Strategic Plan
Vision
To achieve excellence in public health education and research while promoting greater community impact in local, national, and global settings.
Mission (SPH CARES)
To advance health and well-being of all populations while engaging Communities, and being an Anchor institute, offering innovative academic programs, driving Research-based solutions, supporting Entrepreneurship and innovation while remaining Student-centric (CARES).
SPH Core Values
- We strive to adapt ourselves to changes in health needs and priorities of the population in a rapidly changing environment.
- We advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in our school's culture and environment.
- We define student success beyond earning an academic degree to encompass having a successful and impactful professional career in public health.
- We create opportunities for cutting-edge, impactful research that expands the field of public health and responds to the needs of the community.
- We aspire to become a trusted resource for public health needs of our local community, the residents of Tennessee, and beyond.
- We develop and maintain collaborations at the local, national, and international levels for advancing health equity.
SPH Goals
SPH GOAL 1: Aggressively Provide Access
Increase awareness of the SPH's unique value to help grow enrollment and increase access.
SPH GOAL 2: Create Opportunities to Succeed
Encourage students to persevere and thrive in their educational experience and careers while creating a meaningful connection with the school.
SPH GOAL 3: Outcome-Focused Academics
Focus on student success and prepare students for the workforce through an innovative yet rigorous, practical, wellrounded and supportive academic experience.
SPH GOAL 4: Strengthen Research Enterprise
Support impactful, interdisciplinary scholarship and research with world class infrastructure and researchers motivated to address local and global challenges.
SPH GOAL 5: Recruit, Retain, Reward and Recognize Our People
Provide opportunities for personal growth and professional development while recognizing and rewarding excellence and success and cultivating a respectful and supportive culture.
SPH GOAL 6: Exemplify Operational Excellence
Become an example of operational efficiency and effectiveness by creating and upholding high standards and expectations for resource utilization and accountability.
SPH GOAL 7: Generate and Steward Financial Resources
Increase valuable financial partnerships and improve resource allocation to promote growth through alignment of values, priorities, and opportunities with application of best financial practices.