TTU System Regents to Meet Oct. 10
Regents will have a one-day meeting on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech campus in Lubbock.
October 8, 2014 | Written by Jaryn Kilmer
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Board of Regents will meet Friday (Oct. 10) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Matador Room in the Student Union Building (15th Street and Akron Avenue).
Below are highlights of the topics and items to be discussed at the upcoming meeting, including estimated times with periodic recesses. Meeting materials and a link to live streaming will be available online at .
Friday, Oct. 10
8:30 a.m. – Call to order, Open Session
8:50 a.m. – Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation
9:15 a.m. – Audit Committee
9:50 a.m. – Facilities Committee; agenda items include:
- Approve project to construct a 30,000 square foot addition to the building at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University.
12:30 p.m. – Finance and Administration Committee; agenda items include:
- Approve budget adjustment to reflect $8.1 million in matching funds from the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Incentive Program (TRIP) to be used for research-related expenditures at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University.
12:50 p.m. – Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee; agenda items include:
- Approve an institutional seal for the . While promoting a unified identity with the TTU System components, the seal will promote the distinct offerings of TTUHSC at El Paso.
1:20 p.m. – Meeting of the Board, Open Session
- will report on student safety and wellness efforts and provide updates from the first meeting of the newly-established at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University.
2:20 p.m. – Executive Session (Masked Rider Room)
Following executive session, the Board will convene into open session and adjourn no later than approximately 5 p.m.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø the Â鶹¹ÙÍø
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state of Â鶹¹ÙÍø and nation, consisting of four component institutions—Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University,
, and Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso—and operating at more
than 12 academic sites and centers. Headquartered in Lubbock, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, the TTU System
has an annual operating budget of $1.7 billion and approximately 17,000 employees
focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach.
In 2014, the TTU System’s endowment exceeds $1 billion, total research expenditures were approximately $200 million and total enrollment approached 47,000 students. Whether it’s contributing billions of dollars annually in economic impact or being the only system in Â鶹¹ÙÍø to house an academic institution, law school, and medical school at the same location, the TTU System continues to prove that anything is possible.