Overarching Objectives
- Acknowledge the ongoing scholarly achievements of our faculty and staff and increase faculty and staff participation and success in research, scholarship, creative practice, fellowship engagement, student-research mentoring, and the sponsored-program enterprise.
- Remove barriers that impede faculty, student, and staff participation and success in research, scholarship, creative practice, fellowship engagement, student-research mentoring, and the sponsored-program enterprise.
- Support faculty, staff, and student efforts for identifying and earning extramural funding and support.
- Expand and deepen undergraduate student, graduate student, and alumni access to and engagement in high-impact experiential learning and fellowship opportunities in research, scholarship, creative work, public service, and international engagement.
- Amplify affiliations with university colleagues, industry, the local and larger community, state and federal agencies, and other institutions to deepen academic partnerships, commercialize university-developed technologies, support career pathways for students in state, federal, and international service, solve real-world challenges, promote economic vitality, and advance workforce development.
These initial objectives may evolve as faculty and leadership collaborate to co-create a strong SPARCA. This effort is grounded in an examination of our opportunities and strengths, lessons learned from other institutions, and a partnership between faculty and leadership built on communication, curiosity, and respect for differences in opinions. The goal remains for GVSU to strengthen its innovative, progressive, and faculty-student-centered research program.