The integration of UTSA and UT Health San Antonio brought together two very large and accomplished institutions to create the foundation for a single university that will 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 the combined institutions that are now UT San Antonio to create a unified preeminent university. This process is led by an Integration Steering Committee (ISC), which oversees a number of task forces, each having several working groups.
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| Integration Management Office Learn more | Provides centralized oversight and support across integration efforts. Supports the Integration Executive Committee (IEC) and Integration Steering Committee (ISC), provides project management for task forces and working groups, and facilitates the functional integration process. | Membership
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| Integration Executive Committee | The IEC is responsible for making all integration decisions with input from the Integration Steering Committee, Task Forces, Functional Integration Teams, and Working Groups. All groups solicit input and approval from institutional advisory groups when needed. | Membership
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| Integration Steering Committee Learn more | Senior leaders from both institutions that will oversee and provide input throughout the integration process, in some instances also serving as Task Force Leads. | Membership
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| Task Forces Learn more | Domain area leadership assembled to direct integration activities over a broad function, unit, or focus of engagement, with specific responsibility for overseeing all relevant Working Groups. | Membership
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| Working Groups | Leaders 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
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| Functional Integration Teams Learn more | Each area leader will appoint members to a Functional Integration Team (FIT), empowered with information that will allow each area to develop customized, data-driven integration plans and a future operating model. | Membership
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| Stakeholders Learn more | Stakeholders in the merger process include individuals or groups whose input, engagement, or perspectives are critical to shaping decisions and ensuring successful integration, depending on their influence, interests, and the level of collaboration required. | Membership
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Voices of Support
Our Mission Statement
One of the first steps in our integration process was to develop a new, joint mission statement. The new statement was approved by the UT System Board of Regents in November and will be submitted by March 2025 to receive approval from the SACSCOC Board of Trustees at its June 2025 meeting. The proposed integrated mission statement blends core elements from both institutional statements. This statement will guide our shared vision of becoming a globally preeminent university.
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.
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.
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, discovery and commercialization; health; public service; and community engagement.
