Strategy Outcome
5-1. Review "best practices" among peer institutions in the use of college and industry advisory boards.
Campus All
Target Date Annual
Accountable Individual Deans
A list of five "best practices" in the use of college and industry advisory boards will be produced and disseminated.
5-2. Establish summer intern opportunities for faculty to update their knowledge of current industry practices and expectations.
Campus All
Target Date Annual
Accountable Individual Provost, Deans
Faculty members will be afforded the opportunity for internships.
5-3. Expand current student internship and cooperative education programs across all colleges and campuses.
Campus All
Target Date Annual
Accountable Individual College Deans, Dean of Student Affairs
More students will gain professional experience in their fields of study.
More students will be recruited for post-graduate employment as a result of their internship or cooperative education experiences.
5-4. Establish regular conversations with local business and non-profit enterprises on the quality of critical and analytical thinking skills perceived and desired in FAU graduates.
Campus All
Target Date Annual
Accountable Individual Career Development Center, Deans
A list of these skills will be published and disseminated to colleges.
5-5. Study mechanisms for increased involvement of FAU faculty and students in the professional activities of Florida Atlantic Research Park tenants.
Campus All
Target Date 2006-07
Accountable Individual President's Office, Technology Review Advisory Committee, Deans
A report recommending mechanisms for increasing involvement of FAU faculty and students in the professional activities of Florida Atlantic Research Park tenants will be issued.
5-6. Implement approved recommendations
Campus All
Target Date 2006-07
Accountable Individual President's Office, Technology Review Advisory Committee, Deans FAU faculty and students will participate in more collaborative endeavors with Florida Atlantic Research Park tenants.
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