Priority: Student Success
Student Success
At UT Tyler, educating students is our core purpose - it’s why we exist – to prepare them for challenges they cannot imagine and jobs that do not exist yet. We are committed to ensuring that every student who enrolls with us not only completes their degree but also grows, thrives, and enjoys a fulfilling journey along the way. Through enhanced support services, and enriched campus life, innovative degree pathways, and flexible programming, we aim to create an environment where students can excel academically while also engaging socially, building lasting connections, and discovering new passions. By deeply understanding and addressing their needs, we aim to eliminate barriers, foster engagement, and prepare our students for a lifetime of success and meaningful impact.
Student Success Goals
Initiatives
- Strengthen post-enrollment support services, particularly academic counseling, tutoring, mental health, and financial services to help every student be successful through degree completion.
- Develop a deep understanding of our students and establish a sustainable process to continuously gather insights into their needs, preferences, and attributes. Use this knowledge to enhance flexibility in course offerings, elevate student satisfaction, and deliver support services where most needed.
- Continue to develop more flexible degree pathway opportunities such as accelerated baccalaureate programs, credit for prior learning, and co-enrollment partnerships with community colleges.
- Accelerate the use of digital technology in delivery of education, such as online and hybrid course offerings.
Initiatives
- Cultivate a vibrant campus culture and foster student traditions by investing in initiatives that bring students together, fostering pride and a sense of belonging at UT Tyler.
- Enhance campus accessibility and wayfinding to make UT Tyler feel welcoming to all.
- Create dynamic, student-centered spaces that prioritize student life in the Campus Master Plan - reconfiguring spaces to enhance housing, recreation, engagement, and learning opportunities across campus
Initiatives
- Enhance student employment prep programs to prepare graduates for a successful transition to the workforce.
- Align programs with documented workforce needs to ensure our offerings remain relevant, valuable, and focused on student success.
- Elevate and grow a wide range of internship sites for students in coordination with workforce leaders.
- Aggressively grow academic programs and micro-credentials/certificates that meet specialty and critical workforce needs.
- Leverage the unique relationship between UT Tyler and UT Health East Texas to develop a dynamic feedback loop to continuously refine curricula and workforce training in current and new degree programs, ensuring UT Tyler graduates are exceptionally prepared to meet the evolving needs of health systems.