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Texas Tech University System
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The Texas Tech University System consists of three universities, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University. Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University HSC together operate thirteen campuses, eleven of which are located in Texas. The remaining campuses are located in Seville, Spain, and Quedlinburg, Germany. The system is headquartered at the 202 Administration Building in Lubbock, Texas.
government, control, and direction of the TTU System is vested in a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature.
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The Texas Tech University System consists of three universities, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University. Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University HSC together operate thirteen campuses, eleven of which are located in Texas. The remaining campuses are located in Seville, Spain, and Quedlinburg, Germany. The system is headquartered at the 202 Administration Building in Lubbock, Texas.
Governance and Administration
Governance
The government, control, and direction of the TTU System is vested in a nine-member Board of Regents appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Each Regent sits for a six-year term, and 1/3 of the Board's terms expire every two years in odd-numbered years.
Chancellor
The Chancellor is the chief executive officer of the TTU 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 TTU System's four primary components: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University and the TTU System Offices.
Presidents
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.
History
The Board of Regents established the system in 1996 to provide leadership and support for the combined academic enterprise.
Universities
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University was founded in 1923, is a public, coeducational, doctoral/research university, and is the system flagship. Current enrollment totals 28,200 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 10 colleges and offers 150 degree programs.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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 2,458 as of Fall 2006. TTUHSC operates three satellite campuses in addition to the main campus in Lubbock, Texas.
Angelo State University
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.
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. The merger received widespread support in both Lubbock and San Angelo. The bill was approved by the full House on April 24, 2007, and by the Senate in a unanimous vote on May 15, 2007. On May 23, 2007, Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill.
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.
Texas Tech University Campuses
- Texas Tech University at Abilene, offers graduate engineering degrees (, , see also Abilene, Texas)
- Texas Tech University at Amarillo, offers graduate engineering degrees (, , see also Amarillo, Texas)
- Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg (, , see also Fredericksburg, Texas)
- Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes (, , see also Marble Falls, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Center at Junction (, , see also Junction, Texas)
- Texas Tech University (Main Campus) (, , see also Lubbock, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Center in Seville (, see also Seville, Spain)
- Texas Tech University Center in Quedlinburg (, see also Quedlinburg, Germany)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Campuses
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo Campus (, , see also Amarillo, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Campus (, , see also El Paso, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Main Campus (, , see also Lubbock, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin Campus (, , see also Odessa, Texas)
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy Abilene Campus (see also, Abilene, Texas)
Angelo State University Campus
Board of Regents
Officers
- F. Scott Dueser, Chair ()
- Larry K. Anders, Vice Chair ()
Regents
- Bob L. Stafford ()
- Windy Sitton ()
- Mark Griffin ()
- Daniel "Dan" T. Serna ()
- L. Frederick "Rick" Francis ()
- John F. Scovell
- Jerry E. Turner
Achievements
Faculty honors
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