Making plans for a bright future

Developing UTA's Strategic Plan

As The University of Texas at Arlington enters a new era of leadership, and sets course for new heights - we are dreaming bigger than ever before. UTA is setting out to be one of the country's most inclusive and impactful research universities - and building out a strategic plan that will ensure we accomplish this lofty dream.

To accomplish this, we are guided by our UTA Mission, Vision, and Values.

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Strategic Themes

As we chart our path forward, The University of Texas at Arlington will focus on five key strategic theme areas to guide our efforts. These themes emerged from hundreds of conversations and listening sessions that President Cowley held in her first six months at UTA. Feedback and input on what the Maverick community envisions for UTA was collected from students, faculty, staff, alumni, community leaders, industry partners, and many others. This valuable insight shaped the emerging themes that UTA will focus on in our strategic plan.

People and culture

Our employees are one of our institution’s greatest strengths and assets. For the University to achieve its goals and honor its commitment to our people, we must invest in our employees.

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Student success

For our students to succeed, we must focus on providing the resources they need to thrive, the support they need to graduate, and the skills they can use to find success after they leave our campus.

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Alumni and Community Engagement

The University’s future successes will be underpinned by the support of our alumni and the vitality of our renewed and future external relationships.

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Research and innovation

It is critically important that we build upon our University’s record of success by investing in our research capabilities and strengthening our high-impact research initiatives.

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Finance and Infrastructure

It’s imperative to our success that we develop our resource strategies and align our infrastructure plans to achieve our goals.

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TIMELINE

UTA will go through a multi-phase process to create the overarching five-year strategic plan for the University. The timeline for UTA's strategic planning process will be broken down in to four phases. 

Phase I. University leadership will gather feedback and input from various stakeholders on the future of UTA. 

Phase II. The University will undergo rigorous data collection, evaluating trends across the region and country, to establish baseline data that will be used throughout the development, implementation, and tracking of the strategic plan. 

Phase III. UTA  leaders across the institution will collaborate to define and establish the support elements of the strategic plan, including the strategies and initiatives around each theme that will guide UTA toward its ultimate goal. 

Phase IV. The University will present the strategic plan to UT System leadership, as well as campus stakeholders and begin engaging in the implementation process. Implementation will not only include measurement and tracking, but will incorporate focus groups and a continuous feedback look so that the plan remains dynamic and versatile over the years. 

The success of this process will rely on the dedication and partnership of the entire Maverick community to develop and support a future-focused strategic plan. 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Event Date Status
2022
Business Unit Listening Session June-August Complete
Academic Unit Listening Session August-September Complete
2023
Strategic Planning Retreat January Complete
Committee working & ongoing stakeholder engagement with students, faculty, staff, and community members Spring/Summer  In Progress

UTA Strategic Planning Committee

  • Donny Beasley, Assistant Vice President for Talent, Culture and Inclusion
  • Suprena Bennett, Associate Vice President for Budgets, Planning and Analysis
  • Yolanda Bevill, Vice President for Marketing, Messaging and Engagement
  • Deepika Chalemela, Chief Information Officer
  • Jon Fagg, Director of Athletics
  • Jackie Fay, Chair, Faculty Senate and Associate Professor of English
  • Diana Huffaker, Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering
  • Morteza Khaledi, Dean, College of Science
  • Don Lange, Assistant Vice President, Facilities and Campus Operations
  • Kim Lemaux, Chief of Police
  • Maria Martinez-Cosio, Interim Dean for the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs and Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Joanna Merritt, Reporting Director, University Analytics
  • Andrew Milson, Chair-elect, Faculty Senate and Professor of History
  • Doris Navarro, Director of Evaluation and Survey
  • Kevin Porter, Chair, Department of English
  • Ashley Purgason, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
  • Marie Schultz, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
  • Justin Silcox, Director of Scholarships
  • Cassandra Smith, Executive Director, GEOS
  • Heather Snow, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
  • Christopher Templeton, Vice Chair, Staff Advisory Council and IT Analyst II
  • Jon Weidanz, Associate Vice President for Research

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We are invested in engaging with the UTA Maverick Community and want to hear your feedback on our strategic plan.

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