Strategic Goal 2—Increased Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity UNT will significantly increase its levels of funded research, scholarly productivity, and artistic expression in order to enhance undergraduate and graduate education, contribute to economic growth, and improve UNT’s standing among peer institutions. Strategies: 2.1 Increase the level of funded research activity at UNT; 2.2 Increase infrastructure support for research faculty to facilitate effective operations and research productivity; 2.3 Increase the research, scholarship, and creative activity of tenure and tenure-track faculty across the university, strengthening faculty development, recognition, and reward systems; 2.4 Increase the research, scholarship, and creative activity of profes- sional staff across the university, strengthening development, recognition, and reward systems; 2.5 Develop effective relationships with government, business, educa- tion, the arts, and others, in local, national, and international venues, to facilitate, fund, or disseminate research, scholarship, and creative activity; and 2.6 Actively develop the UNT Research Park as a vehicle for intensive and collaborative research activities. Performance Measures Average federal research expendi- tures per tenure/tenure-track faculty member Total research expenditures Faculty workload and productivity Number of research-active faculty Average award for externally funded programs See Appendix at www.unt.edu/strategicplan. student-centered public research university 15