Letters & Memos
2023
May 25, 2023: Leadership Transition
May 17, 2023: Presidential Departmental Excellence in Safety Award Recipient
May 11, 2023: Please Join President Schovanec for the Academic Sciences Topping Out Ceremony
May 10, 2023: FY 2024 Budget and Merit Announcements
May 4, 2023: Summer Energy Conservation and Working Hours
April 24, 2023: 2022 President's Report
March 14, 2023: REDRaider Talks | April 17, 2023 | Breakfast and Lunch Provided
February 13, 2023: Please Join President Schovanec for a Welcome Reception Honoring Dean Hughes and
Dean Krehbiel
February 10, 2023: A Message from President Schovanec
January 31, 2023: Salary Compression and Equity Review Update
January 11, 2023: Deadline Extended for President's Select Applications
January 5, 2023: New Year Message from President Schovanec
January 3, 2023: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Lunches
2022
December 13, 2022: Happy Holidays
December 9, 2022: REMINDER: President and Mrs. Schovanec invite you to join them for the President's
2022 Holiday Reception
December 9, 2022: President's Select Applications Open
December 5, 2022: Join us in Honoring Texas Tech University in 2023
December 1, 2022: President and Mrs. Schovanec invite you to join them for the President's 2022 Holiday
Reception
November 30, 2022: Historic Gift and Renaming of the College of Architecture
November 21, 2022: SECC Final Chance to Give
November 9, 2022: REMINDER: Please Join President Schovanec for a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the
Memorial Circle Military & Veterans Tribute Walk/Wall of Honor
November 7, 2022: REMINDER: Please Join President Schovanec for a Welcome Reception Honoring Dean
Camacho, Dean Dupras, Dean Flueckiger, and Dean Hernandez
November 4, 2022: REMINDER: You are Invited to Celebrate with President Schovanec for Texas Tech's
Largest Federal Award!
November 2, 2022: Please Join President Schovanec for a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Memorial Circle
Military & Veterans Tribute Walk/Wall of Honor
October 28, 2022: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reminder
October 27, 2022: You are Invited to Celebrate with President Schovanec for Texas Tech's Largest Federal
Award!
October 27, 2022: Campus Operational Changes for Carol of Lights and Centennial Opening Ceremony
October 26, 2022: Please Join President Schovanec for a Welcome Reception Honoring Dean Camacho, Dean
Dupras, Dean Flueckiger, and Dean Hernandez
October 19, 2022: SECC Reaches Halfway Point - Donate Today!
October 10, 2022: Reception Honoring Former Dean Al Sacco
October 7, 2022: Invitation: State of the University, Tuesday, October 18, 2022
September 23, 2022: Texas Tech Opens Fall with Records in Enrollment, Research and Philanthropy
September 15, 2022: Texas Tech Again Receives ‘Great Colleges to Work For®️' Recognition
September 13, 2022: Raider Safety Highlights Campus Resources
September 8, 2022: Faculty and Staff Appreciation
September 6, 2022: The 26th Official Texas Tech University Ornament is Now Available
September 1, 2022: Instructional Responsibilities to Student-Athletes
August 16, 2022: President's Leadership Institute
August 15, 2022: Welcome Back to Campus
June 9, 2022: Presidents' Innovative Startup Award
May 24, 2022: FY23 Budget and Merit Announcements
May 17, 2022: Summer Energy Conservation and Working Hours
May 12, 2022: Texas Tech University President's Report 2021
April 12, 2022: Party in the Parking - Pedestrian Mall Tomorrow
March 24, 2022: Reminder: Great Colleges to Work For Survey 2022
March 10, 2022: Great Colleges to Work For Survey 2022
March 4, 2022: Suspension of COVID-19 Campus Dashboard
February 23, 2022: Reminder: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
February 14, 2022: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
January 31, 2022: Faculty and Staff Mental Wellness Survey
January 19, 2022: Transformational $44 Million Gift and Renaming College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources
