To nurture research and innovation as the anchor public urban research university in Northeast Ohio.​​

1. Promote and empower faculty research across the University.

1. Use storytelling to share and instill a culture of research excellence.
2. Support faculty in identifying and securing external grants by implementing new grants management and human
   subjects research software platforms.
3. Support applied scholarly engagement by encouraging the faculty to review and revise Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) and merit documents.
4. Support faculty in funding agency compliance by leveraging open access platforms.

2. Be a leader in the region’s innovation economy.

1. Revitalize the University of Akron Research Foundation as the vehicle for innovation at UA.
2. Facilitate mutually beneficial partnerships between regional businesses and University stakeholders.
3. Increase patents, entrepreneurship, technology transfer and licensing agreements.
4. Work with partners in the polymer cluster to deliver top-flight research around sustainable polymers as articulated in
   the recent designation of Akron as a Tech Hub.