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|established = 1911
|established = 1911
|type = [[State university system]]
|type = [[State university system]]
|endowment =
|annual operating expenditures = $1.19 billion (Systemwide)
|budget = $2.85 million (system office, 2013-15 biennium)<br>$659.5 million (system office and all institutions, 2013-15 biennium)<ref name="About">{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.tsus.edu/about.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=June 7, 2016}}</ref>
|staff =
|faculty =
|chancellor = Brian McCall, Ph.D.
|chancellor = Brian McCall, Ph.D.
|academic_staff = 41,866 (2014)<ref name="Faculty">{{cite web|title=Faculty Headcount|url=http://www.tsus.edu/dashboard/faculty-headcount.html|publisher=Texas State University System|accessdate=January 31, 2015}}</ref>
|vice_chancellor=
|administrative_staff =
|students = 82,462<ref>{{cite web|title=Institutions|url=http://www.tsus.edu/institutions.html|publisher=Texas State University System|accessdate=January 31, 2015}}</ref><!--Enrollment derived from adding enrollment amount noted for each institution. Go to Institutions tab and then select university 1, then university 2, etc.-->
|students = 82,462 (Fall 2015)<ref name="Enrollment">{{cite web|title=Enrollment|url=http://www.tsus.edu/dashboard/enrollment.html|publisher=Texas State University System|accessdate=January 31, 2015}}</ref>
|undergrad =
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|address = Thomas J. Rusk Office Bldg., Suite 600, 200 E. 10th St.
|city = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|state = [[Texas]]
|city = [[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|state = [[Texas]]
|country = U.S.
|campus =
|country = [[USA]]
|zipcode = 78701-2407
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The '''Texas State University System''' ('''TSUS''') was created in 1911 to oversee the state's [[normal schools]]. Since its creation it has broadened its focus and comprises institutions of many different scopes. It is the oldest and third largest university system in Texas.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsus.edu/ |title=Texas State University System |accessdate= November 9, 2009}}</ref> The system is unique to Texas because it is the only horizontal [[state university system]] in Texas; the system does not have a flagship institution and considers each university to be unique in its own way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itemonline.com/local/local_story_170003148.html |title= SHSU graduate appointed System Regent |accessdate=November 5, 2009 |publisher=Huntsville Item}}</ref> Over the years, several member schools have joined the TSUS or moved to other university systems. The Texas State University System saw its largest growth in 1995 when the [[Lamar University System]] was incorporated into the TSUS. The incorporation saw four schools join the system: [[Lamar University]], [[Lamar Institute of Technology]], [[Lamar State College-Orange]], and [[Lamar State College-Port Arthur]]. Today, the system encompasses eight institutions.<ref>http://www.tsus.edu/centennial_commission/index.html</ref>
The '''Texas State University System''' ('''TSUS''') was created in 1911 to oversee the state's [[normal schools]]. Since its creation it has broadened its focus and comprises institutions of many different scopes. It is the oldest and third largest university system in Texas.<ref name="About"/> The system is unique to Texas because it is the only horizontal [[state university system]] in Texas; the system does not have a flagship institution and considers each university to be unique in its own way. Over the years, several member schools have joined the TSUS or moved to other university systems. The Texas State University System saw its largest growth in 1995 when the [[Lamar University System]] was incorporated into the TSUS. The incorporation saw four schools join the system: [[Lamar University]], [[Lamar Institute of Technology]], [[Lamar State College-Orange]], and [[Lamar State College-Port Arthur]]. The system is headquartered in [[Austin, Texas]].


The Texas State University System is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the [[governor of Texas]]. The administration is headed by a Board-appointed Chancellor, who is based in Austin.
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[[File:RuskStateOfficeBuilding.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building]]
The system is headquartered in the Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building at 200 East 10th Street, Suite 600, in [[Downtown Austin|Downtown]] [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>"[http://www.tsus.edu/contact.html Contact Us]." ''Texas State University System''. Retrieved on November 20, 2011. "The Texas State University System Thomas J. Rusk Building 208 E. 10th Street, Suite 600 Austin, Texas 78701-2407"</ref>

The Texas State University System is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the Texas Governor. In addition, a nonvoting student regent is appointed annually to the Board. The administration is headed by a board-appointed Chancellor, who is based in Austin. The Board of Regents has the following members: Dr. Jaime Garza (Chairman), Rossanna Salazar (Vice Chairman), Charlie Amato, Veronica Muzquiz Edwards, David Montagne, Vernon Reaser III, William F. Scott, Alan L. Tinsley, Donna N. Williams and Spencer Copeland (Student Regent).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tsus.edu/regents.html |title=Texas State University System Board of Regents |accessdate=January 24, 2011}}</ref>


