At the University of Houston, we don’t play it safe.
We didn’t play it safe when we told the world:
We’re going to be Tier One.
We didn’t play it safe when we announced:
We’re going to have a College of Medicine.
We didn’t play it safe when we declared:
We’re going to reclaim our athletic glory.
We didn’t play it safe when we promised:
We’re going to raise a billion dollars.
At the University of Houston, we don’t play it safe.
We didn’t play it safe when we told the world:
We’re going to be Tier One.
We didn’t play it safe when we announced:
We’re going to have a College of Medicine.
We didn’t play it safe when we declared:
We’re going to reclaim our athletic glory.
We didn’t play it safe when we promised:
We’re going to raise a billion dollars.
We took a risk that we could fail. Some thought we would. But we didn’t.
With your help, we rang the bell on every. one.
of. those. promises.
You made the seemingly impossible
possible.
Stretching beyond our comfort zone is a part of our DNA …
but achieving those goals was last decade’s victory.
We’re moving the goalposts.
Setting our sights even higher.
Come see how high we can climb in the decade to come.
It’ll take your breath away.
Together, we rise. Together, we soar.
We took a risk that we could fail. Some thought we would. But we didn’t.
With your help, we rang the bell on every. one.
of. those. promises.
You made the seemingly impossible
possible.
Stretching beyond our comfort zone is a part of our DNA …
but achieving those goals was last decade’s victory.
We’re moving the goalposts.
Setting our sights even higher.
Come see how high we can climb in the decade to come.
It’ll take your breath away.
Together, we rise. Together, we soar.
VISION
Building a Top 50 Public University
Goal 1
Student Success
Provide a Top Tier Educational Experience to All
Goal 2
Nationally Competitive Research
Build a Research Powerhouse that Impacts our Region & the World
Goal 4
Nationally Relevant Athletics
Build a Competitive Athletics Program
Goal 5
Competitive Funding
Build a Sustainable Funding Base to Support Vision & Goals
The University of Houston Strategic Plan, "Together, We Rise. Together, We Soar.," is a seven-year strategy to transform core initiatives of the University from 2021-2028.
Goal 3
Social Responsibility
Serve as an Exemplar for Community Engagement
Learn More About the Social Responsibility Goal