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28-507: The college is organized into five departments, called areas, and a separately accredited professional accounting school. Rawls Business also offers dual degrees in conjunction with architecture, agriculture, foreign language, law, medicine, pharmacy, and environmental toxicology. The MD/MBA in Health Organization Management (HOM) allows medical students the opportunity to obtain both an MD and MBA degree over four years and

56-592: A bachelor's degree, MBA, and doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin and a master's degree at Harvard University . Dual degree A dual degree (also known as a double degree or joint degree ) refers to an educational program where a student works towards two different academic or professional degrees in parallel, either at the same institution or at different institutions. Dual-degree programs are usually designed to offer students an opportunity to gain diverse academic experiences and qualifications in

84-588: A basement. The 208-foot (63 m) building is the third-tallest in Lubbock, and the tallest on the Texas Tech University campus . Since its founding in 1942, Rawls College of Business community has 45,553 alumni. After many years of planning under longtime Dean Carl Herbert Stem, Allen T. McInnes became Dean of Rawls Business in September 2001. McInnes, the former president and CEO of TETRA Technologies, earned

112-449: A ceremony on September 20, 2008. Ground-breaking for the new building took place in September 2009, and the building opened for class in the Spring of 2012. The Rawls Business Building grounds feature three sculptures , including two from the percent for art program used to fund public art on campuses of Texas Tech University System member universities. The installation art located in

140-692: A lamp, representing knowledge. These elements are separated by a cross featuring ten cotton bolls, one each for Lubbock and its nine surrounding cotton-producing counties. In 2010, the ring was cast in a six-foot-tall bronze sculpture and set in place on a Leaders Plaza on the grounds of McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. Billed as "Two Tons of Tradition," the ring sculpture has become one of the most popular photo spots on campus, especially on graduation days. The organization published its first alumni publication, Texas Tech Magazine , in October 1937. The periodical contained articles about stories and events about Texas Tech,

168-500: A more global perspective in their field of study. Texas Tech Alumni Association The Texas Tech Alumni Association is the alumni association for former students of Texas Tech University . The organization was founded in 1927 and sponsors multiple programs for Texas Tech University and its alumni. The Alumni Association of Texas Technological College, more commonly known as the Texas Tech Alumni Association,

196-495: A reduced time frame compared to pursuing the degrees separately. Dual degrees can be offered at the undergraduate or postgraduate level across various disciplines, such as business, law, engineering, and the arts. The structure of dual degree programs varies significantly, with some requiring a unified curriculum and others allowing more flexibility in course selection. Upon completion, graduates receive two academic degrees, which may enhance career prospects, broaden expertise, and offer

224-410: A universal design, by the late 20th century various styles were available. In 1999, the university reverted to a single ring design for the university's graduates. The new Official Texas Tech Alumni Association Class Ring symbolically captures the essence of Texas Tech with the prominent Double T surrounded by the school’s full name and date of foundation. By tradition, undergraduates wear the ring with

252-407: Is a LEED -certified facility, incorporating the latest green technology into all offices and classrooms. The $ 70 million capital campaign for the project was co-chaired by Alan White, chairman and CEO of Plains Capital Corporation, and Jack Hightower, chairman and CEO of Celero Energy. The new building is located on the north end of campus at the previous site of Thompson and Gaston Halls. The building

280-485: Is a 6-foot, 4-inch bronze statue of a young businesswoman that her daughter Jill Goodacre Connick modeled for in 1985; after a previous attempt to purchase the statue when the building initially opened, it was gifted by Goodacre to the college prior to her retirement in 2016. Construction on the previous Rawls Business building broke ground in 1966 and opened in 1968. It has 200,000 square feet (19,000 m), 176 offices, and 36 classrooms spread across 13 floors, including

308-646: Is credentialed under the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) and Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accreditation programs. In 2014, Business Week ranked the Rawls Business undergraduate program 83rd among United States business schools. In the 2017 U.S. News & World Report Best Undergraduate Business Programs, Rawls Business

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336-491: Is in such demand on weekends that brides wanting to book the facility for weddings and receptions are told to "plan on a long engagement." In 1998, the Texas Tech Alumni Association built the Frazier Alumni Pavilion, a meeting space near Jones AT&T Stadium . The pavilion is a popular gathering spot on home football game days and also hosts meetings and special events. While the class ring had occasionally used

364-618: Is part of the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business. The program teaches students about the business side of health care. It awards a degree in Master of Business Administration in Health Organization Management, or MBA(HOM). The program conducts and reports research relevant to health care in the United States and recently Canada and provides services related to healthcare organizations. The Texas Tech MBA(HOM) program

392-473: Is ranked in 2009 by Business Week as 19th among such programs. The International Business program helps Rawls Business students study abroad. In addition, the Executive Education Department develops seminars, conferences, and training programs for professionals and managers in business, government, and industry. Business classes were first offered at Texas Tech in 1927, only two years after

