Research Advisory Council
MISSION
The Research Advisory Council (RAC) serves in an advisory capacity to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement. The primary purposes of RAC are to promote a positive research culture and develop strategies and infrastructure to support successful research and creative endeavors.
Members of RAC bring both unique (as agents of individual units) and common (as members of the greater research/creative community) perspectives to RAC. RAC members provide insight into and leadership for policies, practices, and procedures for expanding research opportunities and activities at the University.
Members of RAC work collaboratively with other groups such as the Faculty Senate Research Policies Committee to address issues that impact the research enterprise.
DUTIES
The Research Advisory Council strives to meet its purpose via multiple avenues, including:
- Recommending and promoting structures, policies, and procedures that enhance and expand research capacity
- Proposing solutions to alleviate identified barriers to research
- Advocating for policies and procedures that foster, support, and reward research and creative activity
- Collaborating with others involved in the research/creative enterprise to meet the research needs of faculty, staff, and students
- Providing and/or advocating for new or additional support mechanisms when the research needs of faculty, staff, and students are unmet
- Sharing resources, information, and best practices for research/creative activity
- Initiating and developing infrastructure and mechanisms for sustainable interdisciplinary and collaborative research/creative endeavors
- Acting as conduits of information and collaboration between and among campus units, centers, institutes, divisions, and the greater community.
CURRENT MEMBERS
RAC is composed of the primary research administrators from each academic unit on campus (Associate Deans for Research and/or Directors of Research) and representatives from university research centers, the Graduate School, University Libraries, Undergraduate Research, Research Integrity, Sponsored Programs, and Contract and Grant Accounting.
Office of Research and Engagement
Terri Shelton
Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Kim Littlefield
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
David Wyrick
Director, Innovate UNCG
Clint Allred
Faculty Fellow, Office of Research and Engagement
Amanda Tanner
Faculty Fellow, Office of Research and Engagement
Emily Janke
Director of the Institute for Community & Economic Engagement
David Starnes
Research Systems Manager, Office of Research and Engagement