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the college will 1) develop a program to identify high-potential undergraduate studentson admission to the college and match them with research faculty and 2) expand thestrategic partnership between the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Honors College toencourage and support honors theses with an entrepreneurial focus.Methods ofAssessment andPerformanceTargets 1.4.1Assessment – Development of program; number of undergraduates matched withresearch faculty; number of honors theses supervised by entrepreneurship facultyPerformance Target - Formalize both programs by fall semester 2009Assessment Results1.4.2Action Plan (use ofResults forImprovement1.4.3The strategic partnership between the Honors College and the Center forEntrepreneurship is in place: the Center for Entrepreneurship delivered an integratedentrepreneurship curriculum tied to entrepreneurial honors theses leading to 9completed projects for 2008-9. The Undergraduate Program Committee did not addressthe program to match high-potential undergraduates during the 2008-9 academic yearbut is expected to do so in fall 2009.Continue to expand the partnership with the Honors College; develop the faculty matchprogram during academic 2009-10.Objective 1.5Promote interdisciplinary collaboration in research – Encourage collaboration acrossdisciplines and colleges; develop private funds to support interdisciplinary seminars andvisiting scholars.Methods ofAssessment andPerformanceTargets 1.5.1Assessment – number of visiting scholars addressing topics of cross-disciplinaryinterestsPerformance Target – Two visiting scholars per academic yearAssessment Results1.5.2Action Plan (use ofResults forImprovement1.5.3Bill Starbuck (Professor Emeritus, Stern/NYU) visited for six weeks, providing a series ofresearch workshops and seminars; Nobel Laureate in Economics Vernon Smith provideda series of lectures for faculty, students, and members of the business communitySeek additional private funds to maintain the programGOAL 2: Promote Excellence in Graduate & Undergraduate ProgramsEnhance the skills and performance of College of Business graduates at all levels to insure they will be the firstchoice of employers and graduate schools in our target markets. The success of our graduates is the ultimatemeasure of the strength and effectiveness of our undergraduate and graduate programs. As part of ourcontinuous improvement efforts, the College has committed to:Objective 2.1Expansion of the Communication Across the Curriculum Initiative — Because strongwritten and oral communications skills are fundamental and essential to success in boththe work environment and graduate school, the College will continue to expand itsCommunication Across the Curriculum Initiative. The focus of the BusinessCommunications Center (BizComm) will be supporting the integration of the