Priorities Spring 2019
Making Progress on Goals
Our 2018 assessment of our Vol Vision 2020 strategic plan metrics indicates overall progress toward our goals.
Coming Up with New Tactics to Boost Student Success
At a series of student success summits led by Vice Provost R. J. Hinde, academic affairs and student life experts joined forces to develop new initiatives to help students stay in school and graduate on a timely basis.
Boosting Retention Efforts Aimed at First-Gen Students
About 23 percent of our students are first generation. We celebrate these students as trailblazers, and we’ve launched an initiative to support their academic success.
UT Working on APLU’s Powered by Publics Initiative
We are part of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Powered by Publics initiative, which has 130 institutions working collaboratively to improve all aspects of higher education.
Learn about Volunteer Core
Our new general education curriculum—now known as Volunteer Core—will take effect in the 2021–22 academic year.
Update on Cluster Hires
We are moving forward on our first three cluster hire projects: Data Sciences, Quantum Materials for Future Technologies, and Center of Food and Activity for Healthy Communities.
New Asian Platform to Broaden Opportunities
Our new Asian platform will forge more collaboration in academics, research, and outreach and broaden our reach through all of Asia.
Kudos
Here’s a list of faculty and staff who have made headlines for their accomplishments in recent months.