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Achieving Distinction

Achieving Distinction

A collaborative strategy to impact and influence quality of life

Our Strategy

The University of Akron is investing $2M annually to support the execution of Vision 2020. In a groundbreaking program, this long-term strategy represents a projected 10-year $140M total investment, subject to annual Board of Trustees fiscal year budget endorsement. Areas targeted for investment include, but are not limited to: regional solutions, health care and medicine, the human condition, and innovative technologies.

The Role of Partnerships

A critical component of this strategy is to align institutional investments in order to enhance and advance vital partnerships, where greater gains can be achieved via the mutual leveraging of resources.

Outcomes

It is anticipated that over time, this strategy will lead to discoveries that will increase external funding, patents awarded, as well as licensing and commercialization successes facilitated by a university-wide proof-of-concept strategy.

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The Strategic Investment Program, Achieving Distinction, supports the execution of Vision 2020: A New Gold Standard of University Performance.

2012 Recipients and Proposals

Request for Proposals

Frequently Asked Questions
    updated 4/25/12

Vital Partnerships

Vision 2020: A New Gold Standard in University Performance

Core Principles

  • New faculty and staff must have a combination of training and experience that will allow them to contribute to programs across disciplines and/or colleges through research-collaboratives and curriculum design;

  • Diversity of people, thoughts, and perspectives must be enhanced;

  • Linkages to rigorous use of library resources and/or collaborations;

  • Purchased instrumentation and equipment should be available to other researchers across the institution, as appropriate, in alignment with the overall objectives of this program;

  • Teaching and research priorities must span multiple colleges and/or units;

  • Demonstrated impact on student success;

  • Alignment with the university's strategic plan is a requirement, external investments and current or future external funding will be considered; and

  • Cash and/or continuing funds contributed by other sources, as well as gifts.

Investment Framework

Strategic Investment Framework

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