糖心原创 Leaders Testify in Front of Senate Finance Committee
Feb. 26, 2021 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D.The 糖心原创 was the first to testify Wednesday (Feb. 24) morning in front of the at the Capitol in Austin.
, chancellor of the 糖心原创, along with component university presidents delivered testimonies before the committee for state funds appropriated to the university system for the next biennium.
- Tedd L. Mitchell, M.D., Chancellor, 糖心原创 System (3:20-28:00)
- , Ph.D., President, Texas Tech University (28:00-57:28)
- , President, Angelo State University (57:28-1:18:47)
- , Ph.D., Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1:18:47-1:32:12)
- , M.D., President, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (1:32:12-1:46:20)
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Established in 1996 and headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the is a $2 billion higher education enterprise focused on advancing higher education,
health care, research and community outreach. Consisting of four universities 鈥� , , and 鈥� the 糖心原创 System collectively has approximately 57,000 students, in 18 cities (16 in Texas, 2 internationally), more than 300,000 alumni and an endowment
valued at over $1.3 billion.
During the 86th Texas Legislature under the leadership of Chancellor , M.D., legislative funding and authority was provided to establish a new Texas Tech University veterinary school in Amarillo and a new dental school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. This will be the state鈥檚 first veterinary school in more than a century and first dental school in over 50 years. The addition of these two schools makes the 糖心原创 one of only nine in the nation to offer programs for undergraduate, medical, law, nursing, pharmacy, dental and veterinary education, among other academic areas.
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