Information Systems as Infrastructure for University Research, Now and in the Future

Lied Lodge, Nebraska City, NE

July 18-20, 2012

Our keynote speaker for this research retreat was David Shulenburger, PhD, Senior Fellow and Emeritus Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.

Regional research administrators and research faculty participated in formal presentations and moderated discussions, and then conference participants continued related discussions over meals in the relaxed atmosphere.

Pictured, first row, left to right: Steve Warren, Jeff Vitter, Dave Shulenburger, Brian Foster, Mabel Rice, Prem Paul.  Second row: Sue Brown, Russ Waitman, Gary Allen, Arun Somani, Mary Lee Hummert, Danny Anderson, Jim Davis.  Third row: Paul Terranova, David Swanson, Deb Teeter, Chi-Ren Shyu, Perry Alexander, Rob Duncan.  Fourth row: Jim Guikema, Evelyn Haaheim, John Colombo, Margaret Echelbarger.

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First row, left to right: Steve Warren, Jeff Vitter, Dave Shulenburger, Brian Foster, Mabel Rice, Prem Paul. Second row: Sue Brown, Russ Waitman, Gary Allen, Arun Somani, Mary Lee Hummert, Danny Anderson, Jim Davis. Third row: Paul Terranova, David Swanson, Deb Teeter, Chi-Ren Shyu, Perry Alexander, Rob Duncan. Fourth row: Jim Guikema, Evelyn Haaheim, John Colombo, Margaret Echelbarger.

Retreat Participants 

Keynote Speaker 

  • David Shulenburger, PhD, Emeritus Vice President for Academic Affairs, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities 

Iowa State University 

  • James A. Davis, PhD, Vice Provost for IT and CIO 
  • Arun K. Somani, PhD, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor 

Kansas State University 

  • James Guikema, PhD, Associate Vice President, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs 
  • Susan Brown, PhD, University Distinguished Professor of Biology 

The University of Kansas 

  • Jeffrey Scott Vitter, PhD, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor 
  • Danny Anderson, PhD, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 
  • Mabel L. Rice, PhD, Fred & Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies; Director of the Merrill Center 
  • Perry Alexander, PhD, Director, Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC); Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 
  • John Colombo, PhD, Director, Life Span Institute 
  • Mary Lee Hummert, PhD, Vice Provost for Faculty Development 
  • Deb Teeter, University Director, Office of Institutional Research and Planning 
  • Steven Warren, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research & Graduate Studies 
  • University of Kansas Medical Center 
  • Paul Terranova, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research; Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education 
  • Lemuel Russell Waitman, PhD, Director, Medical Informatics 

University of Missouri 

  • Brian Foster, PhD, Provost 
  • Robert V. Duncan, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research 
  • Gary K. Allen, PhD, Vice President for Information Technology 
  • Chi-Ren Shyu, PhD, Director, MU Informatics Institute; Paul K. and Diane Shumaker Professor of Biomedical Informatics. 

University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

  • Prem S. Paul, PhD, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development 
  • David Swanson, PhD, Director, Holland Computing Center 

Other Participants 

  • Margaret Echelbarger, Doctoral Trainee in Child Language, KU 

Agenda 

Lied Lodge, Nebraska City, NE 

July 18-20, 2012 

Wednesday, July 18 

Opening Reception 

Dinner 

  • Welcome by Mabel Rice, Director of the Merrill Advanced Studies Center at KU  
  • Introduction of Participants 

Thursday, July 19 

Breakfast

Group photo shoot 

  • Welcome and introduction of the keynote speaker – Mabel Rice

Keynote Address 

  • David Shulenburger, Emeritus Vice President for Academic Affairs, Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, “Information Systems as Infrastructure for University Research Now and in the Future: Their Role in Helping Public Universities Cope with Financial and Political Stress” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, Mabel Rice 

Break 

Research Administrators Panel 

  • Rob Duncan, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Missouri, “Trends, Disruption, and our Knowledge-Based Economy” 
  • Prem Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, University of Nebraska, “Developing Infrastructure for Informatics Research: Experiences and Challenges” 
  • Steve Warren, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, University of Kansas, “Skating to Where the Puck is Going to Be” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, Mary Lee Hummert 

Lunch 

Research Administrators Panel 

  • Jeff Vitter, Provost, University of Kansas, “Information as a Paradigm” 
  • Brian Foster, Provost, University of Missouri, “The Future of Scholarly Publishing” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, Danny Anderson 

Research Faculty Panel 

  • Chi-Ren Shyu, Director, Informatics Institute, University of Missouri, “Smart Infoware: Providing University Research Stakeholders Soft Power to Connect Dots in the Information Haystacks” 
  • David Swanson, Director, Holland Computing Center, University of Nebraska, “Finding Subatomic Particles and Nanoscopic Gold in Big Data with Open, Shared Computing”  
  • Perry Alexander, Director, Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, University of Kansas, “On the End of Paper-Based Communication” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, John Colombo 

Break 

Research Administrators Panel 

  • Paul Terranova, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Kansas Medical Center, “The Role of Information Systems in Clinical and Translational Research (The NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award Driving Information Systems)” 
  • Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for Research, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Kansas State University, “Research, data, and administration management in the animal health/one health era” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, Mabel Rice 

Dinner 

Friday, July 20 

Breakfast 

Opening Remarks – Mabel Rice 

Research Administrators Panel 

  • Jim Davis, Vice Provost for Information Technology, Iowa State University, “Trends in technology-enabled research and discovery – Part 1” 
  • Gary Allen, Vice President for Information Technology, University of Missouri, “Trends in technology-enabled research and discovery – Part 2” 
  • Open Discussion – Moderator, John Colombo 

Break 

Research Faculty Panel 

  • Sue Brown, University Distinguished Professor of Biology, Kansas State University, “Communicating Science in an International Arena: The i5k Initiative” 
  • Russ Waitman, Director of Medical Informatics and Assistant Vice Chancellor, Enterprise Analytics, University of Kansas Medical Center, “Advancing Clinical and Transformational Research with Informatics at the University of Kansas Medical Center” 
  • Arun Somani, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, “Creating Information Infrastructure for Research Collaboration” 
  • Final Discussion – Moderator Mabel Rice 

Lunch and Departure