Task Force Charter
The Research, Discovery, and Innovation Task Force will focus on assessing the research lifecycle to identify and understand opportunities for integration that will yield increased research collaboration, propel new areas of research, and support the attainment of research recognition. The Research, Discovery, and Innovation Task Force will also focus on asset mapping and evaluating strengths of existing supporting infrastructure (e.g., processes, policies, roles & responsibilities, organizational units, technologies) at both institutions to make recommendations about infrastructure necessary to achieve the desired research outcomes as an integrated entity.
Task Force Updates
December 10, 2024
Members are holding listening and input sessions with internal and external audiences to gather insights for developing our new university brand narrative. Concurrently, our brand consultant, Prophet, is conducting brand audits of peer institutions and synthesizing audience perception research from both UTSA and UTHSA.
November 15, 2024
With approval from the Integrated Executive Committee, the task force has selected a highly-respected national branding agency partner, Prophet, to develop our world-class brand narrative, engage stakeholders and roll out a high-impact, national awareness campaign.
October 10, 2024
Members are selecting a pre-qualified national branding agency partner to assist us with our world-class narrative, developing a scope of work and timelines, and researching integrated brand best practices at peer institutions.
Task Force Members
Task Force Co-Chairs
Members
UTSA
UT Health San Antonio
Timeline
The Research, Discovery, and Innovation Task Force launched in February 2025.
Working Groups
The mission of the Research Operations Working Group is to assess the current state of research administration policies and procedures, evaluate future-state models, conduct a comprehensive gap analysis and develop a strategic roadmap for integrating research operations in Phase 2 and beyond.
Leads
UTSA
UT Health San Antonio
The mission of the Research Finance Working Group is to assess the current state of research finance policies and procedures, evaluate future-state models, conduct a gap analysis and prepare business processes to support unified reporting for national research ranking programs. The group will also develop a strategic roadmap for integrating research finance activities.
Leads
UTSA
UT Health San Antonio
The mission of the Commercialization and Innovation Working Group is to strengthen intellectual property (IP) and commercialization strategies by reviewing existing IP and revenue-sharing agreements, assessing potential patents and commercialization efforts affected during the first year of integration and identifying associated risks. Using data-driven forecasting, the group aims to uncover new opportunities for innovation and growth.
Leads
UTSA
UT Health San Antonio
The mission of the Commercialization and Innovation Working Group is to strengthen intellectual property (IP) and commercialization strategies by reviewing existing IP and revenue-sharing agreements, assessing potential patents and commercialization efforts affected during the first year of integration and identifying associated risks. Using data-driven forecasting, the group aims to uncover new opportunities for innovation and growth.