The Deans in each school should ask their faculty policy committees to review tenure and promotion guidelines to see whether they discourage creative activity involving the application of information technology, and refine these guidelines as necessary in a manner consistent with the mission and standards of excellence of the school. Fellowships and Development Grants Action 7 . The University should review its current systems of faculty fellowships and staff development grants, with the aim of expanding these to offer financial support for the design, development, or innovative application of information technology to teaching, research and service, including the use of information technology in creative activity and the design of instructional materials to advance learning. Throughout the year, efforts continued in support of faculty in their use of IT in teaching, research, and service through the provision of grants and fellowships offered in specific areas. These join the seven projects funded in FY 99-00, which are still underway and being supported by their respective campus centers for teaching and learning.
All projects continue to develop and demonstrate best practices.
Staff and Faculty Support Action 4 . The University should review the market compensation levels for qualified IT professionals at each campus and in their surrounding communities, and seek to make compensation competitive with employment alternatives, within the context of overall University salary goals. Action 8 . Schools across the University should be encouraged to provide more resources for maintenance and training for departmental and school computing environments. Action 10 .