The committee recommended the separation of research and graduate studies. The metropolitan mission discussion was postponed until after the presentations by president emeritus Paige E. Mulhollan on April 29 and 30, during which insights relevant to UCF's development as a major player among U.S. metropolitan universities would be discussed. In this vision meeting, Dr. Soileau, then interim vice president for Research, led a brainstorming session with the deans and provost s staff about how UCF can move toward Research I status. Ideas generated are listed below. Please note that this is not to be considered an exhaustive list.
All workable ideas are open to discussion.
Increase the proportion of tenure-earning and tenured faculty per student. As the number increases, we can expect the funding to increase because other duties should decrease. Build the basic sciences because that is where a great deal of funding is found. We now get a fair amount from the Department of Defense, but these funds are shrinking. Redesign forms to better capture where our external funds come from.