Meetings and Events
Council meeting dates and information regarding traditional events
are provided below.
CPUPC Meetings
Council meetings are traditionally held Wednesday afternoons before quarterly THECB meetings, as follows:------------------------------------------------------------------April 26, 2023 (Coordinating Board, April 27) Late afternoon CPUPC meeting followed by a reception and dinner with Coordinating Board members
--July 26, 2023 (Coordinating Board, July 27)
--October 25, 2023 (Coordinating Board, Oct. 26)
Annual Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award
2023 Award Ceremony and Luncheon: January 25, Headliners Club, Austin. Honoring James I. and Margaret Perkins of East Texas, pictured above with presidents participating in the award presentation.
The Council is pleased to partner with colleagues represented by the Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT) and the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) in presenting the annual Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to higher education in Texas.
The Association of Texas Colleges and Universities (ATCU) initially sponsored this award, beginning in 1977. Since 2008, CPUPC, ICUT and TACC have continued the tradition of this award and look forward to the ceremony each January. For information, contact Rissa McGuire, CPUPC Executive Director.
Honorees are listed here.
Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol
(The next event will be conducted April 11, 2023.)
The sixth Undergraduate Research Day event was conducted virtually February 23-24, 2021, with 60 student entries representing 47 universities across the state.
The event showcases undergraduate student research for Texas legislators and the public through high-quality poster displays. The program highlights how research conducted by undergraduate students positively impacts Texas -- and Texans -- with the theme: Transforming Texas Through Undergraduate Research.
In 2019, 69 research projects were displayed at the Texas Capitol reflecting the work of numerous undergraduate students representing 59 college, university and health science center undergraduate programs across Texas (both public and private/independent institutions).
The event is conducted with the support of the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee and the Texas House Higher Education Committee.
Student participants, campus liaisons and faculty advisors traditionally have the opportunity to tour the Capitol, attend committee hearings and attend the daily meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Student participants are encouraged to work with their institution to schedule meetings with their respective legislators.
Additionally, representatives of the Texas Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals are available to encourage these outstanding students to enroll in a Texas Graduate School.
Each biennium we take this opportunity to showcase undergraduate research at the Texas Capitol. The first event was conducted during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session (2011).
In 2019, 69 research projects were displayed at the Texas Capitol reflecting the work of numerous undergraduate students representing 59 college, university and health science center undergraduate programs across Texas (both public and private/independent institutions).
The event is conducted with the support of the Texas Senate Higher Education Committee and the Texas House Higher Education Committee.
Student participants, campus liaisons and faculty advisors traditionally have the opportunity to tour the Capitol, attend committee hearings and attend the daily meeting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Student participants are encouraged to work with their institution to schedule meetings with their respective legislators.
Additionally, representatives of the Texas Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals are available to encourage these outstanding students to enroll in a Texas Graduate School.
Each biennium we take this opportunity to showcase undergraduate research at the Texas Capitol. The first event was conducted during the 82nd Texas Legislative Session (2011).