The Agenda for the Past Decade Academic Programs Improvement in national rankings Restoring support for LS&A Strengthening the basic sciences Strengthening the health sciences Achieving competitive faculty salaries Education Achieving a recommitment to undergraduate education Undergraduate Initiatives Fund UG Facilities (classroom renovation, Shapiro Library, Angell-Haven, Media Union) Thurnau Professorships for outstanding undergraduate teaching Stressing important of teaching in faculty promotion and tenure Revisions of introductory courses Gateway Seminar series Undergraduate research opportunity program Community service Living/learning communities Professional curriculum redesign Continuing education and distance learning International education (MUCIA, International Institute, overseas campuses) Research Improving the research climate on campus Leadership in national research policy Research incentive program Technology transfer (intellectual product policies) Policy development (research misconduct, conflict of interest) Public-private sector partnerships Diversity The Michigan Mandate The Michigan Agenda for Women Access for the Physically Challenged Bylaw 14.06 Economic diversity World University themes Campus life Campus safety initiatives Student Rights and Responsibilities Code Substance Abuse Task Force, Task Force on Violence Against Women Student living/learning environment Intercollegiate Athletics Financial Strength Cost containment measures Asset management strategies Development of alternative sources of revenue Achievement of Aa1 credit rating by Wall Street Private Support Tripling private giving to $150 M/y Increasing endowment five-fold to $1.6 B Achieving $1 B Campaign for Michigan goal Financial and organizational restructuring New budget strategies (PACE, ACUB) M-Quality UM Hospitals Transformation Asset management programs Value-Centered Management (responsibility center management) Measures of cost-effectiveness Restructuring of auxiliary enterprises (e.g., Housing, Athletics) Human Resources reorganization Rebuilding the university Medical Center Transformation Completion of North Campus Renovation of South Campus Rebuilding of the Central Campus East Medical Campus development Deferred maintenance program Re-landscaping the campus UM-Flint UM-Dearborn