Resources and Facilities

Athletic Facilities, NCAA Programs

As a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big 12 Conference, Texas Tech provides intercollegiate athletic programs for both men and women. Texas Tech’s 17 athletic programs operate under NCAA and Big 12 rules and regulations as well as under the auspices of the Texas Tech Athletic Council whose membership represents the faculty, student body, Alumni Association, and a member-at-large appointed by the university President.

Red Raider athletic activities are organized under the Director of Athletics with head coaches in each of the sports responsible to the Director. Texas Tech began competing in the Big 12 Conference in 1996 after a 35-year membership in the former Southwest Conference.

Female athletes compete in intercollegiate volleyball, soccer, cross country, basketball, golf, tennis, softball, and indoor/outdoor track and field. In 1993, the Lady Raider basketball team claimed the school’s first NCAA National Championship. The men’s program includes football, basketball, cross country, indoor/outdoor track and field, baseball, golf, and tennis. Texas Tech added its second national title in its history in 2019 when the men’s track and field program won the NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Austin.

Jones AT&T Stadium is named for Texas Tech’s late President Emeritus Clifford B. Jones and his wife Audrey and for SBC Communications. While SBC’s gift of $20 million enabled renovation of the stadium in 2003, the Jones family provided the initial funds to permit construction of the stadium in 1947. Because SBC Communications acquired AT&T in 2005 and chose to keep the AT&T name, the former Jones SBC Stadium was renamed and became the only collegiate athletic facility in the nation with the AT&T name. A 2003 renovation added a new west side building, complete with 54 luxury suites, a club level, and press and camera levels. In 2010, an east side stadium building opened, featuring 29 luxury suites and over 500 outdoor club seats. The addition increased stadium capacity to over 60,000.

Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park hosts the university’s baseball team and has been voted one of the best places in the nation to watch a college baseball game. Outdoor track and field events are held at the Terry and Linda Fuller Track Complex, and soccer events are held at the John Walker Soccer Complex. Basketball games tip off in the 15,098-seat United Supermarkets Arena, one of the finest on-campus basketball-volleyball facilities in the nation. In October of 2016, Tech debuted a center-hung video board with four displays and four corner boards throughout the arena.

The Texas Tech tennis and softball programs enjoy the Don and Ethel McLeod Tennis Complex and Rocky Johnson Field. The university’s golf teams began their first season at The Rawls Course in 2003. Named after Texas Tech alumnus Jerry S. Rawls, who provided an $8.6 million gift for construction of the course, The Rawls Course was named the fourth-best on-campus course in the nation and second-best golf course in Texas by Golfweek Magazine in 2022.

The Marsha Sharp Center for Student-Athletes opened in 2004 and features classrooms, a computer lab, a resource library, tutoring rooms, private study areas, and administrative offices.

In October 2017, Texas Tech opened the Sports Performance Center. Funded by gifts to The Campaign for Fearless Champions, the state-of-the-art Sports Performance Center provides Texas Tech student-athletes world-class opportunities to compete, train, and achieve at the highest levels. The building houses a 200-meter indoor banked track with seating for more than 2,000 spectators. The indoor football practice field provides an important recruiting tool and ensures that Texas Tech football players will never miss another practice due to inclement weather. A removable door separates the football and track venues, allowing privacy and student-athlete access to both sides of the facility during events.

Texas Tech unveiled in February 2020 the Cash Family Sports Nutrition Center, a $5.6 million dining facility that will serve the university’s more than 400 student-athletes. The facility allows Texas Tech to enhance its nutritional offerings through on-site meal preparations, a touch-screen ordering system, and the Dean and Christi Quinn Education Kitchen.

Additionally, Texas Tech opened the Dustin R. Womble Basketball Center in May 2021, a state-of-the-art practice complex for both the Red Raider and Lady Raider basketball programs that is located immediately east of the United Supermarkets Arena. The $32.2 million facility was funded through philanthropic giving to The Campaign for Fearless Champions. 

Texas Tech broke ground in December 2022 on possibly its most expansive project to date in a $200 million project to construct a new south end zone building to Jones AT&T Stadium and the Dustin R. Womble Football Center. The project will provide Texas Tech with the largest contiguous football complex in the country, connecting the Womble Football Training Facility, Sports Performance Center, and the south end zone building all in one. Construction is expected to be completed in time for the 2024 season, providing significant additions to premium areas to Jones AT&T Stadium as well as state-of-the-art team amenities for the university’s more than 110 football student-athletes.

Bookstore

The Raider Depot Campus Store is located in the Student Union Building. Working directly with faculty and TTU departments, the Raider Depot Campus Store offers a large selection of required and recommended textbooks and course materials; options include new, used, digital, access codes, Inclusive Access, and rentals. Book buybacks are conducted at competitive prices every day.

The Raider Depot Campus Store offers the best selection of Texas Tech apparel, spirit items, giftware, school supplies, and much more. Additionally, the Raider Depot Campus Store carries Apple hardware and accessories as well as Dell laptop configurations, which students can shop by major. The Raider Depot Campus Store also houses a cafe serving Starbucks^® coffee, grab-and-go meals, and low-cost lunch options. In-store events and student programming are hosted in the cafe lounge area.

Texas Tech students can purchase and rent course materials and shop for apparel, gifts, and more online at www.raiderdepot.com. Competitive shipping rates are available. Order online and pickup in store!

The Raider Depot Campus Store accepts major credit cards, PayPal (online), and Follett gift cards. Please visit the store website for updated store hours, promos, sales, in-store events, and announcements.

Contact: 806.203.3232, www.raiderdepot.com

Child Development Research Center

The Department of Human Development and Family Sciences in the College of Human Sciences operates a Child Development Research Center (CDRC) that offers a full-day program for children from birth to 6 years old. The center provides varied opportunities for university students to work in classrooms with professional staff to acquire information and skills related to the development and guidance of young children. The CDRC also provides opportunities for faculty and graduate students to conduct research on child behavior and family interactions, as well as to generate innovative strategies for promoting human development and family studies across the life span.

