Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement

The Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement is working to operationalize UTA’s Strategic Theme of People and Culture with the goal of supporting the employee life cycle (i.e., recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, employee relations, and administration of benefits), while working with campus leadership, staff, faculty, and others to further develop a culture where our values are embedded in the culture and operations of the university.

Divisions of the Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement

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Talent, Culture, and Engagement

Human Resources - Strategic partner to UTA community dedicated to providing innovative solutions.

U T A employees

Belonging and Engagement

Dedicated to supporting an engaged workplace, and advancing the development of our faculty and staff.

U T A students

Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives

Working to institutionalize an HSI identity that focuses on "Servingness" with intentionality.

Who We Are

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Strategic Plan

Our employees are our institution’s asset. Learn about our mission vision and core values.
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Recent Updates and Upcoming Events

Stay up to date with the recent changes in TCE and learn about our upcoming events!
Jewel Washington

JEWEL MICHELLE WASHINGTON, VP FOR OFFICE OF TALENT, CULTURE, AND ENGAGEMENT

Jewel Washington joined UTA in February of 2021 as the Chief Human Resources Officer and became the VP of Talent, Culture, and Engagement in October of 2022. Jewel actively engages with university leaders, governance groups and the broad UTA and HR community. For more than 25 years, Jewel has held various leadership positions in human resources and is able to use that experience to grow the Office of Talent, Culture, and Engagement’s presence and reputation. For the 8 years prior to joining UTA, she was the Chief Human Resources officer at two Flagship Universities. University of New Mexico and University of Maryland, College Park. Jewel’s professional philosophy as a VP of Talent, Culture, and Engagement has been to strive to ensure that employees are given well designed total compensation packages, development and advancement opportunities, and work in an environment where they feel safe, valued and have a sense of purpose. She holds a Master of Arts degree from Webster University and is a member of CUPA and SHRM.


Service Delivery Model

In order to ensure we are serving UTA in the best way and meeting our vision and mission aspirations we must first begin ensuring that we are set up for success. This 4 Tier approach structures our services to ensure we are providing the best service to the UTA community.

TIER 1 - SELF SERVICE

Actions an employee at UTA can do for themselves through TCE Portals.

TIER 2 - UNIT LIAISONS

Actions or inquires that will need entry level support from a Unit Liaison, especially those who participate in the TCE Service Partners Group and hear timely updates from TCE Leadership.

TIER 3 - HR SERVICE CENTER

Actions or consulting that will need assistance from Frontline TCE experts.

TIER 4 - CENTERS OF EXPERTISE

Actions that will need to be escalated to a subject matter expert within TCE.

ADVISORY COUNCILS SUPPORTED BY TCE