July
24,
2012
Dear
UNT
Dallas
Colleagues:
I
take
this
opportunity
to
personally
inform
each
of
you
that
I
have
made
the
decision
to
end
my
tenure
as
president
on
August
31,
2013,
the
end
of
my
current
contract.
When
my
contract
ends,
I
will
have
served
this
institution
for
12
years.
In
that
time,
I
will
have
accomplished
the
main
objectives
that
I
came
to
UNT
Dallas
to
do
–
to
create
an
independent
university,
to
achieve
initial
accreditation
from
the
Southern
Association
of
Colleges
and
Schools
(SACS),
and
to
provide
the
university
with
a
strong
foundation
for
future
success.
Two
years
ago,
we
became
the
first
public,
four
year
university
in
the
City
of
Dallas
–
we
should
all
be
proud
of
this
great
achievement.
A
month
ago,
we
were
notified
by
SACS
that
our
application
for
separate
accreditation
has
been
approved,
which
authorizes
SACS
to
assemble
a
visitation
team
and
schedule
a
university
visit
as
early
as
Spring
2013.
We
have
grown
from
a
branch
campus
with
55
students
to
an
institution
that
offers
19
undergraduate
and
graduate
programs
with
more
than
2,000
students
who
attend
classes
in
state
‐
of
‐
the
‐
art
facilities
on
our
264
‐
acre
campus.
The
success
of
this
transformation
belongs
to
all
of
us.
Our
excellent
faculty
and
staff
helped
make
these
dreams
come
true
through
hard
work
and
dedication.
We
are
on
a
solid
course
now
to
become
a
model
for
higher
education
in
the
21st
century.
When
I
was
offered
this
position,
I
said
I
would
only
do
so
if
I
could
lead
the
creation
of
a
different
kind
of
university
with
truly
innovative
approaches.
I
am
extremely
proud
of
the
work
that
we
have
accomplished
over
the
past
11
years
and
believe
that
UNT
Dallas
has
an
extremely
bright
future
ahead
of
it.
Our
work
with
the
21st
Century
Commission,
Bain
&
Company,
the
Research
Advisory
Panel
and
UNT
Dallas
leadership
to
create
the
proposed
New
University
Model
has
put
UNT
Dallas
at
the
forefront
of
the
discussion
about
how
the
barriers
to
cost,
quality
and
access
in
higher
education
can
be
broken
down.
I
have
worked
with
these
exceptional
minds
to
develop
the
conceptual
framework
for
our
New
University
Model
and
will
leave
it
to
you
and
the
new
leadership
to
determine
the
best
ways
to
implement
it.
I
am
confident
that
you
will
make
it
a
success.
Building
a
university
from
the
ground
up
has
been
a
once
‐
in
‐
a
‐
lifetime
career
challenge
that
presented
me
with
growth
opportunities
that
educators
are
rarely
given.
This
university
is
on
its
way
to
great
things
and
I
am
a
stronger
professional
because
of
my
experience
at
UNT
Dallas.
More
importantly,
my
time
here
has
given
me
the
opportunity
to
work
with
extraordinary
minds
and
committed,
talented
people,
including
faculty,
staff
and
UNT
System
leadership
who
have
great
ideas
and
a
passion
for
higher
education.
I
feel
like
now
is
a
good
time
to
move
on
to
my
next
career
challenge
and
opportunity.
I
am
not
sure
at
this
time
where
my
career
path
will
go
after
I
end
my
tenure
as
president,
but
I
know
my
experiences
here
have
prepared
me
to
pursue
any
number
of
opportunities.
My
first
love
has
always
been
teaching,
research
and
consulting,
however,
I
might
possibly
even
consider
a
presidency
at
an
established
university.
For
now,
I
am
focused
on
the
next
year.
We
still
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
and
I
am
committed
to
work
every
day
to
ensure
that
UNT
Dallas
is
positioned
for
success
long
after
I
leave.
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