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Mascot. Blaze. Website. www.uta.edu. The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington) [7] 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 history of the University of Texas at Arlington began with the foundation of Arlington College in 1895, [1][2] which was the first of a series of private schools to exist on the site of the present university. [3] It consisted of first through tenth grades, [1][4][5] enrolled between 75 and 150 students, [6][5] and was situated on a campus ...
In April 1965, the Texas Legislature transferred Arlington State College (ASC) from the Texas A&M University System to the University of Texas System (UT System). The following year, Maxwell Scarlett was the first African-American graduate in ASC history. In March 1967, ASC was renamed the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).
PHOTOS: Campus life at UT Arlington in the 1970s, from the Star-Telegram archives. ... Leonards Department Store in 1940s-50s. Fort Worth housewives in 1952 prepare for Thanksgiving. Weatherford ...
The engineering program was established in 1959 when Arlington State College was officially given the status of a senior college. The college currently offers 11 baccalaureate, 14 master's, and nine doctoral degrees. The College of Engineering celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2009 and is the third largest engineering program in Texas.
Notable faculty and staff. Dereje Agonafer - Mechanical Engineering Professor; first home grown member of National Academy of Engineering. Ishfaq Ahmad - professor of computer science and engineering, IEEE Fellow, and notable researcher in high-performance computing and video coding. Dale A. Anderson - professor of aerospace engineering; former ...
In addition to hosting the library, College Hall was also home to the NTAC Exchange Store (PX), which sold accessories, military uniforms, and school supplies. Much later, it would become home to the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)'s Honors College. [54] A circular building on the south perimeter of Preston Hall was also built in 1928.
Nedderman Hall. Nedderman Hall (abbreviated NH) is an academic engineering building located on the University of Texas at Arlington campus. The building houses the Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments, lecture halls, research labs, the offices of the Dean of the College of Engineering, and a Science and Engineering library.