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116-450: The history of the University of Texas at Arlington began with the foundation of Arlington College in 1895, which was the first of a series of private schools to exist on the site of the present university. It consisted of first through tenth grades and enrolled between 75 and 150 students on a campus that consisted initially of only a two-story schoolhouse. It was created largely due to

232-550: A "Christian community" without saloons. With growth in enrollment at Carlisle Military Academy came the acquisition of more land and construction of more buildings. This started with the East Barracks in fall 1904, which had 16 rooms that each boasted electric lighting and indoor plumbing. By summer 1905, all of the school's buildings featured indoor plumbing. By 1906, the school had expanded to four blocks in size, and by 1911 it had constructed an athletics track, additional barracks,

348-518: A B.A.I.S. or B.S.I.S. degree. Interdisciplinary studies is a 35-year-old academic field and the thirteenth-most popular major across the United States. The INTS program at UTA is the largest program of its kind in Texas. In building custom degree plans, students mix the required core components with various disciplinary components to meet the academic and professional needs of the student. The Honors College

464-501: A Texas Tier One university giving it access to the state's National Research University Fund. As of 2019 , UT Arlington had 15 professors as fellows in the National Academy of Inventors which is the highest number of any institution in Texas and sixth highest in the nation. The College of Nursing and Health Innovation produces the most registered nurses in Texas and is among the top five largest producers of registered nurses in

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696-504: A charter from the State of Texas that declaring it to be "for the literary, military, and manual training of boys". However, the charter also expressly allowed Carlisle to enroll "a limited number of girls". The dormitory promised by Arlingtonians was known officially as Arlington Hall but commonly as the South Barracks. It housed 30 students, a dining hall, and the superintendent's residence on

812-519: A collection representing over 100 years of North and West Texas history. All together, Special Collections holds more than 30,000 volumes, 7,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archival collections, 5,000 historical maps, 3.6 million prints and negatives, and thousands of items in other formats. Some of the Library's more rare and interesting materials are available online in their digital collections. UT Arlington's research expenditure in fiscal year 2018

928-431: A daily basis. Students were additionally required to wear their cadet uniforms at all times. Tuition at Carlisle Military Academy was initially $ 245, but later increased to $ 300, while uniforms cost $ 30.05. An application fee of $ 25 was instituted in fall 1906. Carlisle required parents to give the school "complete authority" over their children while they attended, while also prohibiting tobacco and advertising Arlington as

1044-638: A duration of five months in exchange for receiving two-thirds of Arlington's public education funding, an agreement that lasted until 1900. Perhaps because of the unsatisfactory nature of this agreement, Trimble sold his interest in Arlington College in 1898 and Hammond did likewise in 1900. That year, the Arlington College Corporation was established to run the school, with newly appointed president W. W. Franklin of Dallas . The new corporation and its trustees sold stock in an effort to prevent

1160-552: A football team, as its predecessors had. After closing in 1917, there were no further attempts by the citizens of Arlington to support a private intermediate and secondary school. Arlington Military Academy had a disappointing enrollment, although the exact number of students enrolled is unknown. Little else is known about the school other than that it suffered from a lack of community support. Instead of trying to save it, in January 1917 Arlington leaders met to organize an effort to convince

1276-613: A gymnasium, and an indoor swimming pool. The campus eventually spanned 10 acres (4.0 ha). Carlisle Military Academy offered a wide variety of extracurricular activities for its students. It sponsored lectures, plays, music recitals, band concerts, and socials, all of which were open to the Arlington community. It also organized military units that participated in drills, parades, and even mock battles. Between 1904 and 1908, it began fielding athletics teams that played baseball, basketball, football, and track, which brought particular acclaim to

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1508-537: A high school or junior college program, and all men were required to be cadets . Its name changed again in 1923 to the North Texas Agricultural College ( NTAC ). Edward Everett Davis replaced Williams as dean in 1925 and held that position for 21 years. The Great Depression resulted in major cuts to funding and a decline in students, so more general college courses were gradually introduced at NTAC instead of vocational classes. During World War II,

1624-588: A major expansion of ASC. The student population increased from 1,322 in 1952 to 6,528 in 1959, which led to land acquisition and construction of many buildings. Jack Woolf was named president in 1959 as serious efforts began to make ASC a four-year college. The Texas legislature approved the four-year status on April 27, 1959. ASC's racial segregation would come to an end in the summer of 1962 due to NAACP member and Dallas lawyer Fred Finch, Jr threatening litigation on behalf of his clients Ernest Hooper, Jerry Hanes, and Leaston Chase III. President Woolf and Chancellor of

1740-421: A new school in Arlington, Carlisle received a tentative deed for the school's land and a promise by the town's citizens to build a dormitory on that land. Carlisle's new school, a private military academy , opened on September 16, 1902. It was initially known as Carlisle's School for Boys despite the fact that it accepted girls as well. After being incorporated in fall 1903 as Carlisle Military Academy, it secured

1856-511: A new school with his wife, albeit it only lasted for a year. While he was ultimately unable to maintain the school in Arlington, Carlisle did significantly improve its buildings, curriculum, and reputation, which resulted in high hopes for its successor institutions. Carlisle Military Academy had been well regarded in North Texas, and The Whitewright Sun described it as noted for its "development of boys into strong men". Arlington Training School

