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Research Council
Research and creative inquiry are essential components of WCU’s mission to offer engaged 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’s support and engagement of academic research and creative scholarship activities.
This includes stimulating, organizing, and supporting academic research, scholarship, and creative works for faculty and students across disciplines.
Research Council Members
|
Associate Provost |
Carmen Huffman (Co-Chair) |
Ongoing |
|
Graduate School and Research, Dean |
Jeff Lawson (Co-Chair) |
Ongoing |
|
Faculty Senate Representative |
David de Jong |
2022-2025 |
|
Faculty Senate Representative |
Heather Rimes |
2023-2026 |
|
Faculty Senate Representative |
Sean Mulholland |
2021-2024 |
|
BCFPA |
Shelby Hicks |
2021-2024 |
|
CAS |
JoBeth Shafran |
2021-2024 |
|
CEAP |
Jess Weiler |
2023-2026 |
|
CET |
Gauhar Sabih |
2023-2026 |
|
CHHS |
Tim Eckard |
2023-2024 |
|
COB |
Ethan Cheng |
2021-2024 |
|
Provost Appointment |
Yue Hillon |
2021-2024 |
|
Honors College, Dean |
Jill Granger (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Library, Dean |
Chuck Thomas (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Research Administration, Director |
Kloo Hansen (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Research Programs Coordinator |
Suzanne Melton (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Coulter Faculty Commons Representative |
Kong Chen (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Office of Assessment, Director |
Karen Price (Ex-officio) |
Ongoing |
|
Graduate School and Research, Interim Associate Dean |
John Hildreth |
2023-2024 |
As teacher-scholars, Western Carolina University'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 WCU students
- Promote and support the WCU Centers, Institutes, and academic programs that contribute to the research mission of the institution
- Promote the value of Boyer scholarship – Discovery, Integration, Engagement, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
- Uphold ethical research standards to achieve our vision and enhance the reputation of the Western Carolina University
Research Council resources include Research Council meeting minutes and subcommittee documents. (requires WCU login)
