FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 25, 2011

STATEMENT FROM CHAIRMAN DAN BRANCH REGARDING THE RELEASE OF THE FRAMEWORK ACTION PLAN BY UT SYSTEM CHANCELLOR, DR. FRANCISCO CIGARROA

"Congratulations to Chancellor Cigarroa for developing a detailed action plan to further advance excellence and productivity throughout the UT System," said Chairman Branch. "In recent years, I have encouraged our university leaders to create dashboards of key indicators in order to keep our universities focused on increasing attainment and completion of our Closing the Gaps initiative. The UT Chancellor, presidents and regents are to be commended for this united effort to advance thoughtful improvements, prioritize key indicators of success and hold themselves accountable. I look forward to observing the Chancellor's implementation and seeing the results."

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