Research and Economic Development Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal I
Build financial stability, resiliency, and sustainability
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Increase revenue opportunities
INITIATIVES PROGRESS Grow extramural awards and contracts funding Grow philanthropy Diversify IP portfolio Increase industry sponsored research to 6% of research grants Attended the SelectUSA summit to attract international companies to Riverside -
Improve financial models
INITIATIVES PROGRESS Stabilize funding for select core research facilities
Strategic Goal II
Invest in the success of the people who teach, do research, work, learn, and live at UCR
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Improve graduate student success and pipelines
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Increase culture of entrepreneurship on campus Launched local chapter of NAI
Increase number of training grants Diversify IP portfolio Increase industry sponsored research to 6% of research grants -
Improve undergraduate student success and experience
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Increase culture of entrepreneurship on campus -
Support research integrity and compliance
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Continue to address state and federal changing requirements -
Address staffing levels, staff flexibility and professional growth
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Invest in strategic hiring Enhance professional development Strengthen research administration processes Kuali to be launched this summer
Strategic Goal III
Expand the visibility and scope of influence of UCR locally, nationally, and globally
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Elevate UCR's profile and research, scholarly work, and creative activities
INITIATIVE PROGRESS Promote faculty and UCR nationally through media, awards, and national networks Invest in centers for research Series of faculty lunches with the Provost to brainstorm process for the creation of centers Increase number of CAREER awards Participate in large multi-campus proposals Submitted RIE level II proposals to NSF Better track data related to research inputs and outcomes Dashboards have been created Increase multidisciplinary research activities on campus -
Contribute through research and innovation to the economic development of the Inland Empire and beyond
INITIATIVE PROGRESS OASIS Planning phase for the OASIS park concluded. Launching RFP for design and construction Build a pipeline of promising startups and support company attraction and job creation -
Achieve additional national recognition
INITIATIVE PROGRESS APLU classification - Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Submitting application for comment in August 2023