二级实体

• Normally called a “center;” reports to a Cognizant Dean.
• Smaller in scope than 第三级.
• Activities primarily reside in one or two colleges, although there may be participation from other colleges.

• Director reports to and is supported by a Cognizant Dean or multiple deans.
• College provides administrative and other support where appropriate; no expectation of 或 or other centrally administered support.

阶段1:

Short whitepaper (five pages or fewer, 双倍行距, 12点类型, half-inch margins) that includes: a) introduction and background; b) purpose and/or core focus; c) goals; d) key contributors; and e) justification for proposed entity level (I, II或III).

»发送至: vpresearch@buzoianu.net

阶段1:

• Review by a) deans, b) VPRED and 教务长/执行.
• Invitation (or not) to submit Phase 2 application.

阶段2:

实体的计划, not to exceed 20 pages that addresses strategic, operational and business oriented topics and includes:

• Clear five-year vision and mission statements that provide focus for the scholarly activity and a linkage to the university strategic plan
• Strategies for achieving the mission and vision
• Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis
• 领导 and management approaches describing how the entity will engage faculty, 学生, external collaborators and other organizations to ensure quality scholarship
• Key performance measures and targets
• Sustainability plan that addresses staffing, space and other resource needs as well as projections of the funding and sources to support these needs
• Organization and function of an 咨询委员会
• 日落条款

第二阶段检讨: a) relevant deans, b) VPRED, 教务长/执行

实体批准: VPRED with concurrences of 教务长/执行 and relevant dean(s). Documented in an approval letter from VPRED.

NOTE: In proposing a new II级 entity, a University Budget and Finance Committee (UBFC) proposal (or equivalent) may be required if resources are needed for the entity’s successful and sustainable operation. 如果需要, a UBFC proposal (or equivalent) should be developed in collaboration with the Cognizant Dean.

Conducted by Cognizant Dean at least once every five years and documented in a renewal or sunset notification with an electronic copy provided to 或. 实体的计划, with format and requirements to be determined by the cognizant college. The plan should address the following questions.

• Is the entity continuing to fulfill its intended purposes?
• Is the entity effectively engaging internal and external stakeholders?
• Is the entity effectively and efficiently utilizing available resources?
• Is the entity well managed?
• Should the entity continue to operate at level II?

定期检查: a) relevant deans, b) VPRED, 教务长/执行

批准: Cognizant Dean with concurrences of VPRED and 教务长/执行. Documented in an approval letter from Cognizant Dean with an electronic copy provided to 或 and Office of the Provost.

• 由VPRED委任 & 教务长/执行
• Internal advisory committee: deans of colleges from which faculty members are drawn plus other members as needed. The Cognizant Dean appoints the committee chair.

Annual report summarizing activities, 成就, and progress relative to performance measures relative to and targets, provided to Cognizant Dean with electronic copy to 或.