TYPE C: INSTITUTIONAL POLICY OR GOVERNANCE
C-11 Research Policy Committee Chair: John W. Kappelman Vice Chair: Paula M. Poindexter Chair Elect: Paula M. Poindexter Member E-mail Address Book (comma delimited) Member E-mail Address Book (semi-colon delimited) 2006-2007 Annual Report
FUNCTION: To advise the president on matters relating to the research mission of the University and relationship between the research mission and other components of the University's overall mission. To provide for wider dissemination of information concerning the research mission of the University and how that mission is being discharged.
COMPOSITION: Nine members of the General Faculty, one school or college administrator (associate dean for research), two research staff members, one undergraduate student, and two graduate students. Student members shall be appointed by the president in the fall from a panel of names submitted by the Student Senate and the Graduate Student Assembly. In addition, every year the chair of the Faculty Council shall appoint two members of the Faculty Council for one-year terms as members of the committee. No more than two faculty members of the committee shall be from a given college or school. At least one of the graduate student members of the committee shall be enrolled in one of the Ph.D. programs of the graduate school. The committee shall elect its own chair and vice chair, both of whom shall be members of the General Faculty. Both the vice president for research and the vice provost and dean of graduate studies shall serve as administrative advisers to the committee without vote.
Members, 2007-2008:
	Crismon, Miles L.	2006-2008	interim dean and professor, pharmacy
	Franklin, Cynthia G. S.	2006-2008	professor, social work
	Kappelman, John W.	2006-2008	professor, anthropology
	Keckler, Stephen W.	2007-2009	associate professor, computer science
	Lewis, Marc S.	2006-2008	associate professor, psychology
	Poindexter, Paula M.	2007-2009	associate professor, journalism
	Riley, Peter J.	2007-2009	professor and associate dean for research, physics
	Stein, David S.	2006-2008	associate professor, biological sciences
	Straubhaar, Joseph	2006-2008	professor, radio-television-film
Faculty Council Appointees:
	Bettinger, Tawny L.	2007-2008	assistant professor, pharmacy
	Cary, Lisa J.	2007-2008	assistant professor, curriculum and instruction
Two Research Staff:
	Loucks, Robert G.	2007-2009	senior research scientist, economic geology
	Wenz, Robert P.	2006-2008	research associate, molecular genetics
One College or School Administrator:
	Charbeneau, Randall J.	2007-2008	associate dean, engineering
Three Students:
	Acee, Taylor W.	2007-2008	Graduate Student Assembly representative
	London, Mara R.	2007-2008	Graduate Student Assembly representative
	Sudderth, Meggie	2007-2008	Senate of College Councils representative
Administrative Advisors:
	Rodriguez, Victoria	ex officio	vice provost and dean of graduate studies
	Sanchez, Juan M.	ex officio	vice president for research