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All of the Student Government Associations from the four universities under the Texas Tech System convened for the 6th session of Joint Congress on April 15, 2021, at 6 p.m. virtually.
The Senate was led by the internal vice president at Tech, Klay Davis, and was hosted by SGA at Tech virtually. The student regent, Brooke Walterscheid, along with the SGAs of Tech Health Science Center Lubbock, HSC El Paso and Angelo State University started Joint Congress by reciting the pledge and the SGA Land Acknowledgement.
Dr. Carol Sumner, chief diversity officer at Tech, gave updates about changes and implementation of programs at Tech. She said that Tech will be opening a Black cultural center that allows people to explore Black Culture and is open to all.
ASU s 11th President Ronnie Hawkins Jr
We crossed a significant milestone with our one-year anniversary of operating in the current COVID-19 environment. We have adapted and navigated through many different ways and means of providing an academic environment and experience for our students, faculty, and staff, and have accomplished it when many thought it was an impossible task.
Angelo State University will return to 100% capacity beginning with the fall 2021-2022 academic year for students, faculty, and staff. I am confident this is the correct decision and the right direction to take as a result of several factors:
• The low number of positive cases on the campus over an extended 45-day period.
Gov. Abbott appoints three new Texas Tech regents
Gov. Greg Abbott announced three new appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents on Tuesday.
The governor appointed Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell, and Pat Gordon to six-year terms set to expire on January 31, 2027. These appointments to the Texas Tech Board of Regents are subject to Senate confirmation.
The three new appointees will fill the vacant seats left by Mickey Long, Ron Hammonds and Christopher Huckabee, who all had terms that expired at the end of January.
“I’d like to congratulate our new regents on their appointments and welcome them to our System family,” Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, chancellor of the TTU System, said Tuesday. “Each new board member brings a passion for our universities, and I look forward to collaborating with them as we continue to make the Texas Tech University System a dynamic university system.
Gov. Abbott appoints regents to Texas Tech University System Arcilia Acosta, Cody Campbell and Patrick Gordon will join the TTU System Board of Regents for a six-year term. (Source: KCBD) By KCBD Staff | April 14, 2021 at 10:33 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 10:33 AM
LUBBOCK, Texas
(NEWS RELEASE) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott appointed three new members to the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents for terms set to expire on Jan. 31, 2027, his office announced today (April 13).
The new appointees are Arcilia Acosta (Dallas), president and CEO of CARCON Industries and Construction and founder and CEO of Southwestern Testing Laboratories (STL) Engineers; Cody Campbell (Fort Worth), co-founder and co-CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings and Double Eagle Development; and Patrick Gordon (El Paso), president of Gordon Davis Johnson & Shane P.C.