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Equal Opportunity Policy
The university is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to compliance with federal and state employment and non-discrimination laws and regulations. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. The university does not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on or related to sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected category, class, or characteristic under applicable law (System Regulation 10.02, System Regulation 10.03).
Hospitality Services
Hospitality Services is committed to providing the campus community with top-quality food options and an outstanding dining experience.
Follow Hospitality Services @EatAtTexasTech for events, specials, and more!
No Dining Plan? No Problem! All commuters, faculty, and staff can enjoy a 15 percent discount at Hospitality Services dining locations; just tap your Tech ID at checkout! For more information about Hospitality Services and campus dining, call 806.742.1360 or visit hospitality.ttu.edu.
23 at Sneed revolutionizes retail eating for Texas Tech’s Red Raiders, offering a fusion of diverse culinary options. This new dining venue caters to the eastern side of campus, providing a rotating mix of homestyle dishes, grilled items, fresh salads, and international cuisine.
The Market at Stangel/Murdough offers a wide variety of choices available in a food court atmosphere with individually priced menu selections. The Market hosts many options such as Mexican choices, grilled items, homestyle entrées, Asian foods, a full salad bar, and much more. The Market features Fazoli’s®, Day Break® Coffee Roasters, and The Corner Market convenience store.
The Student Union is home to a full-service Chick-fil-A®, Starbucks®, and a state-of-the-art food court! The Student Union Food Court is home to Boar’s Head® Deli, Raider Pit BBQ, Pizza Hut®, and SUB to Go. The Student Union also includes Sam’s Place Mini-Market serving your favorite Mexican entrées along with retail options.
The Commons at Talkington Hall features various service styles in one location! In addition to Einstein Bros® Bagels, it serves retail concepts such as authentic Mexican entrées, Mediterranean cuisine, made-to-order salads, a grilled cheese line, and much more.
Raider Exchange is located at the West Village and features a blend of upscale food choices.
Top Tier Catering provides professional catering for small and large events at locations both on and off the Texas Tech campus. For information, call 806.742.1966.
Rawls College of Business offers two dining venues. Chick-fil-A® serves breakfast items and all its other chicken entrées. Einstein Bros® Bagels features a variety of specialty coffees, gourmet bagels, and sandwiches for both breakfast and lunch.
Starbucks® in the Honors Residence Hall offers a complete menu of hot and cold drinks, whole-bean coffee, specialty drinks and teas, frappuccino beverages, pastries, and other snacks.
Transact Mobile Ordering makes ordering food for pickup a snap from participating Hospitality Services locations on campus! Available on the App Store and Google Play, browse menus, order from the app, pick it up, and enjoy! Get $3 off your first on-campus dining pickup order of $7 or more with code RAIDER26 (valid through May 15, 2027).
Information Technology Services
At Texas Tech University, Information Technology (IT) powers the Red Raider experience. From the moment students, faculty, and staff arrive on campus, IT provides the tools, training, and support needed to thrive in academics, research, and campus life.
Students, faculty, and staff enjoy secure access to campus email, high-speed Internet, computer labs, printing services, licensed software such as Microsoft Office, and the university’s learning management system. IT also supports smart classrooms, research computing, and innovative digital learning environments. Explore faculty-focused resources at IT for Faculty.
The Customer Experience (ITCX) team is your go-to resource for technology support. Staffed by trained student employees and full-time staff, ITCX offers hands-on assistance with classroom technology, personal devices, and on-campus connectivity. ITCX also provides workshops, IT training, and self-help options through askIT. Support is available by phone at 806.742.4357 (HELP) or by email at ithelpcentral@ttu.edu.
Texas Tech IT is committed to innovation, accessibility, and preparing Red Raiders for the digital future. Whether you’re collaborating on a project, conducting groundbreaking research, or streaming a lecture from anywhere in the world, IT ensures you stay connected, supported, and ready to succeed.
Institutional Advancement
The Texas Tech University System Office of Institutional Advancement (IA) is responsible for fundraising, donor cultivation, recognition, and stewardship for all institutions and campuses of the Texas Tech University System, including Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – El Paso, Angelo State University, and Midwestern State University. The objective is to develop and implement a well-coordinated, comprehensive advancement program that maximizes private giving, awareness, and goodwill. Individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations are encouraged to assist in building the future of the Texas Tech University System and its component institutions. Leadership for institutional advancement is provided by the Vice Chancellor for Institutional Advancement (VCIA), who reports directly to the Chancellor.
