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IV. Governance of Science and Technology Centers
Pages 21-22

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... Centers should be partners in their parent institutions' educational, research, and service missions. In view of the outreach function of centers, host universities should create an external mechanism for obtaining advice on center activities and regular evaluation of their performance.
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... NSF should require written administrative reporting by the centers no more often than once a year. Finally, separate from the process of reviewing individual centers, there should be a mechanism to monitor and evaluate the Foundation's entire Science and Technology Centers program in the context of all programs supporting basic science.
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