Phase 1 Implementation Actions

Initiatives and action items within each strategic planning goal have been identified for the first two years.

Goal 1: Enhancing Educational Excellence

• Initial focus area: Determine alternative delivery systems for education

• Progress highlights

Conducted instructor surveys and campus-specific assessments of existing online and blended offerings
Assessed areas of duplication and opportunities for cooperation
Discussed campus and system goals
Agreed emphasis should be on fee structures going forward

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Goal 2: Expanding Research Capacities

• Initial focus areas:

Form a System Research Committee to define and develop outcome and impact measures for research and ensure compliance
Develop an Industry Advisory Council comprised of external partners and integrate that group’s input with UT’s research goals and initiatives

• Progress highlights

Formed System Research Committee and developing committee’s goals and objectives
Discussed steps necessary to forming Industry Advisory Council
Preparing system-wide research plan

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Goal 3: Fostering Outreach and Engagement

• Initial focus area: Develop outreach and engagement models to be used across the System

• Progress highlights:

Identified need for common data elements and began drafting
Assessed IT infrastructure for capturing, reporting and analyzing outreach and engagement activities
Drafting outreach and engagement model

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Goal 4: Ensuring Effectiveness and Efficiency

• Initial focus area: Assess systems and processes to ensure service delivery and support and eliminate barriers for campus and institute strategic goals

• Progress highlights

Reviewed policies and practices across the system
Determined opportunities for improving and streamlining budgeting and purchasing processes; Also agreed to evaluate training programs within IT and human resources
Conducted listening tour led by IT to gather feedback on challenges related to processes and systems

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Goal 5: Advocating for UT

• Initial focus area: Form a System-wide Marketing and Communications Committee to align messages and identify synergies across the System

• Progress highlights:

Formed Marketing and Communications Committee
Conducted brainstorming session among committee members
Performing SWOT analysis of state’s needs and UT’s ability to meet them
Developing a messaging platform based on assessment

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