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Throughout our years together, we have sought to be a University whose quality places it among the leading research universities in this country, consistent with our core values of academic excellence, academic freedom, diversity, and commitment to our community.

In the past 10 years, we have become a stronger University with the successful initiation and financing of major new projects in the Medical Center and each school.

This year we are celebrating how far we have come.

We are ready for the Next Level.

During 2016鈥�2020, before we are likely to initiate our next capital campaign, the senior leadership and I will work to articulate the key University initiatives that we believe will be most effective in accelerating our progress.

We view these key University initiatives as having three characteristics: (1) an ennobling social purpose; (2) where the University can make a material difference; (3) necessarily at sufficient scale.

Rigorously applying these criteria, we particularly commend four new or enhanced major initiatives:

Data Science

Once we raise the additional $50 million sought in our October 2013 strategic plan, we still will have a long way to go to fully be one of the nation鈥檚 leading data science programs. A major effort here is essential. Information technology is redefining the way we think, analyze information, and make decisions. Data science is ubiquitous. We would like to focus on specific areas in which we are most likely to achieve best in class or near best in class programs:

Predictive Health Analytics

Some of the biggest advances in health care will come from using data to predict individual health outcomes on the basis of treatments, genomics, as well as lifestyle and behavioral factors. We will build on programs at the Medical Center to utilize data science and biomedical informatics to improve health and health care delivery. The Clinical and Translational Science Institute鈥檚 Bioinformatics Group, for example, provides systems and support to enhance research and data acquisition from the Medical Center鈥檚 health records system. Professor Henry Kautz, the Robin and Tim Wentworth Director of the Institute for Data Science, is a nationally recognized leader in data mining social media to identify global disease outbreaks in their earliest stages.

Cognitive Systems and Artificial Intelligence

The University has long been home to internationally recognized research in cognitive science and artificial intelligence. Modeling and replicating human perception is an illustration of one of the most ambitious domains in data science. To illustrate, Rajeev Raizada, assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences, uses magnetic resonance imaging analysis to understand the way the brain encodes and processes information. This type of work in the next decades will provide the foundation for neuroscientists to use brain scans to diagnose the underlying causes of learning disabilities such as dyslexia and to detect impairments before children struggle or fail in school.

Analytics on Demand

The ultimate goal for large-scale data analysis is to relieve the end user from the need to understand details of a platform in order to have the computer system determine the optimal use of resources. Sandhya Dwarkadas, chair of the Department of Computer Science, for example, works at the interface of hardware and software. A focus of her research is scalable support for parallelism鈥攖hat is, communication and coordination mechanisms that allow computational tasks to be executed simultaneously, easily and in a portable manner. Her research helps build the basic infrastructure needed to help end users, such as medical practitioners, extract scientific knowledge from data. Along with Professor Michael Scott, Dwarkadas helped pioneer a revolutionary new approach to parallel computing called 鈥渢ransactional memory.鈥� In 2011, IBM鈥檚 BlueGeneQ became the world first computer to implement hardware transactional memory.

Neuroscience and Neuromedicine

The brain has a unique ability to 鈥渞ewire鈥� and heal itself in response to injury, disease, and normal aging鈥攁 phenomenon known as neuroplasticity. New technologies such as robotics, neural prosthetics, and stem cell biology, together with advances in functional brain imaging and the cognitive sciences, portend major advances early in the 21st century in neuroscience and neuromedicine. Our University has outstanding neuromedicine clinical programs, a world-class brain and cognitive sciences infrastructure, as well as basic and translational neuroscience research programs which address learning and memory, brain development, and fundamental wet-bench research into neural structure and function. These strengths will be further enhanced with the priority that the Medical Center has attached to the recruitment of an outstanding inaugural science director for the Del Monte Neuromedicine Institute and the recently announced 乱伦强奸 Neurorestorative Institute.

We particularly will focus on three applications of neuroplasticity:

Stroke and Neurorestoration

Stroke is the leading cause of major disability in our country and the fourth leading cause of death.

