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| Written by The Shorthorn editorial board | ||||
| Tuesday, 03 November 2009 10:10 PM | ||||
Editorial RoundupThe issue: Proposition 4 passesWe suggest: Everyone at the university should use the recourses already on campus for a push to be noticed nationally, drawing in more faculty and students. The Shorthorn has fully endorsed Proposition 4, encouraging students, faculty and staff to vote. The university was a location for early voting last week, and Student Congress helped to spread the word. The constitutional amendment will allocate the money from the Higher Education Fund, which has been stagnant, to the new National Research University Fund. The money in the new fund could be used by Texas emerging research institutions. Seven Texas universities are considered emerging research institutions by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and are competing for national research status. The criteria to receive the funding includes elements such as: spending more than $45 million a year for research, offering more than 50 doctoral degree programs and awarding 200 doctoral degrees for two consecutive years. The university now offers 35 doctoral programs. The 153 doctoral degrees received in the 2007-2008 school year will grow as our student population increases. UTA had about 28,000 students register this year, breaking school records for enrollment, and the numbers will continue to steadily climb. Research surrounds us every day. Engineering is prevalent on our campus, biomedical, civil, mechanical, electrical and aerospace just to name a few. Some fascinating real-world applications are produced by our students and professors every day. From genetics to physics to nanotechnology, our campus is recognized as having a great engineering college. Now, it is more important than ever to do your part. Support the happening research. Check out what the civil engineers are up to. Go see our Formula SAE racing team, who consistently win awards for their performance. There is much to take into the real world from the university. We should realize that and take part in giving support and recognition. If we all join to make a difference with the goal of becoming a nationally-recognized research institution, it can happen. Look around — we’ve accomplished a lot already and it can go nowhere but up. - The Shorthorn editorial board consists of Marissa Hall, Mark Bauer, Jason Boyd, Dustin L. Dangli and Cohe Bolin Views: 619 | E-mail
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