University System of Georgia Strategic Plan
Strategic Goal Three:
Increase the System’s participation in research and economic development to the benefit of a global Georgia. Enhance and encourage the creation of new knowledge and basic research across all disciplines.
- The USG will enhance and encourage the creation of new
knowledge and basic research across all disciplines.
- Research universities will take aggressive steps to nurture a culture of research and economic development.
- The USG will foster collaboration among its research universities.
- The USG will increase the competitiveness of its graduate programs.
- The USG will increase the number of outstanding nationally and internationally known faculty.
- The USG will produce more graduates of
health professions programs to meet statewide needs.
- The USG will increase capacity for most health professions.
- The USG will increase retention and graduation rates for associate of science in nursing (ASN) and bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree programs.
- The USG will increase the number of faculty to teach in nursing/allied health programs.
- The USG will provide facilities for educating health professions students.
- The USG will collect data in support of health professions policy development.
- The USG will provide academic programming in anticipation of the state’s economic development needs.