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Increasing Our Research Excellence Committee 

This committee's first three recommendations are available for review. Additional recommendations from the Increasing Our Research Excellence Committee are in progress. 

• Research Computing Oversight - Deadline for review: Jan. 15, 2025
• Centralized Funding for High-Performance Computing Core Facility - Deadline for review: Jan. 15, 2025
  Supporting documents: Appendix 1 - Strategic Draft, Appendix 2 - Five-Year Plan
• Campus Research CORES - Deadline for review: Jan. 15, 2025
  Supporting documents: CORES Facility Report, CORES Evaluation Rubric, CORES Sample MOU