The system owns and manages a {{convert|9269|acre|ha|adj=on}} property encompassing the [[Christmas Mountains (Texas)|Christmas Mountains]] located adjacent to [[Big Bend National Park]] in southern [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]]. The remote property is regulated under strict conservation easements ensuring preservation in its natural state. The property serves as an open-air classroom for the system's member institutions and a laboratory for their research efforts.<ref name="Xmas Mts">{{cite web|title=Christmas Mountains|url=http://www.tsus.edu/news/christmas-mountains.html|publisher=Texas State University System|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}</ref>
The system owns and manages a {{convert|9269|acre|ha|adj=on}} property encompassing the [[Christmas Mountains (Texas)|Christmas Mountains]] located adjacent to [[Big Bend National Park]] in southern [[Brewster County, Texas|Brewster County]]. The remote property is regulated under strict conservation easements ensuring preservation in its natural state. The property serves as an open-air classroom for the system's member institutions and a laboratory for their research efforts.<ref name="Xmas Mts">{{cite web|title=Christmas Mountains|url=http://www.tsus.edu/news/christmas-mountains.html|publisher=Texas State University System|accessdate=June 3, 2016}}</ref>


==Administration==
==Administration==
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[[File:RuskStateOfficeBuilding.JPG|thumb|left|Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building]]
The [[Texas Legislature]] has delegated administrative power and authority over the Texas State University System in its Board of Regents including the organization, control, and management of the system and each of its component institutions including employing and discharging the presidents, officers, and other employees of each member institution.<ref name="R&R">{{cite web|title=The Texas State University System, Rules and Regulations|url=http://gato-docs.its.txstate.edu/jcr:387911df-44d2-4de8-a42e-cc9b91b85e18/2015%20November%20R&R%20Reduced.pdf|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>{{rp|21-22}}
The [[Texas Legislature]] has delegated administrative power and authority over the Texas State University System in its Board of Regents including the organization, control, and management of the system and each of its component institutions including employing and discharging the presidents, officers, and other employees of each member institution.<ref name="R&R">{{cite web|title=The Texas State University System, Rules and Regulations|url=http://gato-docs.its.txstate.edu/jcr:387911df-44d2-4de8-a42e-cc9b91b85e18/2015%20November%20R&R%20Reduced.pdf|format=PDF|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref>{{rp|21-22}}


The Board consists of nine regents including its chair and vice chair.<ref name="board">{{cite web|title=Board of Regents|url=http://www.tsus.edu/leadership/regents.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> Members of the Board are appointed by the [[Governor of Texas|governor]] with [[Texas Senate|Senate]] confirmation to staggered, six-year terms with three regents appointed every two years. In addition, a non-voting student regent is appointed annually.<ref name="R&R"/>{{rp|22-23}}
The Board consists of nine regents including its chair and vice chair.<ref name="board">{{cite web|title=Board of Regents|url=http://www.tsus.edu/leadership/regents.html|publisher=Texas State University System|access-date=June 6, 2016}}</ref> Members of the Board are appointed by the [[Governor of Texas|governor]] with [[Texas Senate|Senate]] confirmation to staggered, six-year terms with three regents appointed every two years. In addition, a non-voting student regent is appointed annually.<ref name="R&R"/>{{rp|22-23}}
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The system's administration consists of six offices. One office, the Office of Audits and Analysis, is independent of the chancellor and headed by a director appointed by the regents. The remaining five, Academic Affairs, Contract Administration, Finance, General Counsel, and Governmental Relations, are lead by vice chancellors under the authority of the system chancellor.<ref name="R&R"/>{{rp|30-31}}
The system's administration consists of six offices. One office, the Office of Audits and Analysis, is independent of the chancellor and headed by a director appointed by the regents. The remaining five, Academic Affairs, Contract Administration, Finance, General Counsel, and Governmental Relations, are lead by vice chancellors under the authority of the system chancellor.<ref name="R&R"/>{{rp|30-31}}

The system headquarters is in the Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building, Suite 600, 200 East 10th Street in [[Downtown Austin|Downtown]] [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref name="R&R"/>{{rp|29}}


==Component institutions==
==Component institutions==
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! Location<br>(Population)
! Location<br>(Population)
! [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie Classification]]
! [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|Carnegie Classification]]
! Enrollment<ref name="Enrollments">{{cite web|title=Texas Higher Education Enrollments|url=http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/DocFetch.cfm?DocID=6952&Format=XLS|publisher=[[Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board]]|year=2015|accessdate=March 18, 2016}}</ref>
! Enrollment<br>Fall 2015<ref name="Enrollment"/><ref name="Enrollments">{{cite web|title=Texas Higher Education Enrollments|url=http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/DocFetch.cfm?DocID=6952&Format=XLS|publisher=[[Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board]]|year=2015|accessdate=March 18, 2016}}</ref>
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! Founded
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! Joined<br>System
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| [[Alpine, Texas]]<br>5,905
| [[Alpine, Texas]]<br>5,905
| [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master's Colleges and Universities|Master's Colleges and Universities]]:<br>Larger Programs
| [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education#Master's Colleges and Universities|Master's Colleges and Universities]]:<br>Larger Programs
| 2,992{{refn|group=Note|Enrollment for Sul Ross State University includes 1,973 students at the main Alpine campus and 1,019 students at Sul Ross Rio Grande College locations}}
| 1,973
| 1917
| 1917
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| 1917
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| [[Sunbelt Conference|Sunbelt]]<br>[[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Div. I FBS]]
| [[Sunbelt Conference|Sunbelt]]<br>[[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|NCAA Div. I FBS]]
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Revision as of 02:40, 8 June 2016

Texas State University System
File:TSUSystem seal.png
TypeState university system
Established1911
Budget$2.85 million (system office, 2013-15 biennium)
$659.5 million (system office and all institutions, 2013-15 biennium)[1]
ChancellorBrian McCall, Ph.D.
Academic staff
41,866 (2014)[2]
Students82,462 (Fall 2015)[3]
Address
Thomas J. Rusk Office Bldg., Suite 600, 200 E. 10th St.
,
Austin
,
Texas
,
78701-2407
,
USA
ColorsPewter, bronze, blue, red[4]
       
Websitewww.tsus.edu
File:TSUS wordmark.png

The Texas State University System (TSUS) was created in 1911 to oversee the state's normal schools. Since its creation it has broadened its focus and comprises institutions of many different scopes. It is the oldest and third largest university system in Texas.[1] The system is unique to Texas because it is the only horizontal state university system in Texas; the system does not have a flagship institution and considers each university to be unique in its own way. Over the years, several member schools have joined the TSUS or moved to other university systems. The Texas State University System saw its largest growth in 1995 when the Lamar University System was incorporated into the TSUS. The incorporation saw four schools join the system: Lamar University, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College-Orange, and Lamar State College-Port Arthur. The system is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

The Texas State University System is governed by a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor of Texas. The administration is headed by a Board-appointed Chancellor, who is based in Austin.

The system owns and manages a 9,269-acre (3,751 ha) property encompassing the Christmas Mountains located adjacent to Big Bend National Park in southern Brewster County. The remote property is regulated under strict conservation easements ensuring preservation in its natural state. The property serves as an open-air classroom for the system's member institutions and a laboratory for their research efforts.[5]

Administration

Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building

The Texas Legislature has delegated administrative power and authority over the Texas State University System in its Board of Regents including the organization, control, and management of the system and each of its component institutions including employing and discharging the presidents, officers, and other employees of each member institution.[6]: 21–22 

The Board consists of nine regents including its chair and vice chair.[7] Members of the Board are appointed by the governor with Senate confirmation to staggered, six-year terms with three regents appointed every two years. In addition, a non-voting student regent is appointed annually.[6]: 22–23 

The chairman of the Board of Regents is Jaime R. Garza, a surgeon who also serves as a professor and assistant dean at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Garza's term on the Board expires in 2017.[8]

The chief executive officer of the university is the chancellor, who also serves as secretary to the Board of Regents without being a member of the Board. The chancellor is appointed without a fixed term by a majority of the Board of Regents and serves at the pleasure of the Board. The chancellor has ultimate authority and responsibility over all system components including recommending the hiring and firing of the presidents of system institutions, maintaining the permanent records of the system, and advising, assisting, and representing the Board in administrative matters.[6]: 29–30 

The current chancellor of the Texas State University System is Brian McCall, a former legislator in the Texas House of Representatives.[9]

