Talk:University of Texas at Arlington/Archive 1

Archive 1

future edits

i am trying to improve this page to the quality of the UT-Austin wiki page University of Texas at Austin. any help would be appreciated.Locriani 06:40, 15 September 2006 (UTC)

Redirect University of Texas to University of Texas System

Hi, there is a ongoing debate about redirecting University of Texas to University of Texas System at talk: University of Texas at Austin. If you are interested, please feel free to join. RockiRock 20:46, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

Orange is not an official color of UTA

To whomever changed the official colors to remove white in favor of orange, please document this. Of course you will have great difficulty, because orange is not an offical color of UT-Arlington. It is the official color of the UT System, which of course is sort of ridiculous to impose on member institutions, even so required to be used on the institution's identity items.

Thank you for the update on degree program counts, but remember to document the reference. If you are unwilling to include references, please refrain from editing the encyclopedia. Tee Owe 12:52, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Location

I don't know if {{coord}} tags are appropriate for schools and universities, but at any rate the location of Texas Hall, which is roughly in the center of the UTA campus, is {{coord|32.731|-97.115}}. — Loadmaster (class of '83) 19:46, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I found the appropriate tag ({{Geolinks-US-buildingscale}}), which I added to the article. — Loadmaster 19:55, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Notability of Alumni and Faculty Members

To whomever added "Jimmy Rogers" as a Faculty Member, please refer to Wikipedia guidelines on notability before adding people to this list. All other entries have an explanation of why they are notable faculty, as opposed to simply being on the faculty. Tee Owe 17:06, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:UTAseal.png

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Fair use rationale for Image:Uta-web-logo.gif

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:46, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Logos

I've updated the page with the three current logos: The main academic logo, the horse mascot, and the spirit logo. I removed the historical UTA logos primary because I think it's unnecessary, but also because I think the presence of those old logos, to some degree, negates the re-branding effort the university has undertaken. Those old logos are a bit hokey looking and I don't believe they promote the image the university is currently trying to pursue. I also think the now defunct "Sam Maverick" logo should be sent to the wayside, but I'll hold off on that until I hear some other opinions on this. The new logos are pretty good looking, and I think they should be the ones displayed on the page. Let me know if you disagree.--Elred (talk) 04:38, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

We're not here to promote the university. I am glad the current logo is up though. I think it would be good to talk about the progression of the logo over time, though maybe that wouldn't be notable. --Eruhildo (talk) 15:59, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Maybe "promote" wasn't the proper choice of words. Perhaps "represent" would have been more appropriate. The point was, if we used the 'old' logos of any university we would be doing that university a disservice. Clearly, as these institutions evolve they attempt to update their images to keep up with the times. That being the case, I think having the current logos (only) is both the most accurate and the most befitting the current state of the university.--Elred (talk) 01:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

We're not here to befit the current state of the university. Discussing the old logos would not be doing the university a disservice, not that we should worry about whether not we are doing a disservice to any article's subject matter as long as the article's information is accurate. Of course I'm not saying we should use an old logo in the infobox - the current one should be used there, and any old ones should be made clear that they are indeed old logos. --Eruhildo (talk) 03:35, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

If you were going to write an article about Microsoft, do you think it would be relevant to explain the evolution of the windows logo? You're starting to twist my words a bit and it's getting a little tiresome. I'm not affiliated with UT Arlington and have no interest in peacocking the page. I'm pretty sure, however, that you won't find pages (especially on universities) that focus on obsolete branding campaigns, unless of course there was something unique or controversial. In that vein, perhaps mention of the former "Rebels" logo would, in fact, be relevant. Do me a favor and don't begin another response to me with "We're not here to _____." You and I are not "we." --Elred (talk) 17:47, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for misunderstanding what you were trying to say - sometimes I get a little too aggressive. There was an article in The Shorthorn (the school newspaper) on the progression of the logo. --Eruhildo (talk) 06:11, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

