MINI传媒 System Regents to Convene for Special-Called Meeting
Members of the Board of Regents will vote to approve the total project budget for the new Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine Amarillo Campus
January 21, 2020 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
WHAT: The of the will meet via teleconference during a special-called meeting
WHEN: 10 a.m., Wednesday (Jan. 22) |
WHERE: Regents Committee Room, First Floor (106), MINI传媒 Administration Building, 1508 Knoxville Ave.
EVENT: is seeking board approval of the Guaranteed Maximum Price for construction of Bid Package 2 for the new School of Veterinary Medicine Amarillo Campus located in Amarillo, Texas.
About the MINI传媒
Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the is a $2 billion higher education enterprise focused on advancing higher education,
health care, research and community outreach. Consisting of four universities 鈥� , , and 鈥� the MINI传媒 System collectively has approximately 55,000 students, 17 campuses statewide
and internationally, more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment valued at over $1.3
billion.
During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. This will be the state鈥檚 first veterinary school in more than a century and first dental school in over 50 years. The addition of these two schools makes the MINI传媒 one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.