Make graduate student stipends attractive and nationally competitive Provide teaching opportunities for every graduate student Provide leadership opportunities through proposal writing, project management and supervision of junior research students. Focus knowledge discovery, integration and application in strategic areas Continue with the individual investigator research model and pursue approaches to enhance the productivity and experience. Develop innovative strategies for responding to the funding environment and at the same time pursuing core research areas. There is a need to provide opportunities for a student to learn through discovery-based methods. This will not only prepare students for life long learning, but also, makes the learning process challenging, interesting and effective.
Students explore diverse fields to complement and contrast with their major fields.
Internships and coop experiences enhance the inquiry-based learning. Organize a mandated seminar series for graduate students. Promote and facilitate research and development partnerships with the private and public sectors. Invite local practitioners to be part of the capstone design experience Organize periodic seminars, field trips, workshops. Use input from practitioners for curricular modifications.