Increase the resource base for faculty and staff recruitment by 5 percent

Decreasing the current student-to-faculty ratio from 19:1 to 18:1; at current enrollment levels this equates to approximately 100 full-time, tenured/tenure-track positions

Defining and achieving optimal staffing levels for University faculty and staff by tenure and full- and part-time status

Increasing the percentage of small classes (enrollments under 30) from 29 percent to 36 percent while maintaining an appropriate balance of larger classes

Increasing individualized attention among students, faculty and staff by lowering the instructional credit hour per staff year ratio to the statewide average; the Fiscal Year 2002 value at Illinois State University was 743 compared to a statewide average of 698

Increasing fiscal support for student, faculty, and staff research and creative activities by 10 percent; Illinois State University’s Fiscal Year 2004 Internal Budget from all fund sources supports $15.7 million for research, which is 5.7 percent of the University’s total budget

Increasing travel expenditures related to the dissemination of research and creative activities by 10 percent and documenting the number of faculty and staff completing presentations, performances, and exhibitions locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally

Increasing research productivity by 10 percent as defined by measures in the ASPT process; this includes contributions to publications, presentations, and performances

Increasing the numbers of proposals for external grants and contracts from 300 to 400 in five years

Increasing the number of externally funded multidisciplinary research teams from eight to 16

Increasing the dollar value of external grants from $20 million annually to $30 million in five years, while recognizing that opportunities for external funding vary significantly across disciplines

Increasing the value of external grants received by multidisciplinary research teams from $1 million to $5 million as the University pursues Action 7F

Continuing implementation of the Milner Library long-range renovation plan and seek donor support for the expansion of the library

Expanding the weekly hours of operation at Milner Library from the level of 96.5

Improving the number of volumes, print and electronic journal subscriptions at Milner Library; the University has 1.5 million volumes and 12,250 subscriptions to support instruction, learning, and scholarship

Creating at least one endowed chair for each college and Milner Library; Illinois State University has four endowed chairs

Seeking external funds supporting new and existing centers, institutes, and initiatives that promote the University’s areas of excellence in discipline-specific and multidisciplinary scholarship and application