MINI传媒 Regents to Meet Feb. 24 in El Paso
Regents will have a one-day meeting in El Paso at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Medical Sciences Building II.
Feb. 22, 2022 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
The MINI传媒 (MINI传媒 System) will meet Thursday (Feb. 24) in El Paso on the campus of . The meeting will take place in the Medical Sciences Building II, First Floor, Room 1A103 (137 Rick Francis St.).
This marks the fifth time a Board of Regents meeting will be held in El Paso and the first since 2018. The board also held meetings in El Paso in 2000, 2008 and 2012. The last time a board meeting was hosted outside of the MINI传媒 System Building was in 2020 at the .
Overall, there have been 12 board meetings held outside of Lubbock at a MINI传媒 System campus location since 1999.
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 are available online.
Thursday, Feb. 24 (all times are Mountain Standard Time)
10:00 a.m. 鈥� Call to order; convene as Meeting of the Board and Committee of the Whole Board
- Introductions and recognitions
- Student Government Association reports
10:30 a.m. 鈥� Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee
11:10 a.m. 鈥� Audit Committee
11:20 a.m. 鈥� Facilities Committee
11:35 a.m. 鈥� Finance and Investments Committee
12:05 p.m. 鈥� Call to order; reconvene as Meeting of the Board and Committee of the Whole Board
- Approval of minutes
- Approval of Consent and Information agendas
12:10 p.m. 鈥� Executive Session
3:50 p.m. 鈥� Following Executive Session, reconvene into Open Session as Committee of the Whole Board
4:00 p.m. 鈥� Adjournment
About the MINI传媒
Established in 1996, the MINI传媒 is one of the top public university
systems in the nation, consisting of five universities 鈥� , , , and .
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 System is a $2.5 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 21,000 employees, more than 63,000 students, nearly 370,000 alumni and an endowment valued at $1.7 billion. In its short history, the MINI传媒 System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating at 24 academic locations in 21 cities (19 in Texas, 2 international).
During the 87th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , M.D., the MINI传媒 System welcomed MSU Texas as its fifth member institution during the 25-year anniversary of the system. MSU Texas is the only Texas university to become a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. Students at MSU Texas choose from more than 60 majors and several pre-professional programs, are active in more than 100 student organizations and bring a spirit of competition to 13 NCAA Division II athletics programs.
In addition, the MINI传媒 System is one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.