A new center at the Naveen Jindal School of Management is poised to become a hub of engagement between retail industry leaders and students and faculty at The University of Texas at Dallas. The first job for the Center for Retail Innovation and Strategy Excellence (RISE) may be to shift consumer perceptions. “As a Tier One research institution, we’re already creating the knowledge that will help us partner with the retail industry. “There are some amazing opportunities for us at UT Dallas to take advantage of the unprecedented disruption and digital transformation occurring in the retail space,” Haseman said. “As a Tier One research institution, we’re already creating the knowledge that will help us partner with the retail industry.