Conversely, any employee assigned to the function of direct instruction or student teacher supervision, must have a course entry. Departmental Research - duties assigned by the department chairperson that contribute to the professional development of a staff member and which may lead to a publication of results and findings. All research effort assigned at the department level would be included in this category. Also, include activities that cannot be classified as direct service, such as sabbaticals and sick leaves. Organized Research - activities outside the department intended to produce one or more research outcomes, including, the creation, reorganization, or application of knowledge.
Organized research includes only research assignments that are supported by appropriated funds.
These include college grants resulting from a competitive process and budgeted separate from the department, and cost sharing assignments which match external funding. Cost sharing assignments represent the percentage of a person s time that is funded by Illinois State University s appropriations but which match non-appropriated grant moneys. Please, do not include activity for grants that are not supported or matched with appropriated funds. Public Service - Programs established to make available to the public the resources of the institution for the specific purpose of responding to a community need or solving a community problem. This includes non-degree instructional programs classified as community education and various consulting activities officially assigned to university employees by a department head or Dean.