January 19, 2022: Faculty and Staff Appreciation Lunch
January 18, 2022: President's Select Applications and Selection – Spring & Fall 2022
January 5, 2022: COVID-19 Guidance Spring 2022
January 5, 2022: Spring Semester COVID-19 Update
January 3, 2022: COVID-19 Guidance, Additional Updates This Week
January 3, 2022: Staff Compression and Equity Review Update
2021
December 22, 2021: COVID-19 Reminders, Omicron Variant
November 11, 2021: Presidents' Startup Innovation Award
November 8, 2021: SECC Update: The Time to Donate is Now
October 29, 2021: Raider Safety
October 20, 2021: Mental Wellness Committee
October 5, 2021: Position Announcement, Matt Dewey
September 23, 2021: Texas Tech Receives 'Great Colleges to Work For®' Recognition
September 17, 2021: COVID-19 Recommendations
September 15, 2021: Texas Tech Employee Appreciation Day
September 13, 2021: Texas Tech Title IX Information
September 10, 2021: Big 12 Conference Expansion
September 8, 2021: Announcement of Campus Mental Health Initiative – Beyond Okay
August 27, 2021: An Update on COVID-19 Safety Measures
August 20, 2021: Instructional Responsibilities to Student-Athletes
August 17, 2021: Update on Conference Realignment
August 17, 2021: FY 2022 Operation
August 13, 2021: Updated Teaching and Classroom Guidance
July 30, 2021: Rise in COVID-19 Cases Prompts On-Campus Vaccination Clinics
July 26, 2021: Big 12 Conference Update
July 19, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendations
July 1, 2021: Provost Transition
June 29, 2021: President's Leadership Institute
June 10, 2021: Salary Merit, Equity and Compression Adjustments
May 28, 2021: Committee to Review OP 70.06 Employee Working Hours
May 19, 2021: Update on Campus COVID-19 Protocols
May 10, 2021: Provost Announcement
April 20, 2021: Phase I Transition
April 8, 2021: FY 2022 Budget: Merit, Equity, Compression and Minimum Wage
April 1, 2021: Reminder: Great Colleges to Work For Survey
March 31, 2021: Provost and Senior Vice President Candidate Presentations
March 26, 2021: Provost and Senior Vice President Search - Candidate #3
March 24, 2021: Provost and Senior Vice President Search – Candidate Presentations
March 24, 2021: In Support of our Asian American and Pacific Islander Community
March 18, 2021: Plans for Fall 2021, Memo to Students
March 18, 2021: Plans for Fall 2021, Memo to Faculty and Staff
March 16, 2021: Texas Tech University President's Annual Report
March 12, 2021: May Commencement Ceremonies
March 12, 2021: In-Person Commencement Ceremonies for the Class of 2020
March 12, 2021: May 2021 Commencement
March 11, 2021: Vaccine Clinic Partnerships
March 11, 2021: Great College to Work For Survey
March 5, 2021: Campus Safety Protocols Update
March 3, 2021: Update on Today's Vaccine Announcement from DSHS
February 26, 2021: Thank You
February 25, 2021: Reminder: 2021 Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarship Nominations
February 8, 2021: 2020 Distinguished Staff Award Recipients
February 8, 2021: 2021 Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarship Nominations
January 27, 2021: Promotion of Noel Sloan to Senior Vice President
January 25, 2021: President's Select Applications and Selection – Spring & Fall 2021
January 20, 2021: Video: Welcome Back
January 13, 2021: Update on Vaccine Distribution Process
January 12, 2021: Spring Semester Announcements
January 4, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine
2020
December 18, 2020: Happy Holidays from Raiderland
December 11, 2020: Annual Security Report
December 11, 2020: Presidential Departmental Excellence in Safety Award
November 23, 2020: SECC Update: Only Three Days Remaining
November 20, 2020: Holiday One-Time Payment
November 19, 2020: Presidents' Innovation Award
November 18, 2020: November Update on Events and Gatherings
November 6, 2020: Flu Vaccinations & COVID-19 Testing
November 4, 2020: SECC: There is still time to give!
October 30, 2020: Provost Search Announcement
October 26, 2020: Still Time to Give!