129.107.x.x netblock is owned by the university

ARIN says 129.107.0.0-129.107.255.255 belong to the University of Texas at Arlington. Several recent edits have come from this netblock. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 04:34, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Split: List of University of Texas at Arlington people

PDCook (talk) 04:07, 27 February 2010 (UTC)

Orange is STILL not an official color of UTA

If there is a document that explains that orange has been officially adopted as a university color, I would very much like to see it before the color is changed. Thanks Tee Owe (talk) 22:32, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

References, link-rot, and notability concerns for the items linked in Template:University of Texas at Arlington

The blue-linked items in {{University of Texas at Arlington}} need to be checked for notability. Some of them - such as the various facilities and the less-well-known-sports teams - should probably be merged with similar articles.

The references also need to be checked for stale-ness and to see if the independent, reliable sources provide enough coverage of the topic to fend off a call for deletion.

I've worked my way down to Clay Gould Ballpark but I'm getting tired.

Personally, I think we should have an article about the colleges/academics and an article about the campus and its facilities, similar to the one about the athletics. Then split off only obviously-notable, well-referenced, "AfD-resistant" colleges, facilities, and sports teams. As WP:NSPORTS specifically does NOT cover sports teams, WP:ORG and WP:GNG are the relevant guidelines for the teams. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 03:47, 16 September 2016 (UTC)

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Hello,

I am attempting to bring the history section of the main UTA page up to date. I imagine I didn't do the paid contributor thing above correctly, so please let me know how I can fix it. Below is the information I would like to add. I appreciate your review!

Amber

In the early 1990s, UTA saw three key changes in leadership. After Nedderman’s retirement in 1992, Ryan C. Amacher took the helm. In his three years as president, Dr. Amacher worked to bring the University into full compliance with Title IX while focusing on fundraising and recruitment. Robert Witt took over as interim president in 1995 and was selected to the full position in 1996. During his tenure, Dr. Witt reversed a 20-year enrollment low, launched the Honors College, and marked the construction of Arlington Hall, the first residence hall for UTA in more than 30 years. He also established the Nanotechnology Research and Teaching Facility.

James D. Spaniolo was selected as president after Charles A. Sorber’s stint as interim in 2003-04. In his nine years as president, Spaniolo oversaw 34% increase in enrollment and brought more than $400 million in new facilities to campus, including the Engineering Research Building, the Maverick Activities Center, and College Park Center. Spaniolo also introduced several popular events and traditions to the University, including the Maverick Speakers Series, MavsMeet Convocation, Parent and Family Weekend, and official class rings.

Following Spaniolo’s tenure, Vistasp Karbhari became president in 2013. Dr. Karbhari made raising UTA’s profile as a premiere research university one of his top initiatives, and in 2016, UTA received R-1 “Very High Research Activity” designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Karbhari also oversaw the debut of several new facilities on campus, including the Science & Engineering Innovation & Research building, Brazos Park, and The Commons.

Teik Lim served as interim president from 2020-22, guiding the University through a challenging period as he was charged with keeping the Maverick community safe during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In his two years as interim president, Dr. Lim marked several important milestones for the University, including the achievement of Texas Tier One status and recognition as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution.

In 2022, Jennifer Cowley became UTA’s 10^th president, making her the first woman to ever hold the office. In her short time as president, Dr. Cowley has instituted strategic themes, guided the University in launching the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities with partner institutions, and overseen the opening of the School of Social Work/Smart Hospital building. In 2022, the University saw a number of significant changes and accomplishments, including earning the Seal of Excelencia for its service to Hispanic students and a return to the Western Athletic Conference. UTA also received the largest single philanthropic gift in University history, a $12 million gift from Kelcy Warren, alumnus and executive chairman and chairman of the Board of Directors of Energy Transfer LP, to elevate the University to the forefront of the growing resource and energy engineering field. The gift will create a new resource and energy engineering bachelor’s degree, fund important research, provide scholarship opportunities for students, and more.

Ambsco979 (talk) 17:48, 24 July 2023 (UTC)