Enrollment is open to children of any race, creed, or nationality. Applications should be made through the Child Development Research Center Office, at 15th and Akron or online at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/hs/cdrc/application.php.

Information Technology Services

The Information Technology (IT) Division (www.it.ttu.edu), under the oversight of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Vice President for IT, provides a wide selection of computing resources, services, and support for students, faculty, and staff in support of institutional strategic goals and priorities. This is achieved through partnerships and collaboration with our strategic vendor partners and other university areas such as the Office of the Provost, eLearning and Academic Partnerships, TLPDC, and others. Some of the key services provided include, but are not limited to, university software site licenses, learning management system (Blackboard), desktop support, support for centrally managed classroom technology, student engagement tool (Top Hat), digital signage, identity federation, enterprise lecture capture solution (Mediasite), online meeting space, university application support, mobile application support, online and distance education support, and IT consulting. For a full listing of IT services, please visit http://www.depts.ttu.edu/infotech/itlinks.php. As part of the Cybersecurity Awareness Program (www.cybersecurity.ttu.edu), the TTU Office of the CIO hosts multiple educational events each semester, maintains State-mandated Cybersecurity Awareness Training programs, and provides other educational resources to raise IT security awareness for the Texas Tech community.

Departments of the TTU IT Division listed below provide additional services.

Technology Assessment (www.depts.ttu.edu/infotech/techassessment.php) provides pertinent and objective information and analysis of current and emerging technologies. This area provides the TTU community with information and various levels of technology assessment and technology-related issues, informing decision-making regarding technology investments at TTU.

Technology Support (ITTS) (www.itts.ttu.edu) provides a variety of IT services and operates the Advanced Technology Learning Center (ATLC Main) in the west basement of the Texas Tech Library building, as well as remote student computing labs located throughout the campus (www.depts.ttu.edu/itts/labs). Computer workstations can be accessed either in-person or remotely at https://remoteaccess.labstats.com/texas-tech. Some of the IT services provided include no-cost, no-credit technology-related short courses (hands-on and online), 3D printing, WEPA print kiosks throughout campus (http://www.depts.ttu.edu/itts/labs/printing/index.php), university software site licenses, mission critical university systems management (e.g., Blackboard, Mediasite, Zoom, OmniCMS, Top Hat, SharePoint Online, etc.), technology accessibility review (www.accessibility.ttu.edu), and lab management consulting. Technology Support also manages university web systems infrastructure and operations per OP 52.07 (in partnership with TOSM) and provides training and support for website optimization and accessibility. Technology Support provides periodic campus training sessions on cybersecurity practices and awareness, hosts IT vendor educational presentations, and facilitates advanced training sessions for campus IT professionals.

IT Help Central (ITHC) (www.ithelpcentral.ttu.edu) provides students, faculty, and staff with friendly “front line” IT support for the multitude of IT services available on campus. ITHC is the primary point of contact for anyone needing assistance regarding technology issues, as well as secondary support for campus IT professionals. In addition to resolving questions quickly, the Service Desk is also structured to escalate requests, incidents, problems, and concerns from the TTU community to the appropriate IT staff member. All issues are tracked online until they are closed. Students, faculty, and staff may utilize the self-support and chat features through askIT (www.askit.ttu.edu) or may contact ITHC at 806.742.4357 (HELP) or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu.

Telecommunications (www.net.ttu.edu) architects and manages TTUnet (the Texas Tech network), Unified Communications/Skype for Business/Teams, secure wireless network, Internet, LEARN, and Internet2 connections. Telecommunications plans and administers the development, acquisition, repair, maintenance, and delivery of network services for TTU. This department also manages the eRaider authentication account services that provide secure access to various campus resources and other select non-TTU resources through identity federation. Telecommunications is also responsible for Microsoft 365, TTU email service, and domain name service.

High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) (www.hpcc.ttu.edu) promotes and supports research and teaching by integrating leading-edge, high-performance computing; storage; and data processing resources for students, faculty, and staff. Additionally, HPCC provides consulting services and assistance to campus researchers with advanced computational software and/or hardware needs and experimental software and/or hardware requirements, as well as training in parallel computing. The HPCC participates in regional, national, and international initiatives to bring expertise and resources to Texas Tech University researchers.

Application Development and Support (ADS) (www.ads.ttu.edu) analyzes, designs, creates, and provides high-quality applications, reports, and solutions to support academic, research, and business processes, such as web-based learning, eCommerce transactions, syllabus publication, data integrations, data security, data science, data analytics, and data collection. These solutions improve student services, enhance operational visibility, streamline strategic decision making, and reduce costs. ADS also leads and assists the Texas Tech community in protecting internally developed and third-party-provided applications, using appropriate authentication and security measures.

Enterprise IT Security (EITS) protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the university’s information resources in support of the university’s strategic goals. Risks are identified, assessed, and managed through the execution of a comprehensive information security program. As part of the program, EITS actively monitors the threat landscape and sets the strategy to defend against IT threats, responds to cybersecurity incidents, and continually enhances security processes. In addition, EITS manages the network access control service for devices that connect to TTUnet. EITS seeks to integrate secure computing into the culture of Texas Tech University through active collaborations with the campus community.

In addition to the university’s IT Division resources, the Texas Tech University System provides the following IT resources:

• Communication Services (www.itcs.ttu.edu) provides legacy telephone services for Texas Tech entities, including supporting the associated telephone infrastructure. This area also supports university-owned cellular voice and data devices and the on-campus directory assistance. For any of these needs, contact Communications Services at 806.742.2000.
• Information Systems (IS) (www.texastech.edu/it/infosys) is responsible for the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and support of enterprise applications shared across Texas Tech System institutions, including Banner products supporting students, student financial aid, finance, human resources, payroll, and budget systems.
• Technology Operations & Systems Management (TOSM) (www.tosm.ttu.edu) provides technology consulting, backup/recovery, and hosting services, as well as managing the University Data Center. TOSM provides a production-grade data center and encourages areas and units to house servers and data in this facility. All mission-critical services managed locally must be housed in the University Data Center and managed judiciously in accordance with University IT OPs, to protect institutional data and ensure disaster recovery planning for key IT services. For additional information, call 806.742.2900.

