Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Board of Regents to Meet Sept. 24-25

September 18, 2009

NOTE TO EDITORS AND NEWS DIRECTORS: The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System will meet Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25 in the board meeting room and room 1011C of the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. A map and directions to the Annenberg Center are available at: http://tamus.edu/regents/agenda/regular.html.
The board will convene in open session to consider items including:

  • Approval to Amend the FY 2010-FY 2014 Capital Plan to Add the New Student Housing Phase II Project for Texas A&M University-Kingsville with a FY 2010 Start Date.
  • Approval for the Project Scope and Budget, Appropriation for Construction Services, and Approval for Construction for the New Student Housing Project, Tarleton State University.
  • Establishment of the Robert A. Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics and Public Policy, Texas A&M.
  • Establishment of the National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing, a joint Texas Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M University Center.

The board will consider Adoption of a Resolution Honoring the Memory of Dr. Norman Borlaug, and hear reports on the following items:

  • System Construction Projects Authorized by the Board of Regents
  • Academic Affairs Highlights Across the A&M System
  • Shared Services Optimization

The board also will consider various legal and personnel matters in executive session, with action to be taken in open session, including: Appointment of the Dean of the School of Rural Public Health and Naming of the Sole Finalist for the Position of Director of Texas AgriLife Research.
A copy the regular meeting agenda is available at: http://tamus.edu/regents/agenda/regular.html


Live streaming video of the special and regular meetings will be available at the system home page: http://www.tamus.edu/. Note: The link is only active while the meetings are in session.

About the A&M System
The A&M System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $3.2 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center, the A&M System educates more than 109,000 students and makes more than 15 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. Externally funded research brings in almost $676 million every year and helps drive the state’s economy.