{"id":827,"date":"2022-11-18T17:13:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/?page_id=827"},"modified":"2025-01-31T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:28:00","slug":"the-big-picture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/the-big-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p id=\"ctaanchor\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Tarleton State is breaking records in enrollment, scholarship, research, athletics, philanthropy and engagement \u2014 the areas that count \u2014 cementing its position alongside America\u2019s great public institutions. We\u2019re turbocharging economic growth and transforming the national fabric of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">Our estimated annual impact of <strong>$1.7 BILLION <\/strong>for the region and <strong>$2.9 BILLION <\/strong>total in added income for Texas defines Tarleton State as a catalyst for growth and prosperity. It reflects our commitment to high-quality education for <em>anyone <\/em>seeking a university degree. It is a remarkable return on the investment of our students, local and state residents, and Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">An independent study by the global research firm Lightcast (formerly Emsi) confirms that a Tarleton State education propels economic vitality. If we educate students in Texas, they will stay in Texas, and Texas <em>will<\/em> continue to prosper. We\u2019ve always known that, and now we\u2019re being recognized for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">The information highlighted here illustrates our economic importance and demonstrates that Tarleton State creates value from multiple perspectives. We\u2019re not just growing a university, we\u2019re growing the communities we serve. As Tarleton thrives, so does our hometown, our region and our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\">We call it <em>the Tarleton State effect<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bronze statue of a bearded man holding a hat and cane, with trees in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-847 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/310\/2022\/11\/Fall-Campus-John-Tarleton-Statue_8713-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":580,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-827","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","display_name":"keegan"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 3 years ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on November 18, 2022","modified":"Updated on January 31, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on November 18, 2022 5:13 pm","modified":"Updated on January 31, 2025 6:28 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/827\/revisions\/1457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}