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The Tennessee Board of Regents will convene a special called meeting at 9:30 a.m. CDT May 27 to receive recommendations for presidential vacancies at community colleges and the director position at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology – Covington/Ripley. Scheduled to meet the same day will be the Audit Committee, Finance and Business Operations Committee, and Committee Chairs. All of the meetings are scheduled at the TBR System Office in Nashville.

In an effort to keep costs down and identify more efficient ways of operating, Tennessee Board of Regents colleges and universities have identified more than $15 million in recent savings, most of which has been reallocated to programs to support student services.

The Finance and Business Operations Committee of the Tennessee Board of Regents will meet at the TBR System Office in Nashville at 9:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, May 7. 

Four finalists have been named to the short list of candidates in line to become the next president of Chattanooga State Community College. Each will participate in campus forums and community receptions next week.

The finalists are

Interviews Week of April 27 for 4 Southwest Tennessee Community College President Search FinalistsThe finalists’ application materials are available to view on the Presidential/Executive Searches website at TBR.edu/Southwest2015. Detailed campus visit schedules will be posted on the website as soon as they are finalized.

Four finalists have been selected to possibly become the next president of Motlow State Community College. Each will participate in interviews, campus forums and community receptions next week.

The Finance and Business Operations Committee of the Tennessee Board of Regents will meet via telephone at 9:30 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 8, to review background materials and discuss information needs and next steps as it begins consideration of tuition and maintenance fee recommendations.

Tennessee Board of Regents colleges are improving success rates for students who come to campus requiring remedial support.

Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents received the news during a report on academic initiatives at the Board’s quarterly meeting on the campus of Tennessee Tech University today.

The Tennessee Board of Regents will meet in regular quarterly session on Friday, March 27, on the campus of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville following a program honoring the 100th anniversary of TTU’s charter date.

The presidential search advisory committee for a new president of Motlow State Community College has been selected and will meet for the first time Wednesday, March 18, and include an opportunity for campus and community comments.