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Unlike the previous plan of the Texas A&M University System to rename ASC "Texas A&M University at Arlington", UTA's new name was received positively by students, faculty, and administrators. It was widely perceived as increasing the university's prestige, name recognition, and funding and recruiting abilities. The first degrees with the new ...
UT Arlington is the third-largest producer of college graduates in Texas and offers over 180 baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. [11] [12] UT Arlington participates in 15 intercollegiate sports as a Division I member of the NCAA and Western Athletic Conference. UTA sports teams have been known as the Mavericks since 1971.
In addition to hosting the library, College Hall was also home to the NTAC Exchange Store (PX), which sold accessories, military uniforms, and school supplies. Much later, it would become home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)'s Honors College. [54] A circular building on the south perimeter of Preston Hall was also built in 1928.
In April 1965, the Texas Legislature transferred Arlington State College (ASC) from the Texas A&M University System to the University of Texas System (UT System). [3] [56] In 1966, Maxwell Scarlett became the first African American graduate in ASC's history. [57] [58] [59] In March 1967, ASC was renamed the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).
The College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Arlington is a professional school of design located in Arlington, Texas. [ 1 ] The School of Architecture's newest program is a graduate-level Certificate in Property Repositioning and Turnaround, added in 2009.
In the mid-1980s, the College of Engineering added three new buildings: Nedderman Hall, the Aerodynamics Research Center, and the Automation & Robotics Research Institute (now known as the UT Arlington Research Institute, or UTARI). The original engineering building, Woolf Hall, was also remodeled.
Scott Cross - basketball coach, former head and assistant men's basketball coach at UTA; also a former player at UTA; Roy Dewalt - former Canadian Football League quarterback of the 1980s, mostly with the British Columbia Lions; Steve Foster - baseball coach and former MLB player for the Cincinnati Reds [32]
In 2015, The University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Architecture and School of Urban and Public Affairs united to form the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA). The integration of the two schools strengthened the academic and research opportunities available for students and faculty at UTA and provides nationally ...