{"id":49669,"date":"2023-10-09T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=49669"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:18:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:18:43","slug":"tarleton-state-president-hurley-reappointed-to-ntc-executive-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-state-president-hurley-reappointed-to-ntc-executive-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State President Hurley Reappointed to NTC Executive Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University President James Hurley has been reappointed to the North Texas Commission Executive Committee. A member of the board of directors since 2021, he received the NTC Education Leadership Award last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton State University President James Hurley has been reappointed to the North Texas Commission Executive Committee.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A public-private partnership established in 1971, the commission embraces regional opportunities to spur economic development, promote innovation and improve quality of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPreparing workforce-ready graduates for today\u2019s market and tomorrow\u2019s careers should be the heartbeat of any university,\u201d said NTC President and CEO Chris Wallace. \u201cIt is for President James Hurley and Tarleton State.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hurley has been in high gear since becoming Tarleton\u2019s 16th president in fall 2019. His signature initiatives include powerful enrollment growth, creative student funding, vigorous partnerships with high schools and community colleges, innovative research, robust partnerships with businesses and community stakeholders, and a move to NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under his leadership, Tarleton has earned the elevated designation of Doctoral Universities High Research Activity<\/em> by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and membership in the impactful Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tarleton\u2019s new Biotechnology Institute, part of Texas A&M-Fort Worth\u2019s downtown campus, puts the university in the middle of one of the fastest growing life sciences hotbeds in the country. And a second facility on Tarleton State\u2019s 80-acre campus in Southwest Fort Worth, set to open in fall 2024, will expand offerings that address the region\u2019s growing need for healthcare experts and educators. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Institute for Rural Economic Development and Research is merging discovery and innovation to grow industries and create jobs, and the university breaks ground in November for a $7 million Research Administration Building in Stephenville that will accelerate sponsored discovery and strengthen regional partnerships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction is underway for a 148,000-square-foot Event Center in the heart of Tarleton State\u2019s main campus. One of the largest venues in North Texas, the multipurpose arena will sport NCAA Division I basketball facilities and rooms for symposiums and conferences, conventions and concerts, convocations and commencements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am profoundly grateful to serve on the North Texas Commission Board of Directors,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cTarleton State so enjoys giving back to our region. As a national comprehensive public university, we have a social and economic responsibility to invest in the future of our students and in the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2023 enrollment is up 8.6 percent from a year ago. That\u2019s around 17,000 students, and the all-time-high increase outpaces many institutions nationwide. The Class of 2027 is the largest ever \u2014 up 11 percent from fall 2022 \u2014 with 2,707 enrolled. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Hurley\u2019s creation of partnerships with school districts and two-year colleges \u2014 Distinguished High School Partners and Distinguished College Partners \u2014 deepens the university\u2019s commitment to educational opportunity, accessibility and affordability. Both programs provide guaranteed scholarships for students meeting qualifications. More than 120 school districts and nine community colleges participate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some 2,000 students are earning university credit in agriculture and STEM areas while completing requirements at Texas high schools. The dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today, launched this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJohn Tarleton envisioned a school whose students empower, improve and make the world a better place,\u201d Dr. Hurley said. \u201cOur work with the North Texas Commission honors his dream.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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