International Affairs

International Affairs integrates the global vision of Texas Tech University by fostering international leadership, awareness, education, research, and outreach for the university and the greater community. Working with and through the colleges, International Affairs (IA) coordinates international activities at Texas Tech and is composed of the following divisions/stand-alone units:

• Center for Global Communications
• International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies
• K-12 Global Education
• International Grants Administration & Partnerships
• International Relations
• International Student and Scholar Services    
• Study Abroad
• TTU Center in Sevilla

Contact: International Affairs, www.international.ttu.edu, Vice Provost Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Ph.D., 806.742.3667.

Center for Global Communications (CGC). CGC develops and advances educational programming and resources that enhance communication as well as multicultural skills for students to effectively converse in a global context. The CGC provides resources for students interested in learning more about global challenges, speaker programs for faculty to raise awareness of global issues, and global challenge teaching modules for faculty.

Contact: Center for Global Communications (CGC), Director, Dr. Paul Paré (paul.pare@ttu.edu).

The International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS). ICASALS promotes the university’s special mission of the interdisciplinary study of arid and semiarid environments and the human relationship to these environments from an international perspective. The purpose of ICASALS is to stimulate, coordinate, and implement teaching, research, and public service activities concerning all aspects of the world’s arid and semiarid regions, their people, and their problems.

Contact: International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS), Director, Dr. Jorge Salazar-Bravo (j.salazar-bravo@ttu.edu).

K-12 Global Education. The K-12 Global Education (GE) unit serves as a liaison for the university, providing cultural programming to K-12 students from public, private, and home schools throughout the South Plains.

Contact: K-12 Global Education (IE), Assistant Director of IE, Charles Olivier (charles.olivier@ttu.edu).

International Grants Administration and Partnerships (IGAP). IGAP works with faculty to identify and disseminate international research and development grant opportunities and to help develop and submit multidisciplinary proposals to funding agencies. Additionally, they work with faculty to develop partnerships with international institutions to further enhance the international reputation of Texas Tech University.

Contact: Division of International Grants Administration and Partnerships, Senior Director, Reagan Ribordy (reagan.ribordy@ttu.edu) or Associate Director, Michael Johnson (michael.johnson@ttu.edu).

International Relations (IR). Comprised of International Alumni Relations, International Arts and Culture (art exhibits, speakers, etc.), International Scholars Engagement, and International Fundraising, IR engages and connects TTU alumni, scholars, and donors and brings cultural programming to the multiple and diverse South Plains and TTU communities.

Contact: Division of International Relations, Senior Administrator, Jan Stogner (jan.stogner@ttu.edu).

International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). ISSS operates the university’s international student and exchange visitor immigration programs and provides employment-based immigration services to the university. It also oversees the Office of International Student Life (ISL). Counselors advise and assist international students and scholars concerning immigration rules, financial concerns, and cross-cultural issues. International Student Life plans activities for international students and coordinates with other offices on campus to provide services and programmatic support to all international students. From airport pick-up to advising the International Student Advisory Board, this office is the go-to place for international students.

Contact: Division of International Students and Scholar Services, Director, Dr. Richard Porter (richard.porter@ttu.edu) or Assistant Director, Tracy Tindle (tracy.tindle@ttu.edu).

Study Abroad. The Study Abroad Office in International Affairs coordinates all study abroad programs for Texas Tech University students. In today’s globalized job market, students who participate in a study abroad program, to include international internships, service-learning, and research, can be more competitive in almost every field. An educational experience overseas can equip college students with an international perspective that helps them function more objectively and comfortably in the global marketplace while earning credit toward their degree.

Texas Tech students may choose from several types of study abroad programs. The Texas Tech Center in Sevilla, Spain, offers students the opportunity to take Texas Tech catalog classes. Students may participate in an intensive Spanish language program (equivalent to four semesters) or take engineering, architecture, or pre-health courses. Students live with host families and are immersed in the language and culture through excursions and day-to-day experiences.

Many academic departments offer faculty-led programs, usually in the summer, with a wide variety of course offerings and locations to include the TTU Center in Sevilla and TTU Costa Rica. Students can earn Texas Tech credit while taking a catalog course in an international location with Texas Tech faculty.

Other study abroad programs available to Texas Tech students range in length from two weeks to a full academic year. Study Abroad Counselors assist students in choosing a program that best fits their individual needs and goals. The Texas Tech Study Abroad team also provides guidance during the application and orientation processes.

Students participating in a credit-bearing Texas Tech study abroad program are encouraged to apply for the Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship. This scholarship is funded by the International Education Fee paid by all Texas Tech students. Students participating in credit-bearing Texas Tech study abroad programs also remain eligible for Texas Tech financial aid to help fund their international program.

Contact: Division of Study Abroad, Director, Whitney Longnecker (whitney.longnecker@ttu.edu) or Assistant Director, Adrianna Ward (adrianna.ward@ttu.edu).

studyabroad@ttu.edu; www.studyabroad.ttu.edu; 806.742.3667; International Cultural Center, 601 Indiana Avenue, Lubbock, TX.

For the TTU Center in Sevilla, Spain, Director, Dr. Sara Pink (sara.pink@ttu.edu) or Assistant Director, Dr. Jonathan Deen (jonathan.deen@ttu.edu).

Passport Office. International Affairs also offers full passport services to the public.

Contact: Administration and Finance, Director, Rachel Jarnagin (rachel.jarnagin@ttu.edu).

Landmark Arts

The mission of the Exhibitions and Speakers Program of Texas Tech University School of Art is to promote contemporary visual arts awareness at the School of Art and in the Lubbock community through a program of exhibitions, visiting artists and scholars, symposia and workshops, publications, and hands-on experience with working artists. As a component of the School of Art, the Landmark Arts program integrates academic and professional practice.

