Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions Report of a Workshop (2009) / Chapter Skim
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program, or through the federal laboratories housed within various agencies. National Science Foundation.
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Originally, the intent of the September 2007 workshop, "Partnerships for Emerging Research Institutions" (ERIs) , was to examine access to research at institutions receiving less than $15 million a year in federally sponsored research. As the committee planned the workshop, however, it became evident that the issues and solutions were far more generic and applied to all but the research universities.
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Many workshop participants shared the belief that ERIs potentially can contribute more significantly to innovative research and must play a more prominent role in sustaining the nation's technological competitiveness. However, the research universities receive 83 percent of total federal obligations for research and development (R&D)
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Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall Enrolment Survey, 2005.
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Workshop participants attested to their research capabilities that are largely untapped and provided testimonials about their graduates who have proven to be highly competitive for graduate school and the job market. In addition, they stressed the fact that, when given the opportunity to compete individually for research funding or to collaborate with other institutions, ERI faculty researchers have proven their strength and capability as high-performing scholars.
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ERIs are shaded. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, special tabulation.
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There, 50 percent of the undergraduate researchers produce a refereed journal article before graduation, thereby significantly elevating their competitiveness for acceptance to graduate school and prospective careers. This in turn strengthens the reputation of the institution and positively reinforces the students.
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However, among students who had a research experience, more than 90 percent completed their baccalaureate degrees at UTEP, and more than 40 percent continued on to graduate school. Dorothy Zinsmeister, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs for the University System of Georgia, injected the term "scholarship" rather than "research" when referring to institutional activities that produce an end product that is peer reviewed and published. In this regard, she stated that scholarship could encompass research, a view shared also by Kent Barefield, associate dean of the College of Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Jodi Wesemann of the American Chemical Society.
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