Unique Features of UMBC Relevant to ITT

We have identified several themes that should be emphasized in determining our future investments in ITT at UMBC. With limited resources, we should be careful to emphasize investments that will have the greatest return, especially in high priority areas.

The following items should help guide the implementation of ITT at UMBC:

• UMBC can leverage ITT at lower costs than many campuses because of its small geographic size, and excellent physical infrastructure for wiring compared to older campuses.
• Fulfilling UMBC's mission as the Baltimore area UM campus stressing science, technology, and public policy will require a strong ITT infrastructure.
• Many ITT intensive businesses and government agencies exist in the Baltimore--Washington corridor, especially in the fields of science and engineering. Our efforts in ITT should enhance our capabilities to interact with these institutions and supply them with a well educated workforce that knows how to use ITT technologies to the fullest extent.
• Faculty involved in sponsored research must produce results in an increasingly competitive environment. Information technologies are one of the few ways that UMBC can give their faculty a competitive edge for relatively few dollars when compared to other, less generic technologies. We should enable researchers to work more productively, as well as give them access to advanced ITT resources that give them a competitive edge.