Episode 14: Increasing the Competitiveness of the Research Enterprise in Comprehensive Institutions

The California State University is a public university system with 23 campuses enrolling almost 500,000 students and is the largest four-year public university system in the United States. In this Inside Higher Ed panel discussion, Dr. Sara Branch, Research Solutions Specialist at Ex Libris, is joined by three chief research officers from the CSU system: Dr. Mohamed Abousalem, Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI) and President of the Board of Directors at San José State University, Dr. Yvonne Harris, Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at California State University at Sacramento,  Dr. Elizabeth A. Lowham, Interim Dean of Graduate Education at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. 

Drawing on their diverse backgrounds and previous experiences, they discuss what it means for a comprehensive institution to build, sustain, and grow a competitive research and innovation enterprise, the challenges to doing so, and how they are doing it on their campuses.

Host:
Dr. Sara Branch
Research Solutions Specialist, Ex Libris

Guests:
Dr. Mohamed Abousalem
Vice President for Research and Innovation (VPRI), and President of the Board of Directors at San José State University
Dr. Yvonne Harris
Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development at California State University at Sacramento
Dr. Elizabeth A. Lowham 
Interim Dean of Graduate Education at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo