Texas Tech University System
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| Established | 1996 |
| Type | State university system |
| Endowment | US$891 million[1] |
| Chancellor | Kent Hance |
| Location | Lubbock, Texas, USA |
| Website | texastech.edu |
The Texas Tech University System consists of a central administration and three universities, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University. The System is headquartered in the Administration Building on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock, Texas.[2] While still much younger than its counterparts, the Texas Tech University System has emerged as one of the top university systems in the state.
Operating on more than 15 campuses and academic sites, the Texas Tech University System provides educational programs, research, health care and community outreach and support across the state of Texas and the South Plains.
With an annual operating budget of $1.4 billion, the Texas Tech University System educates approximately 43,500 students and employs more than 18,000 faculty and staff. Collectively, the System conducted more than $202 million in research in 2011.
The System’s national endowment ranking stands at No. 86 in the country, and financial aid awarded to students system-wide increased to $420.3 million in 2011. Additionally, the System raised more than $183 million in 2011, which was the fifth consecutive year to raise more than $100 million. The System also contributed more than $2.6 billion in economic impact to the region in 2011.
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History [edit]
The Board of Regents of Texas Tech University System established the system in 1996 to provide leadership and support for the combined academic enterprise.
Texas Tech University System was formally created by the Texas Legislature in 1999 to recognize the educational and research opportunities offered to faculty and students by its two institutions: Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. In 2007, after a groundswell of community support from the cities of San Angelo and Lubbock, Angelo State University became the third university to join the system.
Component Institutions [edit]
Angelo State University [edit]
Angelo State University is a public, coeducational university located in San Angelo, Texas. It was founded in 1928 as a two-year college. In 1965, the school began offering four-year degrees and ten years later became part of the Texas State University System.
Angelo State University offers 97 bachelors, 23 masters, and 1 doctoral degree program. The university is divided into five colleges, Business, Education, Liberal and Fine Arts, Nursing and Allied Health, Sciences, and Graduate Studies.
In March 2007, Rep. Drew Darby and Sen. Robert Duncan co-sponsored House Bill 3564, which aimed to realign Angelo State with the Texas Tech University System.[3] The merger received widespread support in both Lubbock and San Angelo.[4][5] The bill was approved by the full House on April 24, 2007, and by the Senate in a unanimous vote on May 15, 2007.[6] On May 23, 2007, Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill.[7] A companion amendment to the Texas Constitution went before voters on November 6, 2007 as Proposition 1, which passed 66.28 percent in favor to 33.72 percent against.[8]
Texas Tech University [edit]
Texas Tech University was founded in 1923, is a public, coeducational, doctoral/research university, and is the system flagship. Current enrollment totals 32,327 students. The main campus is located in Lubbock, Texas, and is bordered by Marsha Sharp Freeway (4th Street), 19th Street, University Avenue, and Quaker Avenue. It operates several satellite campuses and centers outside of Lubbock, listed in the next section. Texas Tech University consists of 11 colleges and offers 150 degree programs.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center [edit]
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was created as the Texas Tech University School of Medicine by the 61st Texas Legislature in 1969. In 1979, the charter was expanded to create the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. The university's enrollment was more than 4,000 as of Fall 2011. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a seven-school university and operates five satellite campuses and academic sites in addition to the main campus in Lubbock, Texas.
Governance and Administration [edit]
Board of Regents [edit]
The government, control, and direction of the Texas Tech University System is vested in a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Each Regent serves a six-year term, and appointments are staggered so that three members of the Board's terms expire in odd-numbered years. In addition to the nine members, there also is a student regent who is appointed by the governor to serve a one-year term that begins on June 1 of each year.
In 1923, Governor Pat Neff appointed the first members of the Board of Directors of Texas Technological College (as the council was known until 1969). When the name of Texas Technological College was changed in 1969, so did the council to: Board of Regents of Texas Tech University.[9] The council has been known by its current name, Board of Regents of the Texas Tech University System, after the Texas Tech University System was established in 1996.
Officers [edit]
Regents [edit]
- L. Frederick "Rick" Francis (profile)
- Nancy Neal (profile)
- John Walker (profile)
- Debbie Montford (profile)
- John D. Steinmetz (profile)
- John Esparza
- Tim Lancaster
Student Regent [edit]
- Suzanne Taylor ([1])
Chancellor [edit]
The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the Texas Tech University System appointed by, and responsible to, the Board of Regents. The Chancellor carries out the policies of the System as determined by the Regents and has direct responsibility for all aspects of the operations of the Texas Tech University System's four primary components: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and the Texas Tech University System Offices.
The Texas Tech University System has had three Chancellors: John T. Montford, David Smith, and Kent Hance.[10]
Presidents [edit]
The presidents of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University are appointed by the Chancellor and are chief executive officers of their respective institutions and responsible for the strategic operation of each institution.
Campuses [edit]
The Texas Tech University System comprises three institutions in the following locations. Listed below are the universities and their various campuses and academic sites.
Angelo State University [edit]
- San Angelo, Texas
- Boerne, Texas
Texas Tech University [edit]
- Abilene, Texas
- Fredericksburg, Texas
- Highland Lakes (Marble Falls, Texas)
- Junction, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Quedlinburg, Germany
- Seville, Spain
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center [edit]
- Abilene, Texas
- Amarillo, Texas
- Dallas, Texas
- El Paso, Texas
- Lubbock, Texas
- Permian Basin (Odessa and Midland, Texas)
Notes and references [edit]
- ^ "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). 2011 NACUBO Endowment Study. National Association of College and University Business Officers.
- ^ "Board of Regents Contact Information." Texas Tech University System. Retrieved on November 15, 2008.
- ^ "Lawmaker Files Bill to Make Angelo State Part of Texas Tech System". KCBD.com. March 9, 2007.
- ^ "Help bring ASU into the Tech fold". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. April 9, 2007.
- ^ "A System switch spelled out - ASU realignment touted for various reasons". San Angelo Standard-Times. April 5, 2007.
- ^ "Texas Tech and Angelo State Merger Sent to Governor Perry". KCBD.com. May 15, 2007.
- ^ "History for HB 3564". www.capitol.state.tx.us. May 23, 2007.
- ^ Gainesville Daily Register - 7 percent of Cooke County voters cast ballots
- ^ Rushing & Nall Pg. 160
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/metro/4268618.html
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