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| Workshops |
OSP and OTT offer a series of workshops on proposal and budget development, grant award administration, compliance issues related to grants, intellectual property protection, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets, and the technology transfer process. All workshops are offered free-of-charge to faculty and staff. To learn more about upcoming workshops, please click here to see the list. |
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| 39th Annual Student Research Conference |
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The Student Research Council is planning the 39th Annual WKU Student Research Conference for Saturday, February 21st, 2009. The conference will include oral presentations, posters, displays, and performances by both undergraduate and graduate students. Please mark your calendars and encourage your students to take advantage of this unique opportunity to share the results of their research and creative activities. This event offers students the experience not only to showcase their research and creative activities, but it also offers them the opportunity to organize their thoughts and share results with students and faculty from other disciplines. The event offers students an inter and multidisciplinary exposure to research and creative activities. The Student Research Council is strongly encouraging colleagues in all colleges to engage their students in this activity and to help guide students to start planning for participation in this event now. *Note that this year the event will be held at an earlier date.*
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Grant Awards |
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Alliance to Enhance Entrepreneurial Impact to Stimulate Economic Growth among Underserved Groups in North America.
Dr. Dan Myers from Department of Economics at Gordon Ford College of Business at WKU was recently awarded a grant for $180,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for improvement of postsecondary education in North America. This program is a partnership between two American Universities, WKU as the lead institution and Western Illinois University, two institutions from Mexico: the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon as the lead institution and Universidad Panamricana, and two institutions from Canada: Universite de Moncton as the lead institution and Laurentian University. The goals of this program focus on student exchange in areas of entrepreneurship, developing unique curriculum, experiential learning platforms for students to help develop a better understanding of legal and cultural difference to successfully support entrepreneurship and to compete in a global economy. Congratulations Dr. Myers!
Entrepreneurial Academy of Excellence in Elizabethtown
We welcome Dr. Wil Clouse as the new Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Gordon Ford College of Business. Dr. Clouse was successful in putting together a team and receiving a contract for $400,000 from Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board to develop and launch an Entrepreneurial Academy of Excellence serving Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson and Washington counties.
The goal is to develop a year-round program to support innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth for the Lincoln Trail region. Dr. Wil Clouse and his team at WKU’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Lincoln Trail Innovation Center (LTIC), the South Central Kentucky Innovation and Commercialization Center and the Elizabeth Town Small Business Development Center (SBDC), the Lincoln Trail Workforce Investment Board, and the Lincoln Trail area community leaders will be leveraging a broad base of expertise and resources in developing and delivering the programs and services. Congratulations to the Entrepreneurship team!
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| Grant Funding |
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Grant Opportunities for WKU’s Internationalization Initiatives
On July 10, Dr. Alicia Cook, Professor Emeritus and International Education Consultant, presented an all day faculty development workshop. Dr. Cook has been a very successful grant recipient in the international arena, and has also been responsible for International Programs at Colorado State University during her distinguished career. Dr. Cook shared funding opportunities for international initiatives including Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL). This program provides funds to plan, develop, and implement programs that will strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction and faculty scholarship in international studies and foreign languages. The workshop also covered how best to position the proposal for winning the award. The discussion covered effective strategies on what to focus on in developing a successful proposal and what to avoid to maximize chances for a successful award and also administration of the grant. There were more than fifteen attendees from various colleges. The attendees included past successful recipients of various awards at WKU. This workshop was sponsored by the Office of Internalionalization and the Office of Sponsored Programs. If you are thinking about learning more about funding opportunities in this area, contact the Office of Sponsored Programs at 270-745-4652. For questions related to internationalization you may contact Dr. Cornell Menking at the Office of Internationalization at 270-745-5334.
