{"id":437,"date":"2023-08-16T15:34:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T15:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/strategicplan\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:19:38","slug":"sta-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/strategicplan\/sta-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"STA Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;camp op plan&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FAFAFA&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5%|12%|5%|12%|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|60px||60px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|25px||25px|true|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1440px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;40px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;column 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;0px||0px||false|true&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>About the Plan<\/h2>\n<p>&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>About the Plan<\/h2>\n<p>&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;a look back&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]\n<h2>STA Overview<\/h2>\n<h3><span>Triple A Strategy 2022-2027: Revenue Revolution<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Following the approval of the Triple A Strategy 2022-2027: Revenue Revolution, the Campus held a Strategic Retreat with the following aims:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gain consensus on the Campus Strategies including those Phase 1 initiatives that will continue to be implemented in the Triple A Strategy 2022-2027: Phase II<\/li>\n<li>Encourage Organizational Transformation by agreeing on strategies to address governance, cultural and communication gaps<\/li>\n<li>Troubleshoot by analyzing existing gaps and organizational obstacles impeding institutional efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Prioritise by agreeing on Campus Initiatives to achieve KPIs<\/li>\n<li>Plan for Results by aligning strategy to execution in consideration of process, policy and resource implications for implementation of Campus Implementation Plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was agreed that strategic implementation be executed under the dual focus of Revenue Revolution and Institutional Strengthening. Subsumed within this dual focus are a number of approved projects, which, when effectively implemented, will positively influence the longevity, sustainability and impact of The UWI St. Augustine. 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