Chancellor's
Task Force on Competitiveness
ACTION GROUPS
1. Graduate Student Support
How can
we achieve optimal allocation of centrally controlled resources to recruit the
very best graduate
students in high priority areas?
2. Faculty Quality of Life
How can
we achieve optimal deployment of resources to improve faculty quality of life
(e.g., housing,
childcare, schooling, spousal employment?)
3. Deploying Existing Academic Resources
How can
we more efficiently deploy our existing academic resources to enhance
competitiveness and diversity (e.g., upgrading, recruitment and retention
funding, tenure/non-tenure appointment proportion, special initiatives?)
4. Space
What
processes should we employ to achieve optimal utilization of space and to
support space planning to enhance academic competitiveness?
5. Process for Allocation and Reallocation
What
processes should we employ for information gathering, consultation, and decision
support that will guide allocation and reallocation decisions at the
chancellorial and decanal levels?
6. Generating New Resources
How can
we ensure optimal use of available revenue-generating opportunities (e.g.,
executive programs, student
fees)? What new revenue streams can be developed?