University of Texas At Arlington
In 1995, Witt went to University of Texas at Arlington as interim president. He was named permanent president in 1996. His accomplishments at UT-Arlington included:
- Turning around an enrollment decline
- Partnering with the Chamber of Commerce to establish the Arlington Technology Incubator
- Creating a nanotechnology research and teaching facility
- Establishing the University's first alliance of African-American ministers and community leaders to assure the needs of minority students are addressed.
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