Lee F. Jackson, Chancellor

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1 Lee F. Jackson, Chancellor UNT Denton UNTHSC Ft. Worth UNT at Dallas 1 UNT Proposed College of Law

2 Lee F. Jackson Chancellor, UNT System Lee Jackson was appointed Chancellor of the University of North Texas System on September 1, 2002 after a thirty-year career in government in Dallas and the State of Texas. The Chancellor reports to the UNT System Board of Regents, who are appointed by the Governor of Texas. Chancellor Jackson is responsible for policy direction, planning, and oversight of one general academic institution (UNT at Denton), one health science center (UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth), a new Dallas campus (the future UNT at Dallas), and other system initiatives. Chancellor Jackson also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Dallas, Inc. He has served as Chairman of the North Texas Commission and a Board Member of The Real Estate Council of Dallas. Chancellor Jackson is the President of the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities and was the past Chairman of the Texas Council of Public University Presidents and Chancellors where he has been active in statewide discussions of higher education accountability. Lee Jackson began his career in the Dallas City Manager s Office, served ten years in the Texas House of Representatives, and was elected four times as Dallas County Judge, chief elected official in the State s second largest county. He received many awards for regional leadership, initiated new programs in juvenile justice, air quality, and transportation, and led the opening of the Sixth Floor Museum, which has become the premiere visitor attraction in downtown Dallas. His international activities include: Participant at the 2nd International Conference on Democracy and Security in Istanbul, Turkey (2007) Presentation of UNT Honorary Doctoral Degree to the King of Thailand (2004) Dallas Community Leaders Study Tour in Israel (2000) Service as a U.S. Consultant to Romania (1999) U.S. Delegate to Argentina/Uruguay with the American Council of Young Political Leaders (1987) The Texas High Speed Rail Inspection Team (France/Germany, 1987) Delegate to the 1985 Japan-Texas Conference in Tokyo Chancellor Jackson was born in Austin, Texas, attended Dallas public schools, received his B.A. in Political Science from Duke University and his Masters of Public Administration from SMU. He and his wife, Margaret, live in the Preston Hollow neighborhood in Dallas. 2

3 Higher Education in Texas Only state with six systems Each with one Board of Regents and Chancellor: University of Texas Texas A & M University of Houston University of North Texas Texas State Texas Tech And four independents: SFA, TWU, Texas Southern, and Midwestern Higher Education in Texas Percentage of Total Population Enrolled in Higher Education California Illinois 6.6% 6.9% 7.1% 6.0% 6.0% 6.2% 6.6% 6.3% Michigan New York Pennsylvania Texas Ohio Florida Georgia New Jersey 5.7% 5.9% 6.0% 6.1% 5.5% 5.6% 5.8% 5.0% 4.9% 5.1% 5.3% 4.8% 5.0% 5.2% 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 5.9% 5.5% 5.0% 5.3% 5.4% 5.3% 4.9% 4.2% 4.5% 4.7% 4.7% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2% 4.3% Nation 5.4% 5.6% Source: NCES IPEDS Enrollment Survey from HigherEdInfo.org, US Census Bureau 5.8% 5.8% 3

4 UNT Denton Founded in th largest Texas university 33,443 students, and the 3rd largest undergraduate campus in the State! Students come from every state in the nation and more than 134 countries around the world More than a third of the student enrollment is minority UNT offers 233 degree programs UNT Denton Little Known Facts: UNT is comprised of 161 buildings on approximately 850 acres The fastest growing major at UNT is International Studies 5,319 students live at UNT, making it the largest residential campus in the Dallas/Fort Worth area UNT is home to the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, an accelerated residential program for gifted high school students UNT employs 3,513 faculty and staff UNT clock tower at night UNT s New Research Park in Denton: Located near the UNT campus the park encompasses 553,324 square feet on 200 acres Houses colleges and departments of: Engineering Engineering Technology Computer Science and Engineering Material Science and Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechanical and Energy Engineering 4 UNT Research Park, Denton

