The integration of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio will bring together two very large and accomplished institutions to create the foundation for a single university that will ultimately become an integrated world class academic research and academic medical center for San Antonio, Texas, the nation and the world.

Foundation for the Integration

Highlighted below are the principles that will guide our efforts as we work to integrate our two institutions.

Unleash Innovation

Creating new areas of excellence that draw from areas of expertise across the institution

Amplify Excellence

Strengthening our existing areas of expertise

Sustain Strategic Focus

Ensuring that current areas of strategic focus are supported and not negatively impacted

Cultivate Continuous Improvement

Refining and enhancing our shared culture of ongoing development and constant enhancement

Empower Participation

Promoting collaboration and supporting decision making with robust data, analysis, and expert input from within the university

Structure

Our task is to marshal the tremendous strengths of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio and our collective impact to create a world class university. Our merger will be led by an Integration Steering Committee (ISC), which will oversee a number of task forces, each having several working groups. Task Forces and Working Groups will be identified, assigned and communicated in the weeks to come.

Integration Steering CommitteeTask ForcesWorking Groups
DescriptionSenior leaders from both institutions that will oversee and provide input throughout the integration process, in some instances also serving as Task Force LeadsDomain area leadership assembled to direct integration activities over a broad function, unit, or focus of engagement, with specific responsibility for overseeing all relevant Working GroupsLeaders within specific functional areas charged with discovery, design, and/or implementation (over time). Will offer integration recommendations to Task Forces for validation, feedback and/or approval
Membership
  • Executive Sponsors
  • Select Executive Leadership
  • Task Force Leads, as appropriate
  • Task Force Leads
  • Working Group Co-Chairs, as appropriate
  • Working Group Co-Chairs
  • Working Group Members

Task Forces

The following task forces are launched and currently active. More will be added as the integration process progresses. 

Accreditations

Brand and Marketing

Communications

Stakeholders


Our task forces will rely heavily on the insights, participation and input of our key stakeholder constituencies. Each task force will engage a blend of stakeholders constituencies depending on the nature of their charters.

UT Health San Antonio


Deans

Executive Committee

Faculty Senate

Staff Advisory Council

Student Government Association

Department Chairs [All Schools]

Students, Residents, Learners

UTSA


University Leadership Council

Faculty Senate

Staff Senate

Student Government Association

Department Chairs Council

Undergraduate + Graduate Students

External


UT System

Principal Donors + Philanthropists

Athletics Fans

Patients

Prospective Students + Families

Prospective Faculty + Staff [Employees]

Corporate + Community Partners

Elected

Research Partners & Funding Agencies


Integration Steering Committee

The Integration Steering Committee (ISC) is charged with providing strategic direction, facilitating decision-making and ensuring the effective execution of the integration process. Members of the ISC include:

UTSA

UT Health San Antonio

Taylor Eighmy
President
Robert Hromas, M.D.
Acting President
Sheri Hardison
Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Interim Vice President of Business Affairs and Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations
Katy Madden
Associate Vice President for People Excellence
Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.
Acting Dean, Long School of Medicine
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kimberly Maldonado
Associate Vice President for Strategy and Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Robert Neuhard
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Anne Peters
Chief Marketing Officer and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Special Projects
Veronica Salazar
Executive Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Enterprise Development Officer
Hailey Mullican
Vice President for Legal Affairs
Jennifer Potter
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Heather Shipley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

UTSA

Taylor Eighmy
President
Sheri Hardison
Senior Associate Vice President for Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer
Mary G. Hernandez
Interim Vice President of Business Affairs and Senior Vice President for Administration and Operations
Katy Madden
Associate Vice President for People Excellence
Kimberly Maldonado
Associate Vice President for Strategy and Executive Communications
Katie Meersman
Chief of Staff and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Operations and Strategic Initiatives
Kasey Neece-Fielder
Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning and Assessment
Robert Neuhard
Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Anne Peters
Chief Marketing Officer and Associate Vice President for Marketing and Special Projects
Veronica Salazar
Executive Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Enterprise Development Officer
Heather Shipley
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

UT Health San Antonio

Robert Hromas, M.D.
Acting President
Heather Adkins
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.
Acting Dean, Long School of Medicine
Patrick Kaminski portrait
Patrick Kaminski
Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Kathryn Keeton portrait
Kathryn Keeton
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Andrea Marks
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Jacqueline Mok
Vice President for Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs
Hailey Mullican
Vice President for Legal Affairs
Jennifer Potter
Senior Vice President for Research
Amy Tawney
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Our Mission Statement

One of the first steps in our integration process is to develop a new, joint mission statement. The new statement will first be presented to the UT System Board of Regents for approval at their next board meeting in November. It will then be submitted by March 2025 to receive approval from the SACSCOC Board of Trustees at their June 2025 meeting. The proposed integrated mission statement blends core elements from both institutional statements.

Current UT Health Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to make lives better through excellence in education, research, health care and community engagement.

Current UTSA Mission Statement

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) mission statement is to advance knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement, and public service.

Integrated Institution Mission Statement

The mission of The University of Texas at San Antonio is to make lives better by advancing excellence in education, research and discovery, health, public service, and community engagement.