October 23, 2020: Changes to the Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
October 21, 2020: December 2020 Commencement
October 13, 2020: Changes Following the Thanksgiving Break
October 7, 2020: Please Join Us Virtually – Dairy Barn Ribbon-Cutting – Friday, October 16, 2020
– 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
September 16, 2020: Parents: COVID-19 Student Resources
September 16, 2020: Students: COVID-19 Student Resources
September 14, 2020: George Floyd and Timothy Cole Memorial Scholarship Fund
September 9, 2020: State Employee Charitable Campaign
September 8, 2020: Faculty & Staff Update
September 3, 2020: Campus COVID-19 Update
September 1, 2020: Instructional Responsibilities to Student-Athletes
August 24, 2020: Fall 2020 Welcome
August 18, 2020: Screening Platform Memo
August 14, 2020: Staff Town Hall
August 8, 2020: Texas Tech University's August 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremonies
August 6, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Health & Safety
August 5, 2020: Virtual Commencement Ceremony
August 5, 2020: Update on Student Fees
August 1, 2020: COVID-19 Testing Pre-Registration
July 31, 2020: Free, Non-Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Details
July 31, 2020: COVID-19 Testing Update
July 29, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Dining
July 29, 2020: New Outdoor Classroom and Study Spaces
July 22, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Transportation
July 22, 2020: Campus Reopening Plans
July 15, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Sanitization
July 8, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Campus Life
July 8, 2020: SEVP Guidance for International Students
July 1, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Academic Instruction
June 24, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: On-Campus Living
June 24, 2020: Facial Covering Policy
June 18, 2020: Commemoration of Juneteenth
June 17, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment: Student Recreation Center
June 15, 2020: Update on August Commencement
June 10, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment, A Message to Students
June 10, 2020: Texas Tech Commitment
May 30, 2020: Message from President Lawrence Schovanec
May 27, 2020: 2019 Texas Tech University President's Report
May 23, 2020: Texas Tech University's May 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremonies
May 20, 2020: Virtual Commencement Ceremony Information
May 19, 2020: Update on Summer II and August Intersession Courses
May 11, 2020: Remembering the 1970 Lubbock Tornado
April 29, 2020: Update on Campus Reopening
April 28, 2020: CARES Act Emergency Grants
April 10, 2020: Financial Incentives for Summer Session I Online and Expanded Red Raider Guarantee
April 08, 2020: Grading Options for Spring 2020
April 06, 2020: A COVID-19 Update from the President
March 30, 2020: Jamie Hansard Appointment Announcement
March 27, 2020: Update on Housing and Dining Refunds
March 27, 2020: A Message from Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec (Video)
March 26, 2020: Hiring Review Committee
March 24, 2020: Move to Phase IV
March 23, 2020: Academic Affairs FAQ
March 19, 2020: May Commencement Update
March 18, 2020: Community Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 17, 2020: Additional Measures to Mitigate the Ongoing Risks to Public Health
March 17, 2020: Modified Work Policy and Forms
March 16, 2020: Update: Modified Work Policy
March 15, 2020: Modified Work Policy
March 13, 2020: Housing, Dining and Auxiliary Services
March 12, 2020: How to Help Bring Red Raiders Home
March 12, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) FAQ
March 12, 2020: Coronavirus Update: Class Cancellation
March 11, 2020: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Frequently Asked Questions
March 10, 2020: The Great Colleges to Work For 2020 Faculty/Staff Survey
March 9, 2020: Coronavirus-Related Travel and Study Abroad Updates
March 9, 2020: Reminder: Please join us for a Campus Community Update on Student Culture
March 2, 2020: Coronavirus Update
February 26, 2020: Texas Tech University 2019 Year in Review
February 24, 2020: Reminder: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
February 12, 2020: Facilities Projects
February 11, 2020: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
