Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Regents to Consider Personnel Actions and Construction Projects

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Media Advisory: Texas A&M System Regents to Consider Personnel Actions and Construction Projects

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will convene at 8 a.m. on Thursday, November 15,  at the Board Annex, Board Meeting Room, Gene Stallings Boulevard and immediately recess to executive session.

The Board will reconvene in open session at the Memorial Student Center (MSC), Bethancourt Ballroom 2300D&E at approximately 1:30 p.m. During the public meeting, the board will consider action on several agenda items, including the following:

  • Appointment of President of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, A&M System
  • Appointment of Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives, A&M System
  • Appointment of Agency Director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service, A&M System
  • Approval for Construction for the Texas A&M Veterinary Education, Research & Outreach Center Project, Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas
  • Approval for Construction for the TVMDL – Canyon Facility Project, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Canyon, Texas
  • Approval for Construction for the En/Health Building Renovation Project, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Houston, Texas
  • Approval for Construction for the Aerothermochemistry Lab Expansion Project, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
  • Approval for Construction for the Agriculture Comprehensive Facility Project, Prairie View A&M University
  • Adoption of a Resolution Honoring Dr. Steven H. Tallant as President of Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Bestowing the Title of President Emeritus, A&M System
  • Formation of a Special Committee of the Board of Regents for Oversight of Matters Relating to the Los Alamos National Laboratory, BOR A&M System
  • Authorization for the President to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement for Rural Health Initiatives between Texas A&M University Health Science Center and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Texas A&M
  • Designation of the Regents Professor Awards and the Regents Fellow Service Awards for Exemplary Performance and Professional Service During Fiscal Year 2017-18

Meetings of the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System are open to the public except for any posted executive session held in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

A copy of the full meeting agenda can be found at https://www.tamus.edu/regents/meetingmaterials/regular/

The meeting may be viewed live at https://www.tamus.edu/regents/live-streams/

About The Texas A&M University System

The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $4.7 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&M System educates more than 152,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $972 million in FY 2016 and helped drive the state’s economy.

 

Contact: Laylan Copelin
Vice Chancellor of Marketing and Communications
(979) 458-6425
(512) 289-2782 cell
lcopelin@tamus.edu

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