INNOVATING RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND
CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Scholars from all disciplines at Georgia State University produce new knowledge that transforms lives and communities, improves the human condition and answers critical questions in our global society.
Creating and communicating new knowledge for the public good is at the heart of a research university’s mission. Developing and supporting the impact of that work is critical to the long-term success of Georgia State. We enhance our reputation when we recruit and retain excellent faculty who advance our research, scholarship and creative activities, and integrate this work into teaching.
Goal One: Enhance Georgia State’s research reputation by recruiting, retaining and advancing faculty and staff devoted to conducting research, scholarship, and creative activity.
1.1 Invest in a broad-based plan for recruiting and retaining faculty and staff who increase our capacity for research, scholarship and creative activity. Streamline processes and reform infrastructure to advance productivity and achievement.
1.2 Identify, invest in and scale cross-cutting research that builds and strengthens intellectual community, fosters internal and external partnerships, and offers opportunities to impact academic disciplines, our Atlanta community and our global society.
1.3 Reimagine existing structures to increase efficiency and leverage successful entities to create additional research capacity for increased domestic and global engagement.
Goal Two: Embrace an inclusive culture of research, scholarship and creative activity at Georgia State University.
2.1 Augment support for creative and scholarly work in the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, creative fields, and the scholarship of teaching and learning,
2.2 Fuel the research engines of our doctoral and postdoctoral programs to generate the ideas leading the next decade of research, scholarship and creative activity.
2.3 Incubate new faculty-led ventures and innovations with transformational potential and provide opportunities for students to practice innovation and explore entrepreneurship.
2.4 Escalate support for research development, seed and pipeline programs, and mentoring initiatives.
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