The Medical Center鈥檚 Comprehensive Stroke Center offers world-class treatment and prevention of stroke, is the region鈥檚 only Comprehensive Stroke Center and has the area鈥檚 only dedicated Neuromedicine Intensive Care Unit. The vision of the Medical Center is that all those who suffer strokes will leave the hospital walking, talking, and comprehending. To achieve that, University and Medical Center faculty will collaborate across campus on (1) stroke rescue and secondary stroke prevention, (2) regulating neural regrowth and repair, and (3) ways to preserve and recover higher cognitive and language functions. Research programs in the 乱伦强奸 Neurorestorative Institute will focus on neural pathways, neural prosthetics, and neuromodulatory devices (human-machine interfaces) and robotics, harnessing the resources of Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences and the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Institute for Developmental Disabilities

Individuals with developmental disabilities require comprehensive lifelong support that ranges from health, to education and employment, to recreation. The Institute for Developmental Disabilities will provide for the full range of needs of adults and children, including those with autism spectrum disorders鈥攚hich now affects around 1 in 68 American children. Existing programs at the Medical Center will conduct research into brain development and communication (including the acquisition of language and the processing of sound) as well as studies of neural connectivity and neuroplasticity, and the underlying genetic and cellular root causes of developmental disabilities. The long-range goal is to be at the forefront of efforts to develop new therapies that can better treat or prevent developmental disorders.

Neurodegenerative and Neuromuscular Diseases

Our University is one of the world鈥檚 leading research centers in neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson鈥檚 and Huntington鈥檚 diseases and neuromuscular disorders. For Parkinson鈥檚 patients, our Deep Brain Stimulation program gives hope and shows promise for treating depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. With respect to Parkinson鈥檚 and Huntington鈥檚 diseases, computational models and wearable electronic devices are enabling doctors to develop more personalized therapies for those with movement disorders. Advanced telemedicine is dramatically increasing access to care. At the same time, fundamental research into neural-immune interactions is revealing how the brain becomes damaged as a consequence of chronic neuroinflammation and how neuroplasticity is regulated through the interplay between neurons and immune cells in the brain. Collectively, these combined strengths position our University to take a leadership role in this critically important area.

Humanities and the Performing Arts

Through our classroom experience, scholarship, and creative works, the humanities and the performing arts are essential to the success of virtually every major research university. Our University long has had world-class programs in performing arts through the Eastman School and increasingly has established prowess in Arts, Sciences & Engineering through our music, theater, and dance programs. Our humanities departments long were among the most notable at the University, but particularly in the post-2008 recessionary world, we have seen a decline in student enrollments in the humanities as students have focused more on the career relevance of their studies. We will have stronger students in the professions of medicine, nursing, engineering, business, or law or among those who seek an advanced degree in science or in the humanities if we reaffirm our commitment to the liberal arts ideal of our undergraduate education through major new commitments to the humanities, including the humanities-oriented social sciences and the performing arts at Eastman, the Memorial Art Gallery, and in Arts, Sciences & Engineering. Specifically we recommend:

Creation of an Institute for the Performing Arts on the River Campus that includes music, dance, and theater. This institute will provide a vehicle to enhance our support for the performing arts by making them more visible and prominent both within the University and outside the University. Within Arts, Sciences & Engineering, the institute will strengthen the quality of student life and strengthen cocurricular activities. The institute also will strengthen collaborative bonds among Arts, Sciences & Engineering and the Eastman School and Memorial Art Gallery. Initially the institute will develop a strategic and operational plan. An important step will be to invest in infrastructure for the performing arts. Arts, Sciences & Engineering has developed a plan for a new theater on the River Campus, inspired by the philanthropy of Tom and Linda Sloan. Arts, Sciences & Engineering also is moving to create a new major in dance and is reviewing other curricular initiatives.

Creation of a Humanities Center in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, located in Rush Rhees Library, for students and faculty from all schools in the University. In the humanities and humanities-oriented social sciences, there is a rich history of successful multidisciplinary engagement. We have recognized this in the support we provide through our Humanities Project. Our challenge is to build on the success of our departments and create a Humanities Center that becomes a functional and physical hub of these aspects of multidisciplinary life in the University. This type of approach has been developed at several peer universities. A review of the 26 AAU private research universities, for example, found that 13 had established a Humanities Center to champion the humanities and often also the performing arts through public outreach, curricula, faculty and student support, conferences, workshops, or symposia, often organized around year-long themes, provided support for fellows (both internal and external) and to augment departmental contributions to the undergraduate humanities curriculum. A first step in developing the Humanities Center will be the appointment of a director for the Humanities Center who will work with faculty, students, and key board members on development of a strategic plan that will provide the basis for an enhanced commitment to the humanities and address prioritization of new or augmented programs.

