What Does Success Look Like
The college provides more support for a vibrant scholarly community with demonstrated and recognized academic excellence.
Initiatives of the CAS Strategic Plan
Disciplinary Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice
The college will promote faculty research, scholarship, and creative practice.
The college will promote faculty research, scholarship, and creative practice in CAS, including both individual work and work done in collaboration with students and and/or other faculty.
Why Is This Important?
More impactful research, scholarship, and creative practice by faculty raises the reputation and visibility of the university, helps with retention and recruitment of faculty and students, and elevates scholarly discussions, enhancing student learning.
First-Year Goals
Identify current barriers for CAS scholarly engagement and leverage current funding sources to address them.