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klparker312 · 05-27-2009, 06:53 PM

The three Teir 1 schools in Texas are A&M, UT, & Rice.... sorry SMU is not on the list of Tier1's...

I am not saying SMU is not a good school.... it is not a Tier 1 school. That isn't an opinion... it is simply a fact, look it up...

SMU isn't even on the Texas Ledislatures list to become a Tier 1 school....

The Texas House passed a bill April 24 designed to providing research funding for Texas’ seven “emerging research universities,” while a similar measure in the Senate continues to move forward.

The funding for bill – estimated at $500 million over the next two years – remains an issue in this cash-strapped session. A similar bill in the Texas Senate is moving forward, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D. - Laredo, the key sponsor of that bill.

The House version of the bill, authored by Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, was approved unanimously. The bill would create three funding pools to provide grant funds for the seven state universities that are seen as “emerging research universities,” including the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Texas at El Paso, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Houston and Texas Tech University.

The three funding pools would be designated the Research University Development Fund, the Texas Research Incentive Program and the National Research University Benchmark Fund.

Supporters of the push for more research funding for state universities say the state must increase research funding to keep Texas economically competitive. Three universities in the state – the University of Texas, Texas A&M and Rice University – are already considered Tier 1 research universities. Tier 1 research universities are generally defined as schools with annual research expenditures of more than $100 million.

While the concept has plenty of supporters, the current economic situation has left the state with a tight budget and that may hamper funding of the Tier 1 research university effort.

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klparker312 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: texas Posts: 257	The three Teir 1 schools in Texas are A&M, UT, & Rice.... sorry SMU is not on the list of Tier1's... I am not saying SMU is not a good school.... it is not a Tier 1 school. That isn't an opinion... it is simply a fact, look it up... SMU isn't even on the Texas Ledislatures list to become a Tier 1 school.... The Texas House passed a bill April 24 designed to providing research funding for Texas’ seven “emerging research universities,” while a similar measure in the Senate continues to move forward. The funding for bill – estimated at $500 million over the next two years – remains an issue in this cash-strapped session. A similar bill in the Texas Senate is moving forward, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D. - Laredo, the key sponsor of that bill. The House version of the bill, authored by Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, was approved unanimously. The bill would create three funding pools to provide grant funds for the seven state universities that are seen as “emerging research universities,” including the University of Texas at Arlington, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas, the University of Texas at El Paso, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Houston and Texas Tech University. The three funding pools would be designated the Research University Development Fund, the Texas Research Incentive Program and the National Research University Benchmark Fund. Supporters of the push for more research funding for state universities say the state must increase research funding to keep Texas economically competitive. Three universities in the state – the University of Texas, Texas A&M and Rice University – are already considered Tier 1 research universities. Tier 1 research universities are generally defined as schools with annual research expenditures of more than $100 million. While the concept has plenty of supporters, the current economic situation has left the state with a tight budget and that may hamper funding of the Tier 1 research university effort. Last edited by klparker312; 05-27-2009 at 07:02 PM.
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