Relation to the Academic Plan

The University Office for National Security Research and Education Programs directly supports the university’s Academic Plan.  Specifically, it contributes to the strategic goal in the Plan to, “Develop academic programs that define Ohio State as the nation’s leading public, land-grant university.”  It states in part:

“… great universities typically house a number of nationally prominent research centers (initiatives) that flourish outside traditional disciplinary boundaries. These centers initiate cutting-edge research and educational opportunities that are oriented around important problems, rather than disciplines. Often, such world-class centers connect with the community through outreach and technology transfer. Strong multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary centers also help attract and retain exceptional faculty and attract and retain to graduation talented students. Many of the major research opportunities of the future, particularly in the international arena, will require such multidisciplinary collaboration.”

In particular, the University Office for National Security Research and Education Programs directly supports Initiative 3, in the Academic Plan: “ … Maintain on-going multi-disciplinary initiatives where appropriate and develop new initiatives that draw on university-wide strengths to attack major problems of the next quarter century … create an interdisciplinary program, or link a range of disciplines for a coherent attack on a highly complex area.”

The University Office for National Security Research and Education Programs also supports the strategic goal to, “Help build Ohio’s future.” Initiative 14 of the Academic Plan calls for the university to, “Become the catalyst for the development of Ohio’s technology-based economy. Increase collaborations with the private sector to enhance research, successfully transfer university technology, and provide experiential learning and career opportunities for students.”