February 6, 2020: TTU Employee Day – Lady Raider Basketball
January 24, 2020: BSA Meeting Follow-Up Message (Video)
January 23, 2020: President Letter to the Campus Community
January 22, 2020: President's Select Applications and Selection - Spring 2020
January 21, 2020: Clery Training Invitation
January 13, 2020: Chancellor Emeritus Kent Hance Leadership Class
January 7, 2020: Racist Video Incident
2019
December 19, 2019: New Sexual Misconduct Policy and Complaint Procedure
December 18, 2019: Season's Greetings from Texas Tech University
December 13, 2019: Sustainability Efforts
December 6, 2019: President's Departmental Safety Award Submission Process
December 5, 2019: Operations Division - Custodial, Team Cleaning and Cleaning Schedules
November 20, 2019: Summer Enrollment Growth
November 18, 2019: TTU Prior Year Research Accomplishments and Goals for Future Research Activity
October 25, 2019: Dallas Tornado
October 21, 2019: Chief Marketing and Communication Officer
October 8, 2019: Texas Tech Employee Appreciation Day
October 1, 2019: Annual Clery Report
September 25, 2019: President's Departmental Safety Award
September 23, 2019: Presidents' Innovation Award
September 17, 2019: Update: Town Hall Live Stream
September 16, 2019: 2019 Enrollment and Student Success
September 13, 2019: State Employee Charitable Campaign
September 13, 2019: Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Candidate Presentations
September 9, 2019: President's Leadership Institute – Application Deadline Extended
September 6, 2019: President's Select Applications and Selection – Fall 2019
August 30, 2019: Instructional Responsibilities to Student-Athletes
August 26, 2019: Town Halls
August 19, 2019: Academic Sciences Building
August 12, 2019: President's Leadership Institute
August 12, 2019: FY2020 Budget and Investments
July 25, 2019: Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
June 27, 2019: 86th Texas Legislative Session
May 28, 2019: FY 2020 Budget Merit Pool, Minimum Wage, and Retirement Contributions
May 20, 2019: FY 2020 Budget - Merit Pool, Faculty Equity Pool, and Spousal Accommodation Pool
April 15, 2019: 2018 Texas Tech University President's Report
April 8, 2019: Security Preparations
April 7, 2019: Class Cancellations
April 2, 2019: DEADLINE APPROACHING: Great Colleges to Work For Survey
March 27, 2019: FY2020 – Summer Budgets
March 22, 2019: University Admissions Process
March 14, 2019: REMINDER, Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarship Nominations Due
by 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2019
March 12, 2019: Great Colleges to Work For Survey
March 11, 2019: Support Services and Resources
March 7, 2019: OP 32.35: Modified Instructional Duties Policy
March 6, 2019: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
March 4, 2019: Office Hours With the President
February 22, 2019: Centennial Celebration Planning
February 21, 2019: COACHE Survey of Faculty Job Satisfaction
February 11, 2019: Helping Our Faculty Succeed through Participation in the COACHE Survey
February 4, 2019: Rescheduled: Office Hours With The President
January 31, 2019: Equity Adjustments
January 7, 2019: Texas Tech University 2018 Year in Review
2018
December 19, 2018: Texas Tech Designated a Tier One Institution – Again
December 12, 2018: Holiday Greetings from Texas Tech University
December 7, 2018: Weather Monitoring
December 6, 2018: Weather Monitoring
December 4, 2018: National Day of Mourning
November 28, 2018: Please Join President and Mrs. Schovanec for the Annual Holiday Open House – December
5, 2018e
November 15, 2018: SECC Campaign – Still Time to Give
November 7, 2018: Investment and Support
October 22, 2018: Byron Kennedy Named Vice President for University Advancement
October 22, 2018: Dean Scott Ridley
October 16, 2018: Texas Tech Employee Appreciation Day
September 27, 2018: Vice President for University Advancement
September 21, 2018: Please join President Schovanec for the State of the University Address
September 17, 2018: Office Hours With The President
September 11, 2018: Please join us for a reception welcoming Carol Sumner, Ed.D., Vice President for
the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Texas Tech University
September 7, 2018: President's Leadership Institute
September 6, 2018: President's Select Applications and Selection – Fall 2018
