The new University of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley will provide an outstanding education to the students of South

Texas, Texas, the United States and the world. This education will be of the highest quality; it will be affordable,

accessible and innovative. The new university will transform Texas and the nation by becoming a leader in student

success, teaching, research and healthcare.

GOALS / GUIDING PRINCIPLES •Fullyintegratenextgenerationtechnologyandcustomizedlearningtoincreaseaffordabilityand

maximizestudentsuccess.

•Promoteaccesstopostsecondaryeducationtoadiversestudentbodytobecomeoneofthelargestand

mostsuccessfulHispanic-servinginstitutionsintheU.S.A.

•Employthehighestqualityfacultymembersandstaffwhopursueglobalexcellenceinteaching,research,healthcareandservice.

•Streamlineacademicandadministrativeprogramsandre-designprocessestoincreaseproductivityandpromoteastudent-andservice-centeredmodeofoperation.

•Promoteartsandhumanitiesprogramstoproducestate,nationalandworldleaderswhoarebi-cultural,bi-lingual,andbi-literate.

•Developprogrammaticstrengthintheareasofscience,technology,engineering,mathematics,andhealth.

•DevelopaMedicalSchoolofthefirstclass,withoutstandingundergraduateandgraduatemedical

education,publichealth,healthprofessionaldegreesandclinicalresearch,toimprovethehealthofthecommunity.

•Becomeagloballeaderinhighereducation,healtheducation,bio-medicalresearch,emerging

technologyandpreparingstudentstobelifelonglearners.

•Pursueappliedandtranslationalresearchtoaddresscriticallocal,state,national,andglobalneeds.

•BuildontheexcellenteconomicactivityandstrengthoftheStateofTexasandbenefitfromtheState’sleadershipintheworld.

•Providealeadershiproleinfosteringeconomicandcommunitypartnershipstohelpsolvelocal,state,national,andglobalproblems.

•Promoteinnovationandknowledgediscoverywithbusinessandindustrythatwillleadtojobgrowthandimprovementsinthequalityoftheregion’sworkforce.

•Buildahubforinventionsandintellectualpropertythatwillleadtoeconomicandcommunityprosperityandanimprovedqualityoflifefortheregion,theState,thenationandourworld.

•Serveasa“GatewaytotheAmericas”bycultivatingpartnershipswithgloballeadersineducation,health,researchandotherstrategic,high-growthindustries.

•Leveragethesize,strength,andexcellenceoftheUniversityofTexasSystemanditsfifteenoutstandinginstitutionstoshortenthetimeittakestoachievethesegoals.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES