Board approves scores of academic promotions, new degree programs and campus projects; votes at a glance

At its March 6 meeting the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approved a broad slate of academic personnel actions, new degree program proposals and routine committee items. Below is a consolidated “Votes at a glance” summary of the formal motions taken during the meeting. Each item below is recorded as reflected in committee presentations and the board minutes.

Votes at a glance

Facilities committee - Item 1 — Design Village (Tommy J. Huckabee College of Architecture): Approve revised scope and authorize stage‑1 design expenditures (~$3,000,000). Outcome: approved. - Item 2 — TTUHSC Lubbock 5B West Research Lab: Accept GMP and increase total budget to $11,000,000; waive certain fees. Outcome: approved. - Item 3 — TTUHSC Lubbock Preston Smith Library Level 2 renovation: Approve stage‑1 and stage‑2 design expenditures ($577,991) and proceed. Outcome: approved. - Item 4 — TTUHSC Amarillo Operations Center: Approve stage‑1/stage‑2 design expenditures ($450,000) and anticipated project budget ($6,750,000). Outcome: approved. - Item 5 — TTUHSC El Paso Clinical Sciences (site/utilities bid pack 1): Accept GMP and approve additional funding ($48,000,000; revised total $58,000,000). Outcome: approved. - Item 6 — Comprehensive Cancer Center (El Paso) site/utilities bid pack 1: Accept GMP and approve additional funding ($28,300,000; revised total $36,700,000). Outcome: approved. - Item 7 — ASU aviation program training facility: presentation/showcase (no separate approval required; informational). Outcome: informational review.

Finance & Investments committee - Approval of minutes (11/14/2024). Outcome: approved. - Received annual financial statements and investment performance reports (LTIF, CCIP updates). Outcome: reports accepted, no capital actions reported beyond committee items.

Academic, Clinical & Student Affairs committee (selected actions) - Promoted and changed academic rank for dozens of faculty across Texas Tech University, Angelo State University and Midwestern State University; multiple concurrent tenure grants approved. Outcome: approved (see list of named faculty in committee materials). - Item 4 (TTU) — Approve Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence (submit to THECB and SACSCOC for approval; implement Fall 2025). Outcome: approved. - Item 5 (TTU) — Approve Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (submit to THECB and SACSCOC; implement Fall 2025). Outcome: approved. - Item 6 (ASU) — Add Air Traffic Operations concentration to Bachelor of Commercial Aviation. Outcome: approved. - Items approving other new degree proposals across the system (examples include: BS in Computing Applications; BA in Legal Studies; BA in Organizational Leadership; BA/BS and Bachelor of General Studies multidisciplinary majors; BS in Biological Systems Engineering; BS in Construction Engineering Technology; BS in Human‑Centered Artificial Intelligence): Outcome: approved (all motions carried; materials submitted to THECB and SACSCOC where required). - Item (media studies) — Approve closure of BA in Media Studies with phased teach‑out (no new admissions after Jan 2026). Outcome: approved.

Audit committee - Approval of minutes (November 2024) and presentation of internal audit workplan and implementation of new International Internal Auditing Standards. Outcome: approved; audit office directed to continue implementation and update relevant regents rules and committee charter.

Executive session follow‑up (open session motions) - Amendments to Regents Rules, Chapter 3 (ethical behavior of officers and employees): Motion to authorize administrative updates consistent with applicable law. Outcome: approved. - Ground lease of system real property in Lubbock to the Red Raider Facilities Foundation (adjacent to Nineteenth Street): Authorize president or designee to conclude negotiations and execute documents. Outcome: approved. - Grant of land from Texas Department of Transportation (adjacent to Nineteenth Street): Authorize president or designee to conclude negotiations and execute documents. Outcome: approved. - Gift‑related naming of exterior space between South End Zone and Football Training Center: Authorize gift‑related naming and delegate announcement authority to the president. Outcome: approved. - Purchase of real property by Angelo State University (San Angelo): Authorize president or designee to conclude purchase negotiations and execute documents. Outcome: approved. - Purchase of real property by TTUHSC (Odessa): Authorize president or designee to conclude purchase negotiations and execute documents. Outcome: approved.

What to expect next Committee presenters noted that most capital approvals authorize the next phase (design or site work) and that additional board approvals will be needed before guaranteed maximum prices for building construction are finalized. Academic degree approvals will be submitted to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) for required review and authorization prior to enrollment where applicable.

The board’s full minutes and committee materials list the named faculty promoted and tenured, and provide project budgets and consultant recommendations for each construction item approved.