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×ÔοÊÓƵ Regents to Meet May 13

Regents will have a one-day meeting in Lubbock at the ×ÔοÊÓƵ Building.

May 13, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield

The ×ÔοÊÓƵ will meet Thursday (May 13) in Lubbock. The meeting will take place in the Regents Conference Room, First Floor (104A) in the ×ÔοÊÓƵ Building (1508 Knoxville Ave.).

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 ×ÔοÊÓƵ System Building during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the public and media are encouraged to participate in the meeting viewing the livestream.

In-person attendance of ×ÔοÊÓƵ 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, May 13

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

• Introductions and recognitions
• Approval of consent and information agendas
• COVID-19 report
• Strategic highlights

10 a.m. – Recess

10 a.m. – Audit Committee

10:15 a.m. – Facilities Committee

10:45 a.m. – Finance, Administration and Investments Committee

11:15 a.m. – Academic, Clinical and Student Affairs Committee

11:35 a.m. – Call to order; reconvene as meeting of the board and committee of the whole board

• Approval of minutes
• Committee reports
• 2021 BOR meeting schedule
• Student Government Association president reports

Noon – Executive Session

3:25 p.m. – Following Executive Session, reconvene into open session as committee of the whole

• Executive session motions, if any
• Announcements

3:30 p.m. – Adjournment

About the ×ÔοÊÓƵ
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 ×ÔοÊÓƵ 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 ×ÔοÊÓƵ School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo and a new dental school at ×ÔοÊÓƵHSC 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 ×ÔοÊÓƵ System one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.