At universities, we are used to the traditional metrics we continually apply to ourselves, including number of graduates per year, number of published papers, number of research contracts and so on. One thing we tend not to do is view ourselves from the outside and ask the people we serve how they judge us.
While academic reputation is of interest to many, of more interest are measurable standards such as the number of students getting a job upon graduation, the number of them who create new businesses in our state, the number who become local and business leaders, and the beneficial impact of our research programs on the state and the nation.
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