Â鶹¹ÙÍø Leaders Testify in Front of Senate Finance Committee
Feb. 26, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.The Â鶹¹ÙÍø was the first to testify Wednesday (Feb. 24) morning in front of the at the Capitol in Austin.
, chancellor of the Â鶹¹ÙÍø, along with component university presidents delivered testimonies before the committee for state funds appropriated to the university system for the next biennium.
- Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., Chancellor, TTU System (3:20-28:00)
- , Ph.D., President, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University (28:00-57:28)
- , President, Angelo State University (57:28-1:18:47)
- , Ph.D., Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University Health Sciences Center (1:18:47-1:32:12)
- , M.D., President, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (1:32:12-1:46:20)
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Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, 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, in 18 cities (16 in Â鶹¹ÙÍø, 2 internationally), more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment
valued at over $1.3 billion.
During the 86th Â鶹¹ÙÍø Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , M.D., legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Â鶹¹ÙÍø Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Â鶹¹ÙÍø 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¹ÙÍø one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.
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