To support the transformation, planning, development and operation of the Visiting Inductee Program and National Inventors Hall of Fame Invention Gallery located in the National Inventors Hall of Fame Community Learning Center
To create the Knight Research and Education Collaborative in Akron to manage six research, educational and clinical initiatives expected to improve Akron's economy and quality of life by bringing in more than $125 million dollars and creating 2,100 jobs
To help meet the GAR Foundation challenge to support SCORE's expansion of marketing and administrative activities to startup, entrepreneurs, and existing businesses in Akron and Summit County
To develop a strategic plan that will meet the goal to achieve systemic change in health-care education, research and clinical services through the creation of an Academic Health Center in Akron