The galleries of Landmark Arts are Landmark Gallery, Studio Gallery, Folio Gallery, SRO Photo Gallery, and Satellite Gallery at the Charles Adams Studio Project in downtown Lubbock. The Landmark Gallery exhibits contemporary art by nationally and internationally recognized professional artists. Landmark Arts also presents speaker programs and symposia, featuring artists and scholars from around the U.S.A. that engage campus and Lubbock community participation.

Folio Gallery is an intimate venue that displays prints, photographs, and drawings by visiting professional artists. The Studio Gallery and South Gallery offer student-driven exhibitions such as the capstone exhibitions of the M.F.A., M.A.E., B.A., and B.F.A., and the annual undergraduate-juried competition. The SRO Photo Gallery presents the viewer with wide-ranging solo exhibitions of fine art photography by professional artists from around the country. The Satellite Gallery presents current creative research by students and faculty.

The galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. During university holidays the galleries are closed. More information is available at www.landmarkarts.org

Lubbock Lake Landmark

The Lubbock Lake Landmark, a renowned archaeological and natural history preserve, contains a cultural record from the Clovis Period (12,000 years ago) through historic times, making Lubbock one of the oldest communities in the New World. The Landmark is a unit of the Museum of Texas Tech University and offers tours, outreach, and programs related to the ongoing archaeological and natural history research at the preserve. Community and student volunteers assist in much of the research conducted and educational programming offered at the site. The Landmark is closed on Monday but open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Museum of Texas Tech University

As an education resource for a diverse audience, the Museum of Texas Tech University collects, researches, and disseminates information about the natural and cultural heritage of local and related regions. It is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and is located on the campus at Fourth Street and Indiana Avenue.

The building was completed in 1970 and contains over 250,000 square feet of galleries, research facilities, classrooms, work areas, and collection housing. The museum complex includes the main museum building, Moody Planetarium, Natural Science Research Laboratory, and Lubbock Lake Landmark. A 40-foot mural, created in India ink by Peter Rogers, dominates the lobby. Galleries showcase long-term and temporary exhibitions drawn from the museum’s own collections and traveling exhibits.

The Moody Planetarium is a 71-seat and two-wheelchair area auditorium with a full-domed digital mirror projection system. It has daily astronomy and laser programs for the public at 2 and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 11:30 a.m., 2, and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday; and 2 and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

A Master of Arts in Heritage and Museum Sciences is offered as an academic component of the museum. 

Although the chief source of funding for the museum is legislative appropriation, additional support comes from endowments and granting agencies. The Museum of Texas Tech University Association supports traveling exhibits. The education division of the museum conducts programs throughout the year, including curriculum-based, self-guided tours for public schools, public workshops and lectures, special events, and other activities for major exhibitions. Volunteers from the community and Texas Tech University are always needed and welcome. The museum is a military-friendly, Blue Star museum.

The museum is closed on Monday but open free of charge from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

National Ranching Heritage Center

The National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC) tells the story of ranching in North America through the real stories of real ranches and real heritage of early settlers who forged the ranching lifestyle into what it is today. The museum boasts 27 acres of indoor and outdoor exhibit areas with more than 50 historic ranching structures from historic ranches. The historic structures at the NRHC have been chronologically arranged to exhibit the evolution of ranch life from the late 1700s through the mid-1900s. Each was relocated, restored, and furnished for period correctness. A mile-and-a-half of paved pathways provides wheelchair and stroller access to each structure. Posted signs give a history of the structures in both English and Spanish.

TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, has inducted the center into its Hall of Fame for six consecutive years of consistently high ratings from travelers.

In addition to museum exhibits, the museum hosts several public events and education-based seminars and programs throughout the year. More than 200 community and student volunteers assist at public events where many dress in period clothing to re-enact scenes from pioneer days and frontier life.

The NRHC is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The NRHC is closed on all major holidays, including the holiday schedule of Texas Tech faculty and staff. For additional information, visit ranchingheritage.org, call 806.742.0498, or email ranchhc@ttu.edu.

Psychology Clinic

The Texas Tech Psychology Clinic has a long history of providing quality services to the Lubbock area and university community. The Psychology Clinic is now located on the first floor of Texas Tech Plaza, adjacent to campus. The Psychology Clinic is the primary training facility for the clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs. The purpose of the Psychology Clinic is threefold: 1) to provide multidisciplinary, evidence-based training to doctoral students under the supervision of program faculty; 2) to provide high-quality, affordable psychological services to the university and the Lubbock community; and 3) to advance theory-based mental health research. The Psychology Clinic provides a range of outpatient services to children, adolescents, and adults, including individual, family, and couples therapy. Therapists address a broad range of issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship and interpersonal problems, emotional and behavioral problems, eating disorders, and problems with stress and coping. The Psychology Clinic also provides psychological and neuropsychological testing and assessment services to the Texas Tech and Lubbock communities.

Radio and TV Stations

Texas Tech Public Media. Licensed and owned by Texas Tech University, Texas Tech Public Media broadcasts from stations in Lubbock, El Paso, and San Angelo. The four branches include PBS Texas Tech Public Media (KTTZ-TV), NPR Texas Tech Public Media (KTTZ-FM), PBS El Paso (KCOS), and NPR San Angelo (KNCH). All four stations operate as divisions within Texas Tech University and are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to the university’s Board of Regents. Texas Tech Public Media is supported by its listeners and viewers, and additional funding is supplied by grants, underwriting, and financial support from the Texas Tech University System.

PBS Texas Tech Public Media (KTTZ-TV) produces local, noncommercial educational and arts programming and holds community events for viewers of all ages. KTTZ-TV’s office, studio, production, master control, transmitters, engineering facilities, and 817-foot antenna tower are located on the southwestern campus triangle west of Indiana Avenue. The station broadcasts diverse digital programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. PBS, PBS Kids, and Create are all aired by KTTZ-TV. The signal coverage zone encompasses Lubbock and thirteen surrounding counties and serves 157,000 households. KTTZ-TV is a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a noncommercial network of 356 television stations interconnected by satellite.

