Left to right: Dr. Karen Adsit, Chancellor Roger Brown and Dr. Charles Nelson
Chancellor Roger Brown and the two co-chairs of the Strategic Planning Committee, Drs. Karen Adsit and Charles Nelson, announced the completion of the first phase of the Strategic Planning initiative and the beginning of the implementation of the plan.
“For almost a year, we have been examining our strengths and weaknesses, our challenges and our opportunities, and one element continued to come forward as a strength. Our close relationship with the community and the number of partnerships we have developed to further our educational, research, and service mission were both unique to our campus and generally considered beneficial to all parties,” Brown said.
Brown said the future of UTC through 2013 will focus on partnerships, both within and outside the institution. These partnerships are designed to advance the educational, societal, and economic development aims of this campus, along with those of the UT system, the Chattanooga region, the state, and the nation. University students, faculty and staff, alumni, critical community members, and other targeted organizations will participate together in these educational, scholarly, creative, service, and economic partnerships.
See the video produced to highlight University partnerships and introduce the Strategic Plan.
To further define the University’s goals and to establish measurable outcomes, the plan sets out four strategic initiatives, each with a corresponding set of action steps and measures. These four areas are:
- Partnerships for Students: Teaching and Learning
- Partnerships for Education and Research
- Partnerships for Diversity
- Enabling Partnerships, which outlines financial, administrative, and infrastructure needs to meet the goals of the plan.
A strong commitment to student learning and success is demonstrated by the initiatives included in the plan, Brown said. Campus success in diversity also continues to be an emphasis.
Brown announced that Dr. Deborah Arfken, Dean of The Graduate School, will head the implementation of the UTC Strategic Plan. Brown thanked Strategic Planning Committee Co-Chairs Adsit and Nelson for their contributions.
“I have to offer my sincerest gratitude to two of our colleagues who carried the burden of this process on their shoulders and who never complained. They attended meeting on top of meeting; they juggled their regular teaching and administrative duties during this time; and the most impressive part of all is that they pulled it off. The plan they have handed over to this campus captures the essence of who we are today and plots a well thought out course for what kind of campus we should aspire to be in the near future,” Brown said.
