Office of the President

The President's Viewpoint is a newsletter from the desk of Dr. David Daniel, president of The University of Texas at Dallas.

Current Issue: November 2008

At UT Dallas, Teamwork Matters

In era of increasing competition for funding and innovation, when the stakes of commercialization have never been higher or more globally distributed, why would we think about collaborating and sharing the credit for advances?

Previous Issues

Recognizing commitment and hard work: Academic Bridge

Successful alumni, especially those who graduated some years ago, often say "I don't think I would have been admitted to UT Dallas today."
May 2008

UT Dallas' Goal: Math and Science Performance that Sparkles like GEMS

The performance of high school students on math and science tests is a national disgrace, chronicled in books such as the recently published Rising Above the Gathering Storm, from the National Academies Press.
February 2008

UT Dallas Outcomes

About a year ago, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings issued a report calling for more accountability on the part of universities for outcomes among students—that is, some measure of how students are changed by the experiences they have on America’s college campuses.
November 2007

A New Name:
Meet the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Last summer, the UT Dallas school formerly known as Social Sciences became the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, to better reflect its character and work.
September 2007

The 80th Texas Legislature –
Important New Investments for UT Dallas’ Future

UT Dallas is on a journey to transform itself into one of the best universities in the state and nation. Accomplishing this won’t be easy and it won’t be possible without adequate funding.
July 2007

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Laboratory:
Smart and Good-looking

Some of our longtime campus inhabitants like to describe UT Dallas’ location as “deep in the smart of Texas.” Who can blame them? Our freshmen boast the highest average entering SAT score in Texas; our faculty includes a Nobel laureate, grant-winning researchers and outstanding teachers; our alumni include an astronaut, founders of profitable nanotech companies and more women graduates in the computer sciences than any other university in the nation.
May 2007

March Madness – UT Dallas Style
UT Dallas celebrated its own brand of March Madness, scoring and winning in several academic venues. We’ll start with the Final Four... of chess. In a matchup that made some consider what you’d get if Bobby Knight coached Bobby Fischer, our chess team outdid itself once again, winning the national championship by beating Duke and the University of Maryland, Baltimore. 
April 2007

UT Dallas School of Management
It’s natural, when we think about the success of our programs, to look at how we stack up against others. So, it’s a pleasure to share some excellent news in that regard about our School of Management. As Dean Hasan Pirkul began his eleventh academic year at The University of Texas at Dallas, the SOM was ranked 23rd worldwide in research productivity by the Top One Hundred Business Schools Research Rankings™. 
March 2007

UT Dallas Guaranteed Tuition Plan
We could all benefit from access to a crystal ball that would show us the future, couldn’t we? At The University of Texas at Dallas, we like to say we’re creating the future. One way we’re shaping our vision of what’s to come is by creating a new approach to managing tuition costs.
January 2007

Arts and Technology... Applied Humanities
The University of Texas at Dallas’ commitment to lead in emerging fields of science and technology is consistent with both our unique history as the brainchild of innovators and our special mission to advance research in the name of economic benefit to Texas.
November 2006

Update on Project Emmitt
One of the most significant and collaborative economic development projects ever supported by the State of Texas involves an innovative consortium of government, industry and educational institutions spearheaded by Texas Instruments (TI), the State of Texas, The University of Texas System, UT Dallas, City of Richardson, Collin County, Collin County Community College and Plano ISD.
October 2006

The Future Starts Here
As I watch students returning to campus and enjoy seeing the arrival of our entering freshmen, I am reminded of my first day on the UT Dallas campus a little more than a year ago. Much like our students, I arrived here filled with ambition, hope and possibilities for the future.
September 2006

New Bill Funds UT Dallas’ Top Priorities
Legislative support is critical to the continued excellence of UT Dallas and our efforts to keep tuition as low as possible. A recently passed bill, HB 153, demonstrates our local state legislators’ continued commitment to supporting our growth.
May 2006

Investing in Endless Possibilities
“Creating the Future” has become something of a mantra for all of us at UT Dallas because it invokes ideas of potential and possibility.
April 2006

A Shared Trajectory Toward Greatness
As UT Dallas evolves into a world-class research university, it has the potential to make a great city even greater.
March 2006

Smart for Dart and UT Dallas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is considering an expansion project that could potentially put The University of Texas on the light rail map.
February 2006

Premier Issue
The Dallas-Fort Worth area – or the Metroplex, as it also is known — is one of the most dynamic, vital, exciting regions in the United States.
January 2006