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Advisory
UT System Regents to Meet via Telephone Conference Call on May 24
Monday, May 21, 2012
UT Arlington, UT Austin, Board of Regents Meetings, UT Dallas
AUSTIN – The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System will hold a special called meeting by telephone on Thursday, May 24, in Austin. The meeting will be held on the ninth floor of Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. 7th Street.
The Board will convene in open session at approximately 10:00 a.m.; agenda items include:
- Authorization for UT Arlington to accept an invitation from Sun Belt Conference and to negotiate and finalize terms for athletic conference membership
Statement
The Chancellor’s Perspective on the Board of Regents’ and UT System’s Commitment to Advancing The University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
UT Austin, Chancellor, Tuition & Financial Aid
The University of Texas System is unequivocally committed to The University of Texas at Austin and ensuring its place as a university of the first class for the people of Texas, the nation, and the world. It is in this context that I offer the following perspective.
Statement
Statement Regarding Press Reports on UT Austin President William Powers Jr.'s Employment Status
Thursday, May 10, 2012
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., issued the following statement today (May 10) regarding a blog report stating Regents’ Chairman Gene Powell asked Chancellor Cigarroa to recommend that UT Austin President William Powers Jr. be fired from his position.
Statement from Chancellor Cigarroa:
"The Chairman of the Board of Regents has never directed me to fire anyone."
News Release
UT System Regents Approve Tuition and Fee Rates, Mitigate Increase for Resident Undergraduate Students
Thursday, May 3, 2012
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents took an unprecedented step today to pay The University of Texas at Austin $13.2 million in lieu of resident undergraduate tuition and fee increases proposed by the campus and UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., for the next two years.
News Release
UT System Regents Authorize Next Steps for Medical Schools in Austin, South Texas
Thursday, May 3, 2012
UT Austin, Health & Medical Education
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents today (May 3) authorized UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., to move forward with plans to establish medical schools in Austin and South Texas. The action by the Board affirms Chancellor Cigarroa’s goal of expanding medical education and research programs in the two regions as outlined in his Framework for Advancing Excellence Across the UT System.
News Release
Regents Honor Students in Arts and Humanities with Inaugural Award
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Education, Board of Regents Actions, UT Austin
AUSTIN – Four UT Austin students were awarded the Regents’ Outstanding Student Awards in Arts and Humanities today (May 3) for their exceptional work in the musical arts by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
News Release
UT System Regents Updated on TIME Initiative
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System Board of Regents today (Mar. 2) received an update on the Transformation In Medical Education (TIME) initiative – a multi-institutional program aimed at increasing the effectiveness and relevance of physician education while shortening its duration.
News Release
UT Permian Basin to Offer $10,000 Undergraduate Degree Program
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
AUSTIN – Answering Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s challenge for higher education institutions to develop a $10,000 undergraduate degree, the University of Texas of the Permian Basin President David Watts today (May 2) announced the Texas Science Scholar undergraduate degree program at a meeting of the UT System Board of Regents.
News Release
UT System Chancellor Allows UT El Paso to Continue Planning for Potential Boxing Match in Sun Bowl
Friday, April 27, 2012
AUSTIN – The University of Texas System released a video message of UT System Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa’s decision to allow UT El Paso to proceed with negotiating contract agreements with various parties to host the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Andy Lee boxing match at the Sun Bowl.
Statement
Statement Regarding the Chavez, Jr., and Lee Professional Boxing Match
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
UT El Paso, UT System Administration
The University of Texas System issued the following statement today (April 24) regarding the determination that the Sun Bowl on the UT El Paso Campus is not the appropriate venue for the Chavez, Jr., and Lee professional boxing match.
“A specific event risk assessment was performed and the conclusion was that the risk was higher than normal. Based on this assessment, the decision was made that the university and Sun Bowl would not be an appropriate venue for this specific event.
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