Since 2005, USAO, with the support of the State Regents for Higher Education, has embarked on a Mission Enhancement Plan intended to emphasize the University's unique role as the public liberal arts college in Oklahoma.[22][23] As part of the plan, USAO has raised its admission standards so they are the highest in the state of Oklahoma, increased the percentage of full-time students, and created new faculty positions.[24] In Spring 2015, construction of Coming Together Park began in front of Sparks Hall.[25] The park will incorporate around 150,000 pounds of granite, and artist-in-residence and internationally-known granite sculptor Jesús Moroles worked with students to sculpt the granite for the park.[25][26]