Athletics

• The Marsha Sharp Center for Student Athletes, completed in January 2004, provides an enhanced environment to the academic achievement and success of over 500 Texas Tech student athletes. Percentage wise there more minority students in the Texas Tech Athletics Department than in any other segment of the university.
   
• The Athletics Department will create a Diversity Committee to address various issues concerning diversity of the Athletics Department. The Diversity Committee will address personnel and hiring issues of the department as well as work with the minority community through sports programs involving student-athletes, coaches and administrative staff.
   
• Athletics will establish relationships with minority organizations on campus and in the community to further better understand the needs and issues of minorities relative to Texas Tech Athletics and student-athletes.
   
• Athletics hired a Female Head Coach for softball.
   

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