TTU System Regents to Convene for Special-Called Meeting
Members of the Board of Regents to Convene for Special-Called Meeting
April 3, 2020 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
WHAT: The of the will meet via teleconference during a special-called meeting
WHEN: 2 p.m., Monday (April 6) |
WHERE: Teleconference meeting – via
EVENT: Members of the Board of Regents and TTU System leadership will discuss issues related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and consider delegations of authority to provide services and support and to maintain necessary and essential operations during emergencies and exigent circumstances.
NOTE: The TTU System and its component institutions are operating in Phase IV emergency remote work operations, which has closed normal day-to-day campus operations and restricted the on-campus presence to only essential personnel. The TTU System Building is open only to essential personnel. Members of the public and media should participate through viewing the .
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Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the is a $2 billion higher education enterprise focused on advancing higher education,
health care, research and community outreach. Consisting of four universities – , , and – the TTU System collectively has approximately 55,000 students, 17 campuses statewide
and internationally, more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment valued at over $1.3
billion.
During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. This will be the state’s first veterinary school in more than a century and first dental school in over 50 years. The addition of these two schools makes the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.