1.D: High-Achievement Opportunities

Expand opportunities for high-achieving students to demonstrate proficiency.

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Provide high-achieving students at all levels with opportunities for research and academic success, including support structures for those who enter national competitions. Sponsor competitive student research fellowships and stipends, and faculty matching grants for undergraduate participation in sponsored research. Display student achievements more widely on the university website and through other media and scholarly publications. Measures of Success: 1. Using 2008-09 as baseline, increase number of undergraduates participating in research, assessed by College, beginning in 2010-11 2. Increase number of undergraduate students entering national competitions and whose work is recognized in these competitions, beginning in 2010-11. 3. Increase number of undergraduate students supported in research through external grants, starting in 2010-11. 4. Increase number of students that co-author presentations or publications with faculty sponsor(s), by 2011-12.

Stakeholder(s):

• High-Achieving Students


• Provost: Responsible Party


• Deans: Responsible Party


• Honors College: Responsible Party


• Academic Departments: Responsible Party


• Faculty: Responsible Party


• Graduate Program Directors: Responsible Party


• Development Office: Responsible Party


• Media Relations/Marketing: Responsible Party

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