2025 Survey on Faculty Research and Creative Activity Professional Development and Logistical Support

2025 Survey on Support for Faculty Research and Creative Activities

The Center for Research and Creative Activities; the office of Research, Assessment, and Sponsored Projects; the IRB; the Center for Teaching Innovation; and the Berry Library seek to collaborate on how we provide guidance and logistical support for faculty research and creative activity. We ask that all full-time faculty complete this survey by February 14, 2025, so that we can best plan for collaborative support. Thank you!

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* 1. Your academic department

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* 2. Your primary area of research or creative activity

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* 3. How would you categorize the primary focus of your research or creative activity? Check all that apply.

Empirical scientific (no human subjects)

Empirical social science (human subjects)

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

Literary or primary source

Community-based

Laboratory (no human subjects)

Empirical (no human subjects)

Qualitative

Quantitative

Creative Writing

Dance

Music

Theater Arts

Other creative activity

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Stage of career

Tenure track first two years

Tenure track years 3 - 4

Tenure track years 5 - 6

Tenured with promotion within 2 years

Full professor

Full-time temporary

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Have you ever applied for an internal grant via the Center for Research and Creative Activities?

Yes

If yes, was the grant helpful to your research or creative activity goals? Briefly explain.

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* 6. Have you ever applied for and received a grant or foundation funding to support your research or creative activity?

Yes

If yes, was this outside support helpful to your research goals? Briefly explain.

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* 7. Which areas of additional support in the form of workshops or professional development opportunities would help you in being more equipped to pursue your research interests? Check all that apply.

Identifying a research project

Engaging students in a research project

Understanding the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Pursuing external funding for a creative project

Creating an IRB proposal

Better understanding of when IRB is needed

Writing for publication

Writing an internal grant proposal

Writing an external grant proposal

Managing a grant

Identifying sources of funding

Publishing creative work

Publishing scholarly work

Collaborating with multiple authors

Serving as a grant director or PI

Training on research tools, i.e., survey tools, statistical analysis tools; qualitative analysis tools

Information on internal funding opportunities

Other (please specify)

2025 Survey on Faculty Research and Creative Activity Professional Development and Logistical Support

2025 Survey on Support for Faculty Research and Creative Activities

Question Title

* 1. Your academic department

Question Title

* 2. Your primary area of research or creative activity

Question Title

* 3. How would you categorize the primary focus of your research or creative activity? Check all that apply.

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* 4. Stage of career

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* 5. Have you ever applied for an internal grant via the Center for Research and Creative Activities?

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* 6. Have you ever applied for and received a grant or foundation funding to support your research or creative activity?

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* 7. Which areas of additional support in the form of workshops or professional development opportunities would help you in being more equipped to pursue your research interests? Check all that apply.

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* 8. Please add any further thoughts on how your research or creative activities can be best supported through professional development and guidance.