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The Texas State University System and Quanta Services have partnered to build a premiere model for university system and industry collaboration. The partnership will support Quanta Services’ goal of recruiting, training, and developing a strong workforce while offering training opportunities and job placements to students across TSUS institutions.

The Texas State University System and Indeed – the world’s #1 job site and a leading hiring platform – have launched a first-of-its kind partnership to equip students and alumni with the skills and knowledge needed to conduct successful job searches. TSUS is the first university system in the world to partner with Indeed’s Job Search Academy.

The Texas State University System Board of Regents today elected Alan L. Tinsley of Madisonville as chairman of the board, and Dionicio (Don) Flores of El Paso as vice chairman. The unanimous votes occurred during the board's quarterly meeting on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont.

TSUS has joined the National Association of System Heads and other university systems across the country in a landmark campaign emphasizing the advantages of obtaining a college degree.

A record number of students enrolled at TSUS member institutions this fall. According to preliminary data, total headcount enrollment across the system increased three percent, from 87,360 last fall to 90,071 this year. Meanwhile, semester credit hour enrollment increased from 987,170 last fall to 1.02 million, a jump of three percent.

The Texas State University System Foundation announced winners of the 2023 Regents’ Professor, Student Scholar, Teacher, and Staff Excellence Awards. The names of award winners were announced at the TSUS Board of Regents meeting in Alpine.

The Texas State University System’s Public Art Program announced Nic Nicosia as the commissioned artist for the Sam Houston State University Recreation Sports Building Expansion.

TSUS Chancellor Brian McCall, Ph.D., has been selected to serve as chair of the National Association of System Heads (NASH), the association of chief executive officers of 65 college and university systems across the United States.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kelvin Elgar, a chemical engineering major at Lamar University, as student regent for the 2023-24 term.

The Texas State University System’s seven member institutions will offer students expanded access to mental health and basic needs support through a new partnership with Fort Worth-based TimelyCare.

Texas State University System component institutions will receive approximately $275 million in new funding under the recently approved state budget for the 2024-2025 biennium.

The Texas State University System’s seven member institutions will graduate a record number of students during commencement ceremonies beginning this week. The Spring 2023 class of 10,747 expected graduates is the largest in the system’s history and five percent higher than last year.

The Texas State University System’s Public Art Program launched its first-ever set of open calls to artists today. The application period involves three public art opportunities exceeding $1 million in commissions. Qualified artists may apply between now and June 8, 2023.

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Russell Gordy and Tom Long and reappointed Earl C. “Duke” Austin Jr. to the Texas State University System Board of Regents for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029.