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Background
- College/Unit: Research
- IE Action Plan Category: Background
- Title of Plan: OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH (OVPR) UNIT INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE ACTION PLAN 2022-2027
- The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) within the University of Vermont (UVM) spans a diversity of interested parties across campus and is growing as UVM continues to emphasize growth of its research mission. OVPR supports research, scholarship, and creative works at UVM centrally and functions to build and support research infrastructure, enable research on and off campus, connect UVM’s research to the Vermont community, and aid in transitioning UVM to R1 status. Subunits within OVPR provide researchers with institutional support through grant proposal development, pre- and post-award support, specialized instrumentation and maintenance services, animal husbandry, biohazardous support and training, and in areas of legal oversight and research integrity. OVPR additionally houses support for commercialization of technological advances, community and industry outreach and engagement. The OVPR unit has expanded its services while it grew modestly with 123 positions in 2017 increasing to 143 by autumn 2022. OVPR joined the University Diversity Council (UDC) as a campus unit in summer 2022 and utilized an existing 2019 Research Unit IE Action Plan. The OVPR Unit now encompasses additional subunits, including the Research Development Office, (established in January 2020, now 8 employees), Animal Care Management, Instrumentation and Technical Services (IMF/TSP), and Directors of University Research Centers. All subunit Directors were interviewed in fall semester 2022 and all indicated a willingness to serve as a resource and/or support efforts related to DEI.
Inclusive Excellence Committee/Implementation Team Members
- Kirk Dombrowski, Vice President
- Dan Harvey, Director of Operations
- Victoria Jones, Research Integrity Officer
- Jessica Waite, Grant Proposal Developer
- Deb McAdoo, Post-Award Budget Analyst
Unit(s) within College, Division, Department or Unit
- Department: VP Research Admin Office
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