St. Louis University's Five-Year Research Growth Plan & Achievements

 
DRAFT Five Year Research Growth Plan, 2022-2027
 
Vision: SLU as a Preeminent Jesuit Research University in St. Louis
21st century 
CARNEGIE 1
 
research university grounded in SLU’s Jesuit
mission
Rooted in 
ST. LOUIS
 
as an 
ANCHOR INSTITUTION
, generating research,
innovation, and talent to fuel the region’s knowledge economy 
DISTINCTIVE
, top-ranked 
RESEARCH STRENGTHS 
that address the
needs of our city, nation, and world
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS 
with universities, investors, companies,
community, and civic organizations 
Enhanced 
RESEARCH REPUTATION 
drives overall metrics on faculty
recruitment, student enrollment, clinical care, and philanthropy
2
 
SLU RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2016-2022
Culture Change – Support, Expectations, Identity
Enhanced research support – strategy, grants, seed funding, computing, innovation
4 Research Councils supporting Scholarship, Health, Science & Engineering, Medicine
Thinking of ourselves and acting like a growing research university
Research Institute Gift
RI-funded hires and retentions, outstanding new faculty recruited across SLU
Investments in faculty, research staff, and infrastructure across all disciplines
RI Fellows appointments
Big Ideas & Centers
8 University-wide, interdisciplinary, faculty-driven, collaborative Institutes
Leadership and prominence in Vaccine Development, especially during Covid
Legacy gift to create the Taylor Geospatial Institute, eight university consortium led by SLU
$10M Humanities Endowment
External Perception of SLU as Research University
Heightened STL regional profile, partnerships, impact
RI Annual Impact Report, RI website, researcher accomplishments
Growth in Scholarly & Scientific Impact and Research Expenditures
Book and article publication steadily increasing; prestigious faculty awards and appointments;
Scholarly Works awards created; Spark Grants, Research Opportunity Funds created to catalyze
high impact scholarship and science
8% CAGR overall, 22% CAGR outside School of Medicine, $21M/year in additional research
expenditures and growing
3
 
SLU RESEARCH EXPENDITURES, 2016-2022
2022
46,017
43,950
53,032
40,114
2020
2016
SOM
Non-SOM
2019
2018
40,427
37,394
2021
2017
58,372
+8%
+13%
GRANT FUNDING: SOM & NON-SOM
4
 
SLU RESEARCH: 2022-2027
ACHIEVING ESCAPE VELOCITY
 
2027 VISION FOR RESEARCH AT SLU
 
6
By 2027, the experience of being a researcher at SLU will be characterized by:
Vibrant Research Environment
An intense, radically interdisciplinary, diverse intellectual environment made up of mission-
driven, collaborative, ambitious faculty, research staff, and students
Excellent physical and computing research infrastructure together with skilled support staff
High expectations and recognition for research excellence together with appropriate
teaching loads for highly productive researchers
Outstanding Research Support
Talented staff support for exploring new ideas; finding collaborators and building research
programs; finding, applying for, and managing grants; compliance and research integrity
Expertise in finding diverse federal, philanthropic, and industry funding; building innovative
collaborations with external entities; generating impact through publishing, publicizing, and
commercializing
Heightened Research Profile & Reputation
Enhanced regional and national reputation for SLU as one of the leading Catholic research
universities, on par with Boston College, close to Georgetown and Notre Dame
Recognition for SLU’s distinctive top-ranked research strengths that are internally and
externally resourced, inclusive, impactful, and accountable
Recognition for SLU’s preeminent individual scholars and scientists
 
FIVE YEAR PLAN: 2022-2027
 
STRATEGIES
 
ENABLING ELEMENTS
1.
Accelerate Hiring & Retaining Research Intensive Faculty
2.
Grow Research Strengths: 
Centers of Excellence
, Growth Areas
3.
Establish Research Growth as a SLU-wide Priority
4.
Solidify SLU’s Role as a Leading St. Louis Research University
A.
Increase Faculty Research Support
B.
Enhance Research Philanthropy
C.
Aggressively Market SLU Research
D.
Pursue SLU Innovation
7
 
