Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº Regents to Meet August 5-6
Regents will have a two-day meeting in Lubbock at the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº Administration Building.
August 3, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
The Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº will meet Thursday and Friday (Aug. 5-6) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A) in the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº Building (1508 Knoxville Ave.).
Below are highlights of the topics and items to be discussed at the upcoming meeting, including estimated times with periodic recesses. and a of the meeting will be available online. Parking for news media is available in the C-16 parking lot off Knoxville Ave. and Texas Tech Parkway.
Thursday, August 5
8:45 a.m. – Ceremonial swearing-in of newly appointed regents and student regent
9 a.m. – Call to order; convene as meeting of the board and committee of the whole board
9:15 a.m. - Recess
9:15 a.m. - Call to order; convene meeting of the board of trustees of the Carr Scholarship Foundation
9:50 a.m. - Adjournment
9:50 a.m. - Facilities Committee
10:20 a.m. - Finance and Investments Committee
11:05 a.m. - Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee
11:35 a.m. - Audit Committee
Noon - Executive Session
3 p.m. - Following executive session, reconvene into open session as committee of the whole
3 p.m. – Recess
Friday, August 6
8:30 a.m. – Call to order; reconvene as meeting of the board and committee of the whole board
- Introductions and recognitions
- Approval of minutes
- 2021 and 2022 BOR meeting schedule
- Strategic highlights
- SGA president reports
9:30 a.m. - Executive session, if necessary
10 a.m. - Following executive session, reconvene into open session as committee of the whole
10:05 a.m. - Adjournment
About the Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº
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 57,000 students, (16 in Texas, 2 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 , M.D., legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new TTU School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo and a new dental school at Â鶹ÌìÀǸ±ÀûÔº 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 TTU System one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.