NPR Texas Tech Public Media (KTTZ-FM) airs locally produced classical music and arts programming, as well as local, community-based, people-first news coverage. NPR Texas Tech Public Media broadcasts on a frequency of 89.1 MHz at 70,000 watts but also hosts three high-definition channels—with content spanning music and arts programming to news from around the globe. KTTZ also has a music app—KTTZ Classical. KTTZ-FM operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week—providing service to South Plains listeners within a 75-mile radius of Lubbock.

PBS El Paso (KCOS) is a Public Broadcasting Service member television station licensed to El Paso, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Texas Tech University.

NPR San Angelo (KNCH) is the National Public Radio station for the Concho Valley of west-central Texas. Licensed to San Angelo, it is owned by Texas Tech University and operated out of Texas Tech’s campus in Lubbock.

KTXT-FM. The campus radio station, KTXT-FM (The Raider 88.1), is the student radio station that broadcasts on a frequency of 88.1 MHz at 35,000 watts. Staffed by students and administered by the College of Media & Communication, KTXT-FM provides the university community with diverse programming, including BBC World Service; Texas Tech news and information; weather; live play-by-play broadcasts of Texas Tech soccer, volleyball, and softball; alternative music; and a variety of student-produced radio programs. Students from the campus community can serve as members of the staff and gain valuable educational experiences related to management, marketing, producing, and entrepreneurship.

Red Raider Plaza

Red Raider Plaza is the newest outdoor leisure area on campus. It is located on the NW lawn of the Student Union Building. Red Raider Plaza opened in Spring 2021 and featured large open seating, Adirondack chairs, picnic tables, and giant yard games such as Connect 4 and a chess/checkers board, plus horseshoes and cornhole. Hundreds of students, faculty, and staff visited the plaza in Spring and Summer 2021. Red Raider Plaza will reopen in Spring 2022 with new furniture, games, and landscaping.

Research & Innovation

Texas Tech University is making great strides in increasing its research activities and advancing its vision to become an internationally recognized public university.

Texas Tech is listed among the nation’s top doctoral universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which is a highly regarded measure of a university’s research activity and graduate programs.

In 2019, Texas Tech received the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation from the U.S. Department of Education. This designation allows the university greater opportunities to provide unique research experiences to a diverse student body.

With 100 faculty members ranked among the top 2% of the most cited researchers worldwide and more than 50 specialized centers and institutes, Texas Tech researchers strive to find innovative, transformative solutions to issues that reach far beyond West Texas. 

Texas Tech’s strategic plan, “A Foundation for the Next Century: A Pathway to 2025,” emphasizes innovative research and creative activities as one strategic priority. As a part of this strategic priority, research and scholarly themes have been identified for which Texas Tech University is positioned to be a world leader. Growth in these themes will require support for increased development of personnel and infrastructure resources. As such, the university aspires to leadership in

• Interconnections of water, land, food, and fiber
• Energy production, distribution, and utilization technologies
• Health, well-being, and quality of life
• Creative inquiry and expression across the arts, humanities, and sciences

As Texas Tech expands and enhances its undergraduate and graduate student and postdoctoral research enterprise, both undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to enhance their classroom activities with research faculty in all areas of the university (creative arts, social sciences, humanities, agriculture, engineering, mathematics, and the sciences). The research programs at Texas Tech prepare students for successful careers by providing unique, hands-on experiences across disciplines.

Innovation. Texas Tech knows the important part innovation plays at any university. Ranked 12th in the nation for entrepreneurship undergraduate education by the Princeton Review, the Innovation Hub at Research Park boasts more than 50 mentors and 35 faculty ambassadors to assist students in their entrepreneurial endeavors. The Hub offers more than 12 unique programs for aspiring entrepreneurs at any stage of the process, from early-stage ideas to fully-fledged startups seeking pre-seed funding, co-working space, and mentorship, and is completely free for all Texas Tech students.

Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

The Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic, with facilities on the east side of the Health Sciences Center, serves as a practicum site for students in the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

Under faculty supervision, students in speech-language pathology and audiology provide clinical services for the students, faculty, and staff of Texas Tech University and other residents of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. Assessment services and therapy are available for children and adults with hearing problems or disorders in language, voice, stuttering, or articulation. Individuals are accepted by self-referral and upon referral from other professionals. Anyone needing these services should contact the office of the Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic at 806.743.5678.

Student Union Building

The Student Union Building (SUB) is the community center of campus. The SUB has as many as 20,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests come through its doors daily.

The Student Union & Activities department works hard to bring Texas Tech spirit into the building. The third floor of the building was renovated in 2017 to provide an open collaboration space for all students. The space is filled with moveable tables, chairs, and whiteboards, as well as a threaded power system throughout the floor, resulting in hundreds of available power outlets for students to charge their laptops, phones, and other devices. Additionally, the second-floor corridor was updated with new paint and carpet with a renovated student collaboration space on the West side in 2019. In 2014 the Student Union added the Stars and Stripes Military, Veteran, and Family Lounge. The Red Raider Ballroom was renovated with improved lighting, sound, and visual technologies in 2013. In 2006 the SUB completed a $45 million renovation and expansion that has created one of the finest facilities in the United States. The expansion included additional space for the official campus bookstore, a games area, Student Government Association office suite, and office spaces for the Student Union & Activities department, Dean of Students, Center for Campus Life, Office of Parent and Family Relations, and Student Legal Services.

The SUB features a food court, a casual dining area with seating for 500 patrons, multiple study rooms and spaces, 20 technologically capable meeting rooms for events, the 936-seat Allen Theatre, the courtyard, and the east entrance ATM hub. The food court is being renovated with a Pizza Hut^®, Boar’s Head^® Deli, and Raider Pit BBQ that are scheduled to open in Spring 2022. A full-service Chick-fil-A^® opened in 2019. The retail and service corridor on the first floor houses the University ID Office, Prosperity Bank, a University Police sub-station, Sam’s Place Mini-Market, CopyMail service center, Smart Choices, and Paciugo Gelato Caffé.

