University of Texas System

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University of Texas System
Motto:	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy")
Established:	1876
Type:	Public university system
Endowment:	$13.234 billion[1]
Chancellor:	Francisco G. Cigarroa
Faculty:	17,158[2]
Staff:	62,982[2]
Undergraduates:	141,134[3]
Location:	Austin, Texas, United States
Campus:	15 campuses
Website:	www.utsystem.edu

The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are for academy universities and six are health institutions. The UT System also offers online courses and degrees from UT institutions via the UT TeleCampus.

The system has a total enrollment of over 190,000 students. Its flagship institution is the University of Texas at Austin.

The university system had an operating budget of $10 billion in 2007, with research expenditures totalling over $1.8 billion.^[4]

Contents 1 UT System institutions 1.1 Academic universities 1.2 Health institutions 2 Board of Regents 2.1 Regents 3 UT System Executive Officers 4 UT System Officials 5 Comparison 6 Research and enrollment 7 Achievements 7.1 Nobel Laureate affiliation 7.2 Faculty honors 7.3 National rankings 8 Gallery 9 Notes 10 See also 11 External links

[edit] UT System institutions

[edit] Academic universities

• The University of Texas at Arlington (founded 1895)
• The University of Texas at Austin (flagship, founded 1883)
• The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (founded 1973 and 1926, respectively; combined since 1991)
• The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson; founded 1969)
• The University of Texas at El Paso (founded 1914)
• The University of Texas at San Antonio (founded 1969)
• The University of Texas at Tyler (founded 1971)
• The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa; founded 1973)
• The University of Texas–Pan American (Edinburg; founded 1927)

[edit] Health institutions

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
• University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (includes the UT Southwestern Medical School)

[edit] Board of Regents

[edit] Regents

• James R. Huffines, Chairman, Austin
• Colleen McHugh, Vice Chairman, Corpus Christi
• Paul Foster, Vice Chairman, El Paso
• James D. Dannenbaum, Houston
• Printice L. Gary, Dallas
• Janiece Longoria, Houston
• Robert Steven Hicks, Austin
• William Eugene Powell, San Antonio
• Robert Lee Stillwell, Houston
• Karim Meijer, Student Regent, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

[edit] UT System Executive Officers

• Francisco G. Cigarroa, Chancellor
• Kenneth I. Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• David B. Prior, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Scott C. Kelley, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
• Philip Aldridge, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Development
• Tonya M. Brown, Vice Chancellor for Administration
• Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
• Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents
• Barry McBee, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations
• H. Keith McDowell, Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer
• Randa S. Safady, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
• William H. Shute, Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
• Amy Shaw Thomas, Vice Chancellor and Counsel for Health Affairs

[edit] UT System Officials

• Bruce Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, The University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO)
• Charles Chaffin, Chief Audit Executive
• Lewis Watkins, Chief Information Security Officer
• Larry Plutko, Chief Compliance Officer
• Marg Knox, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
• Anthony P. de Bruyn, Director of Public Affairs
• Dan Sharphorn, Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel
• Pedro Reyes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment
• James Studer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Martha Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships
• Randy Wallace, Associate Vice Chancellor, Controller and Chief Budget Officer
• Dan Stewart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Employee Benefits and Services
• Florence Mayne, Executive Director of Real Estate
• Darcy Hardy, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, UT TeleCampus

[edit] Comparison

Campus	Campus Land Area (acres)	Founded	Enrollment (Fall 2006)	Operating Expenses (2006)	Athletics Nickname	U.S. News Ranking (2008) [5]	SJTU World Ranking[6](2006) (2006)	NCAA Category
University of Texas at Arlington	400	1895	25,297	$296 million [7]	Mavericks	Tier 4	??	Division I - AA
University of Texas at Austin	350	1883	49,696	$5.54 billion	Longhorns	44	39	Division I - A
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College	380	1973 and 1926, respectively; combined since 1991	15,697	$101.5 million	Scorpions	??	??	NAIA
University of Texas at Dallas	455	1969	14,523	$222.4 million	Comets	Tier 3	??	Division III
University of Texas at El Paso	366	1914	19,842	$132 million	Miners	Tier 4	??	Division I - A
University of Texas at San Antonio	725	1969	31,968	$300 million	Roadrunners	Tier 3	??	Division I - AA
University of Texas at Tyler	204	1971	5,326	??	Patriots	??	??	Division III
University of Texas of the Permian Basin	564	1973	3,840	$46.5 million	Falcons	??	??	Division II
University of Texas–Pan American	238	1927	17,048	??	Broncs	??	??	Division I - AA

[edit] Research and enrollment

UT institution	Research expenditure (2006)[8]	Enrollment (Fall 2006)[9]
UT Austin	$446.7 million	49,696
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	$409.7 million	89
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	$333.3 million	2,350
UT Health Science Center at Houston	$175.2 million	3,746
UT Medical Branch at Galveston	$155.5 million	4,155
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA)	$139.8 million	3,079
UT Dallas	$43.1 million	14,421
UT El Paso	$41.9 million	19,842
UT Arlington	$34.9 million	25,297
UT San Antonio	$32.3 million	31,968
UT Health Center at Tyler	$12.6 million	n/a
UT Pan American	$6.8 million	17,048
UT Brownsville	$5.9 million	12,133
UT Permian Basin	$2.4 million	3,406
UT Tyler	$0.9 million	3,480
Total[4]	$1840.4 million	190,903

[edit] Achievements

[edit] Nobel Laureate affiliation

Among the high marks of the University of Texas system are 9 Nobel prizes.^[10] The all-time number of Nobel Laureates affiliated with the system among other academic institutions are:

Campus	Number of Affiliated Nobel Laureates
University of Texas at Austin	9
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	5
University of Texas at Dallas	3
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	2

[edit] Faculty honors

As of 2007^[11]:

Distinction	Number
Shaw laureates	1
Pulitzer Prize recipients	20
Members of the Institute of Medicine	29
Members of the National Academy of Sciences	41
Members of the National Academy of Engineering	51
Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences	59
Members of the American Law Institute	25
Members of the American Academy of Nursing	59
Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators	10
Members of the International Association for Dental Research	37

[edit] National rankings

• The University of Texas at Austin was ranked by The Times as the world's 15th top ranking university overall.^[12] Seven doctoral programs at the University rank in the top 10 in the nation and 22 degree programs rank in the top 25, according to a comprehensive study of the quality of graduate schools conducted by the United States National Research Council.
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical School was ranked the 17th highest ranking medical school in 2005 in the United States, with four of Texas's eleven Nobel laureates, more than any other medical schools in United States.
• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's top ranking cancer centers in research and education.^[13]
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Dental School ranked one of world's highest overall ^[14], and fourth worldwide in dental science publications.^[15]
• The University of Texas System ranks No. 1 for biotechnology patents among 424 universities in the world, according the Milken Institute and its September 2006 report on universities' biotechnology research and commercialization.^[16]

[edit] Gallery

The Colorado Building, an administration building in Austin

The Lavaca Building, an administration building in Austin

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Education in Texas

[edit] External links

• The University of Texas System

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