Meeting Notes

After reviewing data, strategic plans for Colleges of Engineering/Nursing, demographic study for Katy, facilitator Judy Korb outlined our goals for our discussion:

• Discovery > list facts
• Implications > relevance and analysis
• Imperatives > action steps

These all will be critical building blocks as we craft a defining statement.

Expectations for UH at Katy:

• Footprint for UH at Katy
• 8,000 students (4K for UH/4K for UHV)
• Junior/senior/Master’s/Doctoral programs
• Programs that connect to regional industry
• Compete with other universities
• Engineering/Nursing are the programs that will be offered
• Add additional programs
• UH at Katy supports the colleges’ goals
• Recruit underserved, new pipeline of students (new access)
• Partner with community colleges and independent school districts
• Become the university of choice
• Produce a highly educated workforce (STEM grads)
• Systems Center

Data Sources:

• Nursing and Engineering Strategic Plans
• Katy Economic Development Plans
• Market analysis
• Demographic/Economic Impact
• Institutional reports
  • Key measurements
  • Progress reports from the colleges
• Nursing state data
• Industry report (largest employers)
• UHV academic plan

Facts: What do we need to achieve goals/what are we committed to?

• Known expectations
• Current progress reports
• Demographics
• Industries
• Programs
• Facilities (limitations/growth potential)
• Technology
• Climate culture

SWOT Themes

Strengths Themes:

• Demand based (meet the workforce needs)
• Value added (reputation, location close to home, value to business, faculty, partnerships)
• Brand
• Greater access to Tier One degrees
• Newness
• Cost
• Location

Weakness Themes:

• Dependence on community colleges
• Brand confusion with UHV
• Sharing of resources between both universities
• Sustainable funding
• Sustainable growth
• Awareness

Opportunities Themes:

• Connecting to high schools (summer programs, 9-16 pathways)
• Growth (programs, protecting territory, enrollment)
• Defining our brand
  • Footprint in Katy
  • Establish UH as university of choice
• Internships
• Fundraising
• Meeting workforce demands
• Graduate & professional courses/certificates
• Academy model

Threats Themes:

• Other higher ed universities
• Funding (scholarships, resources for students) to sustain what we are required to deliver
• Growing too fast
  • Lack of mechanism to fund the next building
  • Lack of master land usage/growth plan
• Not getting the expected enrollment
• Culture at UHV