Leveraging innovative curricula to ensure lifelong learner success through the Moc Experience from recruitment to retention to employment and beyond.

Goal 1.1 Expand UTC’s Educational Footprint

• Objective 1.1.1: Grow UTC to 15,000 students through strategic recruiting 
  at the undergraduate and graduate levels to meet institutional growth 
  while providing a pipeline of talent meeting workforce demands.

Goal 1.2 Enhance Learner Success

• Objective 1.2.1: Increase freshman-to-sophomore fall-to-fall first-year 
  retention rates to 80%.
• Objective 1.2.2: Increase 4-year and 6-year graduation rates to 45% and 
  60%, respectively.
• Objective 1.2.3: Every undergraduate student will have completed one 
  high-impact practice designated course.
• Objective 1.2.4: Increase the number of scholarship opportunities or 
  financial support for student experiences (e.g., study abroad, unpaid 
  internships) to 65%.
• Objective 1.2.5: Develop new programming (e.g., micro-credentialing, 
  certifications, professional development units) that provides lifelong 
  learning opportunities. 

Goal 1.3 Placement

• Objective 1.3.1: Offer high-demand degrees/credentialing programs 
  aligned with UTC's faculty expertise and our community's 
  workforce needs.
• Objective 1.3.2: Increase the percentage of graduates who are 
  gainfully employed or enrolled in graduate/professional study within 
  six months of graduation.
• Objective 1.3.3: Advance upward mobility by ensuring UTC graduates 
  earn competitive salaries that reflect the value of their degree within 
  one year of graduation.

Goal 1.4 Alumni Development & Engagement

• Objective 1.4.1: Increase total engaged alumni to 75%.
• Objective 1.4.2: Increase the number of alumni returning for 
  advanced degrees.

Create a workplace that inspires excellence by cultivating talent and making UTC a great place to work.

Goal 2.1 Faculty/Staff Experience

• Objective 2.1.1: Strategically adjust qualified faculty/staff salaries 
  to align with peer institution medians.
• Objective 2.1.2: Improve faculty/staff performance evaluation 
  and feedback processes through management training.
• Objective 2.1.3: Enhance the university’s workplace environment 
  to increase faculty/staff overall satisfaction.

Goal 2.2 Faculty/Staff Success

• Objective 2.2.1: Enhance faculty/staff recognition programs that 
  focus on our mission around education, research, and service.
• Objective 2.2.2: Increase faculty/staff participation in 
  professional development activities (e.g., degree programs, 
  conferences).
• Objective 2.2.3: Increase staff retention to over 90% and faculty 
  retention to over 95%. 

Faculty, staff, and students at UTC will advance solutions for the Chattanooga region and Tennessee’s future through cutting-edge research and practical solutions while attaining national Carnegie R2 status as a university recognized for high research activity. 

Goal 3.1: Innovative and Impactful Research

• Objective 3.1.1: Create and support research centers that address critical 
  societal and workforce needs in the Chattanooga region and beyond.
• Objective 3.1.2: Expand the number of doctoral research programs that 
  prepare graduates to address the needs of the Chattanooga region and 
  beyond.
• Objective 3.1.3: Increase the number of research doctoral graduates to 
  25 per year.
• Objective 3.1.4: Increase the recognition of faculty/staff/students 
  receiving prestigious external research awards.
• Objective 3.1.5: Increase support for and the number of graduate 
  assistantships.
• Objective 3.1.6: Increase research expenditures by 3%, on average, each 
  year.
• Objective 3.1.7: Increase support for translational research resulting in new 
  commercial licenses, patents, and other intellectual property.

We promote operational excellence through service, responsible resource management, and the strategic development of diverse revenue streams.

Goal 4.1: Service Excellence Focus

• Objective 4.1.1: Implement student and employee satisfaction surveys that 
  holistically evaluate the campus community experience.
• Objective 4.1.2: Develop a center dedicated to virtual learners to ensure they 
  receive the Mocs Experience and satisfaction with online programming to ensure 
  a lifelong connection with UTC.

Goal 4.2: Responsible Resource Management

• Objective 4.2.1: Optimize business processes throughout the university to ensure 
  fiscal stability, enabling the university to invest in future growth and emerging 
  opportunities.
• Objective 4.2.2: Strategically invest in university facilities to meet the growth of 
  the campus community.

Goal 4.3: Diverse Revenue Streams

• Objective 4.3.1: Achieve and sustain a minimum of $40 million in annual 
  donations, reflecting a strong and lasting culture of philanthropy.
• Objective 4.3.2: Increase the university endowment to $260 million.
• Objective 4.3.3: Increase total donors to 7,500.
• Objective 4.3.4: Identify and cultivate new major gifts that support the research, 
  facilities, and instructional growth.
• Objective 4.3.5: Align and expand non-credit bearing programs to meet the 
  diverse needs of employers and the workforce in the Chattanooga region.

Through community engagement and impact, UTC brings together diverse partners to transform and solve regional challenges.

Goal 5.1: Community Engagement

• Objective 5.1.1: Earn the Carnegie Community Engagement 
  Classification by 2026, recognizing UTC’s commitment to meaningful 
  community partnerships.
• Objective 5.1.2: Develop and publish a dashboard that tracks and 
  provides information on community engagement by UTC faculty/staff 
  and students.
• Objective 5.1.3: Foster, expand, and track community partnerships to 
  drive economic, social, and cultural growth.
• Objective 5.1.4: Ensure each key academic unit has an advisory board 
  that includes community partners and UTC Alumni.
• Objective 5.1.5: Increase attendance in ticketed sports at UTC athletics 
  events by 3% year over year.
• Objective 5.1.6: Expand UTC’s role in hosting and sponsoring campus 
  and civic events that engage members of the community.

Goal 5.2: Community Impact

• Objective 5.2.1: Assess UTC’s regional economic impact.
• Objective 5.2.2: Increase UTC’s measurable impact on economic 
  development in the region by 15%.
• Objective 5.2.3: Track and boldly showcase UTC’s impact on urban, 
  rural, and suburban regions (e.g., number of patients treated, new 
  programs to support these areas).