2015 Strat Plan in Action 18Sept NEW-DEVEL

DATA-DRIVEN DISCOVERY
KEY INITIATIVES
1. Established a new degree in data analytics in the College of
Business to meet workforce needs.
2. Establish true multidisciplinary degrees in “data science.”
3. Established an Institute for the Predictive Performance of
Materials and Structures as a national center of excellence to
improve the integrity of engineered materials and structures.
4. Establish a Center for Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization.
5. Establish thrusts in the digital humanities and media and digital
communications.
6. Develop strengths in data security and resilience through
collaborations among the colleges.
Implemented In progress Planned
CUTTING-EDGE
INVESTIGATION
National Academy of Engineering
member Kenneth Reifsnider has
joined the UTA faculty to lead a
new Institute for the Predictive
Performance of Materials and
Structures. “We will focus on
materials systems,” he says.
“There is rapid growth in this area
of engineering.” Dr. Reifsnider
is the third member of the NAE/
NAS to join the University in
recent years.
THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS
An expert in behavioral and
experimental economics, Kay-Yut
Chen researches why people
make the decisions they do in
business. Such data-driven insights
are critical for a company’s
bottom line. “We need to have a
community of business executives
well-versed in the field,” says the
College of Business professor and
former principal research scientist
at Yahoo Labs. “The results
could change the business world.”
BLENDED LEARNING
A study by UTA’s Learning Innovation
and Networked Knowledge
(LINK) Lab urges universities
to capitalize on technologies
that effectively support student
learning and embrace blended
learning environments. LINK
Lab Executive Director George
Siemens says that in the next
decade “even the most conservative
systems will begin to adopt a
greater range of digital technologies
to support student learning.”
BOLD SOLUTIONS
GLOBAL IMPACT
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