The Student Union Building is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 11 p.m. Sunday.

Texas Tech Farm at Pantex

The Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources operates an agricultural farm at Pantex, located 12 miles east of Amarillo. This farm consists of 5,770 acres of deeded land and an agricultural use permit on an additional 5,304 acres controlled by the Department of Energy. The farm serves as a valuable resource for agricultural research and education, adding strength, flexibility, and prestige to the academic programs at Texas Tech.

Texas Tech Police Department

The Texas Tech Police Department is located at 413 Flint Avenue and provides 24-hour law enforcement services and security for the entire Texas Tech community. The department phone number is 806.742.3931 or, in case of an emergency, 911.

Officers of the Texas Tech Police Department are licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

The Texas Tech Police Department offers presentations on a number of topics, including personal safety, burglary/theft prevention, sexual assault awareness, active shooter awareness, and drug and alcohol awareness programs.

The department posts information and crime statistics online at www.depts.ttu.edu/ttpd/.

Texas Tech University K-12

TTU K-12 is established and approved by the State Board of Education and the Texas Education Agency (TEA), and we are accredited through Cognia. We use innovative online technologies, offer rigorous and reputable curriculum, and employ excellent state-certified teachers as well as quality customer service.

A unit of the Texas Tech University eLearning & Academic Partnerships division, TTU K-12 is a completely online school that has been meeting students’ needs for almost 30 years. TTU K-12 began in 1993 as a Special Purpose District designed to help students whose educational needs were not adequately met by traditional school districts. Since then, the unit has grown to serve students across the country and in more than 70 countries globally.

The school provides a full-time Texas high school diploma program that concludes with a graduation ceremony on the Texas Tech campus. TTU K-12 now offers free tuition for qualifying Texas resident students along with its standard tuition-based option. TTU K-12 also offers individual courses and open-enrollment testing solutions such as credits by exam.

Being approved by the TEA ensures all TTU K-12 curriculum meets the standards set by the state of Texas and that students will be prepared for the TAKS, STAAR, and end-of-course exams. High School courses are also approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Texas Tech University Press

Texas Tech University Press (TTU Press) has been the book publishing arm of Texas Tech University since 1971 and a member of the Association of University Presses since 1987. The mission of TTU Press is to disseminate the fruits of original research by publishing rigorously peer-reviewed works that compel scholarly exchange and that entertain and enlighten the university’s broadest constituency throughout the state, the nation, and the world. TTU Press publishes 15–20 new titles each year and has approximately 450 titles in print. In addition to a diverse list of nonfiction titles focused on the history and culture of Texas, the Great Plains, and the American West, the Press publishes in the areas of natural history, border studies, and peace and conflict studies. Additionally, the Press is committed to publishing early career writers who work in literary genres that are underrepresented in the contemporary commercial publishing landscape. It also publishes the annual winner of the Walt McDonald First-Book Competition in Poetry.

For more information and to order, visit www.ttupress.org or call 800.832.4042.

Texas Tech University Theatre

The School of Theatre and Dance presents a regular schedule of major dramatic productions each academic year under the direction of professionally qualified members of the theatre arts faculty and/or graduate students. The School selects plays to give each student generation an opportunity to experience a representative selection of the great works of the past as well as plays by modern, diverse, and contemporary authors. Many of these plays are presented on the newly remodeled main stage of the Charles E. Maedgen Jr. Theatre, which seats 355 patrons in a comfortable, continental arrangement.

With the advent of the new building, we also boast a state-of-the-art, completely flexible black box theatre and a small Studio Theatre as well. The theatre season, which was once divided between the lab and the main stage, now will be presented also in these two intimate spaces and, occasionally, in spaces around Lubbock. All Texas Tech students are eligible to audition for roles in plays or to work on production crews.

New plays are also developed in Texas Tech’s innovative summer program, WildWind Performance Lab, and the intricacies of devised theatre in Marfa, Texas at the Crowley Theatre. The School collaborates with the Burkhart Center for Autism Research to produce a collaborative play each semester under the newly formed company, the BurkTech Players, and because Lubbock is considered the School’s campus, site-specific and found spaces are taken advantage of, as well. We also feature new plays and choreography in our Frontier Fest each spring.

Transportation and Parking Services

All vehicles parked on campus must have a valid Texas Tech ePermit. Students living off campus may purchase a permit for a commuter parking lot or garage that is valid weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students living on campus may purchase a permit for their residence hall parking lot that is valid 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Permits are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Transportation and Parking Services uses license-plate recognition to monitor campus parking, so students receive no physical permits.

By using “My Parking Account” on the Transportation and Parking Services website (www.parking.ttu.edu), viewers can access and update account information, register motor vehicles and bicycles, purchase a permit, and explore other ways to simplify their on-campus parking experience. The website also provides maps, citation appeals procedures, traffic and parking regulations, and other useful information.

A free on-campus Motorist Assistance Program is available 24 hours a day for anyone who runs out of gas, needs a battery boost, needs a car door unlocked, or has a flat tire on campus. Call 806.742.6277 (MAPP).

To contact Transportation and Parking Services, call 806.742.7275 (PARK) or visit Room 145 of the Administrative Support Center, 407 Flint Ave., from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

University Libraries/Special Collections

Texas Tech University Libraries serve as a vital partner with students and faculty in their learning endeavors. The University Libraries’ system is comprised of (1) University Library, (2) Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, (3) Architecture Library, and (4) Peters Family Legacy Library within the Black Cultural Center. The University Library is a patent and trademark depository and is one of two regional depositories for U.S. government documents in Texas. The central focus of the Texas Tech University Libraries is to make available 3.72 million physical volumes, electronic resources, special collections, and archives and to offer services to students and faculty that enable academic and research success.

