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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 Friday April 2, 2010 Volume 91, No. 99 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff More jobs, more money and more research. It’s all a part of what’s coming as UTA... More

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 Friday April 2, 2010 Volume 91, No. 99 www. theshorthorn. com Since 1919 BY SHARAYAH SHERROD The Shorthorn staff More jobs, more money and more research. It’s all a part of what’s coming as UTA puts legs on a plan that outlines how the university aims to become a nationally recognized research university. UTA’s plans, which were submitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board this week, include hiking research funding from a little more than $50 million to $210 million by 2020 and adding about 25 new tenure or tenure track faculty each year. The school could also hire about 60 graduate students and staff positions to reach the status outlined in a seven-part, 55-page plan. To make it all possible, a $4 million annual budget increase would be necessary. TierOne plancalls formore spending ADMINISTRATION UTA’s 55-page plan calls for increasing research funding for obtaining higher status. BY MONICA S. NAGY Th Less