1972-460: A place for "gentlemen's sons" and not a reformatory for "vicious boys", again similar in this regard to its predecessor, Arlington Training School emphasized developing students to be hardworking, polite, and respectful. It also required them to attend church services and Sunday school and spend an hour writing to their families on Sundays. Taylor also advertised Arlington as having "no saloons or other immoral influences". Arlington Training School

2088-516: A planned expansion to a 51 acre property in west Fort Worth within the Walsh Ranch development in Parker County . The new UTA West campus is expected to welcome students in fall 2028 with plans to eventually serve more than 10,000 students. UT Arlington is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". UT Arlington is the fourth institution to achieve designation as

2204-426: A private intermediate and secondary school. Like its predecessors, the school attempted to balance intellectualism with military exercises, instill discipline into its students, and prepare them for attending a university or a career in business. However, its enrollment figures were disappointing, resulting in little community support for the school. In January 1917, Arlington leaders met to organize an effort to convince

2320-495: A proposition to create an independent school district by a margin of three-to-one, while later that spring they also approved a $ 12,000 bond issue to fund school construction. The school district officially became the Arlington Independent School District with legislative validation a year later. Arlington College officially closed on July 3, 1902, when the corporation deeded its property. At the same time, it

2436-434: A reputation as a capable administrator. He left Missouri for Arlington in 1913. Taylor's son-in-law, J. J. Godbey, had served as the headmaster of Carlisle Military Academy from 1911 to 1913, and he helped convince Taylor to move to Arlington and start a new military academy in the town. After arriving in Texas, Taylor reached an agreement with Carlisle Military Academy's property owners in which he promised to improve and insure

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2552-412: A separate Carlisle-Smith School for Girls in 1904. This school taught girls in first through tenth grades in Arlington, although it only lasted for two years. Carlisle Military Academy was guided by Carlisle's educational philosophy, which balanced intellectualism with military training to instill discipline in students and prepare them for enrollment in elite colleges. The school accepted students between

2668-570: A shorter period of time than traditional degree programs. The college's faculty includes members of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Inventors as well as fellows in various professional organizations and recipients of numerous national, state, and UT System teaching awards. The college's High Energy Physics group is involved in ongoing experiments at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and made major contributions to

2784-404: A site where UTA's Preston Hall would later be built. Carlisle himself served as the school's superintendent, while his wife Julia, his daughter Mary, and Rev. W. B. Fitzhugh served as its three directors. Both Julia and Mary Carlisle also taught classes. The school maintained at least four full-time teachers on staff throughout its history, although most individual teachers left the school after only

2900-724: A staff of seven, most of whom were relatives of Taylor, including his wife, two daughters, and two sons-in-law. By the end of the 1913–14 academic year, enrollment had risen to 66 students. In 1914–15, 95 students attended the school, while during the 1915–16 school year, there were 93 students. In spring 1914, the school graduated three students at its first commencement ceremony. In May 1915, 10 students graduated. Like its immediate predecessor, Arlington Training School admitted girls as day students . It offered both academic courses and additional music classes for its female students. The school billed itself as offering military-style education with "thorough and practical courses". Conceiving itself as

3016-560: A university with graduate programs. Rudder and the Texas A&;M board of directors, viewing ASC as a threat to the College Station campus, withheld construction funding and blocked degree development. The decision by the Texas A&M University governing board to block development at Arlington State College led officials of the college and a number of Arlington citizens to enlist the support of Governor John Connally and key members of

3132-581: A year or two on staff. On opening day in September 1902, 48 students were enrolled in Carlisle Military Academy, and by the end of the academic year in May 1903, that number had grown to 71. Nearly two thirds of students were local, either living at home or with relatives in Arlington while they attended the school. Most of the other students were from Central Texas and North Texas . In the spring of 1904,

3248-585: Is piped water, a term used by the Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply and Sanitation by WHO and UNICEF to describe the situation for access to drinking water in developing countries . Piped water is not necessarily of drinking water quality but does count as an " improved water source " in the logic of Sustainable Development Goal 6 . Other improved water sources include boreholes, protected dug wells or springs, rainwater, and bottled or water delivered by tanker. Everything in

3364-638: Is a public research university in Arlington, Texas . The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&;M University System for several decades until joining the University of Texas System in 1965. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The fall 2022 campus enrollment consisted of 40,990 students making it the second largest university in North Texas and fifth-largest in Texas . UT Arlington

3480-401: Is a contributing building with its front portico, and Nedderman Hall is a contributing structure with its large atrium. An admirable feature of the campus is the aesthetic consistency of limestone and UTA-blend brick. Metal panels have appeared in construction since the late 1990s. Recently as part of U.T.A.'s Land Acknowledgement announcement recognizing it is built on lands associated with

3596-460: Is a highly selective cohort program for high-achieving undergraduate business students and distinguished faculty. The College of Science consists of six departments: Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Psychology. The college offers over 50 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs, including fast-track programs in select departments which allow students to earn advanced degrees in

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3712-476: Is a highly selective interdisciplinary college that caters to high-achieving undergraduate students of all majors and interests. UT Arlington's Honors College is the first of its kind in North Texas and third in Texas. The university consists of 10 colleges and schools, each listed with its founding date: UT Arlington Libraries have three locations: Central Library, the Architecture and Fine Arts Library, and

