Office of the Vice-President Research

Strategic Plans & Initiatives

Advisory Committee on Areas of Research, Scholarly and Artistic Pre-eminence at the University of Saskatchewan

Mandate

To develop a report describing the research landscape of the University of Saskatchewan. This will involve identifying current and emerging areas of research, scholarly and artistic pre-eminence at the University of Saskatchewan; and establishing a process for reviewing and renewing the areas on an ongoing and systematic basis.

Guiding Principles

The process for identifying areas of research, scholarly and artistic pre-eminence and areas of emerging pre-eminence will be based upon three key principles:

• informed by previous and current University processes and documents such as Integrated Planning, Systematic Program Review, and other College/Centre/Institute documents, etc;
• sensitive to the diverse ways that research, scholarly and artistic activities are pursued and recognized throughout the campus community; and,
• a collaborative approach which ensures ongoing opportunities for members of the University community to provide input on the strategy, indicators and final areas.

Membership

* Nominations and appointments from these bodies ensure that the final composition of the Committee includes representation from each of the following: Humanities & Fine Arts, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, & Applied Sciences.