SLU RESEARCH PATH TO CARNEGIE 1
100
0
90
65
105
75
80
95
60
70
85
55
65
2025
87
104
58
2026
63
62
2024
2
2023
59
3
60
2021
Carnegie 1
2022
72
53
Engineering
Base +2%
Public Health
Geo/CS
SOM
Chemistry
10% CAGR
8
In the 2021 review, there were 39 private R1 universities –
next Carnegie classification reviews are in 2024 and 2027
 
STRATEGIES
: 1. RESEARCH INTENSIVE FACULTY
Accelerate critical mass of high research-intensive faculty
Strategic hiring in growth areas and Centers of Excellence, signature
hires in key areas
Transparent and measurable expectations for research productivity
for TT faculty along with graduated teaching and service
Recognize, support, and celebrate top researchers as RI Fellows and
Endowed Professors
Land 90% of our top faculty candidates, and retain 90% of our best
researchers
9
 
STRATEGIES
: 2. RESEARCH STRENGTHS
Big Ideas Institutes / University-wide 
Centers of Excellence
Grow Big Ideas through sustainable budget models including grant and enrollment
revenue, IDC recovery, philanthropy, educational programs
College-Level 
Centers of Excellence
Implement designation process to solidify existing strengths
Implement RI-College collaborations to incubate future centers
Support roll out of $10M Humanities Endowment
Research Growth Areas
Prioritize and invest in areas with high potential for growth in research funding and
scholarly eminence
Prioritize for faculty hiring, fundraising, communications
10
 
STRATEGIES
: 3. RESEARCH GROWTH AS A SLU-WIDE PRIORITY
Accomplishing SLU’s full research vision - and fully realizing its benefits -
requires engagement and close collaboration across many parts of the
university
Make research an essential element of 
SLU’s brand 
for students, faculty,
alumni, donors, and patients
Fully integrate research into the SLU
 student experience 
through enrollment,
research opportunities, mentoring, and career opportunities
Strengthen 
clinical research 
and
 basic-clinical collaborations
 in partnership
with SSM Health
Ensure nimble research-related 
policies and practices 
to allow researchers to
seize opportunities
11
 
STRATEGIES
: 4. SOLIDIFY REGIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE
Solidify SLU as a preeminent research university in the St. Louis region -
delivering the talent, research, innovation, clinical care that drives the region’s
knowledge economy
Position SLU as 
St. Louis’ lead research, talent, and innovation resource
for companies, civic and community organizations, and VC investors
Serve as applied research 
partner with the City and County 
on
 health
disparities, K-12 education, and inclusive prosperity
Serve
 as lead university for 
regional priorities 
(e.g. Geospatial Science,
Advanced Manufacturing) and collaborate closely with regional research
institutions
12
 
ENABLING ELEMENTS: A. RESEARCH SUPPORT
Build on research support enhancements from the past five years to address
ongoing gaps and build capacities needed for continued growth
Expand 
research support staffing 
in parallel with SLU’s growth, and
expand training and policy programs in research compliance and safety
Work with Deans and and Associate Deans to 
create Colleges’ five year
research plans
 including priorities, growth objectives, and support needs
Invest in 
research computing 
capacity and staff expertise to make
scalable and accessible for every discipline
Create multi-year 
research capital fund 
and prioritization process for
investments in infrastructure and space
13
 
ENABLING ELEMENTS: B. PHILANTHROPY
Build on momentum generated by $600M campaign, $50M Research
Institute gift, and Taylor Geospatial Institute legacy gift to accelerate
fundraising capacity for research and innovation priorities
Potential Priorities
School of Science & Engineering
School of Medicine  
Big Ideas Institutes & College 
Centers of Excellence
SLU Innovation
Subpriorities
Endowed Professorships
Endow Research Institute
Student & Postdoc Support
14
 
