Capital University's Center for Computational Studies

Plan & Objectives

Establish network of graduate studies opportunities	Executive Director of Center Academic Deans	Develop relations / agreements with universities offering graduate programs (M.S., Ph.D.) in various fields of computational studies Organize lectures by faculty in those institutions Publicize graduate fellowships in computational science Establish/expand relations with the Krell Institute
Foster/seek external (federal, corporate, private) funding opportunities	Executive Director of Center Computational Studies Faculty Grant’s Office Provost’s Office University Relations Academic Deans Board of Advisors External Collaborators	NSF — REU site in computational studies NSF — CCLI — EMD program for educational materials NSF — STEP HHMI (Developing a program in bioinformatics/ computational biology) OBR (certificate program; Ohio network of computational studies) Funds to endow the Center of Computational Studies Private Foundations, Corporate Sector, Alumni/Donors
Coordinate the offering of workshops for the professional development of in-service teachers and university professors	Executive Director of Center Computational Studies Faculty Dean of the new school CU Admissions	Develop materials on topics in computational studies for high school teachers (seek additional funding) Organize workshops for in-service teachers (continuing education) Offer workshops on computational studies for university colleagues; coordinate with NCSI Offer lectures/workshops to guidance counselors Coordinate with efforts of the Ohio Learning Network (OLN) and OSC’s summer programs for in-service teachers
Widen the visibility of Capital University’s computational studies program at the local, state and national level	Executive Director of Center University Relations Academic Deans Board of Advisors External Collaborators CU Admissions CU Career Services	Talks at national and international conferences, workshops in disciplinary societies Publicity for high-schools, community colleges, alumni Develop/expand relations with the Corporate sector in Ohio Create the Ohio Network for Computational Science Education Expand the Battelle Lecture Series (National Speakers) Develop/expand relations with National Centers (e.g., SDSC, OSC, NIST, NCSA, NASA, PNL, ONL, LLNL, NCAR) On-line materials at the national level (e.g., EOT-PACI) Textbooks in computational science (publishers)