+++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has a proud legacy of “Producing Productive People.” Its +++++++++++++++++++++ legacy of teaching and training teachers, nurses, agriculture experts, and engineers has solidified +++++++++++++++++++++ its stature as a teaching institution. However, the university is evolving into an establishment that +++++++++++++++++++++ expands research enterprise and produces graduate and undergraduate scholars. The ascension +++++++++++++++++++++ to the next level in higher education ranking is the core goal of the Division of Research & Innovation +++++++++++++++++++++ (R&I): to increase Prairie View A&M’s status as an emerging research institution. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ PVAMU President Ruth Simmons welcomed Magesh Rajan as Vice President of Research & Innova+++++++++++++++
STRATEGIC PLANNING 5-YEAR STRATEGY ON THE RISE
tion. Starting from day one, he set out on his mission to elevate the research and innovation enterprise at PVAMU. Preparing and positioning this historic land-grant university to become an emerging research institution is the focus of Vice President Rajan’s five-year strategic plan for the university.
After restructuring the Division of Research & Innovation and relocating all the services and offices in one building, Rajan commenced executing the next phase of his elevation plan. Beginning in the fiscal year 2021, the primary goal for Prairie View A&M is to earn a Carnegie Classification® as a Research 2 doctoral-granting institution. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification of colleges and universities in 1970. The first two categories include only institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees and had at least $5 million in total research expenditures (as reported through the National Science Foundation (NSF).
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R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity
