Vision
The citizens of the Panhandle are pioneers. Our history is contoured by the perseverance and the tenacity of our citizenry and informed by the climate, the land and the serenity of the Panhandle. WT’s vision is to become a Regional Research University responsive to these unalterable forces that shape who we are. Our focus on the people and
places of the Panhandle will create a distinctiveness acknowledged throughout the Panhandle, across
the country and around the world. We will work diligently to share our work and its value.
The pioneer, wherever found, is self-reliant of necessity. There is no one else upon whom he can depend. Likewise, he is courageous because he is habitually meeting situations from which he cannot run away. He is tenacious and determined because it takes such qualities to wrest victory from the forces which everywhere oppose him. He is resourceful because he is compelled to invent most of the means and instruments that he uses in his daily work. He looks hardship squarely in the eye without flinching and refuses to be discouraged in the face of difficulties. In short, the pioneer develops those fine qualities of life that make him stand out as a useful and constructive citizen. 1
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