3828-413: Is important that the clean water not be contaminated by the wastewater (disposal) side of the process system. Historically, this contamination of drinking water has been one of the largest killers of humans. Most of the mandates for enforcing drinking water quality standards are not for the distribution system, but for the treatment plant. Even though the water distribution system is supposed to deliver

3944-541: Is the third-largest producer of college graduates in Texas and offers over 180 baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs. UT Arlington participates in 15 intercollegiate sports as a Division I member of the NCAA and Western Athletic Conference . UTA sports teams have been known as the Mavericks since 1971. The university traces its roots back to the opening of Arlington College in September 1895. Arlington College

4060-487: Is too small to cause any health problems directly. The chlorine concentration recommended by World Health Organization is between 0.0002 and 0.0005 g/L. Contaminant levels found in tap water vary between households and plumbing systems . While the majority of US households have access to high-quality tap water, demand for bottled water increases. In 2002, the Gallup Public Opinion Poll revealed that

4176-643: The Dallas Times Herald , the Fort Worth Star-Telegram , and the Houston Post . While some called for a simple expansion of the campus in College Station to accommodate A&M's growth, ultimately branch campuses around Texas were established in addition to an enlarged College Station campus. Carlisle Military Academy was established by Colonel James M. Carlisle in September 1902. Carlisle

4292-895: The Caddo and Wichita people a section of the campus in front of the old planetarium was reconstructed to become a 'Land Acknowledgement Park.' The Central Library, designed by George Dahl , forms one side of a Library Quad which may be regarded as the heart of campus. Attention to building design and the creation of outdoor spaces is evident with the postmodern additions of the Chemistry & Physics Building ( Perkins + Will ), Maverick Activities Center (Hughes Group with Page), Engineering Research Building ( ZGF Architects with Page), College Park Center ( HKS, Inc. ), Science & Engineering Innovation & Research Building (ZGF with Page), Trinity Hall (Beck Group), and Nursing and Social Work (Smith Group). The Chemistry & Physics Building contains one of

4408-548: The International Bowling Museum are two miles to the northeast. The campus is organized on the city's former street grid. The topography generally slopes to the south and east to landscaped creeks. The oldest buildings on campus, Ransom Hall, Preston Hall, and College Hall are on the Second Street Mall and date to 1919. The architecture of these pre-World War II buildings is traditional. Later buildings from

4524-572: The Texas Legislature to grant the community a junior college in place of a military academy. Despite their failures, between 1895 and 1917 these four private schools collectively educated hundreds of children in Arlington. Arlington College was founded in September 1895 by Lee M. Hammond and William M. Trimble. At the time, Arlington was a small rural North Texas town with a population of about 1,000 people. Its public schools were underfunded and generally inadequate, an important problem given

4640-468: The Texas Legislature to grant the community a junior college in place of a military academy. In the end, the Arlington community was neither willing nor able to provide the necessary support for operating a private school in the community. Despite their failures, these private schools collectively educated hundreds of children over a period of 22 years. University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington ( UTA or UT Arlington )

4756-572: The UT System was of immediate consequence. In 1966 the Graduate School was established with an initial slate of six master's degrees and new construction projects started. Controversy erupted in the late 1960s over the use of a rebel theme that was started in 1951, including Confederate symbols and mock-slave auctions as campus traditions. After several years of efforts by President Frank Harrison to give students an opportunity to pick another theme,

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4872-422: The University of Texas at Austin 's entrance requirements. The school was beset by financial troubles and lawsuits in the spring of 1916. Taylor left Arlington after the end of the 1915–16 academic year and Arlington Training School closed. In 1916, Arlington Military Academy was founded by John B. Dodson, and it lasted for only one academic year. It would be the last attempt by the citizens of Arlington to support

4988-404: The 1913–14 school year, including a band, a school newspaper, and numerous athletics teams: baseball, basketball, football, and track for boys, and basketball for girls. During the 1914–15 school year, forensic clubs, literary societies, and musical groups were added to the offerings, as was tennis, which was offered for both boys and girls. During the 1913–14 school year, Taylor held meetings with

5104-403: The 1914–15 academic year. The Arlington Journal reported that this failure was a result of the "difference of opinion regarding the value of the property" between Taylor and the advisory board, which was only the first disagreement between the two. At the time, the disagreement appeared to be minor and short-lived. Taylor, in a letter to the local newspaper, revealed his further plans to improve

5220-545: The 1960s, '70s, and '80s are typical of much campus construction of the period: modern, functional, and not especially noteworthy. An exception is the Architecture Building (designed by the respected Dallas firm, Pratt, Box, and Henderson) which forms an intimate and visit-worthy courtyard; Pickard Hall, the Mathematics and Nursing Building, is noted for its unusual triangular shape. Texas Hall (George Dahl, architect)

5336-516: The A&;M System Harrington would announce the desegregation of ASC on July 11 of that year, and the following fall semester being the first ever to have black students be enrolled. Enrollment reached 9,116 students in the fall of 1963, a larger total than the Texas A&M College Station campus. Although Texas A&M proposed a reorganization for the system to recognize ASC's growth, A&M System President James Earl Rudder resisted developing ASC into

