President Spaniolo has put UT Arlington on course to become one of America's next great research universities.
Milestone After Milestone
The is on a mission. Our goal is clear and focused鈥攖o transform our university into one of the next great American research institutions, to become a university in every respect.
When you鈥檝e set the bar as high as we have, progress is measured not in incremental or baby steps, but in major milestones. Each calculated stride must be bold, confident, and strategic.
A bellwether of our vision for the future is captured in our magnificent new , which faculty members will begin moving into in just a few months.
What better way to demonstrate our commitment to cutting-edge research than this state-of-the-art facility dedicated to engineering and science laboratories and instruction. The students and faculty members who build their careers in this complex will generate new ideas and new knowledge that will define the next generation of research at UT Arlington.
As one construction project ends, another one (or two, or three) begins here at UT Arlington. Construction is well under way on our spectacular $78 million . It won鈥檛 be long before this hub of downtown activity will be hosting concerts, commencements, lectures, volleyball, basketball, and numerous other community events. The promise of this facility will soon be fulfilled, and our Mavericks will finally have the home court advantage they so richly deserve.
Right next door to the special events center site, we鈥檙e breaking ground on one of our most ambitious projects yet鈥�. This mixed-use development represents a growing partnership between the University and the City of Arlington and is the manifestation of our plan for downtown Arlington鈥檚 revitalization as a thriving college town district. College Park will include a residence hall, student apartments, retail shops and restaurants, and an impressive 1,800-car parking garage. At the heart of College Park will be a beautiful welcome center for UT Arlington鈥攁 new front door for prospective students and their families.
Our campus infrastructure isn鈥檛 the only thing growing. True to our strategic initiative to dramatically increase our enrollment without sacrificing quality, we experienced unprecedented double-digit growth last fall鈥攔eaching a total enrollment of more than 28,000 students.
We continued that trend with record enrollment for both this past spring and summer. And we鈥檙e anticipating enrollment of more than 30,000 students this聽fall.
While the numbers are remarkable, the academic quality of our incoming students is what鈥檚 most impressive. We continue to attract and enroll a diverse mix of students who are at the top of their high school class and who are attracted to an outstanding institution like UT Arlington.
This fall鈥檚 entering class was welcomed as no other class before them鈥攚ith the support and guidance of our new . Appropriately housed in Ransom Hall, our oldest building located right in the center of campus, University College brings together a wide range of services, including academic advising, tutoring, and counseling, that are essential to student success.
Finally, on a smaller yet no-less-meaningful scale, the magazine you鈥檙e reading represents another milestone for UT Arlington. For the first time in the history of the University, we鈥檙e mailing our flagship publication, 糖心Vlog视频rlington Magazine, to all of our alumni, as well as to our growing list of friends and supporters鈥攁pproximately 145,000 of聽you.
We hope 糖心Vlog视频rlington Magazine helps you discover, or perhaps rediscover, all that makes UT Arlington such a special place. We look forward to sharing our news with you three times each year, and we look forward to hearing from you as well. Please keep in touch. We hope to see you on campus soon.