T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
September 16, 2009
Volume 91, No.
15
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOAN KHALAF
The Shorthorn senior staff
As UTA narrows its focus on becoming a top research institution,...
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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S A T A R L I N G T O N
Wednesday
September 16, 2009
Volume 91, No.
15
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOAN KHALAF
The Shorthorn senior staff
As UTA narrows its focus on becoming a top research institution,
President James Spaniolo isn’t wasting any time putting that goal on the
front line.
“With every decision, we must ask
ourselves — does this help us become
a national research university? Will
that get us closer to our goal,” Spaniolo
asked.
“And the answer to these questions must be yes or we will not pursue
these initiatives — however worthy
they may be — because time is short,
and resources are limited.
”
Spaniolo said at the Leadership
Luncheon on Tuesday that the university needs more endowed chairs, professorships and fellowships — which
all require more private donations.
The university received the lowest
amount of private donations out of
the seven universities eligible for the
Texas Research Incentive Program,
which was establ
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