SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Faculty Research | |
| Incorporate SHSU faculty and students in conducting externally funded reasearch at TRIES. Associated Goals: Environmental Research |
| Indicator | Faculty Participation Number of SHSU faculty and students who conduct research with TRIES. |
| Criteria | Faculty Research Get two new faculty members or their students working on projects associated with TRIES. |
| Finding | Faculty Research Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Faculty Research Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | TRIES Research | |
| Initiate new research projects taht will be conducted by TRIES personel. Associated Goals: Environmental Research |
| Indicator | Research Projects Number of externally funded reasearch projects being conducted by TRIES personel. |
| Criteria | TRIES Research Successfully bring one new, externally funded research project to TRIES. |
| Finding | TRIES Research Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | TRIES Research Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | Faculty Research Support | |
| Provide access to TRIES equipment and expertise to aid SHSU faculty and students in their research. Associated Goals: Faculty Research |
| Indicator | Research Support Number of SHSU researchers who are supported by TRIES equipment, facilities, or expertise. |
| Criteria | Research Support Provide support in the form of expertise or equipment for two faculty or student projects at SHSU. |
| Finding | Research Support Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Research Support Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | Community Environmental Education | |
| Provide environmental awareness to civic groups, schools, and citizens of Texas. Associated Goals: Service To Community |
| Indicator | Community Awareness Number of public notices that are delivered through media sources to make citizens aware of environmental issues and activities of TRIES. |
| Criteria | Media Exposure Get one article or notice in public media sources to highlight the activities of TRIES or make citizens aware of environmental issues. |
| Finding | Media Exposure Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Indicator | Community Outreach Number of educational outreach events to educate the east Texas community about environmental issues. |
| Criteria | Community Outreach Participate in at least two community functions where TRIES presents environmental materials. |
| Finding | Community Outreach Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Criteria | Educational Outreach Give at least one presentation at an east Texas school concerning TRIES or environmental issues. |
| Finding | Educational Outreach Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Community Outreach Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Educational Outreach Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Media Exposure Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | Environmental Monitoring And Analysis | |
| Provide environmental service to evaluate environmental conditions and problems in east Texas. Associated Goals: Service To Community |
| Indicator | Environmental Analysis Number of clients for which TRIES provides technical environmental analysis. |
| Criteria | Analysis Services Provide environmental analytical services for at least 60 clients. |
| Finding | Analysis Services Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Criteria | Sellf Sufficiency Make analytical lab financially self-supporting. |
| Finding | Sellf Sufficiency Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Indicator | Environmental Monitoring Number of environmental monitoring projects conducted to assess environmental health of a given area. |
| Criteria | Environmental Monitoring Establish at least one environmental monitoring project in east Texas. |
| Finding | Environmental Monitoring Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Analysis Services Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Environmental Monitoring Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Self Sufficiency Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | Community Image | |
| Improve awareness of the research expertise and activity by the east Texas community. Associated Goals: TRIES Image |
| Indicator | Visibility Number of positive exposures of TRIES through community media and outreach events. |
| Criteria | Positive Image Have one positive citation of TRIES by community media. |
| Finding | Positive Image Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Positive Image Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | SHSU Awareness | |
| Improve awareness of research activities and opportunities to the SHSU faculty and students. Associated Goals: TRIES Image |
| Indicator | SHSU Exposure Number of presentations by TRIES associates to the SHSU community or mention of TRIES activities in the SHSU media. |
| Criteria | SHSU Presentation Give one presentation to an on campus Department or SHSU organization. |
| Finding | SHSU Presentation Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Criteria | SHSU Press Be mentioned in a positive manner by one SHSU press release or internal news article. |
| Finding | SHSU Press Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | SHSU Presentation Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | SHSU Press Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Objective | Scientific Image | |
| Improve the stature of research being conducted at TRIES Associated Goals: TRIES Image |
| Indicator | Grants Amount of external funding coming to TRIES and its researchers. |
| Criteria | Funding Level Achieve a 1.5 million dollar yearly external funding level at TRIES. |
| Finding | Funding Level Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Indicator | Publications Number of scientific publications related to research activities associated with TRIES. |
| Criteria | Research Publications Have two scientific, peer-reviewed publications with a TRIES by-line. |
| Finding | Research Publications Findings will be entered after the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Funding Level Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |
| Action | Research Publications Actions will be specified after findings are determined at the end of the fiscal year. |