A military institution authorized and operated by the federal government to award degrees has a public board in which neither the presiding officer nor a majority of the other members are civilian employees of the military or active/retired military. The board has broad and significant influence upon the institution’s programs and operations, plays an active role in policy-making, and ensures that the financial resources of the institution are used to provide a sound educational program. The board is not controlled by a minority of board members or by organizations or interests separate from the board except as specified by the authorizing legislation. Neither the presiding officer of the board nor the majority of other voting board members have contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest in the institution. (Governing Board)

Texas Tech University is in compliance with Core Requirement #2.2.

The Texas Tech University system is governed by a 9-member Board of Regents that is appointed by the Governor of the State of Texas to 6-year terms. The Regent terms are staggered so that three regents rotate off the board every two years. Current board membership is provided at http://.www.texastech.edu/System/BOR/bormembers.html 

The legal authority and powers of the Board of Regents are noted in the Texas Tech University Board of Regents Rules, Chapter 01, Bylaws, which may be accessed as a pdf file at (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/oppol/).  

The Board of Regents has final authority for approving the annual budget of the university, for approving construction and physical improvement projects, for hiring, promoting, and awarding tenure to faculty, and for establishing the governing policies of the university. 

Conflict of interest with respect to contractual, employment, or personal or familial financial interest is covered in Texas Tech University Board Rules, Chapter 03, Personnel (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/oppol/). Members of the Board of Regents, as officers of the university, are subject to the ethics policy of the university. 

The Board of Regents is not controlled by a minority of members or by any outside organizations or interests. 

The board of Regents meets regularly during the year. Board minutes are available in pdf format at http://www.irs.ttu.edu/Reports/StateReports/SYSTEM/Minutes/default.htm 

Current Board officers are listed at http://www.texastech.edu/System/BOR/boardofficers.html