Year 1

Research Excellence

Temple will move aggressively to increase its sponsored research and promote a climate encouraging excellence in research and creative expression.  A great research university leverages the breadth and scope of faculty expertise to generate a well-spring of new knowledge that will improve people's lives. 

Strategies

  • Strengthen graduate education
  • Recruit, invest in and support faculty research and creative expression
  • Expand the number of endowed and named professorships for outstanding faculty
  • Enhance clinical and translational research on the Health Sciences Campus
  • Expand opportunities for undergraduate research and creativity through faculty mentorship and peer teaching opportunities
  • Increase the ranking of Temple University from Carnegie Research University RU/H (High Research Activity) to Carnegie Research University RU/VH (Very High Research Activity)
  • Promote an entrepreneurial culture