Since 2013, WT has received
166 grant awards totaling more than $24 million. Data: 2015-2016 fiscal year
professional doctorates with application-driven potential will evolve. In disciplines that rely on traditional forms of scholarship, access to intellectual insights to the developing library, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and investigative study will grow. Our faculty, staff and students will continue to contribute effectively to the cultural life of the Texas Panhandle in the areas of performance and artistic expression. This three-pronged approach to excellence in research and infrastructure will make possible our designation as a Regional Research University . We will look different from land-grant universities and traditional doctoral universities.
INNOVATION Innovation will include knowledge, insight and creative pursuits of every type used to fuel local communities with a passion for progress while understanding that WT is preparing for a future and future research that is still unknown and developing. WT will continue to have worldwide reach, affirmed through the transferability of regional innovation while understanding that the world’s challenges do not fit neatly under a single subject area; rather, they are interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary, and require diverse thinking to develop solutions. 28
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