President Barak Obama and Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tenn., to announce the president’s proposed America’s College Promise program.
Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents discussed improved efficiencies within the Tennessee’s Community College System, approved a plan to offer reverse transfer degrees, and endorsed the system-wide 2015-2025 strategic plan, among other actions at its quarterly meeting in Nashville Dec. 11.
Officials broke ground on a new $35 million training center, designed as an innovative example of higher education partnering with private industry to provide a skilled and educated workforce for the community.
Members of the Tennessee Board of Regents plan to review Tennessee’s higher education funding models and projected funding gaps during a Board retreat on Dec. 10. A meeting of the TBR Committee on Personnel and Compensation will begin at 8:15 a.m. the next day, Dec. 11, and the full Board will then convene in regular quarterly session beginning at 9 a.m. CST in the Genesco Building Training Center.
On Thursday, Dec. 4, Governor Bill Haslam, who serves as chairman of the Tennessee Board of Regents, and Dr. Tristan Denley, TBR vice chancellor for Academic Affairs, will join President Obama, the First Lady and Vice President Biden at the White House College Opportunity Summit. The Summit will bring together colleges and universities, business leaders, nonprofits and others that are committed to supporting more college opportunities for students across the country.
Catanzaro has served as president of Chattanooga State since 1990, leading the college through years of growth and the development of unique workforce programs to serve the Chattanooga community. He submitted his letter of intent to retire to TBR Chancellor John Morgan last Wednesday.
The Tennessee Board of Regents approved the selection of Jerry Young as the new director for the Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville and Arrita Summers as the new leader for the TCAT - Dickson.
The Board convened a special called meeting at 1 p.m. CST Nov. 25 to act upon a recommendation to approve the two new college directors.
The Tennessee Board of Regents has scheduled three committee meetings and a special called meeting of the Board for Tuesday, Nov. 25.
The Board will convene in a special called meeting at 1 p.m. CST to briefly receive and act upon a recommendation to name new directors for the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology at Crossville and at Dickson.
Committee meetings scheduled for the same day include the Audit Committee, beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the Ad Hoc Committee on Committees. The Committee Chairs meeting will convene following the Board’s action in the afternoon.
The Tennessee Board of Regents Personnel Committee will meet via telephone at 2:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The committee will receive information related to the TBR pay plan. The meeting will be informational only, with no action requested.
Representatives of universities and colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents system recently participated in a two-day summit to discuss how higher education institutions can better serve students with physical impairments.
