A more entrepreneurial university

• Emphasize impact of research on state and region 
• Encourage pursuit of outside funding for research – especially to support student involvement 
• Assistance in grant writing, navigating through processes at NSF, NIH, etc. – collegiate or university level, hire more grant writers 
• Research expo at undergraduate/graduate level 
• Give credit for entrepreneurship 
• Base decisions on level of acceptable risk 
• Encourage engineering outreach type initiatives 
• Lead in fields where we can contribute to expo on research @ UI 
• Continue/enhance patent and licensing of research products 
• We have to be in the business of identifying marketing, management and revenue of our IP or collaborative IP = money from industry 
• Streamline proposal and grants accounting processes & provide more flexibility in expenditures 
• Willingness to change our offered majors – don’t just cut majors – make them current/real (change them to the market for our students and our world). 
• Internal research expo but invite NS science/math teachers for PR 
• Dedicated student learning space (library remodel) 
• Scholarship on urban ecosystems /transportation/development patterns, surface water management 
• Create cross-discipline seminars for both students, faculty, & community 
• Redirect F&A return to college and faculty of origin (increase incentives) 
• Increase seed grant funds for novel (& therefore riskier) ideas 
• Support/encourage small business spin-offs (make it easier) 
• Focus on societal problems w/tech transfer &trademark attributes 
• Look for STTR proposal opportunities – ties w/regional industry 
• Better integration of external & regional campuses 
• More support for grant preparation (budgets/paperwork) 
• Public/private partnerships 
• Protect or free up faculty time for research 
• Focus hires on critical areas 
• Put our research results to set up small business & collaborations with large companies