5452-401: The A&M system to consolidate the white-only schools, else they would "descend into decadence". Dean Davis appointed Ernest H. Hereford , then Registrar in 1942, to the position of associate dean in 1943. Following Davis's retirement in 1946, Hereford was appointed dean of NTAC. In 1948, the Texas A&M System was created and Dean Hereford was named the first president of NTAC. The name

5568-708: The Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), the Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW), and the Ph.D. in social work. The BSW and MSSW programs are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education . The College of Business is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the nation. The college ranked 128 out of 472 ranked programs in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges list. The part-time MBA program ranked 82 out of 470 programs and among

5684-662: The Carlisle Military Academy Corporation be dissolved and its "worthless" records be destroyed. According to historian Gerald Saxon, Carlisle was "a popular and capable educator, but a flawed administrator". Authors Evelyn Barker and Lea Worcester similarly described him as "an excellent educator but a terrible financial manager". Suffering from inefficient management, the school was hurt by its increasing debts, declining enrollments, and overly optimistic plans for expansion. In 1913, Carlisle left Arlington "a humbled and dejected man". He moved to Whitewright to open

5800-524: The Science and Engineering Library. Central Library is open 24/7 during the fall and spring semesters. The Libraries Collections includes historical collections on Texas, Mexico, the Mexican–American War , and the greater southwest. An extensive cartography collection holds maps and atlases of the western hemisphere covering five centuries. Also included is the Fort Worth Star-Telegram photo archives,

5916-603: The Texas Legislature to separate Arlington State College from the Texas A&M University System and to join The University of Texas System . As part of a plan that reorganized several university systems in Texas, Arlington State College officially became a part of The University of Texas System on September 1, 1965. To reflect its new membership within the UT System, the university adopted its current name in 1967. Joining

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6032-430: The UT System abolished rebels. The Maverick theme was adopted after a student vote in 1971. Wendell Nedderman served as acting president from 1972 to 1974 and president from 1974 to 1992. His tenure was characterized by increased growth and aspirations. In these years, the graduate student population increased from 936 to 4,200 and the overall university enrollment reached 25,135 students. Faculty research and publishing

6148-551: The University Military School for Boys in Dallas . Like its predecessors, the school attempted to balance intellectualism with military exercises, instill discipline into its students, and prepare them for attending a university or a career in business. It was also open to both male and female students, and once again had an advisory board composed of many leading Arlington citizens. The Arlington Military Academy also fielded

6264-488: The ages of 10 and 18, and had grades that were roughly equivalent to fifth through tenth grades. The first two years of study were considered preparatory, and the latter four years roughly equivalent to high school. The curriculum was composed of both required courses such as English, geography, and mathematics as well as electives such as Latin, modern languages, and shorthand. Classes in military science were also offered, while military drill for all male students occurred on

6380-419: The ages of 10 and 18. The school was molded by Carlisle's educational philosophy, which balanced intellectualism with military training to instill discipline in students and prepare them for enrollment in elite colleges. In 1907, United States Army lieutenant Harry King visited the school and became convinced it was one of the best institutions of its kind in the country. Carlisle's financial problems resulted in

6496-634: The award was first instituted in 1998. The Commissioners Cup is awarded to the athletics program with the highest all-around performance in all conference events, including all men's and women's events. Indoor plumbing Governmental agencies commonly regulate tap water quality . Calling a water supply "tap water" distinguishes it from the other main types of fresh water which may be available; these include water from rainwater -collecting cisterns , water from village pumps or town pumps, water from wells , or water carried from streams, rivers, or lakes (whose potability may vary). A synonym for tap water

6612-608: The campus and has earned the university millions of dollars from natural gas production since 2008. These funds are used for scholarships, faculty recruitment, and campus infrastructure upgrades. Trading House Creek, a tributary of the Trinity River , runs along the southern portion of the campus. Cooper Street (which forms a part of Farm to Market Road 157 ) runs through the campus and provides access to Interstate 20 and Interstate 30 . AT&T Stadium , Globe Life Park in Arlington , Globe Life Field , Six Flags Over Texas , and

6728-501: The campus's buildings and even transform the school into a junior college that would offer courses in agriculture, home economics, and manual training, as well as host an experimental farm and demonstration service. The plan was supported by the director of the Texas A&M College extension department, Clarence Owsley, and the Tarrant County farm demonstrator, G. W. Eudaly. The proposal called for issuing $ 30,000 in stock to purchase

6844-444: The campus's buildings, organize an advertising campaign, and employ a competent staff in exchange for being allowed to keep any profits generated and having the opportunity to purchase the school and its land outright for $ 18,000. Arlington Training School opened on the former site of Carlisle Military Academy on September 10, 1913. Due in part to a local drought, only 32 students were enrolled at its opening. On opening day, it also had

6960-415: The closure of the school. In July 1900, Arlington College filed a charter for $ 4,000 in capital stock. In 1901, its faculty consisted of four teachers. In the summer of that year, the school's trustees declared Arlington College's building to be "unsafe and wholly unfit" before a proposition to transfer the school's administration from the trustees to the city was defeated by Arlington voters. In August 1901,

