• Provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff to facilitate the University's transition to an interdisciplinary environment.
• Identify physical and cultural barriers that may limit the successful transition to an interdisciplinary model and develop programs to eradicate or minimize these barriers.

• By August 2002, establish an Interdisciplinary Center for Academic Excellence to serve as a gateway for the delivery of information to University stakeholders and for the administration of the interdisciplinary model.
• By August 2002, develop programming for faculty and staff that addresses cultural transformations and facilitate leadership development, communication and collaborative skills development, and professionalism through the Academy of Teaching and Learning.
• Create recognition and reward programs for participants and contributors to the effective transformation and delivery of interdisciplinary programs and activities.
• Create a resource center that supports scholarly research and grantsmanship.
• Create program incentives that reward interdisciplinary research and grantsmanship.

The establishment of a responsive learning environment will reinforce the University's commitment to its interdisciplinary transformation and will establish a model for excellence through effective programs for operational integration, personnel development, marketing, and rewards and recognition.