COMMERCE – Texas A&M University-Commerce Director of Athletics Tim McMurray announced today the release of the Lion Athletics Strategic Plan for 2016-19.
 
The Strategic Plan is intended to be a road map for sustained success, guided by the Lion Athletics mission, vision, and values.
 
The plan features six strategic goals:
I. Student-Athlete Success
II. Empower A Culture of Compliance
III. Install A Championship Culture
IV. Promote Department Equity and Diversity
V. Enhance External Engagement and Revenue Generation
VI. Provide Responsive Resource Allocation
 
Goal committees were formed and co-chaired by a senior leadership team member and a head coach.  These committees worked diligently to provide a comprehensive blueprint for sustained success over the next three years.
 
"This strategic roadmap was built around the principles of communication, accountability, and a cooperative spirit," McMurray said. "I congratulate and commend each of our co-chairs, our coaches, and our administrative team who has invested time and energy into this guiding document."
 
"Passion. Respect. Innovation. Determination. Excellence. Each of these terms is positive and empowering. Each can be bold and progressive singularly or when combined with the others. Collectively, they form our core values for our proud intercollegiate athletics program at Texas A&M University-Commerce.
 
"In Lion Athletics, we are committed to our core values of P.R.I.D.E. and our mission to provide a "Best in Class" experience for our talented student-athletes.  We will be consistently accountable to this document, rather than treating it as a "check the box" exercise that has gloss but lacks substance.
 
"We will achieve championship levels of success in academics, athletics competition and in building leaders for life as we stay active and engaged with this document. That success starts with our mission, vision, and core values; will be guided by this plan; and achieved by persistent collaboration and teamwork," McMurray added.