ENABLING ELEMENTS: C. AGGRESSIVELY MARKET SLU RESEARCH
Build multi-channel marketing and communications strategies to raise SLU’s
regional and national profile as an emerging research powerhouse.
Develop and execute strategies that promote research success stories and
initiatives, faculty profiles and accomplishments across multiple channels
including:
SLU and RI Websites
PR/Earned Media
Social Media
Print Materials 
(i.e. Annual RI Impact Report)
Direct (email)
Internal/External Events
Results drive reputation and awareness which enhances student enrollment,
faculty recruitment, grant funding, partnerships, clinical care, and philanthropy.
15
 
ENABLING ELEMENTS: D. SLU INNOVATION
Position SLU as a university leader in innovation to enhance efforts to recruit
the most talented researchers and students and to build partnerships with
companies and investors
Connect and coordinate 
SLU’s programs and leaders in entrepreneurship,
commercialization, industry partnerships, and career services
Expand entrepreneurship training 
for students and faculty and 
facilitate
access 
to seed funding, mentors, and capital
Evaluate 
processes, policies, and contract templates 
to expedite
entrepreneurship and industry collaborations
Build expansive 
Anchor Industry Partnerships 
for talent, research,
innovation collaborations
Utilize the 
COLLAB @ Cortex 
space for showcasing SLU’s innovation assets
16
 
FIVE YEAR RESEARCH GROWTH METRICS
Track key research growth metrics as SLU-wide priority and shared responsibility to
achieve Carnegie 1 by 2027
10% Annual Growth in Expenditures - $100M by 2026
8% 2016 to 2022, 13% 2020 to 2022 - Currently $58M
Top 100 PIs average $600k per year
Currently $455k (was $323k in 2016)
160 PIs with more than $100k/year 
Currently 107 (was 92 in 2016)
6 Institutes/Centers with grant expenditures over $5M/year and/or ranked in top 5
Currently 4 – Taylor Geospatial Institute, Center for Vaccine Development, Center for
Health Law Studies, Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (2 in 2016)
120 Faculty one standard deviation above disciplinary mean (RI Fellows)
150 Undergraduates engaged in Summer Research programs (new)
Further Scholarly Metrics in development
17
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St. Louis University (SLU) aims to become a preeminent Jesuit research university by 2027, focused on innovation, partnerships, and research strengths that benefit the city, nation, and world. SLU's research accomplishments from 2016-2022 include enhanced support strategies, investments, institutes, and significant growth in research expenditures. The university's research funding has seen a substantial increase, especially in the School of Medicine.


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  1. DRAFT Five Year Research Growth Plan, 2022-2027

  2. Vision: SLU as a Preeminent Jesuit Research University in St. Louis 21st century CARNEGIE 1research university grounded in SLU s Jesuit mission Rooted in ST. LOUIS as an ANCHOR INSTITUTION, generating research, innovation, and talent to fuel the region s knowledge economy DISTINCTIVE, top-ranked RESEARCH STRENGTHS that address the needs of our city, nation, and world INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS with universities, investors, companies, community, and civic organizations Enhanced RESEARCH REPUTATION drives overall metrics on faculty recruitment, student enrollment, clinical care, and philanthropy 2

  3. SLU RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2016-2022 Culture Change Support, Expectations, Identity Enhanced research support strategy, grants, seed funding, computing, innovation 4 Research Councils supporting Scholarship, Health, Science & Engineering, Medicine Thinking of ourselves and acting like a growing research university Research Institute Gift RI-funded hires and retentions, outstanding new faculty recruited across SLU Investments in faculty, research staff, and infrastructure across all disciplines RI Fellows appointments Big Ideas & Centers 8 University-wide, interdisciplinary, faculty-driven, collaborative Institutes Leadership and prominence in Vaccine Development, especially during Covid Legacy gift to create the Taylor Geospatial Institute, eight university consortium led by SLU $10M Humanities Endowment External Perception of SLU as Research University Heightened STL regional profile, partnerships, impact RI Annual Impact Report, RI website, researcher accomplishments Growth in Scholarly & Scientific Impact and Research Expenditures Book and article publication steadily increasing; prestigious faculty awards and appointments; Scholarly Works awards created; Spark Grants, Research Opportunity Funds created to catalyze high impact scholarship and science 8% CAGR overall, 22% CAGR outside School of Medicine, $21M/year in additional research expenditures and growing 3

