Collaborative, Cultural, and Operational Leadership (COLead): Leading from All Levels Toward Cultural and Operational Research Excellence and Sustainability

The Office of Research and Sponsored Projects received a $2.05 million award funded by the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED) program to help transform how teaching-intensive institutions engage in research. The five-year project titled Collaborative, Cultural, and Operational Leadership (COLead): Leading from All Levels Toward Cultural and Operational Research Excellence and Sustainability (2529684) is led by ORSP Director and Associate Directors, Jenna Isakson, Sarah Bricknell, and Kara Luckey. COLead aims to establish a collaborative model for research leadership that empowers faculty and staff at institutions without a senior leadership position dedicated exclusively to research to build sustainable research and grant-seeking programs. It will also engage a Grant Administration Partners working group to create a coordinated and more seamless post-award administration system across campus.

In addition to the project PIs, Dr. Jen Marrone, Professor of Management in the Albers School of Business and Economics and current Thomas F. Gleed Chair of Business Administration and James B. McGoldrick, S.J. Fellow, serves as senior personnel, consulting on the project's organizational change and team-based leadership frameworks.