If you have any collaborations with foundations or corporations, it would be very beneficial to represent the department in response to a request from the provost for such partnerships. This information will be included in discussions during the next meeting of the Board of Trustees. If you have any current or recent partnerships, please complete the information using this form by December 1. The form will ask for the entity and start/end dates. You will need to complete the form separately for each partnership.

As a reminder, all faculty will be using Faculty 180 to complete their annual activities reports. You can add activities to Faculty 180 at any time (rather than having to wait and complete everything after December 31). Those who would like training, including “open labs” where staff will be available to assist you, should note the upcoming sessions:

• Tuesday November 28, 2:30-4:00, Upham 316
• Wednesday January 10 10:00-12:00, FSB 2050
• Monday Jan 29, 10:00-11:30, 325A Hughes Hall

Crowdfunding on HawksNest workshop – Thursday, December 7, 10:00-11:30am, AIS (134 King Library)

HawksNest is a crowdfunding site that allows alumni, family, and friends of the university to directly support the research and scholarship of Miami University. It’s a great opportunity for Miami students, faculty, and staff to get up to $6000 to fund their research, art, or service projects.

To be successful, crowdfunding through HawksNest requires active engagement. This hands-on workshop offers practical advice for maximizing crowdfunding success by outlining what to do before, during, and after a HawksNest campaign. We will also share worksheets and other materials to help you execute a successful crowdfunding campaign.

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to: List the three keys to a successful crowdfunding campaign; Describe features of clear and compelling crowdfunding stories; Explain the importance of images and video to a crowdfunding campaign; Identify specific strategies for targeting crowdfunding donors.

This workshop is open to faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students interested in using HawksNest to fund a project.

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Proposal development for early career programs workshop – Friday, December 15, 9:00-10:30am, AIS (134 King Library)

A number of Federal agencies and private foundations offer early career awards. These programs differ depending upon the sponsor, but they feature a number of common elements that are useful to master for these and other grant applications. The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA, and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels and program managers into consideration. The focus will be on the NSF CAREER program as a prototypical opportunity that stresses the applicant’s plan for advancing as a teacher-scholar. Grant components, including specific aims, research plans, and the NSF-specific sections on education and broader impact, will be addressed. 

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Grantwriting 101 workshop – Friday, December 15, 1:00-2:30pm, AIS (134 King Library)

Getting funded by any entity, either public or private, is no longer a matter of having a great idea. Proposals that get funded today tell a story with a compelling outcome that addresses a gap in the current body of knowledge.   The workshop presenter, Professor Carl A. Batt, has over 30 years of experience in grant proposals from the perspective of a successful PI, reviewer, and panel manager. He has successfully obtained more than $70M in external funding from federal agencies — including NSF, NIH, DOJ, DOD, USDA and NASA — and private foundations and industry sponsors. The workshop will cover the array of sponsors and the basic elements of grant writing, taking reviewers, panels, and program managers into consideration. Basic elements of a compelling grant narrative — from gap analysis, to the “art” of specific aims to research plans and measurable outcomes — will be covered. The workshop is intended for both novice and experienced PIs and is offered from the perspective of the presenter’s experiences and observations.

Next week (Nov. 13-17) is International Education Week. In conjunction, Karla Guinigundo would like to remind you of several ways that Fulbright programs can enhance the international dimension of what we do:

International Education Week 2017 is right around the corner – November 13-17. This is a great time to think about your departmental and divisional goals for internationalization and consider how the Fulbright Scholar Program can help you achieve those goals.

• Internationalize your departments and build partnerships by bringing in a guest speaker through the Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund, hosting a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for a semester or academic year, or being a part of the Fulbright Junior Faculty Development Programs for Lebanon, Egypt or Iraq.
• [Faculty can] gain or enhance their international expertise through Fulbright programs for U.S. Scholars such as the Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award, Fulbright Global Scholar Award, or short opportunities to teach or consult through the Fulbright Specialist Program.

Global Initiatives will host a breakfast on Monday, November 13, 2017 at 8am in Armstrong Student Center 1082 to share information on these and other opportunities with the Fulbright Scholar Program.

The ninth annual Graduate Research Forum will be held this Friday, November 3, 1:30 – 5:00 in Armstrong Student Center. Our department is represented by two oral presentations and five posters, and the complete program can be found here. If you have time, stop by and support our graduate students.

Provost Callahan has selected Amanda Diekman as one of the inaugural Provost Fellows!  Amanda will be working on a comprehensive faculty development plan, across all faculty ranks and stages. It will be daunting but something I think Amanda is highly and uniquely qualified to do. Join me in congratulating Amanda and thanking her for such an important task.