  4. SLU RESEARCH EXPENDITURES, 2016-2022 GRANT FUNDING: SOM & NON-SOM +13% +8% 58,372 53,032 46,017 43,950 24,465 15,073 40,427 40,114 37,394 15,180 13,025 8,737 10,905 Non-SOM 8,454 37,959 33,907 31,690 30,925 30,837 29,209 SOM 28,940 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 4

  5. SLU RESEARCH: 2022-2027 ACHIEVING ESCAPE VELOCITY

  6. 2027 VISION FOR RESEARCH AT SLU By 2027, the experience of being a researcher at SLU will be characterized by: Vibrant Research Environment An intense, radically interdisciplinary, diverse intellectual environment made up of mission- driven, collaborative, ambitious faculty, research staff, and students Excellent physical and computing research infrastructure together with skilled support staff High expectations and recognition for research excellence together with appropriate teaching loads for highly productive researchers Outstanding Research Support Talented staff support for exploring new ideas; finding collaborators and building research programs; finding, applying for, and managing grants; compliance and research integrity Expertise in finding diverse federal, philanthropic, and industry funding; building innovative collaborations with external entities; generating impact through publishing, publicizing, and commercializing Heightened Research Profile & Reputation Enhanced regional and national reputation for SLU as one of the leading Catholic research universities, on par with Boston College, close to Georgetown and Notre Dame Recognition for SLU s distinctive top-ranked research strengths that are internally and externally resourced, inclusive, impactful, and accountable Recognition for SLU s preeminent individual scholars and scientists 6

  7. FIVE YEAR PLAN: 2022-2027 STRATEGIES 1. Accelerate Hiring & Retaining Research Intensive Faculty 2. Grow Research Strengths: Centers of Excellence, Growth Areas 3. Establish Research Growth as a SLU-wide Priority 4. Solidify SLU s Role as a Leading St. Louis Research University ENABLING ELEMENTS A. Increase Faculty Research Support B. Enhance Research Philanthropy C. Aggressively Market SLU Research D. Pursue SLU Innovation 7

  8. SLU RESEARCH PATH TO CARNEGIE 1 104 105 5 100 7 95 90 4 87 4 85 Carnegie 1 6 5 Chemistry 80 3 Geo/CS 75 4 72 19 Public Health 70 3 Engineering SOM 11 65 2 65 3 3 58 60 Base +2% 53 55 63 62 60 59 0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 In the 2021 review, there were 39 private R1 universities next Carnegie classification reviews are in 2024 and 2027 8

  9. STRATEGIES: 1. RESEARCH INTENSIVE FACULTY Accelerate critical mass of high research-intensive faculty Strategic hiring in growth areas and Centers of Excellence, signature hires in key areas Transparent and measurable expectations for research productivity for TT faculty along with graduated teaching and service Recognize, support, and celebrate top researchers as RI Fellows and Endowed Professors Land 90% of our top faculty candidates, and retain 90% of our best researchers 9

  10. STRATEGIES: 2. RESEARCH STRENGTHS Big Ideas Institutes / University-wide Centers of Excellence Grow Big Ideas through sustainable budget models including grant and enrollment revenue, IDC recovery, philanthropy, educational programs College-Level Centers of Excellence Implement designation process to solidify existing strengths Implement RI-College collaborations to incubate future centers Support roll out of $10M Humanities Endowment Research Growth Areas Prioritize and invest in areas with high potential for growth in research funding and scholarly eminence Prioritize for faculty hiring, fundraising, communications 10

