A Vision for Texas Tech
Texas Tech will be a recognized center of excellence in leveraging information technology to stimulate the exchange and creation of knowledge. Students, faculty, researchers, staff, and those in the private sector will desire to be a part of the Texas Tech community and will want to develop a lifelong association with our institutions.
At Texas Tech, information will exist in an integrated environment that fosters an open, collaborative, and unifying culture and provides ubiquitous access to needed information. Information technology will serve as a catalyst to reengineer processes and activities. This will enable our institutions to be more successful and redirect their focus and resources to being a university instead of the overhead processes associated with running a university. This integrated information environment and unifying culture will form the foundation for the pursuit of excellence.
Our faculty will have superior tools for communicating with students and colleagues, incorporating technology into pedagogy, and being free to focus on their mission of teaching and research. Texas Tech will provide a world-class infrastructure to support researchers in increasing knowledge, collaborating with colleagues, and attracting research support.
Education will be accessible for all students through portable computing devices and networked facilities. Students will acquire the technological skills that are in demand in the workplace and used in society. Students will be free to explore individual paths of learning whenever and wherever they choose. Opportunities for learning will be extended to those who have traditionally lacked access to them. Lifelong learning experiences will be universally available for an extended community.
Texas Tech will be in the forefront in providing skilled people and infrastructure for economic development. We will take a leadership role in the economic development of our region. Our graduates will be well prepared to make significant contributions in the new economy of the Information Age.
A focal point of Texas Tech's environment will be state of the art technology facilities at our institutions, which will serve as magnets for attracting students, faculty, staff, and private partnerships. By bringing together disparate operations and activities, these facilities will foster synergistic and collaborative operations and relationships.
In an environment of accelerating change, Texas Tech will be strategically positioned to respond to these changes and provide leadership and service for our region, state, and nation.