STRATEGIC PLAN

U. T. System Board of Regents’ MeetingAcademic Affairs CommitteeMay 2017

Strategic Planning Committee Timeline

August 2017

December 2016 –

February 2017

January 2016 –

November 2016

December 2015

August 2015

COMMITTEE CHARGED70+ Committee MembersBORN

Retreats & Dialogue Sessions

DRAFT OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN

Strategic PlanningSteering

Committee

LAUNCH

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UTRGV’S Strategic Plan

• Insights, Ideas, Recommendations and Feedback of Faculty, Staff, Students, and External Community Members

• Broadly Disseminated Information Internally and Externally

• Ideas, Hopes, and Aspirations for a New University that will Become a Model for Higher Education

• Core Priorities and Other Key Areas of Focus are Linked to U. T. System’s Quantum Leaps

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To be one of the nation’s leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly

engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that

serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond.

VISION

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To transform the Rio Grande Valley, the Americas, and the world through an innovative and

accessible educational environment that promotes student success, research, creative works, health

and well-being, community engagement, sustainable development, and commercialization

of university discoveries.

MISSION

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ExcellenceDiversity, Access, and Inclusion

Inquiry, Discovery, and Creativity Engagement and Impact

Shared GovernanceLeadership

Health and Well-being

VALUES

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Student Success

EducationalOpportunities

Health&MedicalEducation

ResearchImpactingtheRioGrandeValley&Beyond

CommunityEngagement

Community Engagement

Health & Medical

Education

Research Impacting the Rio Grande

Valley & Beyond

EducationalOpportunities

CORE PRIORITIES

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Sustainability

Bilingual, Bicultural, and Biliterate

Globalization

Campus Climate & Professional

Development & Growth for

Faculty & Staff. ..

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OTHER KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

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THE INAUGURAL STRATEGIC PLAN

Ongoing Assessment

Foundation for UTRGV

Strategic Initiatives to Shape Identity

Shared Governance and Partnership

Open Communication

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Critical Components to Ensure the Success of the Strategic Plan

Community Participation and Support

Unifying the Distributed University

Robust Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure

Intersections with the University Master Plan

Data-Informed Decision Making

Alignment of the Strategic Plan with Budget Planning

Ongoing Review and Assessment11

WE ARE

QUESTIONS?