  11. STRATEGIES: 3. RESEARCH GROWTH AS A SLU-WIDE PRIORITY Accomplishing SLU s full research vision - and fully realizing its benefits - requires engagement and close collaboration across many parts of the university Make research an essential element of SLU s brand for students, faculty, alumni, donors, and patients Fully integrate research into the SLU student experience through enrollment, research opportunities, mentoring, and career opportunities Strengthen clinical research and basic-clinical collaborations in partnership with SSM Health Ensure nimble research-related policies and practices to allow researchers to seize opportunities 11

  12. STRATEGIES: 4. SOLIDIFY REGIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE Solidify SLU as a preeminent research university in the St. Louis region - delivering the talent, research, innovation, clinical care that drives the region s knowledge economy Position SLU as St. Louis lead research, talent, and innovation resource for companies, civic and community organizations, and VC investors Serve as applied research partner with the City and County on health disparities, K-12 education, and inclusive prosperity Serve as lead university for regional priorities (e.g. Geospatial Science, Advanced Manufacturing) and collaborate closely with regional research institutions 12

  13. ENABLING ELEMENTS: A. RESEARCH SUPPORT Build on research support enhancements from the past five years to address ongoing gaps and build capacities needed for continued growth Expand research support staffing in parallel with SLU s growth, and expand training and policy programs in research compliance and safety Work with Deans and and Associate Deans to create Colleges five year research plans including priorities, growth objectives, and support needs Invest in research computing capacity and staff expertise to make scalable and accessible for every discipline Create multi-year research capital fund and prioritization process for investments in infrastructure and space 13

  14. ENABLING ELEMENTS: B. PHILANTHROPY Build on momentum generated by $600M campaign, $50M Research Institute gift, and Taylor Geospatial Institute legacy gift to accelerate fundraising capacity for research and innovation priorities Potential Priorities School of Science & Engineering School of Medicine Big Ideas Institutes & College Centers of Excellence SLU Innovation Subpriorities Endowed Professorships Endow Research Institute Student & Postdoc Support 14

  15. ENABLING ELEMENTS: C. AGGRESSIVELY MARKET SLU RESEARCH Build multi-channel marketing and communications strategies to raise SLU s regional and national profile as an emerging research powerhouse. Develop and execute strategies that promote research success stories and initiatives, faculty profiles and accomplishments across multiple channels including: SLU and RI Websites PR/Earned Media Social Media Print Materials (i.e. Annual RI Impact Report) Direct (email) Internal/External Events Results drive reputation and awareness which enhances student enrollment, faculty recruitment, grant funding, partnerships, clinical care, and philanthropy. 15

  16. ENABLING ELEMENTS: D. SLU INNOVATION Position SLU as a university leader in innovation to enhance efforts to recruit the most talented researchers and students and to build partnerships with companies and investors Connect and coordinate SLU s programs and leaders in entrepreneurship, commercialization, industry partnerships, and career services Expand entrepreneurship training for students and faculty and facilitate access to seed funding, mentors, and capital Evaluate processes, policies, and contract templates to expedite entrepreneurship and industry collaborations Build expansive Anchor Industry Partnerships for talent, research, innovation collaborations Utilize the COLLAB @ Cortex space for showcasing SLU s innovation assets 16

  17. FIVE YEAR RESEARCH GROWTH METRICS Track key research growth metrics as SLU-wide priority and shared responsibility to achieve Carnegie 1 by 2027 10% Annual Growth in Expenditures - $100M by 2026 8% 2016 to 2022, 13% 2020 to 2022 - Currently $58M Top 100 PIs average $600k per year Currently $455k (was $323k in 2016) 160 PIs with more than $100k/year Currently 107 (was 92 in 2016) 6 Institutes/Centers with grant expenditures over $5M/year and/or ranked in top 5 Currently 4 Taylor Geospatial Institute, Center for Vaccine Development, Center for Health Law Studies, Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies (2 in 2016) 120 Faculty one standard deviation above disciplinary mean (RI Fellows) 150 Undergraduates engaged in Summer Research programs (new) Further Scholarly Metrics in development 17

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