Goal 1. Recruit, develop, and retain world-class practitioner scholars with capacity to deliver the polytechnic vision in teaching, research, and community engagement.

1.1 Develop and implement a comprehensive faculty recruitment, development, and incentive plan that aligns with the polytechnic vision.

1.2 Develop a faculty culture that values applied learning, applied research, interdisciplinary thinking, and integration of innovative technology.

1.3 Develop clear, well-articulated criteria for promotion and tenure that reflect the nature of faculty work on a polytechnic, undergraduate and master's level campus.

1.4 Provide faculty resources and professional development sufficient for successful tenure and promotion, including a faculty mentoring program.

1.5 Secure resources to recognize and reward faculty achievement in research and creative activity, outstanding teaching, and community engagement and impact.

1.6 Increase the number of faculty receiving regional, national, and international awards.

1.7 Secure funding for endowed chairs in the five areas of distinction: applied health sciences; mathematics and science education; business and entrepreneurship; manufacturing engineering and technology; and information technology.

1.8 Develop a comprehensive research support infrastructure to enable faculty to conduct world-class research with administrative support for grant development, management, and compliance.