Texas Tech University System Regents to Meet Aug. 8-9
Aug. 6, 2024 | Contact: Urvi Dalal
The Texas Tech University System (TTU System) Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday (Aug. 8-9) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A), in the TTU System 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. Meeting materials and a livestream of the meeting will be available online. Parking for news media is available in the C-16 Commuter West parking lot off Knoxville Avenue and Texas Tech Parkway.
Thursday, Aug. 8
8:50 a.m. – Ceremonial swearing-in of newly appointed student regent:
- Jad Zeitouni (pronounced “Zey-too-knee”) (Student – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center)
9 a.m. – Call to Order: convene Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Carr Scholarship Foundation
9:30 a.m. – Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee
10 a.m. – Audit Committee
10:15 a.m. – Facilities Committee
11 a.m. – Finance and Investments Committee
11:45 a.m. – Executive Session
4 p.m. – Following Executive Session, reconvene into Open Session as Committee of the Whole
- Executive Session motions, if any
4:15 p.m. – Recess
Friday, Aug. 9
10 a.m. – Call to order, reconvene as Meeting of the Board and Committee of the Whole Board
- Introductions and Recognitions
- Report from THECB Chairman
- Approval of minutes
- Approval of Consent and Information agendas
- 2024 and 2025 BOR meeting schedule
- SGA President Reports
11 a.m. – Executive Session, if needed
11:45 a.m. – Following Executive Session, reconvene into Open Session as Committee of the Whole
- Executive Session motions, if any
- Announcements
12 p.m. – Adjournment
About the Texas Tech University System
Established in 1996, the Texas Tech University System is one of the top public university systems in the nation, consisting of five universities – Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Midwestern State University.
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the TTU System is a nearly $3 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees and 63,000 students, more than 400,000 alumni, a statewide economic impact of $16.4 billion and an endowment valued at $1.7 billion. In its short history, the TTU System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating at 24 academic locations in 20 cities (18 in Texas, 2 international).
In addition, the TTU System is one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.