7076-447: The college and the city came to an agreement by which the public school would rent the Arlington College building for $ 350, while the college retained just one room and one teacher. Throughout the 1901–02 academic year, the local newspaper, The Arlington Journal , pressured for school reform and the creation of an independent school district that would have the means to construct a new brick building. In April 1902, Arlington voters passed

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7192-490: The college trained students with a "war program" focus and participated in the V-12 Navy College Training Program , offered at 131 colleges and universities in 1943, which gave students a path to a Navy commission. Davis was also an enthusiastic support of eugenics and believed in the inherent inferiority of Mexicans and African-Americans in regards to literacy and genetics. He advised the leadership of

7308-463: The community to address the school's financial health, which resulted in the sale of 60 scholarships to town residents, the organization of a "Busy Men's Forum" by meeting attendees, and the creation of a board of advisors. Encouraged by this support, Taylor made plans to hire new faculty members and improve the school's buildings and grounds for the next year. Aside from the construction of a grandstand , none of these planned improvements were made during

7424-681: The councils. In 2019, national news services reported that Greek life at Arlington was suspended due to allegations of rape, alcohol abuse, and hazing. UT Arlington's athletic teams are known as the Mavericks (the selection was made in 1971 and predated the Dallas Mavericks ' choice in 1980). UT Arlington was a charter member of the Southland Conference . UT Arlington won the Southland Conference's Commissioners Cup three times since

7540-542: The country. Unfortunately, enrollment did not continue to increase with the expansion in facilities and Carlisle ran into serious financial problems. Lawsuits for the mortgages on the property were filed in 1911, and Carlisle Military Academy was closed in 1913. In the fall of 1913, Henry Kirby Taylor moved from Missouri, where he was president of the Northwest State Teachers' College, to set up another military academy called Arlington Training School . He also

7656-784: The discovery of the Higgs boson particle in 2012, working on detectors and computational data analysis. Graduates of the College of Education had a 95% pass rate on the Texas state licensure examination during the 2014–2015 academic school year. The College of Education certification pass rates have consistently been above the state average. The College of Liberal Arts offers unique programs such as Southwestern Studies and its Center for Mexican American Studies (CMAS) and Center for African American Studies (CAAS) offers minors in Mexican-American and African-American Studies, respectively. UT Arlington has

7772-468: The east side of Cooper Street (defined by signage as "east campus"). Surface parking is pushed to the outer edges of campus, particularly south of the academic core, resulting in students getting more exercise than they may want during peak periods. The West Campus Parking Garage and the College Park parking garages on the northwest and northeast campus corners, respectively, provide some relief and advance

7888-418: The fall of 1902. His program consisted of a balance between course work and military training. Enrollment increased to 150 students by 1905, and he began a large expansion of the campus. Baseball, football, basketball, and track teams were begun between 1904 and 1908. Around the same time, new barracks, a track, a gymnasium, and an indoor pool were built. The academy became known as one of the best at its level in

8004-512: The following plastic and metal materials: Other materials, if the pipes made from them have been let into circulation and the widespread use in the construction of the water supply systems. For many centuries, water pipes were made of lead, because of its ease of processing and durability. The use of lead pipes was a cause of health problems due to ignorance of the dangers of lead on the human body, which causes miscarriages and high death rates of newborns. Lead pipes, which were installed mostly in

8120-455: The globe. Aspects of service quality include continuity of supply, water quality and water pressure. The institutional responsibility for water supply is arranged differently in different countries and regions (urban versus rural). It usually includes issues surrounding policy and regulation, service provision and standardization . Bottled water may have reduced amounts of copper, lead, and other metal contaminants since it does not run through

8236-600: The high school level. In May 1900, four students graduated. Arlington College's original wood-frame schoolhouse stood near the location of the University Center on the UTA campus today, on land donated by James Ditto and A. W. Collins that was at the time one mile (1.6 km) southwest of Arlington. Built at a cost of $ 5,000, the two-story schoolhouse lacked indoor plumbing but contained six classrooms and an assembly room. Rankin convinced Lee Morgan Hammond and William M. Trimble,

8352-419: The historic and renovated Santa Fe Freight building in downtown Fort Worth for educational purposes. Initially, UTA offered only Masters of Business Administration classes but later expanded to offering more classes for several degree programs on the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Fort Worth campus has over 25,000 square feet of classrooms, services, and amenity space. On August 5, 2024, UTA announced

8468-613: The land and buildings on the Arlington Training School campus. In July 1915, the school incorporated with $ 15,000 in capital stock. Emboldened by the development, Taylor began a significant program of building construction that summer and fall. In total, $ 10,000 was spent to build a new two-story frame building that housed a library, science laboratories, a business office, and literary society accommodations, while also repairing almost all other buildings on campus. In spring 1916, financial troubles and lawsuits once again impacted

8584-430: The largest and most advanced planetariums in the state. The north and east sides of campus have defined edges, being bounded by UTA Boulevard and Center Street, respectively. The south and west sides tend to blend more irregularly into the city. Cooper Street is a major artery that runs through campus and is partially depressed and spanned by three pedestrian bridges. Academic buildings erected over recent decades are on

