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SELF-GUIDED TOUR. elcome to Texas Tech University, a campus marked by Spanish Renaissance architecture, steeped in tradition and known for gracious West Texas hospitality. Use W HONORS COLLEGE McClellan Hall houses the college, which offers this walking tour as your guide and enjoy your visit! specialized courses, undergraduate research, early registration and a residence hall community in addition START Begin your tour at West Hall, home to the Visitors Center, Office to outstanding instruction from expert faculty. HERE of Admissions and Student Financial Center—a one-stop shop for prospective students. The Broadway Entry Gates , fountains and COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS The college fosters Seal mark the main entrance to campus. Grammy-winning musicians, renowned artists and Broadway actors. It’s one of only two colleges in Texas to offer all the traditional theatre arts degrees. SEAL OF TEXAS TECH. The 12-foot granite seal is a favorite photo spot on graduation day. The courtyard between the SUB and the University Library displays BROADWAY AND UNIVERSITY. Lively student hangouts more unique public art. Read Reader, a figure made entirely of cast and spirit shops on the strip east of campus offer the fun books, stands at the north end. Moving south, you’ll find the Tornado shopping and dining found only in a true college town. of Ideas, with creative figures meant to provoke conversation. The silver sphere, Comma, blends art and science interactively. Sample Walk south across the street from West Hall to Park Place, an installation in the sound of the sun by pushing a knob on the sculpture. our award-winning public art collection. The sculptures by nationally known artist and Lubbock native Glenna Goodacre are placed near the College of UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Explore the third largest library Human Sciences because they depict the stages of human life. in Texas with more than two million volumes.

COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES One of the largest of its SOUTHWEST COLLECTIONS/SPECIAL COLLECTIONS kind in the nation, the college offers diverse programs like LIBRARY This historical research center houses, among Early Childhood Education, Personal Financial Planning others things, the Vietnam Collection—the largest and Fashion Design. collection of material on the Vietnam Conflict outside the federal government. The Administration Building, Texas Tech’s original structure stands west of Human Sciences and houses offices for the university and Just behind the University Library you’ll find buildings that system leadership. The building features two bell towers—one for the make up the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Victory Bells, which ring after every Texas Tech athletic victory, and the other Resources–CASNR. Known for its student-friendly faculty and for the Carillon bells, which play during special events like the holiday Carol of progressive programs, the college consistently produces outstanding Lights. student leaders including the numerous world champion teams

THE HONORABLE PRESTON SMITH. The larger-than-life DAIRY BARN In our early days, this original campus statue of Preston Smith depicts the Texas Tech graduate building boarded some students’ cows and chickens, who served as governor of Texas 1968-1972. He was whose milk and eggs were sold to help pay tuition. instrumental in opening our schools of law and medicine. CHARLES E. MAEDGEN THEATRE The Mainstage here annually hosts seasons of major productions, both DOUBLE T BENCH. Rest on the bench, even though dramatic and musical. Auditions are open to all students. tradition holds that only upperclassmen can sit there! Continue west around the Foreign Language Building and enter Walk south from the Administration Building to the SUB, the Student the courtyard of the English, Philosophy and Education Union Building, where Red Raiders meet to eat, study and socialize. A Complex-EPE, one of our newest academic buildings. The bank, post office, theatre, food court and meeting rooms make the SUB one centerpiece of the space is Headwaters, a sculpture court and fountain of the most popular spots on campus. Take a break at Starbucks Café or buy representing a blend of ideas based in English, philosophy and a t-shirt at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. education. The Center for Campus Life and Student STUDENT INVOLVEMENT. SCHOOL OF ART Galleries and studios in the school periodically display Activities, both in the SUB, oversee more than 500 service, student and faculty works and are open to the public. academic, professional, social and religious groups.

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Walk through the courtyard, continuing west. You’ll pass the College EDWARD E. WHITACRE JR. COLLEGE OF of Architecture on your way to Flint Avenue. Once you reach Flint, ENGINEERING Advanced classroom, lab and field you’ll see the western-most part of our main campus, which you are study facilities complement faculty who make teaching welcome to explore further. The School of Law, the United Spirit a priority. The college offers degrees in 10 areas of Arena, the Robert H. Ewalt Student Recreation Center and the Animal engineering and dual degrees with disciplines like math and architecture. and Food Sciences Building are among the sites to see. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Housed in Holden Hall , the COLLEGE OF MEDIA & COMMUNICATION Hands-on college offers more than 100 degrees from Anthropology to programs in a realistic newsroom, internships and Zoology. Interdisciplinary programs like religion studies, dramatic writing opportunities to publish stories and photographs and international studies encourage students to personalize their degrees. prepare students for careers in journalism, advertising, PR and electronic media. The Student Media building houses the yearbook and newspaper. Continue west and you’ll pass one of our most recognizable landmarks: Riding into the Sunset, a statue of famous philanthropist Will Rogers on COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE Students learn to his horse Soapsuds . The entire sculpture is traditionally wrapped in red balance creative and technical abilities as they build streamers the night before every home football game. West Hall and the impressive portfolios from their very first courses as main campus entrance, where you began your tour, are just ahead. freshmen. One tour cannot adequately cover the more than 1,800 acres that RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION make up the Texas Tech campus. The following pages describe A comprehensive, research-based business school, the college prepares students with internships and additional points of interest, so please take your time and continue to a career management program that has placed explore the place where great things happen! more than 85% of recent grads. Challenging programs decrease the time needed to earn an MBA. ANIMAL AND FOOD SCIENCES BUILDING This building is among the many state-of-the-art facilities in CASNR, which include a beef cattle center, research farm, food microbiology lab and Equestrian Center.

ROBERT H. EWALT STUDENT REC CENTER Feel free to head inside and tour the Robert H. Ewalt TTU Rec Center. The 242,000 sq. ft. facility first opened in the spring of 1980 and has been added onto several times through the years. Experience the 53 ft. high climbing wall, play basketball on over 5 different courts, and take a relaxing float through the lazy river – one of the longest lazy rivers on a college campus. A variety of intramural sports and club sports are also offered through the Rec Center including flag football, water polo, ultimate frisbee, and fencing. Walk north on Flint to Main Street. Turn east to make your way back to the center of campus. You’ll pass the Student Wellness Center - the SWC, which houses a clinic, pharmacy, wellness programs and the Student Counseling Center. Beyond the SWC, walk through the courtyard of the Carpenter Wells Residence Hall Complex, which offers apartment-style housing. You’ll pass the bronze horse Wind River and the Rawls College of Business. Walk under the clock tower and continue toward Square Spiral Arch, all additional installations in the public art collection.

You’ll see both the Biology and Experimental Sciences buildings before you pass under the archways of the Mathematics Building. Continue down the walkway toward the flagpoles and fountain that mark Memorial Circle, the heart of campus. In 1948, the Texas Tech War Veterans Association dedicated the circle to all Texas Tech students who served in World War II. The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences are both north of Memorial Circle.