Support a culture of trust and collaboration.
An environment of trust and collaboration allows people to develop creativity and take risks to overcome obstacles and achieve innovative outcomes far surpassing those of individual efforts.
Highlights and Success
Coley Veterinary Services Joins UT Farm Animal Services–Coley Unit
Transition supports food-animal veterinary care in East Tennessee and expands training opportunities for future veterinarians
A Cure for Lu
This partnership between University of Tennessee animal and human doctors proved to be the perfect medicine for Lu.
Tennessee RiverLine Celebrates Decade of Vision and Five Years of Connecting People, Communities and River
Transformative partnerships and progress inspire optimism for the future of the Tennessee River Valley
UTIA Introduces New and Improved System for Soil and Forage Sample Clients
The online portal expands the capabilities testing center technicians offer to the public. The new system was funded through a partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and UT Extension.
2023 Key Metrics Baselines
Strategies and Actions
UTIA will strengthen partnerships.
- Increase number of partnerships with external industries, agencies, and producers as well as internal systemwide
campuses and institutes. - Increase number of grant proposals and grant dollars with cross-functional collaboration across missions.
- Increase awareness and utilization of joint resources.
- Implement defined and interdependent performance metrics that drive achievement and joint success.
UTIA will enhance and foster meaningful internal communication.
- Increase number of relevant opportunities for in-person gatherings across the state.
- Increase joint communication efforts.
- Increase leadership team development focused on effective internal communications and team accountability.
UTIA will reduce barriers and duplication of work.
- Reduce duplicative processes or tools and transition to consistent institute-wide tools and systems.
- Clearly define and communicate the relationships and roles between UTIA, UT Knoxville, and UT System Administration and shared services.
- Develop and implement service level agreements for administrative units to communicate the extent and nature of services provided and define case response expectations.