A Study of Research Collaborations at a Teaching University with a Focus on Diversity

Providing equitable opportunities for all faculty enhances success and retention which in turn benefits all students.In 2011 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (a teaching focused university) formally adopted the Teacher-Scholar model which increased the discussion and consideration of scholarly activities in the tenure and promotion process.In this paper we present preliminary results on how this changed the pattern of research collaboration in the ensuing decade.We particularly focus on the impact on diverse communities.We compare these collaboration patterns with a neighboring research focused university (UC Santa Barbara).