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Welcome

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President Knapp has laid out an ambitious but achievable goal to increase GW's investment in academic learning, research, and the student experience by $60 million per year. The Innovation Task Force (ITF) was created to make this happen. The ITF has been charged with soliciting feedback from the George Washington Community about our strengths as an institution and how we can change our academic and business operations to be even better.

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Key Financials

The Innovation Task Force has already identfied over $34 million dollars in savings or new revenues to be reinvested in academic priorities in fiscal year 2015. Once all the ITF initiatives have matured, $58 million will be available for investments in academic programs, faculty, and research. 

ITF Phases and Initiatives

More than thirty initiatives have been selected to enhance GW's business processes and academic stature. These initiatives serve as the source of investment funds in faculty, research, and academic programs.

ITF Funded Investments

By the end of FY13 a cumulative total of $34M will has been invested in faculty, research, and academic programs and support. The goal is to direct $60 million in newly identified funds toward academic prorities annually.

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Call for Ideas

GW staff, faculty, alumni, and students, share an innovative idea that will help us reach our goal.