BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents will consider appointing General (Ret.) Mark A. Welsh III as the 27th President of Texas A&M University during a telephonic meeting that begins 10 a.m. Tuesday.
The public portion of the telephonic meeting can be heard at https://www.tamus.edu/regents/live-streams/
At its November 17, 2023, special meeting, the Board of Regents named General Welsh as the sole finalist for the position of president of Texas A&M University. As required by state law, the 21-day notice has been given.
Other action items include:
- Authorizing President Welsh to negotiate and execute a ground lease of approximately 32.4 acres of land from NASA as the site of a research facility adjacent to the Johnson Space Center. The Legislature appropriated $200 million for Texas A&M to construct the facility to research working on lunar and Mars surfaces.
- Approval of the second half of the $150 million necessary for construction of the Law & Education Building in Fort Worth, the first building of a planned urban research campus. Construction began in June with the first half of the $150 million.
About The Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $7.8 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities, a comprehensive health science center, eight state agencies, and the RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M System educates more than 153,000 students and makes more than 23 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceed $1 billion and help drive the state’s economy.