The six UTPA goals addressed by this Outcome Directed Planning map are:

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The six UTPA goals addressed by this Outcome
Directed Planning map are
UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT

• Provide students with a quality educational
  experience that enables them to complete their
  educational goals in a timely fashion.
• Become an outstanding research institution,
  emphasizing collaborative partnerships and
  entrepreneurship.
• Enhance UTPAs engagement with the community to
  meet challenges and maximize opportunities.
• Collaborate with P-12 schools to enlarge the pool
  of applicants who are personally prepared and
  academically qualified for higher education.
• Infuse Inter-American and global perspectives
  throughout the University community.
• Optimize institutional effectiveness and
  efficiency consistent with high quality
  organizational standards.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Provide students with a quality
educational experience that enables them to
complete their educational goals in a timely
fashion. (SLIDE 1)
Objectives
Provide leadership to improve the quality of the
educational experience on campus.
Strategies

• Appoint a task force to prepare for the President
  a report to include
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• the characteristics of a quality educational
  experience in classes and extra-curricular
  activities.
• a model for quality educational experience for
  working, commuting, first-generation students.
• activities to increase and improve student
  engagement at UTPA.
• activities to increase student exposure to the
  community through internships, service learning,
  etc.
• a plan to become a learner-centered institution.
• a plan to align faculty reward and recognition
  programs to this goal.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• an evaluation plan for continued improvement of
  this initiative.
• Review, revise and implement recommendations.
• Evaluate the initiative for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Provide students with a quality
educational experience that enables them to
complete their educational goals in a timely
fashion. (SLIDE 2)
Objectives
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Provide leadership to improve time-to-degree and
graduation rates.
Strategies

• Establish goals for time-to-degree and graduation
  rates.
• Direct the Provost and the Vice President for
  Enrollment and Student Services to establish a
  task force to prepare for the President a report
  that includes
• an inventory and evaluation of current strategies
  for improving time-to-degree and graduation
  rates.
• a review of best practices.
• recommended strategies to improve rates at UTPA.
• evaluation plan to assess effectiveness of
  strategies.
• recommendation for the organizational body to
  monitory implementation of strategies.
• Direct implementation of strategies.
• Monitor progress toward goals for improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

• Direct Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university ODP maps.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Become an outstanding research
institution, emphasizing collaborative
partnerships and entrepreneurship. (SLIDE 1)
Objectives
Support efforts to become a major research
institution.
Strategies

• Develop a dialogue with faculty regarding the
  synergies among graduate programs, college
  research agendas, and institutional centers for
  research excellence.
• Direct the Provost to develop for the President a
  plan for the expansion of graduate education, the
  academic research agenda and entrepreneurial
  activity at UTPA and a process to scan the
  higher education community for best practices in
  research and entrepreneurship.
• Provide leadership for the establishment of a
  Border Plex Health initiative.
• Provide leadership to establish the Regional
  Center for Innovation and Commercialization.
• Provide leadership to for the Raul Yzaguirre
  Policy Institute.
• Provide information to external funding agencies,
  corporations and donors to support UTPAs
  research agenda.
• Initiate conversations with other higher
  education institutions to collaborate on joint
  research ventures.
• Support centers of excellence based on extent of
  collaboration, entrepreneurship and quality of
  research.
• Assure funding through fundraising and/or
  reallocation.
• Evaluate the initiative for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Become an outstanding research
institution, emphasizing collaborative
partnerships and entrepreneurship. (SLIDE 2)
Objectives
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Strategies

• Direct Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university ODP map.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Enhance UTPAs engagement with the
community to meet challenges and maximize
opportunities. (SLIDE 1)
Objectives
Involve the community in advising UTPA on the
challenges and opportunities for the University.
Promote the institution to its constituents.
Strategies

• Provide leadership for the integrated marketing
  initiative.
• Recognize and reward individuals involved in best
  practices for marketing activities.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing
  activities for continuous improvement.

