UTD opened the Center for Harsh Environment Semiconductors and Systems, the first initiative of the University’s North Texas Semiconductor Institute. The Teacher Development Center was recognized as a U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship program, making UTD the first four-year university in Texas to join the program. Later, the UTeach Dallas program became a partner in the Charles Butt Foundation’s Raising Texas Teachers. Comet sports teams won American Southwest Conference titles in women’s basketball, women’s golf, men’s golf, women’s tennis, men’s cross country and men’s soccer this year. The U.S. Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program at UTD will expand in 2024.