An Overview
>Mission
Statement
>Fast
Facts (PDF)
>A Brief History
Introduction
The UT System was established by the Texas Constitution in 1876 and consists of nine academic universities,
six health institutions:
| Academic
Universities |
Health
Institutions |
|
UT Arlington
UT Austin
UT Brownsville
UT Dallas
UT El Paso
UT Pan American (Edinburg)
UT Permian Basin (Odessa)
UT San Antonio
UT Tyler
|
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
UT Health Science Center at Houston
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
UT Health Science Center at Tyler
|
Visit a map of the institutions and the UT Campuses web page for additional information.
The UT System
The "UT System" is the administration of The University
of Texas System, and is based in Austin, Texas. (See
organization chart) The UT System also has offices in
Midland, Texas (University Lands/West Texas Operations), and Washington,
D.C. (Federal Relations). The UT System is responsible for
the central management and coordination of the component institutions.
The UT System has a special responsibility for managing the
Permanent University Fund (PUF) & other endowments and managing university
lands, carrying out the Board of Regents' policies on behalf of the University
System, collaborating with the Board of Regents on strategic planning
for the University System, serving as consultants to the campuses on a
variety of issues, from academic programs to fund raising.
In addition, the UT System provides a wide range of centralized,
cost-effective, and value-added services on behalf of the UT institutions
and the public, including:
- Accountability and performance benchmarking
- Distance education
- PK-16 program
- Academic and medical program approval
- Learning assessments
- Facilities planning & construction
- Workers' compensation insurance
- Employee group insurance
- Real estate services
- Finance services
- Texas Medical & Dental Application Service
- Joint Admission Medical Program
- Legal services
- Professional medical liability benefit plan
- Claims & bankruptcy recovery
- Intellectual property education and consultancy
- Audit services
- Institution compliance program
- Financial and management audits
- Governmental relations
- Fund-raising support
- Foundation grants to support Every Child, Every Advantage Charter
School
Board of Regents
The Board of Regents is the
governing body for The University of Texas System. It is composed of nine
members who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
Terms are of six years each and staggered, with the terms of three members
expiring on February 1 of odd-numbered years.
Regents' Rules and Regulations
The Regents' Rules and Regulations are the governing rules for the UT System and apply to the Board and all
officers, employees, and agencies under its control.
Chancellor
The Chancellor is the chief
executive officer of the UT System. The Chancellor reports to and is responsible
to the Board of Regents. The Chancellor has direct line responsibility
for all aspects of the UT System's operations.
Executive Officers
The Chancellor is assisted by the UT System Executive
Officers.
Presidents
Each of the 15 academic and health instituitons is governed by a president
who is appointed by the Board of Regents. (See list of presidents)
The president reports to and is responsible to the UT System Executive
Vice Chancellor (Academic or Health) having responsibility
for the institution. The president has access to the Chancellor and is
expected to consult with the appropriate Executive Vice Chancellor and
the Chancellor on significant issues on an as needed basis.
Policies
In addition to the Regents
Rules and Regulations, the UT System is guided by a variety of
policies,
including Regental Policies, UT System Policies, the UT System
Internal Policies, and departmental collections such as the Business Procedure
Memoranda, Personnel Policy Memoranda, and the Police Policy and Procedure
Manual.
UT System Budget
>A
Glossary of Budget Terms
>System
and Campus Budgets
>The Budget
Office
>The Budget Process:
Board of Regents approve general budget policies & guidelines
(February meeting)
Institution Budget Councils meet (February to mid-March)
Budget goals and priorities hearings with the UT System (April-May)
Budget Office review (May-June)
Budgets finalized (May-August)Board of Regents meeting (August)
The University of Texas Investment Management
Company (UTIMCO)
The UT System Board of Regents contracts with UTIMCO to invest more than
$15 billion of funds. UTIMCO is a 501(c)(3) corporation governed by a
board of directors composed of the chancellor and three regents of the UT System, and five outside directors. This structure preserves regental
control of investments and increases the level of expertise in the governance
of investments.
>The
UTIMCO website
The Permanent University Fund
The Permanent University Fund (PUF) is a public endowment contributing
to the support of institutions of The University of Texas System (other
than The University of Texas - Pan American and The University of Texas
at Brownsville) and institutions of The Texas A&M University System
(other than Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Texas A&M International
University, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, West Texas A&M
University, Texas A&M University - Commerce, and Texas A&M University
- Texarkana).
The PUF was established in the Texas Constitution of 1876 through the
appropriation of land grants previously given to The University of Texas
at Austin plus one million acres. The land grants to the PUF were completed
in 1883 with the contribution of an additional one million acres of land.
Today, the PUF contains approximately 2.1 million acres of land located
in 24 counties primarily in West Texas.
The promise inherent in the establishment of the PUF over 120 years ago
continues to be realized. Today, the PUF provides support to 18 institutions
of the UT and A&M Systems in providing educational opportunities to
more than 215,000 students across the State of Texas.
Institutions benefitting from the PUF include:
UT System
UT Arlington
UT Austin
UT Dallas
UT El Paso
UT Permian Basin
UT San Antonio
UT Tyler
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
UT Medical Branch at Galveston
UT Health Science Center at Houston
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
UT Health Center at Tyler
Texas A&M System
Prairie View A&M University
Tarleton State University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M at Galveston
The Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Engineering Extension Service
Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Texas Forest Service
Texas Transportation Institute
Other PUF Resources:
>Current
PUF Facts and
History (UTIMCO)
>Annual
Financial Statements (UTIMCO)
>Investment
Summary Reports (UTIMCO)
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