UT System to Hold Media Availability with Chairman and Chancellor on Aug. 25

AUSTIN – The University of Texas System will hold a news media availability at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Gene Powell, Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., and other UT System officials will be available to answer reporters' questions following the presentation of Chancellor Cigarroa's Framework for Excellence Action Plan and the Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Budget.

The media availability will take place on the 9th Floor of Ashbel Smith Hall, 201 W. 7th Street in Austin for reporters wishing to participate in person.

Out-of-town reporters may call in via an AT&T Conference Call at (866) 680-0148 and enter participant code 830519.

Parking for the news media will be available at the guard kiosk on Colorado Street between 7th and 6th Streets.