Strategic Plan
The University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana Strategic Plan 2025-2028
On TRACK to Success
UAHT students will have developed educational plans and well-informed career goals
and will be academically prepared for transfer, licensure, or workforce entry.
UAHT students will complete programs of study and graduate equipped with the educational
knowledge to actively pursue continued education and with employable skills to enter
the workforce.
- UAHT will offer students employer-aligned career programs.
- UAHT students will be prepared for transfer and/or career readiness.
- UAHT students, through a strong sense of belonging, will be actively engaged in their academics, co-curricular activities, and career planning.
Mission Statement Connections:
- Educational and Career Goals: By helping students develop educational plans and career goals, UAHT ensures that students are academically prepared for transfer, licensure, or workforce entry, aligning with the mission to connect students to quality academic and technical education.
- Program Completion and Workforce Readiness: Graduating students with employable skills and readiness for continued education supports the mission's focus on student success and economic improvement.
- Employer-Aligned Programs: Offering career programs that meet employer needs ensures that education is beneficial and relevant, fostering economic improvement and civic enrichment.
- Student Engagement: Encouraging active engagement in academics and career planning aligns with providing beneficial student support services and fostering a nurturing learning environment.
UAHT will maintain modern, well-equipped, and organized facilities that meet industry standards and enhance learning environments.
- UAHT will maintain and further develop its facilities to be state-of-the-art.
- UAHT will provide resources for an effective learning environment.
- UAHT will effectively manage resources through streamlined asset management.
Mission Statement Connections:
- Modern Facilities: Maintaining state-of-the-art facilities enhances the learning environment, supporting the mission to provide exemplary educational technologies and effective content delivery methods.
- Effective Learning Environment: Providing resources for an effective learning environment ensures that students receive a quality education, aligning with the mission to foster student success.
- Resource Management: Efficiently managing resources through streamlined asset management supports the mission's goal of maintaining efficient organizational structures.
UAHT will provide accessible and flexible education at a reasonable cost through streamlined processes and offer economic mobility and high-value opportunities.
- UAHT will provide efficient and streamlined processes.
- UAHT will provide comprehensive support services.
- UAHT will provide flexible education at a reasonable cost.
Mission Statement Connections:
- Accessible and Flexible Education: Providing education at a reasonable cost and through streamlined processes ensures that education is accessible, supporting the mission to connect students to prevailing educational opportunities.
- Support Services: Offering comprehensive support services aligns with the mission to provide beneficial student support services, fostering an environment of integrity and respect.
- Economic Mobility: Ensuring high-value opportunities and economic mobility align with the mission's focus on economic improvement and student success.
UAHT will strengthen partnerships through community involvement and will provide effective public communication.
- UAHT will engage with the community on its campuses.
- UAHT employees will strengthen partnerships through direct community engagement.
- UAHT will promote effective public communications.
Mission Statement Connections:
- Community Engagement: Strengthening partnerships through community involvement supports the mission's goal of community development endeavors and civic enrichment.
- Public Communication: Promoting effective public communications ensures that the community is well-informed and engaged, aligning with the mission to foster civic and cultural enrichment.
- Campus Engagement: Engaging the community on campuses supports the mission's focus on creating a nurturing and accepting learning environment.
UAHT will invest in the faculty and staff through professional development, training, and recognition of exemplary performance.
- UAHT will create a culture of job satisfaction and pride.
- UAHT will invest in the job preparedness of faculty and staff.
UAHT will facilitate a sense of belonging.
Mission Statement Connections:
- Professional Development: Investing in faculty and staff through professional development and training ensures that they are well-prepared, supporting the mission to provide quality education through effective content delivery methods.
- Job Satisfaction and Pride: Creating a culture of job satisfaction and pride aligns with the mission's focus on maintaining an environment of integrity and respect.
- Sense of Belonging: Facilitating a sense of belonging among faculty, staff, and students supports the mission's goal of fostering student success and creating a nurturing learning environment.
Overview
The UAHT strategic plan is a culmination of many months of incorporating valuable input from both campuses and the communities we serve. A core team was formed that was comprised of the Chancellor, the Chancellor’s Cabinet, an external facilitator, a faculty member, and the Dean of the U of A Texarkana Campus. The team collected feedback and formed 5 tracks that align with the mission and values that will guide UAHT’s next strategic plan. The tracks include Triumphs, Resources, Access, Community, and Keys to Belonging. Each track is designed to support and enhance the mission and vision of UAHT, ensuring that the college remains a model community college dedicated to student success, economic improvement, and community engagement.
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Arkansas Community College Hope-Texarkana is to connect students and community partners to quality academic and technical education, beneficial student support services, customized business and industry training, community development endeavors, and prevailing educational opportunities through exemplary and timely educational technologies, effective content delivery methods, and efficient organizational structures in an environment of integrity and respect that fosters student success, economic improvement, and civic and cultural enrichment.
Vision Statement
The University of Arkansas at Hope/Texarkana envisions itself as a twenty-first-century model community college. To make our vision a reality the College will reach beyond traditional boundaries so that students can overcome obstacles, achieve dreams, and reach their full potential. We will empower a network of diverse and committed individuals to work creatively and collaboratively toward shared principles and the common goal of student success. Our learning environment will be nurturing, accepting, personalized, and student focused. We will vow to the community that we serve to always be attentive to our mission, cohesive in our approach, and responsive to changing needs.