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Texas Tech University Strategic Plan April 2016 Texas Tech University 2016 UPDATE TO THE TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD Strategic Plan for Research Submitted by the Office of the President April 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Vision Statement . 1 II. Plan to Increase Research Funding and Productivity. 3 III. Plan to Improve Undergraduate Education. 9 IV. Plan for Doctoral Programs. 14 V. Plan for Faculty and Student Development . 21 VI. Other Resources . 25 VII. National Visibility . 27 Appendix I . 29 2016 Strategic Plan for Research I. VISION STATEMENT The institution’s plan should address, at a minimum, the following elements: A. A description of the targeted status of the institution. What kind of university will the institution be if it achieves its goals and objectives? B. Is the plan for the future a natural expansion of the institution’s existing mission, or does it reflect a substantial change in direction? In the fall of 2008 Texas Tech University’s top administrators met with the university’s Strategic Planning Council to begin a university-wide process that resulted in Making it possible . 2010-2020 Strategic Plan. As an outcome of that process, vision and mission statements were developed and approved by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents in May 2010. Texas Tech is a great public research university where Vision: students succeed, knowledge is advanced, and global engagement is championed. As a public research university, Texas Tech advances knowledge through innovative and creative teaching, research, and scholarship. The university is dedicated Mission to student success by preparing learners to be ethical Statement: leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. The university is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world. Making it possible… was developed as a plan to achieve Texas Tech University’s goal of becoming a great public national research university. The strategic plan became the road map the university followed to achieve Texas National Research University Fund (NRUF) status in 2012. With that goal achieved, the university then set its sights on achieving Tier One Carnegie Designation. Texas Tech achieved the top Carnegie classification of Highest Research Activity in February 2016, placing the university among the nation’s 115 top doctoral universities. Now, just more than halfway through the university’s 10-year plan, Texas Tech’s ultimate goal remains to develop characteristics that are in line with the nation’s AAU universities. While leadership changes during the first five years of the plan have resulted in some revisions in targets and emphasis, we believe that the original five strategic priorities established in Making it possible… will continue to serve as the foundation for our growth. 1 Texas Tech University 2016 Strategic Plan for Research The five strategic priorities are: Priority 1 – Increase Enrollment and Promote Student Success We will grow and diversify our student population in order to improve higher education participation and supply a well-equipped, educated workforce for the state of Texas. Priority 2 – Strengthen Academic Quality and Reputation We will attract and retain the best faculty in the world in order to enhance our teaching excellence and grow our number of nationally recognized programs. Priority 3 – Expand and Enhance Research We will significantly increase the amount of public and private research dollars in order to advance knowledge, improve the quality of life in our state and nation, and enhance the state’s economy and global competitiveness. Priority 4 – Further Outreach and Engagement We will expand our community outreach, promote higher education and continue to engage in partnerships in order to improve our communities and enrich their quality of life. Priority 5 – Increase and Maximize Resources We will increase funding for scholarships, professorships, and world-class facilities, and maximize those investments through more efficient operations in order to ensure affordability for students and accountability to the State of Texas. An important component of Texas Tech’s strategic planning process was identifying a set of peer institutions for comparison and benchmarking purposes. During this process, it was deemed desirable to consider exclusively peers that are public research universities because of the similarities inherent in the vision and mission elements of public institutions and characteristics identified in Texas HB 51 in 2009. Using these criteria, a list of national public research universities, including those in the Big 12 Conference and AAU institutions, was compiled. We also benchmark against the seven other Texas emerging national research universities. These peer institutions are listed in Appendix I. 2 Texas Tech University 2016 Strategic Plan for Research II. PLAN TO INCREASE RESEARCH FUNDING AND PRODUCTIVITY The institution’s plan to enhance research activities should address, at a minimum, the following elements: A. External funding -- Identify the institution’s targets and how progress will be monitored. Include comparisons with national peers. B. Research priorities -- Define and describe the institution’s targeted research priorities. Describe where and how the institution will focus its efforts. C. Allocation of resources -- Estimate the budget necessary to achieve the targeted goals and describe how the institution will utilize funds, staff resources, facilities, and other assets to maximize its efforts. D. Student participation -- Describe how the institution will enhance student opportunities to participate in research activities at the graduate and undergraduate levels. 3 Texas Tech University 2016 Strategic Plan for Research The university’s research success is evident in our achievement of the top Carnegie classification of Highest Research Activity. Our research numbers reflect steady growth, and our accomplishments are also evident in the prestigious body of scholarly work in the creative and visual arts, the humanities and the social sciences. Genuinely effective national universities are those balanced in their commitments to research, scholarship and creative activity. All key research funding metrics have shown steady increases since 2013. This success comes at a time when federal funding is flat or declining. Total research expenditures have increased from $137.5 million in 2013 to $157.7 million in 2015, a 15 percent increase. Restricted research expenditures grew from $40.7 million to $48.7 million, or 20 percent in the same time period. The number of proposals to external funding agencies and sources shows a 19 percent increase from 893 to 1,067. Our total awards are up 40 percent. The university is also showing progress in the number of inventions disclosed and license agreements signed. Research Metrics 2011–2015 2011 $50,205,458 $142,762,792 2012 $46,106,813 $132,542,194 2013 $40,735,021 $137,563,727 2014 $46,853,386 $153,728,769 2015 $48,774,414 $157,745,568 Restricted Research Total Research Expenditures Expenditures Proposals Submitted Award Value $67,185,230 $63,486,917 $59,968,055 $49,835,306 1,035 940 893 1,041 1,067 $48,154,346 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 4 Texas Tech University 2016 Strategic Plan for Research A. External funding The university has had exceptional success receiving funding from state agencies including the Texas Department of Transportation and CPRIT. The university honed its focus on traditional federal agency funding. Targeted agencies aligned with our research strengths include: • National Institute of Food and Agriculture, • Health Resources and Services including the Agriculture and Food Research Administration at the Department Initiative, at the Department of Agriculture of Health and Human Services • Agricultural Research Service at the • Federal Student Aid Programs and Department of Agriculture Student Support Services Programs • National Science Foundation at the Department of Education • National Institutes of Health at the • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Department of Health and Human Services Service at the Department of Agriculture • Science and Technology at the Department • Food Safety and Inspection Service at the of Defense Department of Agriculture • Office of Science at the Department • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Energy at the Department of Health and Human • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Services Energy at the Department of Energy Texas Tech utilizes numerous standard reports, including the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the NSF HERD survey, the THECB Restricted Research Expenditures and the Center for Measuring University Performance to measure our strength compared to peer institutions. Success will be monitored each year in metrics contained in the university strategic plan. B. Research priorities Texas Tech is consistently working to better focus its funding requests. Since the university’s initial strategic planning efforts in 2010, research priorities have shifted slightly with new leadership and new faculty who through successful proposals have created new areas of excellence. In late 2015 and early 2016, meetings with the deans of each college produced a current set of research priorities. Some areas are long-standing areas of excellence, some are newly emerging areas. Our research priorities include: • Biomedical Sciences • Human Health and Prosperity • Education • Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology • Energy • Water, Climate,
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