Office of the President
Office of the President

Your Ideas to Support Georgetown’s Future

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Employee Ideas for Cost Savings and Revenue Generation

In January 2026, the Office of the President invited all faculty and staff to share ideas that generate revenue or reduce costs in support of Georgetown University’s financial stability. Thank you to all community members who took the time to contribute.

Read Interim President Groves’ March update

About This Initiative

This initiative seeks to harness our faculty and staff’s capacity for invention and innovation for the benefit of our community. All ideas will go directly from the inventor of the idea to the President’s Office. We welcome all ideas for consideration.

Thank you for your contributions. The submission deadline for ideas has now passed. 

The goal is to engage faculty and staff to identify cost-savings and revenue-generating opportunities for Georgetown. Ideas should help to address financial uncertainty and contribute to the long-term stability of our University.

Ideas were reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the early part of the spring semester.

A full range of ideas are welcome, including but not limited to:

  • Consolidation or improvements of tools, vendors, or processes
  • Identification of redundant or outdated contracts
  • Enterprise solutions for commonly used resources
  • Identification of space usage opportunities
  • Academic program enrollment initiatives

Ideas for consideration must be consistent with the mission and values of Georgetown.

Small ideas can have big impacts, especially across the university.

The submission deadline for ideas was February 20, 2026, so that all ideas can be reviewed in Spring 2026, when the program concludes.

All ideas went directly from the inventor of the idea to the President’s Office.

Yes, you may submit your idea anonymously. We request you indicate whether you are a faculty or staff member and your campus affiliation.

When describing your idea, please explain

  • the primary area of impact,
  • the opportunity your idea creates or problem it solves,
  • considerations for implementation, and
  • the scale of the impact.

An ideal submission will be around 150-250 words.

The goal is to communicate the essential ingredients of your idea in enough detail that it can be understood, without it being a burden to complete the form.

  • Ideas will be reviewed and evaluated based on their feasibility and potential for impact.
  • All ideas will be shared with the President.
  • Colleagues with subject matter expertise may be asked to evaluate your idea during the review.
  • If you share your contact information, you may be contacted with follow-up questions.
  • Multiple ideas may be submitted by one individual.