The University Library is open more hours than any other building on campus (with special 24/7 hours during final exam periods) and provides access to approximately 191,000 online journals, newspapers, and periodicals; almost 1 million e-books; more than 400 databases; and 1 million architecture and art digital images. The University Library is the center of academic, social, and intellectual discovery on (and off) campus. Librarians offer personalized assistance for research and reference needs in person, by phone, via email, or through the Ask-A-Librarian chat service. Every major has its own Personal Librarian who can be found at http://guides.library.ttu.edu/. The Library’s award-winning Document Delivery service will obtain materials not owned by the Libraries for students and faculty and will hold and/or deliver them upon arrival.

The Library houses 279 public computers (both PC and Mac), the most computer stations on campus, each equipped with the full and latest versions of the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etc.), AutoCAD, and other project/product and publishing tools. The University Library also features the Study Hub with 14 Solstice Pods allowing screen mirroring for group work, as well as four KIC Scanners allowing patrons to easily digitize content.

In the basement of the University Library, the state-of-the-art Crossroads Recording Studio provides a free facility to all students and university employees for practice, performance, podcasts, music, theater, and oral presentations. The basement also houses new instruction labs for workshops and more.

On the second floor, Dynamic Media Services (DMS) and the 3D Animation Lab provide access to the latest Mac and PC software, including industry-standard design, video editing, and 3D art, modeling, and animation software. Anatomy models, digital cameras, high-definition digital camcorders, GoPro cameras and mounts, more than 5,000 American and international film and movie DVDs, and music and audio books on CD are all available for checkout. The DMS also includes two podcast studios for recording and shares space with the Library Makerspace featuring 3D printing, scanning, doodling pens, laser cutting and modeling assistance, in addition to a Virtual Reality Lab offering VR headsets with controllers.

Thirty-five group study rooms are available for reservation and over 180 individual study rooms are available for check-out. The Library also offers event and exhibit space reservations for faculty, staff, and students.

The university offers a 1 credit-hour course (LIBR 1100 ) to convey effective library research methods and strategies for scholastic success. The Library also offers numerous workshops throughout the year on topics such as databases, managing citations, 3D printing, and more.

Contact: 806.742.2265 or library.ttu.edu.

The Architecture Library is located on the ninth floor of the Architecture Building. Its collection includes materials on architecture, design, urban planning, and landscape architecture, as well as an image library of digital collections on architecture, art, and design. The Architecture Library’s services include reference, reserve, instruction, and circulation. It also offers 13 public computers and two KIC Scanners.

Hours are Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 1 to 6 p.m., and Sunday 1 to 10:30 p.m.

For more information: 806.742.8058 or http://library.ttu.edu/arch/index.php.

The Peters Family Legacy Library is located within the Black Cultural Center. It is staffed with a full-time librarian and staff member. Its collections include African American poetry, Black Studies Center, Music Online: African American Music Reference, and more. It also offers four public computers.

Hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday noon to 5 p.m.

For more information: 806.742.1435 or https://www.depts.ttu.edu/library/bcclibrary/.

The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library (SWC/SCL) includes the Southwest Collection; the University Archives; Rare Books; the James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World; the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative; and the Southwest Music Archive.

The Southwest Collection is the regional repository for historical information pertaining to West Texas and the Southwest. The SWC/SCL collects and makes available for research more than 1,800 collections of personal papers; more than 5,000 hours of oral history interviews; noncurrent business and institutional records; and a non-circulating library of Texana, Western Americana, maps, periodicals, photographs, newspapers, interviews, films, videotapes, and microfilm.

The University Archives serves as the institutional memory for Texas Tech University by collecting, preserving, and making accessible to researchers such materials as administrative and faculty records, publications, photographs, memorabilia, and video and audio recordings. These materials document the legal, historical, fiscal, administrative, and intellectual aspects of the university, as well as the cultural and social aspects of student life.

Consisting of some 38,000 volumes, Rare Books is a rich resource for research. Its holdings provide a wide breadth of materials, including rare and early printed books and maps; artists’ books; and limited edition, illustrated, and finely bound books. Areas of strength include the history of science and medicine, European and American literature, book history and book arts, Russian and Eastern European history and culture, Mesoamerican and illuminated Medieval manuscript facsimiles, and Greek and Roman classical authors.

The James Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World contains the personal papers of award-winning contemporary American writers whose work deals with the natural world, the significance of communities, and questions of social justice. In addition to published books, materials available for research include correspondence, drafts of manuscripts, research notebooks, diaries, calendars, photographs, and film.

The Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative is a research collection devoted to the study of Turkish folktales and related narrative forms: folk history, legends, folk minstrelsy, and myths.

The Southwest Music Archive is a premier music archive in Texas actively pursuing musicians and their associates to collect and preserve the state’s vast musical heritage. Additionally, the archive is working outside the state to obtain important music collections that have been overlooked.

All materials may be used by both the university community and the general public for research or reference. The SWC/SCL is located north of the University Library. Reading Room service is provided during regular semesters from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday–Friday with some extended hours available. The building is closed on campus holidays, and all hours are subject to change. Please call to confirm hours. Inquiries and donations are welcome. Tours are available.

Contact: 806.742.9070 or http://swco.ttu.edu

University Recreation

The Department of University Recreation is a comprehensive fitness, leisure and recreation department providing world-class facilities and cutting-edge programs and services. At Texas Tech University, Recreational Sports is the primary destination for students to engage in recreation, social, and wellness-orientated programs, and services. Blending ingredients of fitness, leadership, leisure, recreation, and wellbeing programs/services with the co-curricular educational experience, UREC is key to student-success in and outside the classroom.

Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center. With over 242,000 square feet of recreational activity space, the Student Recreation Center has a variety of exercise, fitness, and leisure opportunities for the Red Raider campus community. Highlights include:

• Seven gym courts ideal for badminton, basketball, pickleball, and volleyball
• Multi-activity court (MAC) perfect for indoor soccer or floor hockey
• The Free Weight and Machine Weight with over 175 weightlifting stations, dumbbells, and barbells
• Raider Power Zone which is a combination of functional fitness training and power-lifting racks
• Over 100 cardiovascular fitness machines from leading commercial manufacturers, including Concept 2, Life Fitness, Matrix, Precor, and Woodway
• A 1/8 of a mile elevated track with stretching and core fitness spaces
• A 53-foot-tall climbing and bouldering wall
• Racquetball courts
• Multiple fitness studios, including CrossFit Texas Tech Box, F45, and Raider Ride Cycling Studio
• Men’s and women’s locker rooms
• Equipment Issue with a variety of equipment to support and complement your activities

Outdoor Pursuits Center. The Outdoor Pursuits Center (OPC) is the place to be for the outdoor enthusiast. With nationally certified professional and student leaders, the OPC offers a variety of weekday, weekend, and extended trips throughout the fall and spring semesters. Examples include:

• Mountain bike riding at Palo Duro Canyon
• Hiking Big Bend National Park
• Ice climbing in Colorado
• Mountain bike riding at Caprock Canyon State Park
• Canoe/Kayak adventures

Additionally, the OPC has all the rental equipment and regional park information for the weekend or weeklong adventure. Items available for rental include:

• A fleet of watercraft including canoes, kayaks, and personal flotation devices
• Single and multi-person tents
• Sleeping bags
• Cookware
• Skis, boots, bindings, and poles
• Snowboards
• Maps and informational guides regarding local, state, and national parks

Fit/Well Suite. Home to personal training, massage, and expert information regarding fitness and wellness programs and services available through Recreational Sports, this space will help students meet and exceed fitness and wellness goals. Here, students can:

• Purchase and register for a variety of personal training packages.
• Purchase a massage package to help smooth out the aches and pains from exercise.
• Learn more about our complimentary group fitness class program with over 50 classes/week.
• Purchase and become a member of the CrossFit Texas Tech Box or F45 Functional Fitness Studio.
• Learn about monthly wellness educational wellness demonstrations and programs.
• Purchase a Muscle Milk or other beverage for pre- or post-workout satisfaction.

Indoor Aquatic Center:

• Ideal for fitness swimming, the indoor aquatic center can be set at 50- or 25-meter lengths.
• Register yourself for an American Red Cross, Learn 2 Swim Program, or stroke proficiency clinic.
• Men’s and women’s locker rooms

Outdoor Leisure Pool. Nationally recognized with multiple design awards, the outdoor leisure pool space is the ideal location for fun in the sun. Picture-perfect for fitness swimming, family activities, or relaxing alone, this fitness and leisure activity area has something for everyone. Additionally, this space is great for family gatherings and birthday party rentals.

• Competition and Activity Pools for lap and fitness swimming
• Double T splash pad and slide area
• Three-tier wet deck ideal for relaxing and soaking up vitamin D
• Spa
• 645-foot-long lazy river
• Sam’s Place poolside dining

Sports Programs. Intramural Sports is an essential program to the students at Texas Tech University. Bringing together individuals to build community with respectful competition is a key ingredient to this program. From leagues to tournaments to one-day special events, intramural sports are outstanding ways to play and compete. Examples include basketball, badminton, cornhole, disc golf, flag-football, pickleball, softball, and volleyball.

Texas Tech University boasts one of the most vibrant and active sport club programs in the nation! With over 30 sport clubs and more than 1,100 participants, many students find their community within a sport club organization. These organizations help build community through community service, competition, fund raising, and travel. Many sport clubs do require individuals to pay semester dues and attend practices. Examples include:

• Archery
• Baseball
• Climbing
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Polo
• Rugby
• Soccer

Urbanovsky Park. When the weather is just too perfect to exercise indoors, take your fitness activities to Urbanovsky Park. This outdoor lighted park is a great space to enjoy fresh air while exercising. Features include:

• 9-hole disc golf course
• 8 tennis courts
• 4 basketball courts
• 3 sand volleyball courts
• 1 mile running trail
• Soccer and Rugby fields
• Functional fitness and chin-up bar exercise zone

West Rec Turf, Natural Grass, and Softball Complex. Located near HSC, this outdoor competition complex is open to members who purchase a Recreational Sports and Student Recreation Center membership. West Rec Turf is available for late afternoon and evening activities and is typically home to intramural sports, flag football, and soccer competitions. West Rec Natural Grass is a lighted complex perfect for soccer or other informal activities. The softball complex consists of four fields and is ideal for a weekend tournament rental.

Vietnam Center and Archive

Texas Tech University established the Vietnam Center in 1989 with the missions of funding and guiding the development of the Vietnam Archive and encouraging continued study of all aspects of the American Vietnam experience. The center provides a forum for all points of view and all topics related to Southeast Asia, particularly America’s involvement in the region before, during, and since the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam Archive collects and preserves materials and artifacts focusing on the men and women who directly participated in wartime events. This includes people from the United States as well as from all participant nations. Located in the Special Collections Library, the Vietnam Archive currently contains approximately 20 million pages of material, making it the largest repository of Vietnam War related materials outside the U.S. federal government.

In addition to documents, artifacts, and related items, the Vietnam Archive includes a dynamic oral history project, a library of more than 14,000 books, and an unrivaled microfilm/microfiche collection. The Vietnam Archive microform collection comprises material from all the U.S. presidential administrations involved in Southeast Asia from World War II to 1975 and contains a comprehensive collection of other government agency and military branch records. This collection also includes one of the largest French Indochina and Vietnamese newspaper collections in the country.

To ease the burden of researching these vast holdings, the Vietnam Archive has developed one of the largest online document retrieval systems in the nation. Created in 2001, The Virtual Vietnam Archive now provides access to more than 9 million pages of materials, all of which are accessible free of charge through the internet. These online materials include documents; photographs and slides; and thousands of maps, audio recordings, oral history interviews, films, and more. The Vietnam Archive is continually adding new pages of digital material online each year.

In addition to the Vietnam Archive and its component projects, the Vietnam Center also administers a number of special projects and events, including scholarships for Texas Tech students, annual conferences and symposia, and numerous other projects and publications. The Vietnam Center website is www.vietnam.ttu.edu.