level of collaboration might entail regular communication during performance of the grant/contract, while minimal interaction might consist of infrequent communication that simply makes university personnel aware of the intended Army goals in sponsoring the stated research.
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Specific comments on the quality of the proposed science would be welcomed by local researchers. More feedback from ARL program managers on failed white papers and proposals would help faculty target for success.
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They asked: How can the Army overcome the limitations of geography so that researchers can collaborate at any ARL facility? FUNDING CONTEXT HBCU/MI faculty share an issue similar to that encountered by faculty at all major research institutions -- namely, that breaking into the club of those funded by a given ARL program manager is more difficult than getting continuing funding once a track record has been established.
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