8700-688: The late 1800s in the US, are still common today, much of which are located in the Northeast and the Midwest. Their impact is relatively small due to the fouling of pipes and stone cessation of the evolution of lead in the water; however, lead pipes are still detrimental. Most of the lead pipes that exist today are being removed and replaced with the more common material, copper or some type of plastic. Modern plumbing delivers clean, safe, and potable water to each service point in water distribution system , including taps. It

8816-489: The least since its first year, due in part to the Panic of 1907 as well as a local drought. In an effort to raise revenue, Carlisle again allowed female students to enroll in 1908 and converted the academy's real estate (four city blocks in all) to capital stock . Despite these efforts to raise revenue, Carlisle realized that the only effective long-term solution would be to increase enrollment. In May 1911, after rumors that Carlisle

8932-641: The master plan goal of reducing surface parking. Green spaces, or outdoor rooms, have increased in the 2000s most notably with the creation of the Greene Research Quad, the Green at College Park, a sunken courtyard at University Administration Building, Brazos Park, and the Davis Street west campus edge. Located in various regions of campus are fiberglass horse statues with uniquely colored blue and orange patterns called "Spirit Horses." The College Park District

9048-478: The median age in Arlington was 20 and a third of its residents were under age 10. Arlington College was the first of a series of private schools to exist on the site of the present University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). From the beginning it was championed by civic booster Emmett Rankin, a native of Tennessee who moved to Arlington in 1874 and established the Rankin Hardware Company. He hoped to raise

9164-448: The nation. The College of Engineering offers eleven baccalaureate, fourteen master's, and nine doctoral programs. It is one of the largest engineering colleges in Texas with over 7,000 students. The engineering faculty includes over 50 fellows in professional societies. The school's graduate programs were ranked #69 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2023. The School of Social Work offers three main academic programs:

9280-584: The only accredited architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture programs in the North Texas region. The College of Engineering in conjunction with the architecture department is the first and only to offer a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering in the region as well. The Interdisciplinary Studies program (INTS), a program under the Honors College, is one of the fastest-growing programs on campus. The INTS program allows students to custom build their own program of study resulting in either

9396-479: The plumbing pipes where tap water is exposed to metal corrosion; however, this varies by the household and plumbing system. In much of the developed world, chlorine often is added as a disinfectant to tap water. If the water contains organic matter, this may produce other byproducts in the water such as trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids , which has shown to increase the risk of cancer. The level of residual chlorine found at around 0.0002 g per litre, which

9512-506: The possible health risk associated with tap water consumption is one of the main reasons that cause American consumers to prefer bottled water over tap water. The trust level towards tap water depends on various criteria, including the existing governmental regulations towards the water quality and their appliance. In 1993, the cryptosporidium outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , led to a massive hospitalization of more than 400,000 residents and

9628-503: The property owners hired John B. Dodson to establish a third military academy for the 1916–1917 school year called Arlington Military Academy . Enrollment was apparently very low, and Arlington Military Academy closed after one year. Since the turn of the 20th century, the prospects for turning the campus into a public, junior vocational college had been discussed. By 1917, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas in College Station

9744-494: The resource and energy engineering programs at UTA. The 420 acre main campus is at the southern edge of downtown Arlington , which also includes the largest branch of the public library, City Hall , Theatre Arlington , Levitt Pavilion, Arlington Museum of Art , churches, and numerous types of businesses just south of the Texas and Pacific Railway line, around which the city was established. The Barnett Shale formation sits below

9860-449: The school entering receivership in 1911, and in 1913 the school closed. Later in 1913, Arlington Training School was founded by H. K. Taylor . Like its immediate predecessor, it focused on offering a preparatory military school education for male students, although it also accepted female students. Its enrollment grew from 32 students on its opening day to 93 students in its final academic year, 1915–16. Graduates of its secondary unit met

9976-463: The school had 97 students, and in spring 1905, it had 150. The school graduated two students at its first commencement ceremony in May 1904, its lowest-ever number of graduates. Its highest number of graduates was 11, in 1909. In September 1905, due in part to the school's struggles to handle increases in enrollment, it stopped accepting female students and reduced its advertising. As a result, two former teachers, Mary Carlisle and Maggie Smith, established

10092-528: The school more strongly with other military academies. In March 1907, United States Army lieutenant Harry King visited the school and became convinced that Carlisle Military Academy was one of the best institutions of its kind in the country. In summer 1907, after inspecting the school, the United States Department of War assigned an active-duty officer, lieutenant Kelton L. Pepper, to the academy. He served as an instructor of military science and made

10208-597: The school only the second military academy in the Southwestern United States to have an active-duty officer on its staff. In 1908, the school was one of only three military academies operating in Texas, with the other two both located in San Antonio . Carlisle Military Academy began to encounter serious problems in October 1905, when a fire destroyed a barracks that was uninsured. In fall 1908, enrollment fell to 88,

10324-481: The school's lienholders filed suit against Carlisle Military Academy. Many of them had been on the school's advisory board since 1907 and made the decision to force it to sell its property after becoming convinced the school could not operate efficiently. They were concerned that the land would be sold and developed for purposes other than education. After operating for two more years, in August 1913 Carlisle Military Academy

