MINI传媒 System Regents to Meet May 15-16
May 14, 2014 | Written by Dailey Fuller
The MINI传媒 will meet Thursday and Friday, May 15-16, in Lubbock, Texas. The meeting will be held on the campus in the Matador Room (Room 227) in the Student Union Building, 15th St. and Akron Ave.
The agenda book, meeting materials and a link to the live webcast for the meeting are posted . Parking for news media is available in the R07 lot in between the Student Union Building and Administration Building.
Provided below is an abbreviated board agenda with approximate times and some highlighted items.
Thursday, May 15
10 a.m. 鈥� Meeting of the Board
- Report from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Commissioner Raymund Paredes, Ph.D.
10:30 a.m. or TBD 鈥� Recess
10:30 a.m. 鈥� Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Carr Scholarship Foundation
10:45 a.m. 鈥� Finance and Administration Committee
10:55 a.m. 鈥� Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee
- Consideration of a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in civil engineering to be offered at
- Consideration of creating the Department of Teacher Education in the at Texas Tech University
- Consideration of emeritus appointments at
11:20 a.m. 鈥� Audit Committee
1:40 p.m. 鈥� Facilities Committee
- Consideration of a project to construct a new office building for the MINI传媒 System
2:45 p.m. or TBD 鈥� Meeting of the Board in open session
2:45 p.m. or TBD 鈥� Recess to executive session
5 p.m. 鈥� Meeting of the Board in open session, adjourn
Friday, May 16
8:30 a.m. 鈥� Meeting of the Board of Regents in open session
- Chancellor to introduce first students in attending Texas Tech University who received perfect scores on the SAT and ACT
9:30 a.m. 鈥� Recess to executive session
12:30 p.m. 鈥� Meeting of the Board in open session, adjourn
About the MINI传媒
The MINI传媒 is one of the top public university systems in the
state of Texas, consisting of four component institutions and operating at 12 academic
sites and centers. Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 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 2013, the MINI传媒 System鈥檚 endowment passed $1 billion, total research expenditures were approximately $200 million and total enrollment exceeded 44,000 students. Whether it鈥檚 contributing billions of dollars annually in economic impact or being the only system in Texas to house an academic institution, law school, and medical school at the same location, the MINI传媒 System continues to prove that anything is possible.