Research Council
Research and creative inquiry are essential components of WCU鈥檚 mission to offer engaged鈥� and experiential learning opportunities to improve lives, engage the region, increase knowledge, and enhance the economy and community of western North Carolina and beyond.
The Research Council was established in 2018 to promote and assess the university鈥檚 support and engagement of academic research and 鈥媍reative scholarship 鈥媋ctivities.
This includes stimulating, organizing, and supporting academic research, scholarship, and creative works 鈥� for faculty and students across disciplines.
Research Council Members
| Role | Contact | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Provost | Carmen Huffman (Co-Chair) | Ongoing |
| Graduate School and Research, Dean | Jeff Lawson (Co-Chair) | Ongoing |
| Faculty Senate Representative | Indi Bose | 2025-2028 |
| Faculty Senate Representative | Heather Rimes | 2023-2026 |
| Faculty Senate Representative | Cyndy Caravelis | 2024-2027 |
| BCFPA | Christina Reitz | 2024-2027 |
| CAS | Amanda Storm | 2024-2027 |
| CEAP | Jess Weiler | 2023-2026 |
| CET | SungJoon Suk | 2024-2026 |
| CHHS | Ann Hallyburton | 2024-2027 |
| COB | Heidi Grappendorf | 2024-2027 |
| Provost Appointment | John Hildreth | 2024-2027 |
| Honors College, Dean | Jill Granger (Ex-officio) | Ongoing |
| Library, Dean | Heidi Buchanan (Ex-officio) | Ongoing |
| Research Administration, Director | Kloo Hansen (Ex-officio) | Ongoing |
| Research Programs Coordinator | Suzanne Melton (Ex-officio) | Ongoing |
| Office of Assessment, Director | Jen Schiff (Ex-officio) | Ongoing |
Interested in research, scholarship, and creative activities? Please help us identify areas of interest as it relates to your Research, Scholarship,
and Creative Activities (RSCA). We will utilize your responses to tailor funding searches,
programming, and networking support through our campus.
As teacher-scholars, 蘑菇短视频's faculty and staff are active in research, scholarship, and creative inquiry to generate new knowledge and creative works, craft learning opportunities for students, and further the institution's mission to improve lives, engages the region, and enhance the economy and community of western North Carolina and beyond.
Our Research Vision is to enhance the lives of our students and the region as the hub of new knowledge generation, creative work production, and innovation in western North Carolina.
- Identify and document current state of research/scholarly activities across the university
- Support research, scholarship, and creative inquiry of faculty, staff, and students
- Support scholarly engagement and collaboration between faculty and students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Support efforts of faculty and staff to secure internal and external funding
- Make research and creative activity opportunities available for 蘑菇短视频students
- Promote and support the 蘑菇短视频Centers, Institutes, and academic programs that contribute to the research mission of the institution
- Promote the value of Boyer scholarship 鈥� Discovery, Integration, Engagement, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
- Uphold ethical research standards to achieve our vision and enhance the reputation of the 蘑菇短视频