A more interdisciplinary university

• Utilize work of faculty and staff to develop a professional development core curriculum –also release time for presenters and attendees?
• Joint appointments across colleges, units, and universities
• All faculty do extension – acknowledge it in P&T
• Build trust between administration and faculty and staff
• Reward diverse working groups
• Interaction among units to improve sustainability – waste stream (composting) and recycling resources (pitkin nursery water use).
• Expand utilize extension and service learning services to develop and promote active, healthy communities. Communities can be university, local, state, regional, global. This work can be driven throughout our university curricula- inherently creates outreach and should result in grant procurement and scholarship. Addresses global and national health care concerns with focus on prevention. An integral piece of sustainability. Connects us globally – should pull together multiple disciplines across campus.
• Develop umbrella commitment across all core areas
• Integrative advancement of interdisciplinary in focus areas
• Reorganize academic units
• Promotion & tenure rewards for interdisciplinary activity
• Fundraise for interdisciplinary programs