The Office of Research at Benedict College provides opportunities for faculty and staff to engage in scholarship and research activities necessary to maintaining academic vitality in their profession and for sustained excellence in instruction and student learning. The primary objective of the Office of Research is to work with faculty and staff in seeking external support to strengthen research activities, enhance research and teaching infrastructure, and to provide public service consistent with the College’s mission. The office provides guidance to faculty and staff, to assist them with proposal development and submission. Research programs may vary according to funding sources and types of projects, but all are usually awarded from external sources for specific or broad range of activities. Generally, their application, award, and implementation require the coordinated efforts of the Research Office, and other campus offices for fiscal management and/or programmatic reporting.
The mission of the Office of Research at Benedict College is to promote and facilitate research, education, and outreach programs through acquisition of external grants.
To encourage faculty, staff, and students to engage in research and scholarly activities, to strengthen their knowledge in their respective disciplines
To provide leadership and assistance in all areas of external grant funding and research support, by working with faculty and staff in the acquisition and administration of grant activities from pre-award planning and submission phase, through post-award processing and reporting stages.
To provide institutional oversight and compliance for all research programs, management of internal and external awards, faculty and student research within the core disciplines and across disciplinary teams.
General functions of the Office of Research include:
Specifically, the Office of Research: