Building Our Future Together

Educating and building the next generation workforce for the Greater Huntsville region, for Alabama, and for our future.

Extraordinary capabilities begin with extraordinary people. At UAH, our people are leading the charge. We are well positioned to thrive in the evolving landscape of public higher education. As we work toward building our future together, President Leo has announced priorities and initiatives that builds on the existing Strategic Plan and concentrates our investments in ways that will allow us to continue to fulfill our mission to this community. Our next chapter is just beginning.

Priorities

1

Further strengthen our academic enterprise and enhance operational excellence of the institution.

2

Make UAH indispensable to the success of the Greater Huntsville Community.

3

Elevate our stature in the region, across Alabama, and beyond the state.

Initiatives

Priority 1

Further strengthen our academic enterprise and enhance operational excellence of the institution.

Four UAH students study and laugh together at an outdoor table on the Altenkirk Greenway.

Finish the Charge: 90% First-Year Retention Rate by 2032

Graduate students study data science a computer lab in the College of Business.

Creating Innovative Graduate Credentials and Degree Programs

A UAH graduate students pauses and smiles during a multi-screen presentation of his aerospace research.

The Return to R1: Investing in 50 Doctoral Research Assistantships

ChargerLink Enterprise Resource Planning

A human resources professional provides training for a new software platform

Creating a Talent and Organizational Development Function

Priority 2

Make UAH indispensable to the success of the Greater Huntsville Community.

New UAH faculty members pose on a sunny terrace outside the Shelby Center for Science and Technology.

Charger Catalyst Collaborative for Strategic Faculty Hiring

A triptych shows photos of a satellite in space, a rocket in flight, and nurses performing an exercise on a training mannequin.

Appointing Special Assistants for Key Sectors

Smiling UAH students in full graduation regalia proudly display their diplomas at spring commencement in 2026.

Higher Education Economic Development Study

Priority 3

Elevate our stature in the region, across Alabama, and beyond the state.

The UAH mascot and students sit on a brick wall at the main entrance to UAH.

A Nationally Recognizable Brand for a Nationally Ranked University

A UAH volleyball player jumps to serve at a game in front of a crowd of fans.

Elevating and Investing in the UAH Chargers Athletics Department

Initiating a Multi-Year Philanthropic Campaign