Products/Outcomes:
· A dedicated space for books, journals, brochures, flyers, CFPs, RFPs, available to faculty
· A web space dedicated to announcements of opportunities, with access open to faculty for submitting materials (Wiki)
· A schedule of monthly events for faculty sharing / presentations
Products/Outcomes: (continued)
· Online site for peer review / collaboration
· Online forum for publishing faculty work

Outcome Assessment:
· Use of room / materials
· Quantity, quality, currency of materials available
· Quantity, quality, currency of materials shared
· Number of unique visitors to site
· Attendance at events
· Evaluations of events
Outcome Assessment: (continued)
· Number of users of site
· Number of faculty who are published
· Yearly survey of participant satisfaction

Objective 2 Assist the Office of Research and Scholarly Activity in providing information about grant opportunities and resources to support grant writing.

Strategy A  With RSA, provide a central repository for information related to grant opportunities and grant writing support, contiguous to space provided above but clearly marked as grant-related.
Strategy B  Assist in the training of faculty in the use of grant opportunity search software, initially performed y Research and Scholarly Activities (RSA).
Strategy C  Provide grant writing workshops and support for grant peer review, including online forum.
Strategy D  Provide forums for publication of successful grants and grant funded projects, including presentations, colloquia, and website.

Products/Outcomes:
· A dedicated space for print materials and for faculty reading
· A website and email distribution mechanism that provides information and materials and highlights deadlines and support opportunities
· A schedule of training workshops
· A schedule of grant writing workshops
· A process for peer review of grants-in-progress, including online forum for sharing and responding
· Electronic and print forums for sharing successful grants and grant funded projects

Outcome Assessment:
· Use of room / materials
· Quantity, quality, currency of materials available
· Quantity, quality, currency of materials shared
· Number of unique visitors to site
· Number of responses to announcements
· Attendance at events
· Evaluations of events
· Number of faculty who participate
· Number of users of the site
· Number of faculty who are published