Copley Connects _ Spring 2023

(L to R) : Marina Goro (Research Affairs Coordinator for the Office of Sponsored Programs), Traci Merrill (Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs), Brittany Salyers (Sponsored Programs Administrator), and Kathleen Porter (Sponsored Programs Administrator)

Faculty Research and Scholarship Recognition Reception By Naomi Reeve, Archives/Digital Initiatives Assistant On April 4, 2023, the Mother Hill Reading Room filled with faculty from all areas of campus for the Office of Sponsored Program’s Research and Scholarship Recognition Reception. This event, part of the campus wide Research Month, celebrated faculty publications and external funding awards. Dr. Truc Ngo, Associate Provost for Research Administration, opened proceedings, outlining trends in USD’s research expenditure and external awards. She also introduced the upcoming USD Research Expertise Database. Next came the awards, presented by Senior Vice President and Provost, Gail Baker. Award categories included recognition for first-time recipients of external funding, receiving one million dollars or more in external funding, and receiving prestigious fellowships. Copley Library faculty and staff collected and exhibited over 40 faculty authored books and over a hundred article printouts showcasing the incredible scope and depth of USD faculty research and scholarship.

Provost Gail Baker acknowledged the scholarship of our faculty and presented awards to faculty in recognition of receiving research funding and fellowships

Top left: Dr. Truc Ngo, Associate Provost for Research Administration. Middle left: Copley Library recognizes faculty members V. Dozier and Millie Fullmer for successfully hosting the Comic Studies and Practices Symposium, held online and hosted by the two in June 2022. V. Dozier accepted the external grant award on their behalf. The Symposium was funded by a Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium Special Project Initiatives Fund Award. Bottom right (L to R): Christopher Nayve (Associate Vice President for Community Engagement & Anchor Initiatives, Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Initiatives), Rhonda Harley (Assistant Dean of Student Engagement and Inclusive Excellence for the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering), T.J. Tallie (Associate Professor of History, Director of Africana Studies, and CEE Racial Equity Liaison), Regina Gong (Copley Library Associate Dean for Student Success and Diversity), Theresa Byrd (Dean of the University Library), and Nikki Usher (Associate Professor of Communication)

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