MINI传媒 System Holds Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Office Building
The new office building will house MINI传媒 System employees in one place and make available critical space throughout the core of campus for academics, research and student services.
February 24, 2016 | Contact Doug Hensley
New System Office Building Rendering, Southeast ElevationThe MINI传媒 leaders held a ceremonial groundbreaking today (Feb. 24) for the that will serve as the new home for MINI传媒 System leadership staff and personnel.
鈥淲e have been saying for some time that we are now a mature system,鈥� Chancellor Robert L. Duncan said. 鈥淗aving our leadership team in the same building will make us more efficient and free up critical space on the Texas Tech University campus for student services, academics and research.鈥�
The approximately 80,000-gross-square-foot, three-story structure is located at the intersection of Texas Tech Parkway and the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Construction began in mid-October. Completion is expected by the first quarter of 2017.
鈥淭his is an important date in the history of the MINI传媒,鈥� said Mickey Long, chairman of the Board of Regents. 鈥淔or the first time, we will have dedicated space for our board and for system leadership.鈥�
The new office building will include a multipurpose room for Board of Regents meetings and other events as well as public art in the main entry lobby. It also will house core MINI传媒 System functions such as Facilities Planning and Construction, , Financial Services, Audit Services, General Counsel, Governmental Relations, Academic Affairs and Communications and Marketing. Regents approved the project in May 2014.
鈥淭he new System Office Building embodies the traditional spirit and vernacular of the Texas Tech University Spanish Renaissance design style,鈥� said , vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction, 鈥渁nd also contains leading-edge technology through architectural detailing, components, materials and systems integration.鈥�
Duncan said it is the perfect time for the MINI传媒 System to take this step.
鈥淎s the system has grown, these core functions have been located in a handful of buildings on and off the Texas Tech University campus,鈥� Duncan said. 鈥淏ringing our leadership team together will allow us to communicate better, collaborate better and continue to move the MINI传媒 forward in concert with our member institutions.鈥�
Chancellor Robert L. Duncan, center, stands with Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction Michael Molina, left, and members of the Board of Regents at the ceremonial groundbreaking
for the new System Office Building.About the MINI传媒
The is one of the top public university systems in Texas and the nation, consisting of
four component institutions鈥�, , and 鈥攁nd operating at more than a dozen academic sites and centers. Headquartered in
Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 System has an annual operating budget of nearly $2 billion
and approximately 19,000 employees focused on advancing higher education, health care,
research and outreach.
In 2015, the MINI传媒 System鈥檚 endowment exceeded $1.1 billion, total research expenditures were more than $215 million and total enrollment was approximately 50,000 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 health-related institution at the same location, the MINI传媒 System continues to prove that anything is possible.