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MINI´«Ã½ Regents to Meet February 25-26

Regents will have a two-day meeting in Lubbock at the MINI´«Ã½ Building.

February 23, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield

The MINI´«Ã½ will meet Thursday and Friday (Feb. 25-26) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A) in the MINI´«Ã½ Building (1508 Knoxville Avenue).

Below are highlights of the topics and items to be discussed at the upcoming meeting, including estimated times with periodic recesses. and a of the meeting will be available online.

NOTE: Due to social distancing protocols implemented at the MINI´«Ã½ System Building during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the public and media are encouraged to participate in the meeting through viewing the livestream.

In-person attendance of MINI´«Ã½ System and component institution employees is limited to essential personnel. The meeting room will be utilized at approximately one-third of its capacity and set-up to allow for 6 feet of distance between participants when seated. Face coverings continue to be required and acrylic partitions also will be used.

Thursday, February 25

11 a.m. – Call to order; convene as meeting of the board of trustees of the Carr Scholarship Foundation

11:10 a.m. – Call to order; convene as meeting of the board and committee of the whole board

11:10 a.m. – Executive Session

2 p.m. – Following Executive Session, reconvene into open session as committee of the whole

• COVID-19 report
• Legislative update

2:45 p.m. – Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee

3:15 p.m. – Audit Committee

3:30 p.m. – Finance, Administration and Investments Committee

 Friday, February 26

8:30 a.m. – Call to order; convene as meeting of the board and committee of the whole board

• Introductions and recognitions
• Continuation of meetings of the standings committees of the board, if necessary
• Approval of minutes
• Approval of consent and information agendas
• Committee reports
• 2021 BOR meeting schedule
• Student Government Association president reports

9 a.m. – Executive Session – only if necessary

9:30 a.m. – Following executive session, reconvene into open session as committee of the Whole

• Executive session motions, if any
• Announcements

11 a.m. – Adjournment

About the MINI´«Ã½

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 – , , and – the MINI´«Ã½ System collectively has approximately 57,000 students, (16 in Texas, 2 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 , M.D., 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’s 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´«Ã½ one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.