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A Note from Provost Haggerty
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Dear Colleagues,
The year 2023 has gotten off to a great start with the announcement of the first round
of seed funding for faculty scholarship from the Provost’s Fund for Innovation in
Research. In total, a record-breaking $1.1 million dollars, the largest investment
in seed funding for faculty research in LSU history, was awarded to faculty in eight
colleges and schools to fund 33 different projects. The awards are intended to better
position LSU faculty for competitive external funding and recognition in areas that
benefit LSU and Louisiana. The funded projects range in topics from body-tracking
wearable technology that will monitor infant health, to improving delta and hurricane
resiliency, to subsurface hydrogen storage, to planning and proposing a NASA mission
to Mars, to supporting LSU faculty in the humanities and arts through a Second Book
Institute that facilitates the advancement and promotion of associate professors in
book-centered disciplines. My experience with support for scholarship and creative
activity convinces me that this investment will result in a tremendous return to LSU,
its students, and Louisiana.
Additional support for scholarship will come in paying all of our doctoral and Master
of Fine Arts students at least $2,556 per month, the highest minimum stipend in the
SEC. With this commitment, we will be able to recruit more of the world’s best graduate
students.
We have much more to do to advance LSU’s research, scholarship and creative activity
and I will continue to update you on our efforts. My top priorities also include a
focus on improvement in faculty and staff pay, and improvements to our infrastructure.
University leadership is working hard on these, and I am optimistic that we will be
able to take important steps in the coming months.
Thank you for all you do to advance LSU for Louisiana.
Roy Haggerty Executive Vice President & Provost
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Provost's Fund for Innovation in Research
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On Jan. 18, LSU announced the awards for the Provost's Fund for Innovation in Research. In total, $1.1 million dollars was awarded to 77 faculty across 8 colleges and schools
for 33 different research projects. The Provost's Fund supports interdisciplinary
research in five priority areas, known as the LSU Pentagon, for the Scholarship First
agenda.
Faculty from the following colleges received support in the first round of funding
for Emerging Research and Big Idea Research grants:
- Colleges of Agriculture
- College of Art + Design
- College of the Coast & Environment
- College of Engineering
- College of Human Sciences & Education
- College of Humanities & Social Sciences
- College of Science
- School of Veterinary Medicine
While some of the newly funded projects fall within a single priority area, several
span multiple priority areas. The strength of the Scholarship First Agenda lies not
only in how LSU can drive research and innovation in agriculture, biomedicine, coast,
defense and energy, but combine these areas in interesting ways to solve pressing
problems in Louisiana and around the globe. In total:
- Five faculty identified their projects as agricultural;
- 19 faculty identified their projects as biomedical;
- 13 faculty identified their projects as coastal;
- Eight faculty identified their projects as defense-related;
- 10 faculty identified their projects as energy-related.
In addition to seed-funding for research, the Provost’s Fund also supports dissemination of research, such as through travel, talks and conferences
and research infrastructure improvements, including equipment repair.
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SEC-SIO Africa Initiative led by LSU featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Last semester, LSU’s Senior Internationalization Officer (SIO) and Executive Director
of International Programs, Samba Dieng, led a group of SIOs from 8 SEC institutions on a recruitment initiative to West
Africa. The 9-day program took place in late October and focused its recruitment efforts
in Ghana and Senegal. Given its groundbreaking mission, a writer from The Chronicle of Higher Education joined the group and documented the experience in a featured article. LSU is planning to continue this SEC initiative in the next academic year with a
focus on recruitment in East Africa
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Thomas Karam and Elizabeth McInnis Honored by SME-GBR
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Sales & Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge (SME-GBR) will honor Thomas Karam
and Elizabeth McInnis at the Excellence in Sales & Marketing Luncheon on February
16. SME-GBR is an active professional association dedicated to career development
of sales and marketing managers and executives.
Thomas Karam, Distinguished Instructor in the Department of Marketing, will be presented with the Nell Mitchell Doughty Lifetime Achievement Award.
Elizabeth McKinnis, Marketing Director for the LSU Rural Life Museum, will be given an Excellence in Sales & Marketing Award.
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The Office of Academic Affairs will be launching 2022 faculty annual reviews in Elements
on Monday, February 6. We encourage faculty to begin updating their 2022 activities in Elements ahead of
the launch of the assessment. To assist faculty and unit leaders in completing their
annual reviews, Program Manager, Mallory Danzy will be hosting in-person trainings,
virtual trainings and drop-in labs. Information pertaining to the annual review timeline,
trainings and help guides can be found on LSU’s Elements homepage. For additional questions regarding Elements and the annual review process, contact
Mallory Danzy at elements@lsu.edu or 578-1519.
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The LSU Gulf Scholars Program is a new program that will prepare undergraduate students from any major to address
challenges and issues facing the Gulf south region. Faculty project submissions are
now being accepted for the Gulf Scholars Summer Impact Project program.
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Discover Day is an annual multi-discipline undergraduate research conference held
at LSU each spring. Students from any college/university and from any major are welcome
to submit an application to present their research or creative work. The 10th annual LSU Discover Day will be held in person on Friday, April 21 in the LSU Student Union.
Please encourage your students to present their poster, oral presentation, visual
display, art piece(s), performance, or poetry reading. Applications are due Sunday, March 5.
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2023 Teaching & Learning Institute
Submissions are being accepted for the inaugural Teaching and Learning Institute, a virtual conference to be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, from 1-4pm CDT. This conference is sponsored by the University of Arkansas and Louisiana
State University. Proposals are currently being accepted for posters that address
topics of interest to teachers in higher education. Submissions can be made until February 10, 2023.
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Classroom Technology Upgrade Project
In collaboration with multiple campus stakeholder groups, ITS has initiated technology
updates to 63 classrooms. The upgrades include in-room sound amplification and auto-tracking
cameras. 30 classrooms in Tureaud Hall have been updated, and 33 more college/department-controlled
classrooms will be complete by fall 2023. More information about this project can
be found on GROK.
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LSU Online Innovation Series
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Please save the date for the upcoming 2023 Spring Innovation Series event, Keeping Students First: Building Equitable Bridges to the Future. The event will be held on March 27th from 9:30am-3:00pm at the Lod Cook Alumni Center.
The event will feature an experiential learning technology showcase, a student panel,
and sessions presented by the following speakers:
- Dr. Thomas Cavanagh, University of Central Florida
- Jim Fong, UPCEA
- Dr. Amber Garrison Duncan, Competency-Based Education Network
If you have questions, please contact Hala Esmail.
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Service Learning Program Applications (CCELL)
Interested in service-learning pedagogies? Looking to develop a new course or change
an existing one? The Center for Community Engagement, Learning, and Leadership (CCELL)
is inviting applications for our spring service-learning faculty scholars and for
graduate student scholars programs, due January 31.
CCELL Faculty Scholars Program Application
CCELL Graduate Scholars Program Application
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New Course: Facilitating Learning Online
Developed and facilitated by LSU Online & Continuing Education, this instructor-led
four-week course (February 6 - March 5, 2023) is designed for anyone who is new to teaching online or is interested in learning
more about facilitating an online course. Participants will explore best practices
in making connections with students, creating a community of learning, and delivering
an engaging experience for their students. For more information and to register, visit
the Facilitating Learning Online registration page.
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