WT will become a university unlike any other, well suited to the people, place and progress
of the Texas Panhandle.
This unique context gives definition and purpose to the term Regional Research University . Simply put, the overall purpose of a Regional Research University is to serve regional students and regional needs first, believing that if the institution cannot serve locally first, it will serve nowhere well. This focus does not limit a Regional Research University’s world-wide reach; instead, it reaffirms through transferability that by focusing first on the region, the needs of similar regions across the nation and world will benefit from its attention, research and resolution of the challenges and opportunities that characterize the region. 10
In serving this distinctive region, we will be able to transfer our insights and ideas to other similar regions in the nation and even beyond our national borders.
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