T HE U NIV E R SIT Y O F T EX AS AT E L PASO

To: Heather Wilson, President

Through: Dr. P.J. Vierra, Assistant Director
From: Stephany Rios, RES 3355 Student
Date: February 9, 2020
Re: 2030 Strategic Plan Vision
UTEP should implement the Intensely Local: 60x30 future alternative for the year 2030. The university
focuses its recruitment in other cities and states, resulting in the overlook of the population that
shares its community values. By observing other universities who have implemented similar
designs into their curriculum, the University of Texas could profit from its unique demographic
that which includes civilians with a large-scale military base such as Fort Bliss.
By the standards of The Triple Helix from Leysdorff and Etzkowitz, involving the university, local
industry, and federal government relations, associating Fort Bliss and UTEP would create an
institution that could achieve technological and strategic advancements to enhance the
knowledge of the innerworkings of our base. The University-Community Partnerships suggest
that if businesses ranging from locally owned to chain corporations became associated with
UTEP, more students would be given an opportunity to stay in the city after graduating and
would help the local economy develop with the new ideas from incoming generations.
Butterfield and Soska say the curriculum must encourage students to go out into the communities
and venture into organizations that entertain solutions for the community they reside in.
Strategy:
- Create a Partnership between Fort Bliss and UTEP
- Create a Partnership with local businesses
- Offer a curriculum in which students engage with the communities surrounding the university
Recommendation:
- Appoint a committee dedicated to the institutional development of this University-Industry-
Government alliance
- Create a curriculum that benefits the knowledge and understanding of the military institutions
within our city
- Develop a plan to introduce students into different communities along El Paso that can create ties
to the University of Texas at El Paso
- Develop funding and grants programs as incentives for students who chose to start up local
businesses that associate with UTEP for entry level jobs for students