In a parallel role, Ms. Baxter has also reviewed the three documents from the subgroups and has met for the past two days with individuals and groups of UR constituents. Today she will serve as a facilitator for discussion and thinking about the work to date of ITC and where we are going. The Provost thanked the ITC for all of its work to date. He has read the interim materials and talked to some ITC members and has the following feedback regarding some of the issues that have come up. Prominent in his mind is UR s strategy of integrating research in instruction.
Good ideas attract good money.
Only ideas attract money. That s particularly true of external sources such as donors and foundations. You can t ask for money just because you need money. You can only obtain money for good ideas. A particular desirable outcome of that was the adoption of a common system with room for local enhancements and autonomy around the University.