2021 Year In Review

December 21, 2021

Texas Tech Ranked at Top for Online Learning

Newsweek released its inaugural “Best Online Learning Schools 2022” list, naming Texas Tech the No. 1 school for an online education. Read More.

Inaugural Class of Texas Tech Veterinary Students Takes First Steps Toward History

The first veterinary school in Texas in more than a century officially opened its doors to students on Aug. 16. Read More.

Fearless Champion Takes Final Ride During Texas Tech vs. Oklahoma State Football Game

Fearless Champion has served as the Masked Rider's horse for the past 10 years. Read More.

Chemical Engineering Professor Developing Indoor COVID-19 Detector

Gerardine Botte received a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to work on the project. Read More.

Red Raiders Take the Crown in National Championships

Raider Red was named the nation's top mascot. Read More.

The Meat Judging Team won its third straight title. Read More.

The Horse Judging Team won its first championship in 15 years. Read More.

The Financial Planning Challenge Team won its third title. Read More.

Texas Tech, Kansas City Chiefs Team Up for Marketing Partnership

The university will be featured prominently in advertising within Arrowhead Stadium during kickoffs and select replays as well as in social and digital messaging and game broadcasts. Read More.

Texas Tech Marks 13 Consecutive Years of Record Enrollment Growth

Strength in graduate student recruitment drives the largest, most accomplished class in university history. Read More.

Going Beyond Okay

Texas Tech introduces a mental health awareness campaign to support students as the university finds its way back from COVID-19. Read More.

Texas Tech Donors Gave $109.9 Million in 2021 Fiscal Year

From the opening of the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine to new scholarships and facilities, donor generosity continues to advance Texas Tech. Read More.

Could the Mysteries Surrounding Agent Orange Finally be Answered?

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archives receives grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help process sealed papers omitted from the famous 1980s class action lawsuit. Read More.

Fearless

From Texas Tech University, we bring you Fearless. It's a podcast that features the untold stories of the school we love so dearly, produced by the Texas Tech Office of Communications & Marketing. Fearless is available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more.

Evermore

Evermore is a showcase to celebrate the successes of our incredible Red Raider family. Through this publication, we're proud to share a snapshot of our beloved Texas Tech, highlighting a sampling of our 13 colleges, our 40,000+ students and 275,000 alumni, and our thousands of dedicated faculty and staff members committed to furthering the education of all those who pass through their doors. Read more.

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Texas Tech University

A new era of excellence is dawning at Texas Tech University as it stands on the cusp of being one of the nation's premier research institutions.

Research and enrollment numbers are at record levels, which cement Texas Tech's commitment to attracting and retaining quality students. In fall 2020, the university achieved a goal more than a decade in the making, reaching a total student population of more than 40,000. In 2018, the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education again placed Texas Tech among its top doctoral universities in the nation in the “Very High Research Activity” category. Texas Tech is one of 94 public institutions nationally and 131 overall to achieve this prestigious recognition.

Quality students need top-notch faculty. Texas Tech is home to a diverse, highly revered pool of educators who excel in teaching, research and service. The university strives to foster an environment that celebrates student accomplishment above all else. Texas Tech is large enough to provide the best in facilities and academics but prides itself on being able to focus on each student individually.

The momentum for excellence at Texas Tech has never been greater.

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Office of Research and Innovation

The Office of Research and Innovation is tasked with facilitating excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity for Texas Tech students, faculty and staff. The office promotes an academic environment embracing creativity, curiosity, innovation, diversity, ethics and integrity.

Among other programs, the OR&I supports responsible and safe conduct of research, faculty development and recognition, interdisciplinary collaborations, externally sponsored research, partnerships with industry and community stakeholders, international research collaboration and the application of research for the benefit of society. The OR&I promotes a culture of creative expression, discovery, innovation and collaboration with the goal of advancing Texas Tech's status as an elite national research university.

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