Good research is implicit in good teaching.
Current teaching load is too heavy for optimal balance of teaching, research, and service. UST aspires to national recognition in some fields which requires demonstration of professional engagment in the discipline. Teaching 6 courses per year takes time away from serious scholarship and service. Faculty need flexibility in load formulation to maximize both creativity and productivity. Increasing use of technology in the physical and the virtual classroom will necessitate that faculty have both time and adequate compensation to develop skills for on-line teaching and distance learning.