There is a need for seed money for innovative graduate programs. This reward system must be linked to PTS criteria and should include a released time provision. Faculty commitment is a must for innovative programming. For all graduate programs, there must be a willingness to share faculty resources across college and department lines. The walls among colleges must be replaced by bridges.
Colleges can purchase skills from one another.
A great deal of supervision and coordination is required for interdisciplinary programs. Interdisciplinary programs should enhance not devalue discipline-based programs. There should be criteria established for an assessment of advanced graduate program strengths. Distinctiveness, not profitability should be the guide here. There is a need for faculty training in new technologies to assist instruction.