Increased commercialization of faculty research will be fostered, including facilitating faculty interaction with business and industry, pursuit of venture capital to provide start-up support, and the enforcement of policies to ensure that profits from commercialization of faculty intellectual properties are reinvested in university scholarship. Space planning for both campuses will include the expansion, improvement, and redistribution of space for scholarly research by improvements to existing space and the inclusion of new research space. More accurate information about research space needs will be generated. Criteria and procedures for the allocation of new space will be developed. Appropriate space will be allocated to multidisciplinary research centers and institutes.
Public service is a defining characteristic of an urban university.
Public service and outreach serve to link teaching and research expertise to community needs. D.C. A strong and dynamic public service mission will encourage greater involvement by faculty, staff, and students in the community, thereby broadening their experiences and providing them with important connections to the places in which they work, live, and study. Guided by the Faculty Roles and Rewards Policy, a faculty task force will be established to develop university-wide guidelines for evaluating and rewarding public service and community outreach activities. University Library Services is integral to the teaching, scholarly, and public service missions of the University. The quality of a university is measured, in part, by the quality of its library resources and services.