10440-761: The school's property for five years. The board then sued Taylor in district court, which ruled against him in February 1917. By the time of the verdict, however, Taylor had already left Arlington to work as an extension agent at Texas Woman's College in Denton . Arlington Military Academy was founded by John B. Dodson in 1916 and was only open for one academic year. Dodson was born in Tennessee in 1861 and educated at Carson-Newman College . Before moving to Arlington he had served as superintendent of schools in both Oak Cliff and McKinney , as president of Oak Cliff College, and as head of

10556-409: The school. Taylor accused the secretary-treasurer and other members of the board of directors of using most of the $ 10,000 allocated for repairing the campus's buildings for their own personal uses. In March of that year, Taylor informed stockholders that he would not lease the school after the 1915–16 academic year ended in May, breaking a contract he signed in summer 1915 in which he had agreed to lease

10672-558: The school. The football program was suspended in 1908 after the parents of four starting players removed their sons from the team for fear of injury, leaving the squad with too few players to contest games. Furthermore, the football and baseball coach was, along with six students, arrested for fighting in January 1909. The school also had a cadet band, which was directed by Captain H. E. Alden, who had previously conducted military and civil bands in New York and Ohio . Carlisle attempted to align

10788-411: The sciences, English, and foreign languages, as well as vocational subjects such as agriculture, bookkeeping, and business law. Band and physical education were also offered. In 1913–14, board and tuition for students under 14 was $ 250, and for students over 14 it was $ 300. Children of ministers received a 15% discount on tuition. Taylor organized a number of extracurricular activities for students during

10904-563: The space in Arlington College was rented for the 1901–1902 school year until the creation of the Arlington Independent School District in 1902. Although the public education system was set to improve, Arlington College was closed and the property was sold to James McCoy Carlisle. Carlisle was already established as a respected educator in the North Texas region, and he opened the Carlisle Military Academy in

11020-572: The standard of education in the then-rural town. A private school, Arlington College consisted of first through tenth grades . The school charged tuition that ranged between $ 1.50 and $ 3.50 per month per student. It had a faculty of six teachers and taught subjects ranging from algebra , grammar , and Latin to art , elocution , and penmanship . In 1895–96, the school's inaugural year, it had about 75 students, which grew to approximately 120 in 1896–97 and 150 in 1897–98. It held its first commencement in May 1898, which graduated only two students at

11136-517: The top 50 for public universities in the 2017 U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings. The college has one of the largest executive MBA programs in China, and offers a U.S. Executive MBA program that features a study trip to China. CEO Magazine ranked the Executive MBA program No. 1 in Texas, No. 16 in the nation, and No. 21 in the world. The college's endowed Goolsby Leadership Academy

11252-685: The total population. The top four countries of origin for international students are India , China , Taiwan , and Nigeria . The campus has four residence halls with a total capacity of at least 5,600 students. The university also has 18 on-campus apartment complexes and a limited number of houses for students with dependent children. The four halls are Arlington Hall, Kalpana Chawla Hall (KC Hall), Vandergriff Hall at College Park, and West Hall. The fraternity and sorority community at UT Arlington consists of dozens of national and local groups with four governing councils. Traditionally, between five and ten percent of undergraduate students participate within

11368-481: The treated water to the consumers' taps without water quality degradation, complicated physical, chemical, and biological factors within the system can cause contamination of tap water. Tap water can sometimes appear cloudy and is often mistaken for mineral impurities in the water. It is usually caused by air bubbles coming out of solution due to change in temperature or pressure. Because cold water holds more air than warm water, small bubbles will appear in water. It has

11484-665: The two co-principals of the Arlington Public School, to start Arlington College and invest $ 500 each in it. Hammond had been born in Alabama in 1869 and Trimble had been born in Tarrant County, Texas , in 1868. Both were educated at Bedford College and Sam Houston Normal Institute before they arrived in Arlington to become co-principals of the Arlington Public School in 1894. During the 1896–97 academic year, Arlington College agreed to provide places for public school students for

11600-411: The two co-principals of the public school in Arlington, Lee Morgan Hammond and William Marshall Trimble, to invest in and hold the same positions at Arlington College. In the first few years, between 75 and 150 students were enrolled in the college. The public school began to rent space at Arlington College, and was eventually sold to the city in 1900. The public school building became so unsafe that all of

11716-520: The underfunded and generally inadequate public schools in the city. Arlington College closed in July 1902, after Arlington voters passed a proposition to create an independent school district . Carlisle Military Academy was established on the same site by Colonel James M. Carlisle in 1902. Although nominally a school for boys , it also accepted a handful of female students. Its enrollment grew from 48 students in 1902 to 150 students by 1905. Pupils were between

11832-490: The use of mechanical and physical principles. Fixtures are devices that use water without an additional source of power. Potable water supply systems are composed of pipes , fittings , and valves . Water flow through a tap can be reduced by inexpensive small plastic flow reducers. These restrict flow between 15 and 50%, aiding water conservation and reducing the burden on both water supply and treatment facilities. The installation of water pipes can be done using

11948-478: Was $ 105.7 million. According to the university's Research Administration, total research expenditures for fiscal year 2019 totaled $ 117 million. Up 52% over five years. There are several research institutes and facilities on campus. Some notable ones include: The U.S. News & World Report consistently ranked UT Arlington in the top 10 in the nation for achieving the most ethnically diverse undergraduate student body. Females account for about 55% of

