The Expanding Horizons Initiative (EHI) main goals:

1. To elevate the College’s national and international reputation and stature.
2. To strengthen the College’s research enterprise by increasing external funding, scholarly productivity, and creative activity.
3. To support the development of teaching innovations, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches, that can lead to enhanced learning outcomes.
4. To create opportunities for students at all levels in the College to be involved in or benefit from the research, scholarship, and creative endeavors of our faculty.

Each year, the EHI will pursue these goals by announcing funding opportunities in a variety of categories: (1) Interdisciplinary Grants, (2) Disciplinary Grants, (3) Experimental Humanities, (4) W.P. Jones, (5) Morrell Heald Grant for Curricular Innovation, (6) Teaching Innovation Grants, and (7) Grant, Manuscript or Performance Pre-Review Fund, (8) Finish Line Fund.