• Appoint a task force to prepare for the President
  a report that includes
• an inventory of current college advisory councils
  and recommendations to establish them where
  needed.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• recommended membership for a university/community
  advisory council with representatives from the
  college councils and external community.
• Assure funding for the initiative through
  fundraising and/or reallocation.
• Review, revise and implement the plan.
• Establish the university/community advisory
  council.
• Publicize actions taken based on input.
• Evaluate effectiveness for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices in this area.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Enhance UTPAs engagement with the
community to meet challenges and maximize
opportunities. (SLIDE 2)
Objectives
Develop an internal economic development council.
Focus the culture of UTPA to engage the community
in decision-making processes.
Strategies

• Appoint a task force to prepare for the President
  a report that includes
• an inventory of current community engagement
  activities.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• recommendations for training, seminars, and
  speakers to raise campus awareness.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding..
• recommendation for the organizational body to
  implement this initiative.
• Review, revise and implement recommendations.
• Evaluate effectiveness for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

• Direct the Provost/Vice President for Academic
  Affairs and the Vice President for External
  Affairs to prepare for the President a report
  that includes recommendations for
• the charge for the internal economic development
  council.
• membership and leadership.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• operating and reporting procedures.
• evaluation plan for continuous improvement.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• Establish the internal economic development
  council.
• Publicize actions taken based on input.
• Recognize and reward best practices in this area.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Enhance UTPAs engagement with the
community to meet challenges and maximize
opportunities. (SLIDE 3)
Objectives
Improve the visibility of the University to
increase external financial support of the
institution.
Establish a UTPA 100 vision commission with
representatives from all external constituencies.
Strategies

• Appoint a task force to prepare for the President
  a plan for the UTPA 100 vision commission to
  include
• a charge for the UTPA 100 vision commission.
• membership and leadership.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• method for conducting vision commission
  retreats/meetings.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• Secure buy-in from UTPA Foundation and existing
  advisory councils.
• Assure funding for the initiative through
  fundraising and/or reallocation.
• Conduct UTPA 100 initiative with guests invited
  by commission, gather input and produce long
  range vision for 2027.
• Publish the UTPA Vision 100 report.

• With the Vice President for External Affairs,
  develop and implement an annual plan for engaging
  the President in development activities,
  including rapid response to emerging
  opportunities.
• Identify budget requirements and sources of
  funding.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan for
  continuous improvement.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Enhance UTPAs engagement with the
community to meet challenges and maximize
opportunities. (SLIDE 4)
Objectives
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Strategies

• Direct the Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university ODP maps.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Collaborate with P-12 schools to enlarge
the pool of applicants who are personally
prepared and academically qualified for higher
education. (SLIDE 1)
Objectives
Support P-12 on-campus initiatives and
collaborations with RGV educational entities.
Provide leadership to develop a P-20 Educational
Council to prepare a comprehensive educational
plan for the Rio Grande Valley.
Strategies

• Direct the Dean of the College of Education to
  lead a task force to prepare for the President a
  report that includes recommendations for
• the charge for the P-20 Educational Council.
• membership and leadership.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating and reporting procedures.
• evaluation plan for continuous improvement.
• Assure funding for this initiative through
  fundraising and/or reallocation among the
  partners.
• Review, revise and implement strategies.
• Publicize actions taken based on input.
• Convene an annual Rio Grande Valley Education
  Summit.

• Direct the Vice President for Enrollment and
  Student Services (VPESS) to establish a group to
• conduct an inventory of P-12 on-campus
  initiatives and collaborations with RGV
  educational entities.
• establish evaluation criteria for these
  activities and evaluate their effectiveness.
• conduct a review of best practices at other
  institutions.
• make recommendations to improve and expand of
  activities.
• report results to the President.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Collaborate with P-12 schools to enlarge
the pool of applicants who are personally
prepared and academically qualified for higher
education. (SLIDE 2)
Objectives
Provide leadership for the Colleges of Arts and
Humanities, Education, and Science and
Engineering to work with STC, Region One, and
TSTC to provide quality educators.
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Strategies

• Direct the Deans of the Colleges of Arts and
  Humanities, Education, Science and Engineering to
  lead a task force to prepare for the President a
  report that includes recommendations for
• the mechanism for the higher education
  institutions in the Valley to collaborate.
• membership and leadership for council/committee.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• operating and reporting procedures.
• evaluation plan for continuous improvement.
• Review, revise and implement recommendations.
• Publicize actions taken based on input.

• Direct Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university plan (ODP maps).
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Infuse Inter-American and global
perspectives throughout the University community.
Objectives
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Provide leadership and support for UTPAs
Inter-American and global initiatives.
Strategies

• Direct Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university ODP map.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.