12064-427: Was announced that James M. Carlisle had agreed to establish a military academy on the grounds of the college in fall 1902. Also in 1902, Arlington Journal editor William A. Bowen began a campaign to create a junior college in Arlington as a branch campus of Texas A&M College . He continued this effort for 15 years until such a college was established in the city. Bowen's ideas were supported by editorials in

12180-762: Was born in Coffee County, Tennessee , and was educated at Beech Grove College in Tennessee; Emory College in Oxford, Georgia ; and the University of Nashville . When he arrived in Arlington in 1902, he had a reputation as a prominent educator. By that point, he had already served as state superintendent of public instruction, the president of the Texas State Teachers Association , the superintendent of public schools in three different cities ( Corsicana , Fort Worth , and Whitesboro ), and had founded private schools in both Hillsboro and Whitesboro. Before he opened

12296-400: Was changed to Arlington State College ( ASC ) in 1949 to reflect the fact that agriculture was no longer an important part of the curriculum. Efforts began to turn ASC into a four-year institution, but the Texas A&M system board refused to consider the idea since it was possible that ASC could grow to be larger than College Station. The growth of the city of Arlington in the 1950s led to

12412-775: Was completed in 2012 and significantly expanded the campus eastward. The district has an arena with seating for 7,000 spectators, dormitory, student apartments, retail space, an 1,800-car parking garage, a welcome center, a credit union, and a 5-acre park called The Green at College Park. The on-campus resident population is over 5,000, creating a lively 24/7 environment. Large numbers of students live in Arlington Hall, Kalpana Chawla Hall, Vandergriff Hall, West Hall, and numerous on-campus apartments. Shown below are: Nedderman Hall , Engineering Research Building, Arlington Hall, CAPPA Building , Texas Hall , Jack Woolf Hall, The Commons, and College of Business. In 2007, UTA opened

12528-633: Was considered the largest in US history. Severe violations of tap water standards influence the decrease in public trust. The difference in water quality between bottled and tap water is debatable. In 1999, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) released controversial findings from a 4-year study on bottled water. The study claimed that one-third of the tested waters were contaminated with synthetic organic chemicals , bacteria , and arsenic . At least one sample exceeded state guidelines for contamination levels in bottled water. In

12644-603: Was considering leaving town to create a new school elsewhere, his financial problems resulted in the school entering receivership . During receivership, General R. H. Beckham, who was appointed the receiver by the county's district court, settled suits with the school's creditors after Carlisle was unable to meet his obligations to them. Beckham also managed the school's affairs, ensured all its buildings had fire insurance, compiled lists of all its property and liabilities, and continued to employ teachers and staff while, so long as possible, paying them with cash on hand. In October 1911,

12760-403: Was emphasized along with the addition of doctoral programs in science, engineering, business, social work, and public and urban administration. The Texas Select Committee on Higher Education recognized UT Arlington as an emerging research institution in 1987. In May 2023, UTA alumnus Kelcy Warren gave the largest single philanthropic investment in UTA's history. He donated $ 12 million to grow

12876-415: Was established as a private school for primary through secondary level students, equivalent to the modern 1st to 10th grades. At the time, the public school system in the city of Arlington was underfunded and understaffed. Local merchant Edward Emmett Rankin organized fellow citizens of the city to donate materials and land to build a schoolhouse where the modern campus is now located. Rankin also convinced

12992-628: Was founded by Henry Kirby Taylor in September 1913. Like its immediate predecessor, it focused on offering a preparatory military school education for male students. Taylor was born in Vanceburg, Kentucky , was educated at Kentucky Wesleyan College , and served as president or superintendent of multiple schools in Kentucky between 1883 and 1909. He served as president of Northwest State Teachers College in Maryville, Missouri , from 1909 to 1913, where he earned

13108-471: Was ordered by the court to sell its property to satisfy its obligations with the bank and its lienholders. At this point, the school's debt to its mortgage holders was in excess of $ 20,000. When bank officer Thomas Spruance purchased its land for $ 15,610 in a public sale, the school was ordered to pay off as much of the deficit as possible by selling its other property. The court also ordered the school to pay its other debts as well as court costs , and ruled that

13224-418: Was organized into two separate units: an intermediate unit consisting of grades four through six, and a secondary unit with grades seven through ten. To graduate, a student had to complete seventeen "units of work" at the secondary level, which met the University of Texas at Austin 's entrance requirements. At the secondary level, the school offered a comprehensive curriculum with courses in mathematics, history,

13340-399: Was overcrowded and had only one branch campus, Prairie View A&M. Vincent Woodbury Grubb, a lawyer and education advocate, organized Arlington officials to lobby the state legislature to create a new junior college. The Arlington campus was established as a branch of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas and was called Grubbs Vocational College . Students were either enrolled in

13456-412: Was required to manage the finances and campus for the property owners. By the 1914–1915 school year, the campus contained 11 buildings on 10 acres (40,000 m ) of land with 95 students enrolled. The school was incorporated in 1915 in order to raise funds to make improvements to the existing buildings, but more financial problems arose and another series of lawsuits were filed. Taylor left Arlington, and

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