(May 30, 2019) -- To provide a clear process for campus administrative planning, prioritization and decision making and to reflect UTSA’s core as an academic enterprise, President Taylor Eighmy today announced changes to the administrative leadership structure.
The new executive leadership structure designates the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs as the individual primarily responsible for overall institutional tactics and internal operations driving the university to achieve its strategic vision and destinations. Under the new structure, the Provost will oversee the efforts toward achieving all the elements of the UTSA strategic plan.
“This allows me to turn more of my attention outward,” Eighmy said today in an email sent to faculty and staff. “My ability to focus additional time and energy on stakeholder advocacy, external partnership building and fundraising—particularly in light of UTSA’s upcoming capital campaign—is essential for our advancement.”
Beginning this summer, the senior leadership team will transition into three distinct administrative bodies with defined roles and areas of oversight:
Integral to this new structure is a clear decision-making process that delineates how new administrative programs, priorities and initiatives advance with designated points of input.
The new leadership structure works in tandem with the governance integrated into each of the university’s strategic initiatives through task forces, committees and steering groups. These groups, with representation from faculty, staff, students and occasional external stakeholders, ensure that all initiatives benefit from broad campus community participation and input.
These changes are designed to position UTSA to go the next step in bringing the strategic planning process to the unit level. Eighmy says next year, the university will focus on creating a framework for every college and administrative unit on campus to develop their strategic plan—aligned and connected to the university’s strategic vision— using selected key performance indicators to assess ongoing progress.
“This administrative leadership framework mirrors what one typically sees at large, public research institutions as they rise toward new levels of excellence and national recognition,” said Eighmy. “We have phenomenal leaders at UTSA, and I have a full appreciation for just how hard they work and the wherewithal it takes to lead in our fast moving, complex environment. This approach will not only position them to do their jobs well, but also help UTSA to be a more nimble and effective organization for the benefit of our students.”
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