420-561: The Double T facing themselves. Upon graduation, the ring is turned so the logo faces outward. One shoulder of the ring displays an image of the Administration Building , with the bells which represent victory. The other shoulder contains the university seal: an American eagle perched above a book, representing the church; a star, representing the State of Texas; a key, representing home; and,

448-492: The association had 6,278 members. The growth in membership resulted in 11 new chapters bringing the total to 70 in 1982. In February 2002, the organization changed its name to the current incarnation, Texas Tech Alumni Association, the colloquial name for the organization under its original name. The Texas Tech Alumni Association has been headquartered in McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center since 1969. The building

476-417: The current building, Rawls Business occupied the now College of Media & Communication , and the former English-Philosophy building. Rawls Business began occupying their current building in 2012, and completed an addition in 2016. The new 140,000-square-foot (13,000 m) building includes classrooms, breakout rooms, student lounges, study areas, food service, and a career management center. The building

504-576: The eastern courtyard, We are in the Business of Changing the World by Joe Barrington and Tara Conley, was commissioned to coincide with the opening of the building; the sculpture features a bronze bear and stainless steel bull on either side of an illuminated archway of two sets of stainless steel pipes with identical bases that tendril either upwards or downwards at their ends relating to their adjacent market trend -inspired statues . A second installation

532-576: The institution's name to "Texas State University." While most students and faculty supported the change, the Board of Directors was pressured by the Ex-Students Association and alumni, wanting to preserve the Double T , opposed the change. The Board of Directors appeased the Ex-Students Association members by choosing "Texas Tech University" instead, preserving the Double T, and submitted the name change to

560-546: The organization were located in Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Slaton and Waco, and in 1940 reached a benchmark of 800 members. In September 1949, a second name change occurred, this time to simply "Ex-Students Association." By the 1960s, Texas Technological College had expanded its offerings to more than just technical subjects and the Faculty Advisory Committee proposed changing

588-490: The state legislature in 1964 and finally received the legislature's approval in 1969. The same year, the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association office relocated from the Administration Building where it had been housed since 1937 to the former President's House. The two-story building provided enough room for the organization to host receptions and meetings in addition to space for a larger staff. In 1980,

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616-635: The university began holding classes in 1925. Established in 1942, Texas Tech's business school was initially known as the Division of Commerce. In 1956, the school was renamed the College of Business Administration. In 2000, the school was formally renamed as the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, following a $ 25 million (equivalent to $ 44.23 million in 2023) gift from alumnus Jerry S. Rawls . The new Rawls Business building opened in 2012. The building

644-634: Was The President's Residence from 1925 until 1959. It was one of the original structures built on campus in 1924. The facility underwent a $ 4 million expansion in 2010 that added the Bill and Peggy Dean Grand Reception Hall, the McKenzie Ballroom, the Shinn-Wylie Bridal Suite, expanded catering capabilities and an outdoor courtyard with gazebo. McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center is regularly booked for university and community meetings and special events, and

672-421: Was commissioned as part of the 2016 building addition; Illuminated Arboreal Data Codes by Koryn Rolstad, is a group of 13 tree-like forms depicting graphic elements of telecommunication circuits with four concrete bands extending from the watershed base, each engraved with a different text language: cuneiform , morse code , braille , and binary . Located inside the western courtyard, CEO by Glenna Goodacre

700-627: Was constructed on the site of the former Thompson/Gaston Hall. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified building reused materials from the demolished structure. In 2013, the Area of Accounting became the School of Accounting , the first separately accredited accounting school in the state. Rawls Business is organized by field into six departments: five areas and one professional school : The Health Organization Management (HOM) program

728-406: Was founded on May 30, 1927 after the first commencement exercises were held by Texas Technological College . All 26 graduates joined the organization, marking the first and last time that all graduates of the school belonged to the organization. In April 1935, the organization changed its name to "Alumni and Ex-Students Association" to include both graduates, and non-graduates. By 1939, chapters of

756-595: Was originally planned to be constructed south of the Merket Alumni Center, but was relocated after complaints from the Texas Tech Alumni Association . Other sites considered included the southwest corner of University and Broadway, where Weeks Hall is located. The building is constructed in Spanish Renaissance theme and creates a north campus gateway. The process of clearing the site began with

784-727: Was ranked 94th, and the 2015 rankings the MBA program was ranked 87th. Rawls Business is located on the Lubbock campus of Texas Tech University , which is situated in the rural, South Plains region of West Texas . The campus of Rawls Business sits on the northwest gateway of the Texas Tech campus, near the 9th Street bridge over the Marsha Sharp Freeway and across from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center campus and University Medical Center . Prior to

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