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The Innovation Task Force has identified twelve new ideas from those submitted by GW students, faculty and staff. These ideas will be discussed with the GW community for feedback.
- Columbia Plaza Utilization – Increase occupancy of under-utilized space in Columbia Plaza through focus on targeted populations including international graduate students.
- Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Professional Certificate – Offer an independent post-baccalaureate pre-health professional certificate targeting prospective medical, dental, veterinary and nursing students with classes held at the Virginia Science and Technology Campus.
- On-site Master’s Program with Partners – Expand on-site master’s programs with corporate and other public and private organizational partners.
- Winter Enrichment Programs – Offer additional and unique educational opportunities for GW and non-GW students during Winter Break.
- Undergraduate Online Degree Program for Military Families and National Service Participants – Offer fully online undergraduate extension programs to military families and national services participants.
- Summer of Service – Offer an eight-week, six-credit service engagement summer program to students from across the country.
- Expand Master’s Level Online Programs – Adapt suitable existing graduate programs to fully online programs.
- Relocate Off-Campus Sponsored Projects to On-Campus – Increase net indirect cost recovery by strategically moving off-campus sponsored projects to on-campus locations.
- Reduce Bottled Water Usage – Install water filtration systems in university buildings to reduce expense and waste from bottled water.
- Online College Courses for High School Students – Offer college-level online courses to high school students for college credit.
- Three-Year Graduation Option – Create an accelerated degree path for undergraduate students.
- Recommended for Study: Integrated Graduate Program Advertising – Conduct a thorough and detailed analysis of current graduate program advertising to determine if problems with coordination and/or redundancy exist which, when eliminated, will generate efficiencies and cost savings.
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The Innovation Task Force is seeking creative ideas to improve and strengthen our academic and business operations to be even better.
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GW is fortunate that, thanks to prudent planning and investment, we have not faced the financial hardships currently affecting other universities. This situation gives us a unique opportunity to continue enhancing the excellence in everything we do. In fact, precisely because we are a strong university in good financial condition, it is an opportune time to analyze our operations in a fresh manner to seek new means for pursuit of our mission.
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