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Focus Graduate Academics on Regional Opportunities
ASPIRATION
Exceptional faculty attract exceptional graduate students.The best universities have themost accomplished graduate students and research programs. It is that simple. Our move to doctoral status is driven and sustained by carefully conceived graduate programs.These programs must be responsive to the needs of the Texas Panhandle and similar geographic regions. The mission of the Graduate School at West Texas A&M University is to provide support for the recruitment, admission, matriculation and graduation of graduate students as it relates to the University’s mission of creating a diverse and inclusive student-centered community of learners engaged in academically rigorous educational experiences. The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) program at WT will become a nationally recognized program in several respects. First, the program will demonstrate how leadership programs support the success of rural school district superintendents—a gap in knowledge and practice not just in Texas, but nationally. The program is attuned to the particular socio-cultural dynamics rural superintendents face and must manage successfully to foster student learning.
KNOWN CHALLENGES TO RURAL TEXAS PANHANDLE • Declining Aquifer [Water] • Agricultural Production/ Profitability [Beef] • Oil, Wind and Solar Energy [Energy] • Post-Secondary Educational Attainment [Education] • Urbanization [Small Communities and Rural Populations]
—WT College of Education and Social Sciences wtamu.edu/wt125coess
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