A more interdisciplinary university

• Expand the Blue Ribbon Initiatives
• Joint appointments across colleges, units, and universities
• All faculty do extension – acknowledge it in P&T
• 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.
• Move extension from CALS to university wide
• Utilize urban laboratory in Boise
• Urban service learning – parks, community gardens, bus stops
• Create certification in international competence that all students can take -market the certificate to increase enrollment – as competitive advantage for employment (this can be done cost effectively)
• Land grant mission
• Develop umbrella commitment across all core areas
• Integrative advancement of interdisciplinary in focus areas