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
Monday
April 2, 2012
Volume 93, No.
97
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER
The Shorthorn senior staff
Global presence, collaboration among disciplines at
UTA, and high-quality...
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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
Monday
April 2, 2012
Volume 93, No.
97
www.
theshorthorn.
com
Since 1919
BY JOHNATHAN SILVER
The Shorthorn senior staff
Global presence, collaboration among disciplines at
UTA, and high-quality faculty
were among areas faculty and
staff suggested the university
ought to focus on to become a
national research institution.
Educators, administrators
and other staff participated in
a forum Friday to discuss what
the university should focus on
in the next eight years, which
will be how long the university’s strategic plan would
last — through 2020.
Before
having a finalized plan, administrators are looking to the
university community for suggestions.
To get there, they are
assessing how the community
interprets Tier One — what
strengths the university has to
put it in the best position to
have the distinction and where
UTA has room to grow.
Tier One is a phrase generally used in Texas and in
ranking systems to describe an
in
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