The system's administration consists of six offices. One office, the Office of Audits and Analysis, is independent of the chancellor and headed by a director appointed by the regents. The remaining five, Academic Affairs, Contract Administration, Finance, General Counsel, and Governmental Relations, are lead by vice chancellors under the authority of the system chancellor.[6]: 30–31 

The system headquarters is in the Thomas J. Rusk State Office Building, Suite 600, 200 East 10th Street in Downtown Austin.[6]: 29 

Component institutions

Universities

Texas State University System is located in Texas
Lamar  
Lamar  
Sam Houston St.
Sam Houston St.
Sul Ross St.
Sul Ross St.
Texas St.
Texas St.
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Member universities of the Texas State University System
Official Name Location
(Population) 		Carnegie Classification Enrollment
Fall 2015[3][10] 		Founded Joined
System 		Nickname Athletic
Conference
Lamar University Beaumont, Texas
118,296 		Doctoral Universities:
Moderate Research Activity 		14,494 1923 1995 Cardinals Southland
NCAA Div. I FCS
Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas
38,548 		Doctoral Universities:
Moderate Research Activity 		20,031 1879 1911 Bearkats Southland
NCAA Div. I FCS
Sul Ross State University Alpine, Texas
5,905 		Master's Colleges and Universities:
Larger Programs 		2,992[Note 1] 1917 1917 Lobos American Southwest
NCAA Div. III
Texas State University San Marcos, Texas
44,894 		Doctoral Universities:
Higher Research Activity 		37,979 1899 1911 Bobcats Sunbelt
NCAA Div. I FBS
Note
  1. ^ Enrollment for Sul Ross State University includes 1,973 students at the main Alpine campus and 1,019 students at Sul Ross Rio Grande College locations
  • Lamar University
    Lamar University
  • Sam Houston State University
    Sam Houston State University
  • Sul Ross State University
    Sul Ross State University
  • Texas State University
    Texas State University

Community and technical colleges

Texas State University System is located in Texas
LIT
LIT
LSC-O     
LSC-O     
LSC-PA     
LSC-PA     
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Member 2-year colleges of the Texas State University System

All three of the TSUS' two-year institutions offering associate degrees and professional certifications are located in the state's two most southeastern counties, Jefferson and Orange, in the Golden Triangle region where the Gulf Coast meets the Louisiana state line. All were formerly components of the now-defunct Lamar University System before the former system was incorporated into the TSUS. The three institutions, along with LIT's extension center in Silsbee, are within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

Official Name Location
(Population) 		Carnegie Classification Enrollment[3]
Fall 2015[10] 		Founded Joined
System 		Nickname Athletic
Conference
Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, Texas
118,296 		Associate's Colleges:
High Career & Technical-High Traditional 		2,846 1995 1995 No intercollegiate athletics
Lamar State College–Orange Orange, Texas
18,595 		Associate's Colleges:
High Career & Technical-High Traditional 		2,318 1991 1995 No intercollegiate athletics
Lamar State College–Port Arthur Port Arthur, Texas
53,818 		Special Focus Two-Year:
Health Professions 		1,802 1991 1995 Seahawks Southwest JCC
NJCAA Div. I

Former members

Texas State University System is located in Texas
Angelo St.
Angelo St.
North Texas
North Texas
West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M
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Former members of the Texas State University System
Current Name Location
(Population) 		Carnegie Classification Enrollment
Fall 2015[10] 		Founded Joined
System 		Left
System 		Present Affiliation
Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas
93,200 		Master's Colleges and Universities:
Larger Programs 		8,452 1928 1975 2007 Texas Tech University System
University of North Texas Denton, Texas
113,383 		Doctoral Universities:
Highest Research Activity 		37,175 1890 1911 1949 University of North Texas System
West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas
13,303 		Master's Colleges and Universities:
Larger Programs 		9,482 1910 1911 1969 Texas A&M University System

Branch campuses and extension centers

References

  1. ^ a b "About". Texas State University System. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Faculty Headcount". Texas State University System. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Enrollment". Texas State University System. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Branding Style Guide, Texas State University System" (PDF). Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Christmas Mountains". Texas State University System. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "The Texas State University System, Rules and Regulations" (PDF). November 12, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Board of Regents". Texas State University System. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. ^ "Jaime R. Garza". Texas State University System. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  9. ^ "Chancellor Brian McCall". Texas State University System. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c "Texas Higher Education Enrollments". Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

External links

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