Each university has a chief advancement professional who reports to the president. The president and institutional chief advancement professional shall collaborate with the Chancellor and the VCIA to administer fundraising activities for the component institution. Development officers at each component institution may be assigned to academic colleges, centers, institutes, schools, regions, and units to facilitate the fundraising priorities of the Chancellor, university presidents, provosts, vice presidents, deans, and faculty in generating private support to fulfill the mission and vision of component institutions. Priorities are established by the coordinated efforts of the component institution and IA, including increasing endowments and raising funds to support students, academics, research, and athletic programs.
Gifts may include cash, stock, land, in-kind gifts, and planned gifts (bequests, annuities, trusts, insurance, and other financial instruments). The Texas Tech University System Office of Institutional Advancement is responsible for all matters relating to gifts, including, but not limited to, gift acceptance, processing, and reporting; gift acknowledgments; alumni and donor records; and related research.
The Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation) is an independent non-profit corporation, qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Foundation’s mission is to exclusively support and promote the Texas Tech University System and its component institutions through the acceptance and management of gifts for the benefit of the system. The Foundation’s board of directors provides volunteer leadership and input to facilitate institutional advancement programs and assists with fundraising activities and major capital campaigns.
Gifts of any type for the Texas Tech University System or to the Texas Tech Foundation, Inc. should be handled by IA. Faculty and staff should not request a gift or philanthropic grant using the Foundation without approval of the Foundation’s CEO and Foundation Counsel.
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 Communication
- International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies
- K-12 Global Education
- International Grants Administration & Partnerships
- International Relations
- International Student and Scholar Services
- International Student Life
- Study Abroad
- Passport Office
Contact: International Affairs, www.international.ttu.edu, Interim Vice Provost Reagan Ribordy, 806.742.3667
Center for Global Communication (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. 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 Communication, Director, Dr. Rich Rice (rich.rice@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, Associate Vice Provost and Director, Dr. Clifford Fedler (clifford.fedler@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, Assistant Director, Jessica Moreno, 806.742.3667
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, Associate Director, Dr. 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, Assistant Director, Carolina Arellanos (carolina.arellanos@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. Counselors advise and assist international students and scholars concerning immigration rules, financial concerns, and cross-cultural issues.
Contact: Division of International Student and Scholar Services, Director, Tina Newton (tina.newton@ttu.edu)
International Student Life (ISL). ISL plans activities for international students and coordinates with other offices on campus to provide services and programmatic support to all international students. From airport pickup to advising the International Student Advisory Board, this office is the go-to place for international students.
Contact: Division of International Student Life, Assistant Director, Beth Mora (beth.mora@ttu.edu)
Study Abroad (SA). Study Abroad coordinates all study abroad programs for Texas Tech University, including international internships, service-learning, and research. Many academic departments offer faculty-led programs with a wide variety of course offerings and locations, including TTU-Costa Rica. Counselors advise and prepare students and faculty for positively impactful educational experiences abroad that prepare students to function objectively and comfortably in the global marketplace while earning academic credit.
Contact: Division of Study Abroad, Assistant Director, Bethany Kuwitzky (bethany.kuwitzky@ttu.edu) or (studyabroad@ttu.edu)
Passport Office. International Affairs also offers full passport services to the public.
Contact: Administration and Finance, Senior Director, Rachel Jarnagin (rachel.jarnagin@ttu.edu)
MailTech
Mail/Package Services. MailTech, located at the new Grantham Warehouse, 608 N. Knoxville Ave. (corner of Knoxville Ave. and Erskine St.), delivers incoming interdepartmental and U.S. mail and processes outgoing mail and commercial carrier shipments. Mail is delivered and picked up at most departments. Department-initiated special pickups are available upon request, as is information on USPS and commercial carrier rates and services. Campus mailing information, including guidance on addressing, use of campus mail, and a list of campus mail stops can be found on the MailTech website. The hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Customers may visit in person without an appointment Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., and 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: MailTech@ttu.edu, 806.742.2286
CopyMail. CopyMail, located in the basement of the Student Union Building, Room 005, offers students, faculty, and staff discounted rates for FedEx and UPS domestic personal and business mailing needs. Stop by for printing, copying, shipping, and more.
Contact: copymail@ttu.edu, 806.742.3444
Central Warehouse. The Central Warehouse is located at the Grantham Plant Warehouse, 608 N. Knoxville Ave. Central Warehouse can receive and distribute inbound shipments to the requisitioning departments.
Hours of Operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Contact: Central.Warehouse@ttu.edu, 806.742.3871
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, completed in 1970 and extended several times since then, 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.
The Museum houses the Master of Arts in Heritage and Museum Sciences academic program.
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. on Sunday.
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