5 UNT Health Science Center One of nine public health-related institutions in Texas Only college of osteopathic medicine, and one of three public health schools, in the state of Texas Comprised of four main colleges: 1. Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine 2. School of Public Health 3. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences 4. Physician Assistant Studies Program $22,325,471 in research expenditures (FY05) Cardiovascular Research Institute Institute for Aging and Alzheimer s Disease Research Osteopathic Research Center Texas Institute for Hispanic Health Physical Medicine Institute North Texas Eye Research Institute Institute for Public Health Research Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine (TCOM) consistently ranked by U.S. News and World Report among top medical schools in the country in Primary Care and Geriatrics In Spring 2005, doubled the size of the campus by acquiring the former Osteopathic Medical Center of Texas The Health Institutes of Texas UNTHSC, Fort Worth, Texas Builds on HSC traditional focus on family medicine and health care delivery Expands research activity with already established centers of excellence in Health Outcomes, Translational Research, and Primary and Rural Care Complements and does not duplicate the research of other Texas health centers 5

6 UNT Dallas Campus UNT began teaching at a leased Dallas building in 2000 UNT Dallas Campus (artist rendering of Main Building) Courses and student enrollments have grown steadily First permanent building opened January 16, 2007 Independent status is planned for 2009 or UNT Dallas Campus Enrollment FTE Head-count Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring 2007 Fall 2007

7 UNT Dallas Campus Programs: Bachelor s degree programs (16) Applied arts and sciences Computer science Criminal justice Entrepreneurship General business General studies Health information management Human services Legal information management Organizational development Organizational behavior & human resource management Elementary education (six tracks in EC-4 & 4-8, plus dual certification option in K-12 special education) Nursing (RN to BSN program, offered by UTA) Rehabilitation studies Social science Sociology Master s degree programs (7) Business administration (M.B.A., strategic mgt.) Counseling Criminal justice Educational administration (principal certification) Higher education (student services admin.) Information science Library science Doctoral degree program (1) Educational administration (Ed.D.) Certificate programs (8) Adolescent counseling certificate Adult counseling certificate Alternative dispute resolution certificate Applied gerontology Community counseling certificate Diversity certificate Education diagnostician certification Technical writing certificate 7

8 UNT Dallas Campus Growth Plan Campus with 8,000 students Campus with 25,000 students 8 Campus with 16,000 students

9 Elm Street Lofts UCD Old Municipal Building UNT System s Urban Education Center at Dallas UNT System and Dallas City Partnership As part of the revitalization of the Main Street District, a new city park has been approved. The park will help to create a campus-like atmosphere; both the UNT College of Law and the existing Universities Center at Dallas will face the park. Park construction will begin by Every recent study of Downtown Dallas has concluded that revitalization requires a university presence. UNT System, Urban Education Center at Dallas with Main Street Garden Park. The success of such joint city-university revitalization projects in Chicago, Philadelphia, and other great American metropolitan areas can serve as models. By establishing the UNT College of Law in the Old Municipal building, the location will promote partnerships among students, faculty, courts, law firms and other businesses to server the greater DFW community. 9 Vision for Urban Education Center at Dallas. Proposed downtown park with College of Law (far right), new UCD façade (center), and Elm Street Lofts (left).

10 UNT System s Urban Education Center at Dallas Planned Uses: Continued cooperative with other universities University of North Texas System uses Chancellor s Office Admissions outreach Facilities/Construction Legal UNT Special Programs Visual Arts & Design Fashion Collection and Gallery Center for Economic Development and Research UCD, 1901 Main Street, Dallas, Texas Various UNT Courses Being Explored The Universities Center at Dallas (UCD) is a Multi-Institution Teaching Center (MITC) located in downtown Dallas, Texas. Operation of the UCD is provided by the Federation of North Texas Area Universities, an educational consortium comprised of the following institutions: Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas Woman s University University of North Texas University of Texas at Arlington ** University of Texas at Dallas ** Dallas County Community College District ** ** Affiliate Member 10

