Summary of the Report to THECBApril 2010

Vision

To become a premier public research university providing access to educational excellence

Interdisciplinary focus on:HealthSecurityEnergy and EnvironmentSustainabilityHuman and Social Development

2009 Expenditures by Funding Source

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Expenditures Report 2009

2009 Expenditures by Federal Agency

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Expenditures Report 2009

2009 Research Expenditures by Field of Study

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Expenditures Report 2009

Plan to Increase Research Funding

selective hiring in these targeted areas

multidisciplinary institutes

external partnerships & collaborations

seed funding for collaborations

increase graduate student support

SALSI

Infectious Diseases

ICARE

Water Research

Advanced Manufacturin

g

Archeological Research

High Performance Computing

Child and Adolescent Policy

Real Time Simulation & Visualization

Cyber Security

Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR)

UT AustinPermian

BasinBrownsville

Military

South Texas Technology

Management (STTM)

University of Texas Health Science Center

at San Antonio

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

Research PartnershipsCPS Energy

SAWSEnergy

IndustryGovernments

Undergraduate Education

updating enrollment management

increasing our support for enrolled

students

increase student success indicators

Key Performance Indicators % incoming freshman from the top

quartile in high school proportion of graduate students first-to second-year persistence four- and six-year graduation rates ratio of FTE students to student

headcount number of baccalaureate graduates

pursuing advanced degree programs

New Doctoral Programs Designed to: Complement the areas of UTSA’s research

excellence Meet regional needs and impact

• Ed.D. in Child and Adolescent Development

• Ph.D. in Psychology

• Ph.D. in Economics

• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

• Ph.D. in Translational Sciences

Faculty Development

work-loads (time for research)

recognition of research accomplishments

seed grants for collaborative research

Expanded research infrastructure

Research mentoring of new faculty

The Competition for Tier 1

Metrics (for 2020) UTEP UTA UTD TT UH* UNT

Enrollment (K) 29.5 35 22 40 40

Research Expenditures ($M) 120 70 150 90

New Faculty 200 200 200 100 200

Ph.D. Grads/yr 240 300 300

Endowment (M) 400 215

6-yr Graduation Rate (%) 72 70 54

* 2015

Basis for Research Growth Projections Alignment with Federal priorities (e.g.

Health, Energy, Cyber security) Stimulus (ARRA) seeding new projects SALSI funding seeding new projects New research faculty hires Research facilities (e.g. AET) Expanded external research partnerships Commercialization of intellectual property

Tier 1