EMP + University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) was navigating a period of rapid change following its merger with UT Health. To meet ambitious goals for growth and transformation, UTSA partnered with EM-Powerhouse to elevate its Enrollment Management (EM) leadership team to strengthen strategy, culture, and collaboration. Through listening sessions, leadership workshops, and culture mapping exercises, EMP guided the team to define shared values, adopt high-performance habits, and build a sustainable framework for continuous improvement. The result: a more aligned, agile, and empowered EM division ready to lead UTSA’s next chapter of success.
Success at a Glance
Challenges:
- Strengthen executive team cohesion and performance
- Drive more effective strategic planning and decision-making
- Elevate leadership skills through advanced professional development
Results:
- Most successful fall disbursement in university history
- Gave leaders tools to think bigger and act decisively
- Improved accountability and collaboration across leadership
- Revealed blind spots and fostered solution-driven dialogue
EMP's Fearless Approach
- Held listening sessions, interviews, and surveys to understand team dynamics
- Built a hyper-customized plan tailored to the organization’s culture
- Used a Culture Map to assess current and future team culture
- Designed a culture framework to support ambitious goals
- Led workshops giving managers strategic thinking and leadership tools
Exceptional Impact
- Built a living Culture Map for high-impact work
- Emphasized collaboration, innovation, and solutions
- Defined values of accountability and growth
- Encouraged adaptability and shared success
- Delivered the best fall disbursement in university history
Being a small and nimble organization, EMP can pivot quickly and provide an authenticity and energy that I don’t think you would get from some large organization bringing in a consultant. Their approach is different and more refreshing because they’re going to challenge you and give you elevated tools to help you work with those challenges.
Lynn Barnes, Jr.
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