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STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University could begin constructing a second building at its new Fort Worth campus as early as 2021, thanks to $63 million from The Texas A&M University System. Private funding will cover the remaining $7 million needed.<\/p>\n
A&M System dollars will come from the Permanent University Fund and are part of a $2.9 billion systemwide capital plan approved today by the Board of Regents.<\/p>\n
“You ain’t seen nothing yet, Fort Worth,” A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp said at last week’s ribbon cutting for Tarleton’s first building at its new location along Chisholm Trail Parkway. “This campus will grow like a weed. That’s because it’s located in the very center of growth.<\/p>\n
“This second building is a testament to the continued commitment of the A&M System and Tarleton to provide an accessible, affordable higher education to students throughout Fort Worth, Tarrant County and North Texas. I congratulate our Board of Regents in making it a priority for our 2021 capital plan.”<\/p>\n
Expressing gratitude to the A&M System, Tarleton President F. Dominic Dottavio called the Fort Worth campus the beginning of a new era in the school’s storied history. “The need for a full-fledged public university in Fort Worth is clear, and thanks to the support of the A&M System Board of Regents, we’re stepping up to meet it.”<\/p>\n
The second building will frame formal and informal quads that will provide general classroom and lab spaces for programs offered by Tarleton’s College of Education and its School of Kinesiology as well as areas for study, relaxation and recreation.<\/p>\n
While some of the programs are currently available in Fort Worth, others are planned. They will all find a permanent home in Building 2.<\/p>\n
A new Child Development Center will help meet the growing demand for quality Pre-K programs in the greater Fort Worth area, providing learning spaces for children ages 18 months to 5 years and giving future teachers real-world experience.<\/p>\n
Tarleton will work at the second building with Tarrant County elementary schools to provide after-school programs in literacy, English as a second language and STEM. Psychological assessment and treatment for children will be part of the Child Well-Being Center. The state-of-the-art Learning Resource Center will introduce emerging educational technologies to future teachers.<\/p>\n
“We at The Texas A&M University System know that teachers and quality education at all levels are paramount to sustain our growing state economy and help young people reach their dreams. This creates a well-educated workforce and improves quality of life for everyone,” said Board of Regents Chairwoman Elaine Mendoza. “We also know that higher education institutions like Tarleton prepare educators — a responsibility we take seriously. It is only fitting that we help fund a second building at Tarleton’s Fort Worth campus to ensure that high-quality, committed teachers fill North Texas classrooms.”<\/p>\n
Building 2 will house two School of Kinesiology labs — the Laboratory for Wellness and Motor Behavior and the Clinical Exercise Research Facility — that will provide true-to-career learning opportunities for students and rehabilitative and therapeutic services to residents. Psychological sciences labs will enable research by faculty and students.<\/p>\n
Tarleton State University came to Fort Worth in 1978 with eight students on West Myrtle Street, moved to the Richard C. Schaffer Building on Enderly Place in the ’90s, and expanded to the Hickman Building on Camp Bowie Boulevard in 2006.<\/p>\n
Tarleton-Fort Worth now offers more than 50 graduate, undergraduate and certificate programs to working adults, community college graduates and returning students. Classes for the university’s first Ph.D. — a doctorate in criminal justice — begin this fall at the new campus.<\/p>\n
Plans are for the campus to serve 9,000 students by 2030.<\/p>\n
Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.<\/p>\n
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Contact: Cecilia Jacobs, Assistant Vice President of Marketing & Communications Tarleton State University could begin constructing a second building at its new Fort Worth campus as early as 2021, thanks to $63 million from The Texas A&M University System. Private funding will cover the remaining $7 million needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[423,425],"tags":[430,431,432,437,438,443,446,457],"class_list":["post-27010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","tag-academic-affairs","tag-administration","tag-alumni","tag-college-of-education","tag-college-of-graduate-studies","tag-construction-renovations","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success","tag-tarleton-state-fort-worth"],"acf":{"image":null},"author_meta":{"display_name":"keegan","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/keegan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2021\/11\/image-665-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics & Research<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics & Research<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Academic Affairs<\/a>","Administration<\/a>","Alumni<\/a>","College of Education<\/a>","College of Graduate Studies<\/a>","Construction & Renovations<\/a>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/a>","Tarleton State Fort Worth<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academic Affairs<\/span>","Administration<\/span>","Alumni<\/span>","College of Education<\/span>","College of Graduate Studies<\/span>","Construction & Renovations<\/span>","Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/span>","Tarleton State Fort Worth<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 7 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 8, 2019","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 8, 2019 12:00 am","modified":"Updated on November 12, 2021 12:54 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Campus map showing Building 1 and Building 2 at Tarleton State University.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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