MINI传媒 System Leaders Meet with Congressional Leadership in D.C.
Chancellor Duncan and system institution presidents spent four days in the nation鈥檚 capital conducting meetings to discuss research and programs across the system.
March 27, 2018 | Written by: Dana Jennings
MINI传媒 leadership were in Washington, D.C. March 19-21 for the system鈥檚 annual D.C. Fly-in.
Chancellor Duncan, Rep. Lamar Smith and President Schovanec
MINI传媒 System Chancellor Robert Duncan was joined by President , President and Vice President for Research in the nation鈥檚 capital.
The annual fly-in is an opportunity for system leadership to meet with the Texas congressional delegation, high-ranking members of Congress and other key federal leaders to discuss research and initiatives in motion across the system鈥檚 component institutions.
鈥淏uilding a presence at the federal government level is critical to elevating the national profile of our system,鈥� Duncan said. 鈥淢eeting with our congressional leadership to discuss the impactful initiatives of the system is an important step in earning federal funds to power our big ideas and transformative research.鈥�
Chancellor Duncan meeting with Rep. Sam Johnson, after whom the Vietnam Archive at
MINI传媒 was recently named.
Throughout their stay in Washington, D.C., system leadership met with key congressional leaders who represent districts containing MINI传媒 System institution campuses and academic sites including Rep. , Rep. and Rep. . System leaders also held meetings with Rep. , Rep. , Rep. and Rep. , for whom MINI传媒鈥檚 Vietnam Archive was . In addition, Cuellar, Smith and Arrington hosted a bipartisan Texas delegation meeting.
鈥淐hancellor Duncan and the leadership at the MINI传媒 do a great job of communicating their priorities and the value of research to policy makers in Washington,鈥� Arrington said. 鈥淭heir efforts make my job as an advocate for making the investment in university-based discovery much easier. As former Vice Chancellor for Research at Texas Tech, I鈥檝e seen firsthand the way research and technology development has enhanced the quality of our education, improved our overall quality of life in West Texas, and spurred growth in innovation, giving America the competitive advantage as the world鈥檚 strongest economy.鈥�
President Mitchell, Sen. John Cornyn, President Schovanec and Chancellor Duncan.
Duncan, Schovanec and Mitchell met with Texas Sen. and former Texas Gov. and current Secretary of Energy .
鈥淭hese visits afford the university the opportunity to share programs and initiatives important to our mission with our representatives and senators,鈥� Schovanec said. 鈥淚n Texas, we are fortunate to have strong leadership in Washington, D.C., each of whom graciously welcome Texas Tech into their offices. We are grateful for their support of the university and higher education.鈥�
Meeting topics ranged from issues of campus safety, energy and conservation to border health, food security, telemedicine and system-wide veterans programs. Topics discussed support areas in which system institutions are making federal appropriations requests.
鈥淲e always appreciate the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C., and share with our congressional delegation about the work we are doing at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center,鈥� said Mitchell. 鈥淲e are leading efforts in health care education and delivery that make an impact nationwide.鈥