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Purposefully Lead, Govern and Organize
ASPIRATION
Great universities exist where there is enlightened leadership. This is true at the state, system and university levels. It is true from within and from without. It comes from every rank of university life: staff, faculty and administration. No segment has the corner on the market of innovation and insight. Recognition of this will make WT better. To gain every advantage as we serve the Texas Panhandle, we will be a regional university more integrated with our flagship, Texas A&M University, than we are currently. There will be a two-way flow of people and ideas. Many of our best undergraduate students will go on to advanced study at Texas A&M University. Likewise, the programs that we offer on this campus and the attributes that are strong for us—such as our programs in music, performance and the arts—may be attractive to students from Texas A&M University. Our strengths in music and the study of the American West, fueled by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum are unique and should help us more fully integrate with Texas A&M University. This requires a confident and comfortable view, through the eyes of leadership at every level, regarding the interdependence of our institutions. Distributed education allows each organization to provide opportunity through its strength. This is our aspiration.
Metric: Amend annual assessments and evaluations for University employees to include leadership development activities.
While developing academic leaders is a given at any university, the call for leadership development to staff, students and volunteers, as well as faculty, is critical.
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