Strengthening programs that involve Arts, Sciences & Engineering and the Eastman School as well as the Memorial Art Gallery. It is anticipated that the Eastman School will complete a new strategic plan and develop a request for proposals for development of Block F, the 1.6-acre undeveloped property near Eastman Theatre on Main Street. The Memorial Art Gallery also is anticipated to revise its strategic plan.

The Revitalization of Our Community

Progress for our University is bounded by the progress of the Greater 乱伦强奸 community. The stronger our community is, the stronger the University will be. While 乱伦强奸鈥檚 suburbs today generally are doing well, the City of 乱伦强奸 is struggling with the highest rate of extreme poverty of any comparably sized city in the United States. The 乱伦强奸 City School District perennially has graduation rates below 50 percent. We will focus on three core areas which can contribute to strengthening the Greater 乱伦强奸 community:

Community Engagement

Virtually every school at the University has developed or is developing ways to strengthen community engagement. The College, for example, has more than 15 volunteer programs that involve placements for undergraduates in the community and in recent years has been notable for pioneering ways to integrate teaching and scholarship with the community. Among other examples, Arts, Sciences & Engineering students study criminal justice in a course taught by 乱伦强奸 faculty and leaders in the criminal justice system and put their knowledge of biomedical engineering into practice by building adaptive technologies in partnership with faculty and local organizations. The College is currently establishing a Center for Community Engaged Education. The Medical Center continues to play a central role in community health improvement. Recently the Medical Center established the 乱伦强奸 Center for Health Informatics, whose mission is to use data science to measure, study, and improve population health in our community and to serve as a model for other communities. The Medical Center also has developed STEP, an introductory component of the school鈥檚 pipeline programs that involves medical students, residents, and fellows in providing support for underrepresented and economically disadvantaged 7th through 12th graders, and the Center for Community Health, which has become a community leader in expanding and developing community-health partnerships. The frieze of the Eastman Theatre reads, 鈥渇or the enrichment of community life,鈥� and Eastman鈥檚 Community Music School and Eastman Pathways for K-12 students are widely admired. The Memorial Art Gallery hosts more than 9,000 K-12 students a year in its education programs.

K-12 Education

A paradox for 乱伦强奸 and indeed many cities is that inadequate high school graduation rates often coexist with a growing need for new entrants to the workforce at levels beginning with high school graduation. The Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council has made workforce development a priority. Drawing on the University鈥檚 experience developing the detailed Educational Partnership Organization plan for East High School, which incorporates best practices from the most successful public, private, and charter schools, Warner can become a national leader in the development, assessment, and implementation of best practices for public鈥攊ncluding charter鈥攁nd private K-12 schools in our most challenged cities, potentially through the establishment of a Center for the Revitalization of Urban K-12 Schools or through specific new programs.

Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

Job creation and economic development are state and local priorities. The University long has been among the nation鈥檚 leaders in patent royalties, regularly placing among the top 15 in the country. We have built on our success as an initial recipient of support from the Kauffman Foundation for campuswide entrepreneurial activity. In recent years we have created the position of vice provost for entrepreneurship, the Technology Development Fund, the Technical Entrepreneurship and Management (TEAM) Program, the Center for Medical Technology Innovation, UR Ventures, Excell Partners, our Entrepreneurs Network, the Center for Business Engagement, and most recently, formally established the Mark Ain Center for Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship and economic development are integral to our success as a University. Late in 2014, with support from the state, our affiliate, High Tech 乱伦强奸 (HTR), opened offices that will serve as the cornerstone of the city鈥檚 new innovation zone. HTR will be housed in 68,000 square feet of the historic Sibley Building in downtown 乱伦强奸 with new offices that will consist of coworking space, traditional office space, dry and wet labs, conference rooms, and a 100-seat auditorium. The Mark Ain Center for Entrepreneurship will provide more opportunities for students by connecting them to the community through internships, partnerships with community organizations such as the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection, and helping provide a framework for community organizations to develop entrepreneurial ideas for their own students or organizations. Our student incubator at HTR and the Rush Rhees Library鈥檚 proposed iZone further will foster student innovation.

Conclusion

We have progressed in the past 10 years because of the increasingly unified commitment of our board, volunteer leaders, alumni, friends, faculty, students, and staff. The success of The Meliora Challenge Campaign is a testament to the loyalty, generosity, and hard work of all in the 乱伦强奸 family. As we enter the final 15 months of our Campaign, let us never forget that the human beings who support the 乱伦强奸 are our most valuable resource. Let us always live in the spirit of Meliora and seek to be ever better.