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Natasha slesnick

The EHE Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration (ORIC) has as its primary mission to maximize the research capacity of the College of Education and Human Ecology by providing resources, programs and direct services to advance academic and social impact. Considerable thought is directed towards activities that will optimize success in achieving this mission. Below, two such strategies are described.

This summer, 10 Associate Deans of Research in Colleges of Education and Human Ecology met for the first time in Columbus for a two-day summit. Dean Pope-Davis suggested the meeting as a way to increase the potential for collaboration across institutions, and to infuse new ideas into our shared goal of advancing the research of our perspective institutions.

After all, by building a collaborative network, we benefit by expanding our capacity, and increasing the impact of our work. During the visit, each associate dean of research shared their greatest successes, as well as strategies/initiatives that did not work as expected, and future plans. In order to showcase the unique research conducted across EHE throughout the two days, several faculty and research staff presented the highlights of their work. By the end of the two days, relationships were built, and the ADRs agreed that we should meet annually.

A different Big Ten school will host future meetings on a rotating basis; the next meeting at OSU will occur in the summer of 2033, and next year’s summit will be held at the University of Minnesota.

deans of research at Big 10 schools
Back row, L-R: Julie Thomas – Nebraska-Lincoln, Frank Symons – Minnesota, Ed Silver – Michigan, Greg Kelly – Penn State, Carolyn Kelley – Wisconsin-Madison, Wayne Wright – Purdue; Bottom Row L-R: Laura Stapleton – Maryland, Gayle Buck – Indiana, Natasha Slesnick – Ohio State, Gabrielle Allen – Illinois, Ann Austin – Michigan State.

 

Another initiative is the inaugural ORIC Faculty Research Fellows program. One faculty member from each department, Xin Feng (Human Sciences), Scott Graves (Educational Studies), and Leslie Moore (Teaching and Learning) will serve, beginning Fall 2019. These faculty will help advance important research and capacity building initiatives, and will contribute to EHE’s research agenda by identifying topics and trends to enhance and expand ORIC’s service capacity to faculty, staff and students. As research ambassadors, these faculty will be present at ORIC events, and will also serve as conduits of information between ORIC and departments.

Scott Graves, Leslie Moore, Xin Feng

 

Other new initiatives will roll-out this year, and if you would like to learn more, or to discuss your research needs, email me at slesnick.5@osu.edu or drop by 153 Arps.

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