Continually improve the quality of our program offerings and delivery.
Provide student advising and mentoring that empowers students to complete their programs of study, improves retention, increases student satisfaction, and bolsters academic achievement.
Foster and reward interdisciplinary scholarship and research, including revision of promotion and tenure guidelines to recognize collaborative scholarship and development of model agreements for sharing of cost recovery among units participating in interdisciplinary work.
Encourage colleges and departments to develop plans for growth of individual and collaborative grants.
Recruit a diverse high quality graduate student body and provide a supportive environment.
