Workplan, 2007-2008

Executive Summary

12 September 2007
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Comments about the past:

Phase 1 – meetings and getting to Faculty Senate Approval for CEREO 2004 - 4/2006
Phase 2 – startup for CEREO under Dr. Emmett Fiske, July 2006 – July 2007
Phase 3 – bringing the startup to fruition, August 2007 –
Phase 4 – a permanent full time director with permanent funding - ?

CEREO MEETINGS:

Biweekly
Visit by director to each campus – Fall term 2007
Meet with departments across the system
Meet with President Floyd/Vice President Gardner regarding CEREO

Major CEREO Goals for academic year 2007-2008:

Engage CEREO member faculty across the system

Letter from GHM to each member faculty – Sept 2007
Regular updates of CEREO status and progress to all participating faculty
Director to visit each campus and give science and CEREO talks
CEREO seminar series
Research workshops – system wide related to CEREO research themes in anticipation of and in response to funding opportunities
A world-class web site – a prime means of communication

Website – complete development as our primary contact point with the outside world

CEREO activities and department/center environmental seminars
Research opportunities
Contacts

REO committees – formulate ideas and make and execute specific plans

R - Facilitate high quality environmental research and collaboration across the WSU system
Organize workshops on major research opportunities related to CEREO themes in anticipation of and in response to funding opportunities

Provide CEREO leadership in environmental research to the WSU community
Produce major research proposals to funding agencies/foundations

E - Facilitate coordination of educational activities across the WSU system including curricula and research

WSU environmental roadmap
Statewide educational and research opportunities K-12
Education workshops

O - Promotion of productive relationships and coordination of opportunities for active collaboration with relevant outside agencies and organizations

Define and participate in outreach activities across the state

Submit and successfully obtain major research grants directly associated with CEREO
Endowment and/or legislative action to make CEREO permanent - funding