Track II: ERIC Established (ERIC-E) involves 5 or more faculty members with research responsibilities

• • AT LEAST 2 full-time with a primary appointment in INFO
  • AT LEAST 1 an INFO affiliate faculty member or non-INFO faculty.

After completing the Incubator Track, a group can apply to launch an ERIC-E. Operating an ERIC-E requires that the group engage in (and document the success of) a set of activities, including self-governance, group meetings and collaborative activities, collaborative projects, public events, and external communication. These can include, but are not limited to, the examples in each category that are shown below.

• Self-governance
  • Leadership positions filled
  • Regular steering committee meetings held for planning and progress updates
  • Funds allocated for coordination and collaborative activities
  • Progress and performance assessed
• Regular group meetings and collaborative activities (plan to report dates, attendance, leadership and participation, accomplishments)
  • Journal clubs or reading groups
  • Paper development/review workshops
  • Writing accountability groups (for more information)
  • Practice talks
  • Work-in-progress presentations and discussions
• 3+ Collaborative projects (plan to report activities, leadership and participation, progress)
  • Synthesizing scholarly literature
  • Identifying research opportunities and building a research agenda
  • Developing collaborative funding proposals
  • Planning and writing collaborative research papers, journal special issues, or book prospectuses
• 4+ Public events/year (plan to report titles, dates, attendance, leadership and participation, accomplishments)
  • Formal presentation of research papers, scholarship, or demos
  • Topical workshops and seminars
  • Planning/research agenda-setting workshops
  • Podcasts and panels
• Up-to-date web presence/mailing list/social media

The College will provide the following for:

• Direct costs of carrying out the proposed activities (up to $5k/year)
• Administrative support for carrying out the proposed activities (up to 5 hrs/week)
• IT infrastructure for collaboration, web, and social media presence

This support complements the general business and research support provided by the College for all full-time faculty.  ERIC funds may not support the costs of performing research, nor be used for a mini-grant awarding program.

Request to Establish – Track II: ERIC-Established (ERIC-E)