November 1, 2021: University Senate Report
Office of the Provost
Provost’s Office Initiatives
The Provost thanks the faculty for their support and attendance during the inaugural festivities
Updates on two large initiatives: Faculty Pathways and Accelerating Research.
The Faculty Pathways website initiative will connect faculty at each stage of their
career with high-caliber mentoring and development opportunities, interdisciplinary
connections, and new avenues for leadership and collaboration. The Provost’s Office
has launched a new Faculty Pathways website that brings together these resources, as well as a revised interface for
academic affairs forms and policies relevant to each career stage.
The Accelerating Research initiative brings together a series of projects designed
to spur scholarly activity across the university. Projects include Tiger Teams to
explore new external unding opportunities; additional OVPR personnel; seed grants
focused on the creative arts, humanities, and social sciences; a Strategic Research
Council; and more. The President’s Office
recently announced the launch of a new Accelerating Research website outlining and updating these projects, and highlighted upcoming supports during an
online Campus Conversation.
Rose Martinelli, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives: update on information technology issues discussed at the prior Senate meeting
Elizabeth Newman, Vice Provost for Curriculum and Undergraduate Education: update on the Learning Management System
Awards and Accolades
Chemist José Rodriguez Named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society
SBU Research Group, Start-Up Awarded $1 Million from NSF for Robotics Proposal
Shrish Patel Wins 2021 Collegiate Inventors Competition for SolarClear
Physics and Astronomy Faculty Named APS Fellows, Win Physics Innovation Award
Two from SB Medicine Named Fellows of SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute
AMS Professor Zhenhua Liu Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Susan Lee Receives INSPIRE Award from American Medical Women’s Association
PhD Student Chosen for DOE Graduate Student Research Program
Chi-Kuo Hu Receives NIH New Innovator Award, $1.5M Grant
Recent Events
MFA in Film Programs Host Student Screenings in NYC
Rohlf Medal for Excellence Presented to Joan Richtsmeier, Oct. 25
Founding Member of NPR’s Board of Directors My Life As Speaker Series, Oct. 20
Closing Reception for Nobuho Nagasawa’s NYC Exhibit, Oct. 16