From the 47 interviews done with corporate and community leaders, it is clear that President Hitt is building excellent relations with donors in the community. A stewardship program must now be put in place so that we keep in touch with donors and see that they receive yearly reports about how their generosity has benefited the university and the larger community. Now is the time for everyone to reach out to the community for donations. Dr. M. J. Soileau, facilitator Dr. Holsenbeck discussed the origin of the five goals for the university. The last goal partnerships is the one most closely related to the work that Dr. Holsenbeck does for the university.
Partnerships are ventures that try to involve as many partners as possible.
Partners must be willing to share their domains. Some examples include forensics and the Convention and Business Bureau s venture with the College of Business Administration and Hospitality Management. UCF also has an excellent partnership with the Research Park. It was noted that we need to be flexible in how we think about partnerships. We know we cannot realistically afford to do every research project requested of us, but we do need to think about how we can best partner with the community for the benefit of both the university and the larger central Florida area.