The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its next regular quarterly meeting Thursday, March 31. The agenda includes consideration of appointment of the next president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown and consideration of search criteria for the next president of Northeast State Community College.
The board governs the state's public community and technical colleges comprising the College System of Tennessee. The board will convene at 9 a.m. CT, March 31, 2022, at the TBR system office, 1 Bridgestone Park, Nashville, 37214. It will be live-streamed and archived on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2022-quarterly-board-meeting. The full agenda, executive summary and detailed board materials are posted at the same link.
The meeting is open and anyone wishing to attend at the system office may contact Board Secretary Mariah Perry at mariah.perry@tbr.edu or 615-366-3927 for security access or accommodations, by 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 30.
The Board of Regents will receive and consider acting on Chancellor Flora W. Tydings’ recommendation of Susanne Cox for appointment as the next president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown. Cox has been vice president of TCAT Morristown since 2014 and was one of the finalists selected by an 18-member search advisory committee announced on March 2.
The board will also consider criteria for the next president of Northeast State. Dr. Bethany Bullock stepped down as president earlier this month and the approval of the criteria for the next president is the first step in the search process. Dr. Connie Marshall, Northeast’s vice president for academic affairs, is serving as interim president during the search.
Other agenda items include:
The full agenda and supporting board materials will be posted soon on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2022-quarterly-board-meeting.
The College System of Tennessee is the state’s largest public higher education system, with 13 community colleges, 27 colleges of applied technology and the online TN eCampus serving approximately 140,000 students. The system is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.