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Strategic Planning Committee

Havidán Rodríguez, PhD Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning

• Is there a “pre-conceived” way to proceed?
• Is there a chronological order of events?
• Where do we start?
• What drives what?
• Short-term vs. long-term planning
• Engaging our communities and constituent groups
• How do we know success when we see it?
• We are not starting from scratch!

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Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning

Guiding Principles

Integrate Technology Access to Education Quality Employees Streamline Programs Arts and Humanities STEM and Health Programs Medical School Global Leader Applied and Translational Research Economic Activity of Texas Economic and Community Partnerships Innovation and Knowledge Discovery

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Inventions and Intellectual Property Gateway to the Americas The University of Texas System

Student Success

Educational Opportunity

Medical Education Research on the Issues

• f the RGV

Our Core Priorities

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Provisional Mission Statement

The University of Texas Board of Regents approved UTRGV’s provisional mission statement at its November 2015 meeting. The proposed statement is based on UTRGV’s Guiding Principles:

• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley provides a

high quality, innovative, and affordable education to the students of South Texas, Texas, the United States and the world. The University will transform Texas and the nation through student success, research, healthcare, and commercialization of university discoveries.

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UT System

• Texas Prospect Initiative
• The American Leadership Program
• Winning the Talent War
• Enhancing Fairness and Opportunity
• The UT Healthcare Enterprise
• Leading the Brain Health Revolution
• The UT Network for National Security
• UT System Expansion in Houston

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December Strategic Planning Ideas/Concepts

Partnerships

Survey Results: Major Substantive SP Topics

Build and Maintain Programs and Centers that Benefit the Community

Program Development

Creating a Culture of Success Diversity

Seeking Feedback and Engaging our Communities

• UTB/UTPA Faculty, Staff, and Student Working Group Reports

(50 Committees & 45 Reports & >400 Participants)

• Big Tomorrow Workshops and Report
• UTRGV Faculty Working Group (28 Members)
• Faculty Senate
• Staff
• Student Focus Group
• Academic Affairs Leadership Program
• Review of Centers/Institutes
• Master Planning

We are not starting from scratch!

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Requested Action Plans

• Advising
• IT Services and Infrastructure
• Online and Hybrid Education

Seeking Feedback and Engaging our Communities

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Synergies and Intersections

Strategic Planning UTS Quantum Leaps

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Element of the Strategic Plan

• Engenders a Vision for the University
• Addresses Core Priorities
• Sense of Ownership
• It’s a Roadmap
• Short, Concrete, and to the Point
• Quantitative and Qualitative Elements
• Measurable Goals and Objectives
• Allows for Continuous Improvement
• Progress is Measured Semi-Annually/Annually
• Sustainable
• Linked to Budget Planning

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SPC Committee Composition Diverse Classifications

• Faculty
• Staff
• Students
• Asst./Assoc. Provosts
• Assistant and Associate

Vice Presidents

• Vice Presidents
• Librarians
• CIO
• Deans
• Directors

48 Members – Including 12 Alternates SP Steering Committee (8 Members)

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SPC Committee Composition Continued

Diversity of Units Represented

• Academic Affairs/Provost’s Office
• Accreditation and Assessment
• Advancement
• Athletics
• CannonDesign
• Colleges (N=7)
• Community Representatives
• Dean of Students
• Facilities, Planning, and Construction
• Faculty Senate
• Finance and Administration
• Government and Community Relations
• Human Resources
• Marketing and Communications
• Information Technology
• Operations and Chief of Staff
• Research, Innovation and Economic

Development

• School of Medicine
• Student Government Association/Students
• Strategic Analysis and Institutional Reporting
• Student Success
• Women’s Faculty Network

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Retreat Agenda Summary

• Development of the Strategic Planning Process: Opportunities,

Challenges, and Community Ownership

• UTRGV Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats’

Analysis

• Key Themes for the Strategic Plan
• Discussion of Foundational Work and Promising

Recommendations

• Engaging our Communities in Planning
• Synopsis, Importance of Community Engagement, and Next

Steps

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Branding the Strategic Planning Process

• Increases Engagement
• Erases Perceptions

What’s in a Name?

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Draft Timeline

2013 2017

Today Oct 2014 Jun Oct 2015 Jun Oct 2016 Jun Oct

UTRGV

9/1/2015

Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) Charged

12/9/2015

SPC Steering Committee Charged

1/6/2016

SPC Retreat

1/21/2016

Draft Strategic Plan Due and Posted

8/1/2016

Strategic Plan Approved

9/30/2016

Launch and Phase I Implementation

10/1/2016

Working Group Meetings & Reports

10/18/2013 - 2/28/2014

Academic Affairs Leadership Program Feedback

8/21/2015 

Staff Senate Constitution Committee & Staff Working Group

9/23/2015 

Faculty Senate Meetings/Feedback

10/23/2015 

Student Focus Group/Feedback

12/8/2015 

SPC Engage Community and Gather Feedback

12/9/2015 - 4/30/2016

Faculty Working Group Meetings/Feedback

12/10/2015 - 4/30/2016

SPC Report Development & Writing

2/1/2016 - 7/31/2016

SPC Gather Feedback on Strategic Plan Draft

8/1/2016 - 9/24/2016

SPC Finalize and Submit Plan

9/12/2016 - 9/30/2016

SP Implementation Process

10/1/2016 

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