Editing Tarleton State University (section)

==Campuses==
Tarleton students come from 47 U.S. states and 40 countries.<ref name=":0" /> Most university activities take place on Tarleton's {{convert|180|acre|km2|adj=on|abbr=}} main campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PGMS salutes Tarleton for grounds management|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?id=5870|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en}}</ref> An {{convert|800|acre|km2|adj=on|abbr=}} operational university farm with classroom space is located near the main campus northwest of Stephenville with access from TX Highway 8 and [[U.S. Route 281|US Route 281]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2017|title=Agricultural Center Master Plan|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/FINADMINWEB/masterplan/documents/TarletonStateUniversity_AgricultureCenterMasterPlan_Final_032317.pdf|website=tarleton.edu}}</ref> The {{convert|1170|acre|km2|adj=on}} Hunewell Ranch is located in Erath County and provides additional educational facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tarleton WSES hosts BioBlitz at Hunewell Ranch|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?id=6027|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en}}</ref> Tarleton also offers specialized programs at its Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Educational Center in [[Granbury, Texas|Granbury]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center - Institutional Advancement|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/langdoncenter/index.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref> and select programs and courses at [[McLennan Community College]] in Waco, [[Weatherford College]] in [[Weatherford, Texas|Weatherford]], [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]] at the Texas A&M-RELLIS Campus, and in Fort Worth.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/about/index.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref> Upper-level courses were offered at Tarleton-Central Texas in [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]] until 2009 when [[Texas A&M University-Central Texas]] was formed as a separate institution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tarleton State University: An Overview {{!}} Tarleton State University|url=http://catalog.tarleton.edu/undergrad/tarletonstateuniversityanoverview/|access-date=2020-07-31|website=catalog.tarleton.edu}}</ref>

===Stephenville===
Most university activities take place on Tarleton's main campus in [[Stephenville, Texas|Stephenville]], the county seat of [[Erath County, Texas|Erath County]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Stephenville city, Texas|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/stephenvillecitytexas|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.census.gov|language=en}}</ref>  {{Location map+ | Texas
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The main campus in Stephenville features a {{convert|72000|sqft|m2|adj=on|abbr=}} sports recreation center opened in fall 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tarleton State University {{!}} Recreation Center – Randall Scott Architects|url=http://www.rsarchitects.com/tarleton-rec/|access-date=2020-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Outdoor Pursuits - Campus Recreation|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/campusrec/outdoor-pursuits/index.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref>

A  $13 million, {{convert|42000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} dining facility opened in fall 2008. The new building is an extension of the student center and has two floors, a convenience store, executive meeting rooms and a cafe with a wireless network.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Public invited to tour Tarleton's new dining hall|url=https://www.yourstephenvilletx.com/article/20081029/News/310299927|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Stephenville Empire-Tribune|language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, the university completed a $30.8 million science building complete with a 86-seat [[planetarium]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Planetarium - Tarleton State University|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/planetarium/about.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.tarleton.edu|language=en}}</ref> In 2014, the Science Building was named for Lamar Johnson a former professor of biological sciences and dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Science building to be named after former dean|url=https://jtacnews.com/5167/news/science-building-to-be-named-after-former-dean/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=the JTAC}}</ref>  The old science building<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Old Science Building - Tarleton State University|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/library/crosstimbers/collections/tsucollection/TAN00047P.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=www.tarleton.edu|language=en}}</ref> went through an extensive $13.5 million renovation and expansion upgrading laboratories and classrooms. This building is now named the Mathematics Building.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|date=June 2008|title=Tarleton State University 2020 Campus Master Plan|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/FINADMINWEB/masterplan/documents/TarletonStateUniversity2020MasterPlan.pdf}}</ref> An observatory at Hunewell Ranch<ref>{{Cite web|title=Map to Observatory - Tarleton State University|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/observatory/map_observatory.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=www.tarleton.edu|language=en}}</ref> houses a fully robotic {{convert|32|in|mm|adj=mid|-diameter}} research-grade [[telescope]].

The Dick Smith Library is a three-floor facility that houses materials including print books, periodicals, curriculum collection, audio-visual material, e-books, streaming media, and special collections.<ref name="Library">{{cite web|title=University Libraries - Tarleton State University|url=https://www.tarleton.edu/library/index.html|access-date=9 April 2018|website=www.tarleton.edu}}</ref>

Other notable buildings:<ref name=":5" />

* Administration Building
* Barry B. Thompson Student Center<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barry B. Thompson Student Center - Student Affairs|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/studentaffairs/tsc/index.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fine Arts Center - Fine Arts|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/finearts/center.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref>
* College of Business Administration
* E.J. Howell Education Building
* Mayfield Engineering Building<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-21|title=Tarleton opens high-tech engineering building on Stephenville campus|url=https://fortworthbusiness.com/technology/tarleton-opens-high-tech-engineering-building-on-stephenville-campus/|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Fort Worth Business Press|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Joe W. Autry Agricultural Building
* Nursing Building
* O.A. Grant Humanities Building
* Tarleton Center
* Trogdon House<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trogdon House once again a vibrant campus venue|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?id=3320|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Tarleton State University|language=en}}</ref>
* W.K. Gordon Center for the Industrial History of Texas<ref>{{Cite web|title=W.K. Gordon Center|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/gordoncenter/index.html|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Fort Worth===
Tarleton–Fort Worth is a campus located in [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]]. The university has maintained a presence in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] since assuming control of the C.C. Terrell Memorial School of Medical Technology in the 1970s. In 2019, the university opened the first dedicated academic building<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ribbon cutting officially opens Tarleton's planned Fort Worth campus|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/press/display.asp?id=6113|access-date=2020-07-30|website=Tarleton State University|language=en}}</ref> on an 80–acre campus is located adjacent to the [[Chisholm Trail Parkway]] in southwest [[Tarrant County, Texas|Tarrant County]]. The building, referred to as "Building I,"<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Campus|url=http://www.tarleton.edu/fortworth/move.html|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Tarleton State University|language=en-US}}</ref> is a {{convert|76000|sqft|m2|adj=on|abbr=}}, three story multi-use facility with classroom, office space, and a library.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harral|first=Paul|date=2019-08-01|title=Tarleton State University opens Fort Worth campus|url=https://fortworthbusiness.com/real-estate/tarleton-state-university-opens-fort-worth-campus/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Fort Worth Business Press|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ribbon cutting opens Tarleton's Fort Worth campus {{!}} City of Fort Worth, Texas|url=https://fortworthtexas.gov/news/2019/08/Tarleton-Ribbon-Cutting/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=fortworthtexas.gov|language=en}}</ref>  The campus is projected to enroll over 9,000 students by 2030.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Stokes|first1=Prescotte|date=28 December 2017|title=Coming to southwest Fort Worth: New campus, engineering school for Tarleton State in 2018|work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]|url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article191803564.html|access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref>