Meetings and Events
Council meeting dates and information regarding traditional events
are provided below.
CPUPC Meetings
Above: Council members with Dr. Charles L. Welch/AASCU (January 2024).
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UPCOMING CPUPC Meetings and Events:
--CPUPC Quarterly Meeting (Q1 FY27)
October 20, 2026, Virtual
(Coordinating Board, October 21, 2026
November 16, 2026)
Note: CPUPC meeting will remain on October 20.
--CPUPC Quarterly Meeting (Q2 FY27) January 2027, In-person (Coordinating Board, January 2027)
--CPUPC Quarterly Meeting (Q3 FY27)
April 2027, In-Person
(Coordinating Board, TBD) April 2027
--CPUPC Quarterly Meeting (Q4 FY27) July 2027, Virtual (Coordinating Board, TBD) April 2027
Council meetings typically are held Tuesday afternoons before the quarterly THECB meetings.
Meeting dates for 2027 are pending the THECB events calendar.
Annual Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award
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) to present the annual Texas Higher Education Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to higher education in Texas.
Planning for the 2027 Award and ceremony are in progress.
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.
Honorees are listed here.
Promoting Texas Research
Council members are pleased to support the following initiatives highlighting and promoting the value of Texas' public university research:
* Membership opportunity with the Institute for Research on Innovation and Science (IRIS).
* Support programming with the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science & Technology (TAMEST)