• Appoint a task force to prepare a plan for the
  President to include
• status of current activity on campus in
  Inter-American/global issues, activities and
  academic programs.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• recommendations to expand or deepen activity.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• recommendation of the organizational body to
  implement the plan.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement.
• Review, revise, and implement recommendations.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan for
  continuous improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Optimize institutional effectiveness and
efficiency consistent with high quality
organizational standards. (SLIDE 1)
Objectives
Institute high quality organizational standards
and processes.
Champion an institution-wide culture of
individual responsibility and accountability for
students, faculty and staff.
Strategies

• Appoint a task force to prepare for the President
  a plan to include
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• strategies to engage the campus community in a
  dialogue to define individual responsibility and
  accountability for job performance and for
  upholding the values of the institution.
• identification of best practices and a champion
  on campus to model the program.
• recommendation for the organizational body to
  implement this initiative.
• Review, revise and implement plan.
• Evaluate the model.
• Institutionalize the model and empower faculty
  and staff.
• Require divisions to report to the President on
  the programs effectiveness.

• Review, revise and implement the plan recommended
  by the Initiative for Development of
  Effectiveness and Entrepreneurial Leadership Task
  Force.
• Kick off the initiative with an institution-wide
  event.
• Assure funding for the initiative through
  fundraising and/or reallocation.
• Routinely monitor the progress of the initiative.
• Evaluate the initiative for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Optimize institutional effectiveness and
efficiency consistent with high quality
organizational standards. (SLIDE 2)
Objectives
Improve communication with all constituents.
Improve evaluation of all Presidential
initiatives.
Improve data-based decision making in the
division.
Strategies

• Direct the Vice Presidents for External Affairs
  and Information Technology to prepare for the
  President a communication improvement plan for
  all constituent groups to include
• identification of essential information for each
  group.
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• identification of the most efficient method of
  dissemination for each group.
• recommendation for the organizational body to
  implement this initiative.
• recommendation for an effective institutional
  web-based calendar of activities.
• an evaluation plan.
• Review, revise and implement the plan.
• Evaluate the initiative for continuous
  improvement.
• Recognize and reward best practices.

• Direct the Office of Internal Audits to include
  in its annual audit plan evaluations of
  appropriate Presidential initiatives.

• Direct the Office of Institutional Research and
  Effectiveness to support with data and
  information the task forces appointed to develop
  recommendations to achieve the objectives in the
  Presidents ODP maps.
• Direct OIRE to find and implement best practices
  for environmental scanning to support planning
  and decision making at UTPA.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Optimize institutional effectiveness and
efficiency consistent with high quality
organizational standards. (SLIDE 3)
Objectives
Advance diversity as an asset in University life.
Strategies

• Direct the Equal Employment Opportunity
  Committee, Human Resources Director, Compliance
  Coordinator, Affirmative Action Representative
  and Student Judicial Affairs Officer to develop a
  plan to
• create a learning and working environment that
  enhances the human
• potential of all the members of the UTPA
  community, and encourages
• diversity and civility as essential to the
  Universitys achievement of its
• mission and progress toward its vision.
• The plan will include
• an inventory of current assets, including
  finances, staff, academic programs, intellectual
  property, technology, etc.
• identification of best practices and a champion
  on campus to model the program.
• recommendation for the organizational body to
  implement this initiative.
• Review, revise and implement plan.
• Evaluate the model.
• Institutionalize the model and empower faculty
  and staff.
• Require divisions to report to the President on
  the programs effectiveness.

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UTPA 2012 A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DIVISION OF
THE PRESIDENT
GOAL Optimize institutional effectiveness and
efficiency consistent with high quality
organizational standards. (SLIDE 4)
Objectives
Establish a Stewardship Team to monitor this goal
with leadership from the Executive Committee and
membership from all stakeholder groups.
Strategies

• Direct Institutional Planning and Assessment
  Committee to prepare for the President a report
  on Strategic Planning Stewardship Teams, to
  include recommendations for
• a charge for the Stewardship Team for this goal.
• membership from all stakeholder groups.
• leadership from the Executive Committee or other
  senior administration.
• methods for assuring that all division plans (ODP
  maps) are synchronized and supportive of the
  university ODP map.
• identification of budget requirements and sources
  of funding.
• operating, reporting and evaluation procedures
  for continuous improvement of this process.