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Office of Sponsored Programs
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Best Practices for Developing Grants with Private Foundations
Private foundations are funding grants at record levels. Successful proposals create a marriage between the long and short-term goals of the foundation in a partnership that demonstrates forward-thinking. Foundation proposal officers try to increase creative proposals through websites, call-ins from faculty members, and reviewing short project summaries that elucidate the marriage by focusing on a priority topic. In creating an original idea, foundations like to see that the scale of the idea matches the foundation’s funding scale to begin the connection. To “cold-start” a relationship with a foundation make a forthright initial phone call, submit a letter or e-mail to determine if the foundation is a good match. Use the foundation’s terms to communicate. If you are comfortable with the program officer and there is a match, why not invite the officer to WKU to show off what’s already in place to support the project. If you are working with a large foundation focus on the appropriate program officer. Research, research, research foundations by looking at the online and print materials to assess a match. Write a strong letter of intent if the initial contact is successful. Continue to link your goals to the foundation’s agenda once you have found the right one. In the proposal explain the array of talent and creative energy available at WKU to tackle the project. Show how the project will further the foundation’s goals and how the project will enable WKU and the foundation to work together to that outcome. Show how the project can bridge future projects to further mutual goals. We have full access to the Foundation Center’s Online Directory to match your focus with possible funders, geographic focus, type of support, and the amount of funding you need. Contact OSP at 270-745-4652 for further assistance.
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| Technology Transfer Notes & Notables |
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The Office of Technology Transfer |
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Technology Transfer
Ask Big Red search engine was developed at WKU for its own use to support admission and enrollment efforts. The Office of Technology Transfer legally protected this software package by leveraging the copyright laws, and recently licensed the rights to this search engine to a private company for commercialization. The company will be marketing it as part of their regular product line to other universities for their use. Congratulations to Mr. Eric Wolf and Dr. Dean Khaler on this accomplishment!
Sponsored Programs Offices at universities have a large number of faculty and staff members submitting grant proposals, therefore it becomes a necessity to create an organized database of the proposals submitted and awards received. The database may cover many fields such as the college, the department or PI and many other fields that can easily be searched when needed. WKU staff members developed such a database that has been successfully used for internal use over the past several years. The use of this software package was licensed to two universities to create and manage their sponsored programs database. Congratulations to Mr. Jeff Jones and Ms. Regina Allen!
Copyrights: Who is the owner and what are the ownership rights?
The copyright laws protect any original works of authorship. These works can be literary, dramatic, choreographic, musical, pictorial, graphical, sculptural, sound recording, and computer software. The law gives the original author or the employer if it is completed under work-for-hire category the exclusive rights for 1) reproduction, 2) distribution, 3) public performance, 4) public display, and 5) modifications of the work. The owners can exercise any of these rights or a combination of these on their own. They may license any combination or all of them to another party, or permit another party in writing to exercise any without monetary compensation. There are some limited exclusions to these rights that will be covered in the future. As users of copyright protected materials we must avoid infringing these rights because this can result in significant penalties. In general the copyright laws are much more complex than what is discussed here. As creators of our own works and users of other protected works we must develop a clear understanding in various situations. If you have a specific situation to discuss call the WKU Office of Technology Transfer for guidance at 270-745-6733. |
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| Faculty Networking Forum |
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The next faculty networking forum is being organized to facilitate fellowship and cross-fertilization of ideas between colleagues from all disciplines. This networking forum is organized to encourage inter and multidisciplinary collaboration in scholarly research and creative activities. The first hour is designed to facilitate networking followed by a presentation by a colleague to encourage cross-disciplinary conversation and collaboration.
The event is open to all faculty and staff. Please RSVP at 745-6733 so that we may make plans for all those attending the event. The event is sponsored by the Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED), Graduate Studies & Research and Office of Sponsored Programs.
Topic: The Office of Internationalization's Vision for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Speaker: Cornell Menking, Ph.D., Chief International Officer
Date: September 18, 2008
Social Hour: 3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. with food and beverages
Presentation: 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. followed by Q & A
Location: Engineering and Biological Sciences Building Conference Room 2134 |
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Please send a message to: ored@wku.edu with your name, department, and telephone number if you plan to attend. For more information about this and other programs offered by the Office of Research and Economic Development and the Office of Sponsored Programs, visit the ORED web site at http://ored.wku.edu |
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ORED: 270-745-6733 |
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