Regents Quotes

We looked at Gov. Bush's appointments to the University of Texas Board of Regents, which is a particularly coveted post. It's valued because the university produces many of the state's leaders, the position is prestigious and high profile -- and it doesn't hurt that it comes with tickets to the 50-yard line of football games, which is no small consideration in football crazy Texas. - Alan Miller

We hope to be able to offer them as early as fall of 2006, but that's very much contingent on the board of regents. - Chris Taylor

We had discussions with a number of international affiliate companies and it was our decision to go with the Board of Regents as the most professional and most Internet driven company out there. We thought it was going to be the best fit for us and offer the highest degree of service and the best results for our customers. - Bob Melvin

We are pleased with the WASC letter. It recognizes that we have made significant improvement in certain areas like the relationship with the board of regents. - Carolyn Tanaka

This will be a lot of work for whoever or whichever student is chosen... They must remember that they are a student first and a regent second. It requires a lot of organization skills, and they are going to be involved in every aspect of where the regents are involved. - Frank Parker

This is a credit to the job that our management team, coaches and staff have done. I am not one to ask people what they think of the job we are doing, but the regents were very nice and generous in their comments today. - Cary Groth

There's not a timeline, and we're working with the Regents, ... But we do have the consultants coming in early November. - Derek Hall

The students are the ones in the higher education system. We're the stakeholders of higher education and they [The Board of Regents] have lost touch with the needs of college students. - James Touchton