2020 Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI) Impact Report

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“Great session! Please continue to offer sessions that focus on grant opportunities for humanities scholars.”

2020 A YEAR OF TRANSFORMATION 2020 will be remembered as the year that dramatically transformed the way we live and work. It affected nearly every element of life. Despite the challenges of balancing work and home life, we quickly figured out how to work from home. We’ve come to realize that upskilling and rightskilling are essential for strategic innovation and research advantage. Post COVID-19, virtual learning will likely become a bigger part of ongoing professional development.

Critical to the success of the Research & InnovationTraining Institute (RITI) was the support from Vice President Magesh Rajan to be creative and bold in our approach. We knew that learning in a virtual space would need to be relevant, engaging, focused, and clear. Compared with the one-time workshops and faceto- face sessions that had come to be the norm for professional development, virtual initiatives can take on a variety of forms. Virtual professional development has the concomitant advantages of convenience, accessibility, and adaptability.

Every effort was made to be inclusive of topics thatwould be of interest and benefit to our multidisciplinary research audience. As you peruse these pages we encourage you to notice the wide array of topics we’ve covered in 2020, our first year. We also encourage you to view the video version of each session on our YouTube channel PVAMUResearch.

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BY THE NUMBERS The Research & Innovation Training Institute (RITI) initiative was introduced by Vice President Rajan to provide researchers with ongoing professional development that addressed subjects that are supportive of identifying, writing, management, and possible commercialization research projects.

RITI quickly moved it to a virtual platform in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, We have found the virtual platform served to remove geographical barriers to access, and allowed participants the freedom to log in wherever they are located. RITI supports researchers in their endeavors to write and submit successful external research funding proposals.

IN 2020 RITI IMPACTED

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In 2020 RITI offered participants a wide array of professional development opportunities.

Trainers included experts within PVAMU and The Texas A&M University System. We also had external trainers from program directors at the National Science Foundation, and the National Endowment on the Humanities, Our Innovation team brought in experts to discuss the future development of the 290 Corridor and commercialization possibilities.

We offered several multi-part series including three-part SWinG, which focused on grant writing, two-part series presented by the John B. Coleman library, which focused on current research technologies and search methods, the Office of Marketing & Communications presented sessions on building your research brand and building awareness about research, the directors of each component of the Innovation initiative presented a session to help our researchers to better understand how they are partners in the research process. and the National Science Foundation presented a twopart training on Building Capacity with PVAMU. In 2021, we are taking a data-driven approach to ensuring the RITI sessions meet the needs of our target audience and researchers.

“Thank you so much for this session. It was great and useful!”

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SERIES

“The entire format and length of the seminar was perfect.”

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SHOW ME THE MONEY!

HOW TO GET FUNDED

SPOTLIGHT ON TITLE III PROGRAMS

The newly-formed Office of Research Advancement presented training on finding and pursuing grant funds.

Title III funds multiple initiatives that benefit students, faculty, researchers, and the university.

This session highlighted a communications program that can support increased visibility.

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GRANT FUNDS GETTING IT AND SPENDING IT The Office of Sponsored Programs provided insight on the internal protocols of getting a grant and spending the award funds.

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RESEARCHERS: BUILDING YOUR BRAND

The Office of Marketing and Communications for Research partnered with PVAMU MarCom to provide insight into building an online presence to advance their research agenda.

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FACULTY MENTORSHIP: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTS

This session focused on the transferrable skills, such as critical thinking and communication as well as the possibility of discovering a career or post-graduate for students.

The Office of Undergraduate Research encouraged researchers to consider undergraduate to assist with research.

CLASS PROJECT: TO IRN OR NOT TO IRB It can often be confusing to determine if your project requires approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB). The Office of Research Compliance provided clarity and answered questions from participants.

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line sessions werre “I honestly bellieve these on me to access!” better focused and easier for

INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS The Innovation-Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (I-CEED) shared the benefits of having an institutional ecosystem that seamlessly moves research from the lab to the marketplace.

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INTRODUICING THE I-CEED DIRECTORS The Innovation-Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (I-CEED) was formally introduced to the PVAMU community by Vice President Magesh Rajan. Each director shared details about their role and how it connects with research.