11 UNT System s Urban Education Center at Dallas 1900 Elm Street Flexible spaces for academic and administrative growth out of 1901 Main Housing opportunities for existing and future students of all programs The Loft Building One of Dallas original broad-front stores, Titche- Goettinger Department Store, still stands at 1900 Elm over seven decades after it first opened in Transformed into 129 loft-style residential 1900 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas apartments with an expansive first-floor retail concourse, 1900 Elm, The Titche-Goettinger Building, has kept its historical and architectural appeal. Ranging in size from 494 to 2,685 sq. ft., each open, airy, loft-style apartment is designed around original architectural elements. Each one is different from the rest. Some feature fabulous arched windows with panoramic city views. Others have floor to ceiling windows that open to the building s spectacular open-air atrium. Many feature original 15-ft columns adorned by ornate crown molding, as well as authentic casement windows. 11

12 UNT System Proposed College of Law City s commitment The City of Dallas, committed to the new law school, has donated the Old Municipal Building and adjacent annex to house the UNT College of Law. The city has also allocated substantial funds for renovation of the building. The Need for Legal Training Old Municipal Building, Dallas, Texas Litigation is changing, making cases more complex. Tort reform has reduced civil case loads, but juror days in Dallas County increased last year. 90% of Texas law school graduates remain in the state, the highest percentage in the nation. 75% of Texas law school graduates have employment within nine months of graduating and that includes time for taking the bar exam. 12

13 UNT System Proposed College of Law Geography DFW is the largest metro area in the United States without a public law school. Bring Affordable and Accessible High-Quality Legal Education to an Underserved Population The current lack of an affordable, accessible, and high-quality public law school in the Dallas-Fort Worth region means that many qualified students must either relocate to another area or even forego their pursuit of a legal education altogether in spite of significant job opportunities for trained lawyers in our area. State Population Growth Since 1980, Texas population has grown from 14.3 million to 22.5 million, but no additional legal education has been added. The last public law school in Texas opened in DFW Economic Growth Texas ranks third in Gross State Product, it ranks ninth in legal workforce necessary to remain competitive. As Texas moves from a commodity-based economy to a trade and technology base, its economy will be more dependent on complex transactions that rely on the intellectual capital of a strong legal infrastructure. Lubbock DFW Waco Austin San Antonio Houston The DFW region has proportionally fewer lawyers than the national average, than the average of the 10 most populous states, and than the average of all other Texas metropolitan regions. Local Numbers The DFW economy generates more than 1,400 new legal jobs annually. North Texas area employers must recruit trained attorneys from other regions and states every year. Dallas, itself, must import 30% of its attorneys from out-of-state law schools. 13

14 UNT System Proposed College of Law Texas Law School Enrollment 1400 Public University Enrollment 1307 Private University Enrollment TX Tech U of Houston UT Austin TX S. Houston SMU Baylor S. TX Houston St. Mary s SA TX Wesleyan FW State Statistics In the past 25 years, only 524 new law school seats have been created in Texas, while the number of bachelor degrees is currently growing at a rate of 25,000 annually. Houston has three law schools (two public, one private) with FY 2004 enrollment of 2,953. By comparison, the more populous DFW region s law school enrollment was only 1,561 at its two private law schools. 14

15 UNT System Proposed College of Law Equal access to Law: Student Opportunity In Houston, there were 11,186 baccalaureate degrees awarded in 2002 with 969 first-year law school seats available; its ratio of bachelor s degrees to first year law school seats was 12:1. DFW s ratio of bachelor degrees awarded to firstyear law school seats was more than double, approximately 27:1 Equal access to Law: Cost 16,000 12,000 8,000 4, ,793 11, Houston Area Ratio: 12:1 DFW Area Ratio: 27:1 BA Degrees Awarded 1st Yr Law Seats Available SMU Dedman School of Law (private) tuition for is $30,468 compared to Texas Tech University (public) tuition for $14,188. Further, annual student loans at private law schools in Texas ($21,500) are almost 30% higher than the average public law school loans ($15,500). Equal access to Law: Diversity Minority Student Enrollment at Texas Law Schools (in per cent) Public University Private University TX S. Houston UT Austin St. Mary s SA U of Houston S. TX Houston SMU TX Wesleyan FW TX Tech Baylor 15