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Who Would Make a Great UTA President?
Here's my first choice:

- General Tommy Franks, who graduated from UT Arlington in 1971.
05-08-2020 04:51 PM
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RE: Who Would Make a Great UTA President?
I don't know who.

He or she will be highly qualified and have deep research experience. This is a very attractive position.

I am excited to see former president Spaniolo called back to assist our interim president.
05-15-2020 05:51 PM
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The same Spaniolo who promised to look into football once the arena was built.
05-26-2020 02:24 PM
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The search for a new President of UTA has resumed. One can only hope that the new president will be in favor of football for this campus of 48,000.

https://www.utsystem.edu/ut-arlington-pr...ial-search
08-08-2021 07:44 PM
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Jennifer Cowsen has been president for a year now. She shows no sign of being interested in responding to the students' approval of the "once and for all football" referendum. I'm ready to go out and look for a new alma mater.
05-11-2023 08:38 PM
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(05-11-2023 08:38 PM)wewererebels Wrote:  Jennifer Cowsen has been president for a year now. She shows no sign of being interested in responding to the students' approval of the "once and for all football" referendum. I'm ready to go out and look for a new alma mater.

Waiting every 7 to 10 years between presidents hoping the next one will pick-up the ball is not a strategy. It is unlikely that any president will ever lead on this, for a variety of reasons (cost, unsure of success and support, facility arms races, future of college football is uncertain, plenty of other projects and initiatives to advance the university).

A group of smart, savvy, committed proponents should put together detailed objectives (FBS, FCS or something else?) and road map and LEAD THE PRESIDENT. This would include, of course, addressing questions about paying for infrastructure with committed resources or pledges. Multi-millions need to come to the table.

Meanwhile, building a culture of more robust support for our existing programs would say a lot. Also, perhaps contrary to first glance, the recent student vote where about 1,000 students out of more than 40,000 voted for it, in reality, did nothing to help the cause. It showed weakness. Also, referenda mean something ONLY if the administration is already interested. Otherwise, they are meaningless. Petitions, too, are nearly meaningless.
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Apparently we are not smart, savvy or sufficiently committed proponents. I've been looking at Hillsdale College as a potentially worthy new Alma Mater. It's good to have an alternative plan.
05-15-2023 09:05 PM
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(05-15-2023 09:05 PM)wewererebels Wrote:  Apparently we are not smart, savvy or sufficiently committed proponents. I've been looking at Hillsdale College as a potentially worthy new Alma Mater. It's good to have an alternative plan.

I am a big admirer of Hillsdale College! In fact, I routinely receive one of their publications in the mail, Imprimis. A very good read.

I know or know of a few men who are proponents of starting a football team. I get your likely use of sarcasm, but I will say they are all intelligent and accomplished in life.
05-17-2023 10:32 PM
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(05-17-2023 10:32 PM)UTArlingtonMaverick Wrote:  
(05-15-2023 09:05 PM)wewererebels Wrote:  Apparently we are not smart, savvy or sufficiently committed proponents. I've been looking at Hillsdale College as a potentially worthy new Alma Mater. It's good to have an alternative plan.

I am a big admirer of Hillsdale College! In fact, I routinely receive one of their publications in the mail, Imprimis. A very good read.

I know or know of a few men who are proponents of starting a football team. I get your likely use of sarcasm, but I will say they are all intelligent and accomplished in life.

No truer words. The football alumni I have met and worked with during the recent referendum campaign are both smart and accomplished in life. It has been a terrific loss of potential talent during the years since 1985 not to have had more of the same. I too, have been receiving Imprimis for several years.
05-19-2023 11:27 PM
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