MEET THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADVANCEMENT

This session formally introduced the Office of Research Advancement team. The team shared their purpose of finding and supporting the development of large-scale funding opportunities.

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INNOVATION TO COMMERCIALIZATION This training provided detailed steps to marketing products developed in research. The session presented by I-CEED’s Innovation Commercialization.

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I-CEED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The Business Development unit of I-CEED presented detailed information on starting a business after the development of a research project.

SUMMER WORKSHOP IN GRANTWRITING PART ONE

The annual week-long in-person grant writing course was offered virtually in three parts by the Office of Research Advancement. Part one covered the basics of grant writing.

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“Good presentation.”

ICEED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The I-CEED unit Economic Development presented a training on the commercialization of research at HBCUs.

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EXPORT CONTROLS: ARE YOU IN VIOLATION? The Office of Research Compliance presented defined export controls and current information on export controls protocol.

SUMMER WORKSHOP IN GRANTWRITING PART TWO

The annual week-long in-person grant writing course was offered virtually in three parts by the Office of Research Advancement. Part two covered the essentials of competitive proposal development and the importance of having a plan for success.

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“It was a GREAT session!”

I-CEED LOCAL INNOVATION

The Innovation unit of I-CEED which focuses on innovation presented training on the importance of having a system in place to move innovation forward.

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THE HIDDEN FIGURES OF RESEARCH IN THE CEBTER FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE (CTE)

CTE provided insight into the resources they have available.

CTE can assist with workshops on qualitative and quantitative research, provide support to attend external training, and workshops with external consultants to assist in the development of projects.

SUMMER WORKSHOP GRANTWRITING PART THREE

The annual week-long in-person grant writing course was offered virtually in three parts by the Office of Research Advancement. Part three focused on the benefits of preparation and following your plan.

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ted. One of the best “Goof information was presen in.” trainings I have participated

DO YOU HAVE CONSENT?

The Office of Research Compliance provided clear and concise details about the importance of having Informed Consent when conducting human subjects research.

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PVAMU MAR COMM: INCREASING VISIBILITY: PART ONE The first of the two-part series answered the question “What Make It Newsworthy?” Every effort is being made to increase the visibility of the successes of our researchers.

This training focused on identifying newsworthy information.

PVAMU MARCOMM: INCREASING VISIBILITY: PART TWO

Part two of the two-part series focused on increasing visibility by developing and building a professional presence and brand. The presenters focused on the use of social media and media releases.

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and provided grgeat “EXTREMELY knowledgeable insight. Thank you!”

USING TECHNOLOGY IN RESEARCH

PVAMU Northwest Campus librarian, who has developed apps, received awards and recognition for innovation was our guest presenter.

The training focused on thinking out of the box when approaching research by using technology.

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RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES PART ONE

I-CEED PANEL DISCUSSION Innovation, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development (I-CEED) directors and Vice President Rajan served on a panel that allowed participants to gain a clear vision for I-CEED.

A librarian from the John B. Colemen Library provided an overview of Digital Commons.

Digital Commons provides an opportunity to have research in one place and is searchable by Google, which increases visibility.

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s excellent. A very “Thought the presentation wa ct.” appropriate and modern subje

RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCES - PART TWO

In the last of the two-part series on library resources, we discovered new and exciting resources the library has available that will make research more efficient.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION PART ONE In part one of this two-part series, the National Science Foundation made clear its interest in building research capacity with PVAMU. The trainer also focused on non-STEM opportunities.

NATIONAL SCIENC FOUNDATION PART TWO

In part two of the series the NSF program manager shared opportunities that are specifically for HBCUs and tips to improve the probability of approval.

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INNOVATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORICALLY BLACK COMMUNITIES

The Economic Development arm of I-CEED brought in a panel community experts to discuss opportunities for economic development in the 290 Corridor.

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NATIONAL ENDOWMNET FOR THE HUMANITIES Program manager trained participants on humanities opportunities for funding that are often overlooked.

MAESTRO PORTAL TRAINING FOR RESEARCHERS

Members of the TAMUS training team presented detailed information on how MAESTRO can help researchers to track and manage proposals and funding awards.

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