The Strategic Plan for Mewbourne College identifies the vision, objectives, priority areas and roadmap
for the college's future success. This plan informs the college's long-term funding priorities and
infrastructure investments, guides engagement with industry, influences faculty hiring
priorities and helps faculty members organize teams for significant research initiatives.
The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy educates scientists and engineers and creates knowledge of Earth’s past and present to navigate a future that meets societal needs for both energy and a livable environment.
Student recruitment, retention, and success is ensured by providing affordable access to world-class educational programs that are integrated with life-changing enrichment opportunities.
We will continue our legacy of excellence in all that we do; from advancing and expanding our top-ranked petroleum program to developing and promoting new programs and specializations across the spectrum of geosciences and energy. We will pursue quality benchmarks comparable with public universities in the Association of American Universities.
We will expand our educational and research programs in new and exciting directions including low-carbon energy and global sustainability.
Lead in developing a campus-wide multidisciplinary sustainable energy systems program.
Foster a thriving learning community that is constantly growing and evolving through new partnerships and engagements.
Our core values drive our behavior and priorities – both strategically and operationally. They remind us of who we are and what motivates us.
WE ARE ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. The University’s most treasured assets are its students, faculty and staff — their dreams, ambitions and talents.
EVERY DISCIPLINE MATTERS. All disciplines of scholarly endeavor are valued contributors to research and creative activity.
INTEGRITY AND MUTUAL RESPECT DEFINE US. Integrity, ethical conduct and mutual respect are uncompromising principles by which research and creative activity must be pursued.
OPEN DEBATE LEADS TO EXCELLENCE. Unfettered exchange and debate of competing ideas and perspectives expands understanding, promotes inclusion and ultimately leads to excellence.
WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF COLLABORATORS. Collaboration – whether among individuals in the same discipline or involving scholars across multiple disciplines, programs, institutions, and types of organizations – is recognized as a valuable means for strengthening research and creative activity and creates innovative scholarship and solutions.
BROAD PARTICIPATION IS FOUNDATIONAL. Broad participation in research and creative activity that encompasses but is not limited to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, organization, discipline, and perspective, is foundational to excellence in scholarly endeavors. Increasing the participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, particularly in STEM fields, is an institutional priority in research and creative activity.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ARE INTERTWINED. Research, creative endeavor, and education, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, are inextricably intertwined and in combination represent the foundation of knowledge creation upon which the University’s scholarly enterprise rests. Research includes both basic and applied, enhancing our capabilities, and contributing to science.
