1. Future Development of Arizona State University as a Leading Research University Michael M. Crow September, 2002

2. Guiding Themes 1.Build the capacity of ASU to be a leading research university. 2.Forge new partnerships with the public and private sectors to pursue community goals. 3.Build Phoenix metro area into a knowledge community. 4.Operate on a national scale while pursuing local goals. 5.Build a university that is fully engaged with the multiple diverse communities that together make up the state of Arizona.

3. Points of Action:R&D 1.Continue to attract multi-sector R&D enterprises to Phoenix. New private sector, public sector, and hybrid labs are needed to provide a critical mass of R&D energy.

4. Points of Action:Infrastructure 2.Ensure the physical means and infrastructure necessary to the advancement of ASU. Research capacity can best be enhanced with investment in new facilities from which faculty can compete.

5. Points of Action : Investment Mentality 3.Imbue ASU with an investment mentality and encourage the ASU community to take responsibility for our own destiny.

6. Points of Action : National Competition 4.Recognize that ASU is in a national competition for faculty and research graduate students.

7. Points of Action : Measures of Success 5.Change the measurements of faculty and researcher success to align better with the goals of the university. Such goals would be: Research Volume National Prizes Technologies Developed New Companies Catalyzed –not hours worked or courses taught

8. Points of Action : Knowledge Community 6.Encourage the development of a larger knowledge community surrounding ASU.

9. Points of Action : Start-ups 7.Improve new company start-up support at all levels.

10. Points of Action:Cooperation 8.Enhance cooperation with other academic institutions (particularly University of Arizona).

11. Points of Action:Modernization 9.Modernize the constitution of the state of Arizona to permit an entrepreneurial university to evolve.

12. Points of Action:Identity 10.Continue to emphasize that ASU is one university - many locations.

13. Points of Action:Federal Funds 11.Increase federal government support for research investment in Arizona. This will require direct enhanced engagement by the congressional delegation.