MIT SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
Implementation Plan 2003-2007
Part One [ Part Two ]

Introduction

Functional Goals

Functional Goal 1 — Identify critical national, regional, and local issues, that are within our mission and to assist the best available talent to address those issues.

Functional Goal 2 — Solve critical national, regional, and local issues through partnerships.

Functional Goal 3 — Diversify funding basis.

Functional Goal 4 — Improve public awareness of MIT Sea Grant College Program.

Functional Goal 5 — Facilitate professional growth for MITSG personnel.

Functional Goal 6 — Create and sustain a strong educational program addressing all of our constituents.

Strategic Goals

Program Goals:

1. Playing a leading role in developing the infrastructure necessary for integrated marine process modeling and measurement.

2. Exploiting marine animal behavior and ocean phenomena.

3. Supporting the development of critical technologies needed by the ocean research, educational, and commercial communities.

4. Conducting research addressing fisheries, aquaculture, and water quality.

5. Developing food, pharmaceutical, and other commercial products based on marine natural organisms.

6. Educating our citizenry in the opportunities and challenges associated with continued expansion into the marine realm.

MIT SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM
Implementation Plan 2003-2007

Introduction:

Contained in this Implementation Plan are details that we will rely on to maintain our focus on our strategic goals, and to maintain a consistent and productive research agenda. Our Implementation Plan consist of two distinct parts: our Functional Goals and how we achieve them, and our program’s Thematic or Strategic Goals and the process we have in place to realize them.

This detailed second section addresses the specific strategic goals as set forth in our Strategic Plan, matches its structure and contains details as to how we intend to satisfy each of them. It commits to certain programmatic activities to establish on-going awareness and proper oversight.

Mission:

The mission of the MIT Sea Grant College Program is to lead the development of technology and the pursuit of scientific investigation addressing important problems surrounding human use of and impact on coastal waters and oceans. Through research, education and outreach, we are committed to the sustainable development of those resources.

Vision:

The Sea Grant College Program at MIT is positioned to bring the substantial intellectual abilities of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and our institutional collaborators to bear on a number of ocean-related challenges requiring extraordinary technical contribution. In successfully meeting these challenges, we will not only expand our knowledge of the ocean, but also establish the collaborative infrastructure essential to ensuring the sustained initiatives and talent building needed to address the complex issues related to our critical and fragile marine resources.