Research potentiates education, bringing it to full flower. Research, therefore, is about learning. At the same time, education can be defined as bringing students to the point of self-sufficiency, that is, learning how to proceed when no one knows the answer. Education, therefore, is about research. Research and education drive reputation.
Strategic focus is essential to achieving our goal.
Educational programs will incorporate interactive pedagogies, provide an engaging student experience, and create lifetime connections with Rensselaer. Excellence is the mantra and the metric. Leadership suggests we participate in shaping the agenda and discourse in areas related to our mission and plans. Community compels us to be one Rensselaer as we develop and maintain essential roles and partnerships within local, state, national, and international communities. Under The Rensselaer Plan, discretionary, incentive, and new resources will be directed to identified priorities in research, pedagogy, and other core activities.