PRESS ADVISORY: Texas A&M University System Board of Regents to Meet Oct. 31
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents will convene at 8:45 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Bethancourt Ballroom 2300 in the Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M University. The board will immediately recess to executive session.
The Board will reconvene in open session at approximately 1:30 p.m. During the meeting, the Board is scheduled to take action on construction and building improvements. The Board also is expected hear discussion on System member accomplishments, academic program highlights and important research initiatives. Dr. Harrison Keller, Commissioner of Higher Education, also will offer remarks on higher education in Texas. Further, the Board is expected to vote on the adoption of a resolution recognizing Texas A&M University-Central Texas for completing its first decade as a public, regional university.
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 $4.2 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&M System educates more than 150,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $946 million in FY 2015 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
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 $6.3 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M System educates more than 153,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $996 million in FY 2017 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