An Inflection Point: Building toward 2036
On September 1, 2025, UT San Antonio launched a bold new chapter: uniting The University of Texas at San Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center to form UT San Antonio—the third-largest research university in Texas. This moment is more than a milestone; it is an inflection point toward greatness. As the region’s only Tier One university with an integrated health enterprise, UT San Antonio is uniquely positioned to advance discovery at scale, transform life-changing care and expand opportunities for all those we serve.
Guided by the conviction that education is the greatest health initiative of all time, UT San Antonio will maximize the conditions where access and excellence thrive together to build a foundation for our future. This commitment to a new model of higher education will unite learning, research, health, and community impact to accelerate social mobility and advance generational progress. To realize this vision, it will take all of us — faculty, staff, students and learners, alumni, donors, and strategic partners — working as one.
Together, we will build a university defined not only by its scale and value, but also by its impact to make lives better today and for generations to come.
Vision for the Future
Over the next ten years, UT San Antonio will become a world-class university for San Antonio, the state of Texas, the nation and the world. We will be grounded in excellence—in education, health care, transdisciplinary research and discovery—and will emerge as a preeminent public research university of national and global distinction. UT San Antonio will have an extraordinary impact in education that advances prosperity, in healthcare that makes lives better, and in discovery and innovation that translates into immense benefit to our community.
Our Mission
The mission of The University of Texas at San Antonio is to make lives better by advancing excellence in education; research, discovery and commercialization; health; public service; and community engagement.
Our Future, Together: Strategic Planning Town Hall
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: 9:30–11:00 a.m.
Location:
Holly Auditorium
Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Campus
at the Health Science Center
See visitor parking information
Join President Eighmy and university leadership as we officially launch UT San Antonio’s new Strategic Planning Initiative. This town hall will provide faculty and staff with an early look at the university’s vision, priorities and the ways you can help shape the next chapter.
Attend in person at the Holly Auditorium or watch the livestream. A recording will be available after the event concludes.
Parking at the Long Campus
Visitor parking will be available in Lot #6. Enter the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Campus from the Floyd Curl Dr entrance and follow the signs to the Visitor Lot. If the lot is filled, you will be directed to additional overflow parking options.
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The Town Hall livestream will appear here on the day of the event.
Meet our President
Meet President Eighmy“We have combined two superb institutions to form a model public research university. One that is nimble, creative and unlike any other in Texas or the nation.”
Timeline
The strategic planning initiative will unfold in three phases over the next calendar year. The process will culminate in a unified vision, clearly defined strategic destinations, and a roadmap to achieve university-wide goals that will position UT San Antonio as a nationally preeminent university.
Strategic Plan Timeline: Phases Defined
- High-level UT San Antonio Strategic Plan
- Vision, Mission, Destinations, Cross-Cutting Tenets, Ten Year Initiatives, Big Ideas, High-level KPIs
- Detailed UT San Antonio
Strategic Plan - Finalized Ten-Year Initiatives, Big Ideas, High-level KPIs
- School, Institute, Unit, Etc. Strategic Plans
Governance Structure
The following governance structure will guide the strategic planning process, ensuring clear roles and responsibilities and creating opportunities for institution-wide collaboration across the three planned phases.
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Current Students
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Faculty
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Staff
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Alumni & Donors
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External Community Partners
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Destination 1 Heather Shipley, PhD
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Destination 2 Francico Cigarroa, MD
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Destination 3 Jennifer Potter, PhD
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Destination 4 Andrea Marks, MBA, CPA
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Frequently Asked Questions
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