August 30, 2018: State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) Kickoff
August 28, 2018: Please Join President Schovanec and his Leadership Team for Picnic with the President
August 20, 2018: Texas Tech University System Interim Chancellor
August 20, 2018: TTU Proposal Guideline Presentation for Grant Proposals to The CH Foundation and
Helen Jones Foundation
August 9, 2018: Please Join us for a Reception Welcoming Luis Rafael Herrera-Estrella, Ph.D. to
TTU
July 12, 2018: Degrees of Impact Campaign
July 5, 2018: Letter to the Texas Tech Community
June 22, 2018: Letter to Texas Tech University Campus Community
June 19, 2018: Lauro Cavazos and Ophelia Powell-Malone Mentoring Program (Mentor Tech)
June 11, 2018: 2018 Laboratory Safety Manual
May 7, 2018: Texas Tech University President's Report
May 2, 2018: Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Appointment
April 25, 2018: Join us for a Topping Out Ceremony for the Experimental Sciences Building II
April 19, 2018: Black Student Body Forum
April 12, 2018: Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Candidate Presentations
April 6, 2018: Lubbock Lights Creative Process Luncheon
April 5, 2018: Great Colleges to Work For Survey
March 20, 2018: UPDATE: Office Hours with the President Schedule Change
March 5, 2018: Chronicle of Higher Education Survey
February 28, 2018: President's Excellence in Commercialization Award
February 26, 2018: Summer 2018 Task Force
February 15, 2018: Nominations Open for Presidential Leadership and Globally Engaged Scholarships
January 22, 2018: President's Select Applications and Selection 2018
January 11, 2018: Texas Tech University Strategic Plan
January 10, 2018: Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Search
January 9, 2018: 2017 Year in Review
2017
December 15, 2017: FY 2018 Mid-Year Merit Increases
December 12, 2017: Faculty/Staff Clinic
December 1, 2017: Search Process | Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
November 10, 2017: Closing in on SECC Goal
November 9, 2017: Presidents' Innovation Award
October 13, 2017: Associate Vice President for Outreach and Engagement
October 13, 2017: Vice President for University Advancement
October 12, 2017: Administrative Review Process
October 11, 2017: Memorial Fund for Officer Floyd East Jr. Family
October 10, 2017: Support Services Available
October 9, 2017: Faculty Nominations for Edith and Peter O'Donnell Awards (TAMEST)
October 2, 2017: Texas Tech Employee Appreciation Day
September 15, 2017: TTU Meets Enrollment Criteria for HSI
September 5, 2017: Support for DACA Students
September 1, 2017: State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC)
September 1, 2017: Athletics and Academics
August 31, 2017: Pi2 Scholars
August 23, 2017: FY 2018 Budget
August 21, 2017: Diversity and Inclusion at Texas Tech University
August 16, 2017: Vice President for Research Appointment
August 14, 2017: Update on Texas Tech University's COACHE Survey Results
July 18, 2017: President's Leadership Institute
June 12, 2017: Livestreams of VPR Candidate Forums
June 5, 2017: Vice President for Research Candidate Forums
May 30, 2017: FY 2018 Budget
May 12, 2017: Presidential Teaching and Research Excellence Professorship
April 21, 2017: Interim Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement
April 18, 2017: 2016 Texas Tech University President's Report
April 12, 2017: Title IX Administrator
March 29, 2017: Provost Appointment
February 21, 2017: VPR Search Committee Additions
February 16, 2017: Search Process for the Next Vice President for Research of Texas Tech University
February 15, 2017: National Academy of Inventors Local Chapter
February 8, 2017: Hiring Freeze Implementation
February 1, 2017: Hiring Review Committee
January 29, 2017: Statement on President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order
2016
2016 Year in Review
December 19, 2016: Ringing of the Bells Honoring Maj. Troy Gilbert
December 15, 2016: SACSCOC Reaffirmation
November 23, 2016: Thanksgiving Letter
November 10, 2016: SECC Goal Within Reach
October 19, 2016: SECC Deadline
October 19, 2016: SECC Deadline
October 3, 2016: Provost Search
September 1, 2016: Athletics and Academics
August 31, 2016: President's Leadership Institute
August 15, 2016: Looking Forward to the Fall Semester
August 30, 2016: Seed Grant for Interdisciplinary Research, Round 2