Gonzaga's New Research Institute Looks to Provide More Opportunities, Efficiencies
Thursday, December 9, 2021
The newly established Institute for Research and Interdisciplinary Initiatives, under the direction of Assistant Provost Paul Bracke, will enable the University to better leverage opportunities for both faculty and student research.
“We hope this will provide improved support for faculty and student research, and to be a catalyst for interdisciplinary research at Gonzaga” Bracke says. “We aspire to build on the strength of our faculty and students in enhancing Gonzaga as a premier undergraduate institution.”
The institute brings together existing administrative functions related to scholarship as well as inter- and multidisciplinary academic efforts. It will provide a home for mission-based, cross-institutional academic initiatives related to research, scholarship and engagement with local, national and global communities. The following existing offices/functions will be housed within the Institute:
- Office of Sponsored Research & Programs (OSRP)
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Center for Climate, Society and the Environment
- Institute for Hate Studies (to be renamed and titled as a Center)
- Center for Global Engagement
- Center for Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry (CURCI).
Bracke sees staffing and process efficiencies within the institute by better coordinating research and academic initiatives, sharing resources, streamlining ways to identify funding opportunities, and supporting faculty in grant writing.
