Spread over 1,800 acres, the Texas Tech University campus is stunning! Built in a style of Spanish Renaissance architecture, over 36,000 students wander around the extensive campus each day.

As you enter the manicured campus, there is a statue of gentleman called Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds. Legend has it, that the backside of the horse points towards College Station, the hometown of rival Texas A&M University! Cute!

The student recreation centre is vast and includes seven basketball/volleyball courts; an indoor soccer arena; weight areas; cardiovascular machines; and a four-lane, elevated jogging track. There is also a 53-foot climbing wall, an indoor Olympic-size swimming pool, and an outdoor leisure pool and access to all of this is free for students!

The Office of International Affairs integrates the global vision of Texas Tech University by fostering international leadership, awareness, education, research, and outreach for the university and the greater community.

The university even has its own classical music and public radio news stations that operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week providing service to listeners within a 75-mile radius of Lubbock. And, its own Police Department employing 56 officers and 38 civilian employees. The officers are licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and are fully commissioned.

Top Left: My stepson Chris who is a senior at Texas Tech University majoring in Maths. Top Right: the department of Maths and Statistics; middle, the statue of Will Rogers and his horse Soapsuds; bottom, the department of Chemistry building in the Spanish Renaissance style. In 2016, Texas Tech had an endowment fund of $662.6 million.