Bruininks, Robert H.2008-02-062008-02-062007-09https://hdl.handle.net/11299/5677Document providing an outline of the strategic positioning initiatives put into place to establish the University as a top public research institution.In July 2004, the Board of Regents set the goal of raising the University’s profile as a world-class research and land-grant university system. Within weeks, University leadership launched Transforming the U, a systemwide strategic positioning initiative that has provided a comprehensive plan for the future.en-USeducationresearchReport