Strategic Priority #2: Research, Scholarship and Creative Work
As ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø pursues Carnegie Research I status, we will prioritize research, scholarship and creative work that enhances our scholarly strengths and advances our Jesuit mission.
Goal 2.1
Expand research, scholarship and creative work that advances our University-articulated Areas of Scholarly Impact and Centers of Excellence while continuing to encourage research excellence in all fields.
- Finalize and publicize the updated, interdisciplinary Areas of Scholarly Impact
- Develop and implement a process for designating college-level Centers of Excellence
- Support the continued growth of university-level Big Ideas and other mechanisms for interdisciplinary collaboration
- Accelerate hiring and retaining of research-intensive faculty, particularly in areas of research strength
- Implement our plan (including designation of leadership) to become a Laudato Si’ campus
- Ensure the success of the Taylor Geospatial Institute to position SLU as the academic leader for geospatial research and talent
Goal 2.2
Expand opportunities for undergraduates to engage in faculty-led scholarship and research experiences.
- Build infrastructure/pathways to ensure undergraduates can engage equitably in scholarship and research opportunities
- Create funded opportunities for undergraduates from under-represented/historically marginalized groups to engage in scholarship and research
Goal 2.3
Enhance faculty research support and eliminate institutional obstacles to continued growth of funded research.
- Strengthen research support systems and grow staff to enable continued growth of funded research
- Assess and improve processes for funded research, including compliance, sponsored awards and technology roadblocks (Workday and other administrative systems)
- Revise SLU’s policy governing the internal distribution of indirect costs
- Assess and address research space/facilities needs through reallocation of existing and investment in new spaces
- Develop and implement a University-wide mentoring program for faculty researchers/scholars
- Develop and implement a University-wide plan for marketing of faculty’s research/scholarship
- Enhance support for philanthropic, industry and government funding of SLU research