UT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
MISSION STATEMENT
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Scope. To achieve its mission, UT System Administration offices perform the following roles and add value to the operations and achievements of UT institutions:
Facilitating achievement of component institution goals
- Enhancing the quality of academic and health programs and expanding the research capability of UT institutions.
- Developing communications and development strategies to foster greater public understanding, increased private support, and statewide advocacy at the institutional and System-wide level.
- Leveraging the System's collective size and diversity to facilitate opportunities for growth and efficient operations at academic and health institutions.
- Helping to secure and increase federal funding and support.
- Assisting in development and fundraising initiatives and training.
- Offering consulting, problem-solving services, and best practice models.
Serving as the agent of the Board of Regents
- Implementing Board policies.
- Facilitating Board decision making.
- Implementing federal and state legal requirements.
- Developing and coordinating the System's public policy agenda and communications.
- Reporting to the Board of Regents on behalf of component institutions.
Exerting leadership on national and state higher education policies
- Leading and fostering understanding and support for higher education and for the UT System through comprehensive, strategic, and timely communications with the public.
Providing oversight of and assistance for institution operations
- Managing the System-wide facilities inventory, the Capital Improvement Program, and project-specific facilities planning, property acquisitions, and design/construction management services.
- Providing investment funds management, debt financing, consolidation accounting, endowment asset management, and employee benefits.
- Providing legal services and managing the Medical Liability Benefit Plan and the Directors and Officers Liability and Employment Practices Liability Plan.
- Facilitating information technology collaborations to obtain products and services and develop System-wide standards and guidelines.
- Continuously improving the quality, productivity, and efficiency at System Administration.
- Assuring accountability, compliance, and quality processes.
View the video of the Mission Rollout Event (August 23, 2004)
