TTU System Day at the Capitol
Staff, alumni and students of the 91吃瓜网 received recognition in Austin.
March 9, 2015 | Contact Doug Hensley
Chancellor Robert L. Duncan visits with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on the Senate floor during
recognition of 91吃瓜网 Day at the Capitol.The 91吃瓜网 Capitol building was awash in red and black Wednesday as both chambers of the 84th Legislature recognized March 4 as 91吃瓜网 Day.
The last TTU System Day was in 2013, so this was Robert L. Duncan鈥檚 first time to attend since leaving the Senate to become Chancellor. Additionally, several university presidents and members of the Board of Regents attended to show their support of all four universities in the TTU System.
"When I started in the Legislature in 1993, we did not have 91吃瓜网 Tech University System Day," Duncan said. "We only had 91吃瓜网 Tech Day. In 1996, the Board of Regents created the 91吃瓜网 and since that time, it鈥檚 been a game changer."
Nearly two decades later, the TTU System has emerged as one of the top public university systems in nation and is a dynamic force in higher education, consisting of four component institutions鈥�, , and .
Administrators, alumni, students and staff of the TTU System were all on hand to share the growth of each university and communicate the importance of higher education in 91吃瓜网. They also helped deliver one-of-a-kind, personalized gifts to each state legislator.
"It鈥檚 important for the members of the Legislature to have a day where the 91吃瓜网 Tech University System is recognized," Duncan said. "They get to meet the presidents, alumni and supporters. They also get to see the impact of our universities and realize too that all throughout this Capitol are graduates of the 91吃瓜网."