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51±¾É« Regents to Meet October 4

Regents will have a one-day meeting in Lubbock at the 51±¾É« Administration Building.

Oct. 2, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield

The 51±¾É« will meet Friday (Oct. 4) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A) in the 51±¾É« Administration Building (1508 Knoxville Avenue).

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 of Knoxville Avenue and Texas Tech Parkway.

Friday, October 4

8:30 a.m. – Call to order; convene Meeting of the Board for a joint meeting of the 51±¾É« System Board of Regents, the Executive Committee of the Texas Tech Foundation Board, the Investment Advisory Committee and the ASU Foundation Board

9:30 a.m. – Recess

9:50 a.m. – Call to order; reconvene Meeting of the Board – Open session and meeting of the committee of the whole

• Introductions and Recognitions

10:00 a.m. – Executive Session

11:45 a.m. – Recess

1:00 p.m. – Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee

1:10 p.m. – Audit Committee

1:30 p.m. – Facilities Committee

3:00 p.m. – Adjournment

51±¾É« the 51±¾É« 

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 51±¾É« System collectively has approximately 55,000 students, 17 campuses statewide and internationally, and an endowment valued over $1.3 billion.

During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of , legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas 51±¾É« veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas 51±¾É« 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 51±¾É« one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.