Our 7 Units & Offices
We have six units to help navigate every part of the research and innovation journey. If you’re faculty, you will likely interface with most of the offices listed below. If you’re a partner (community, industry, non-profit, healthcare, government, or business), you will primarily interface with the Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships.
Center for Research Excellence
(CRE)
The Center for Research Excellence provides consultation services to faculty who are developing grant proposals, helping guide the initial phases of proposal development and offers professional development to help position faculty for large-scale grants.
Office of Research
Services
(ORS)
The Office of Research Services is the central administrative office for managing proposal submissions. And often in tandem with CRE, offers trainings and workshops to help prepare faculty and staff for various phases of grant development and submission.
Office of Research Protections and Integrity (ORPI)
The Office of Research Protections and Integrity (ORPI) works to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and University policies. ORPI focuses on award integrity and protecting humans and animals involved in research.
Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
(OSPA)
The Office of Grants and Contracts Administration provides transactional support to college-based post-award staff and is responsible for overall sponsored program financial reporting and compliance.
Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships (ORCP)
Elevating economic development and accelerating innovation through partnerships with research, industry, government, healthcare, and more… plus helping bring ideas and innovation
to the marketplace.
Budget &
Personnel
Office (DRBP)
The Budget & Personnel Office manages Division of Research (DR) administrative and financial operations. This includes supporting DR Offices, organizations, programs, and events.
How We Help
Amplify Research
In All Its Forms
DR champions our faculty, staff, students, and our community and industry research partners with support during every phase of the research journey – from ideation, to professional development, to facilitating partnerships, to bringing innovations to the marketplace.