Press Releases

A slight change has been made to the interview schedules for two of the candidates for president at Pellissippi State Community College.

The 4-5 p.m. ET receptions for David H. Devier and L. Anthony Wise have been swapped. Devier’s reception will now be held on Tuesday, April 12, and Wise’s reception is changed to Wednesday, April 13. No changes have been made to James L. Barrott’s schedule. An updated itinerary for all three candidates is available on the TBR.edu website at http://tbr.edu/offices/chancellor.aspx?id=7022.

On-campus interviews have been scheduled for the three finalists for the presidency of Pellissippi State Community College – James L. Barrott, David H. Devier and L. Anthony Wise. Each candidate will take part in campus-wide question-and-answer meetings with faculty, students, staff and administrators.

The Tennessee Board of Regents voted to make it less expensive for students to graduate from the state’s 13 community colleges and elected Governor Bill Haslam chairman of the board at its quarterly meeting held at Northeast State Community College March 25.

While other incidental fees may be increasing at schools across the state, Tennessee’s community colleges have decided to eliminate their graduation fees. The move will encourage more students to cap their community college experience with an associate’s degree before transferring to a four-year university.

The presidential search advisory committee for a new president of Pellissippi State Community College will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, March 30, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi State campus. The meeting will begin at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

The committee will narrow its list of candidates to invite for campus interviews.

All meetings of the presidential search advisory committee are open to the press and the public as observers.

The Tennessee Board of Regents will meet in regular quarterly session at Northeast State Community College in Blountville on Friday, March 25. The Board meeting will begin at 10 a.m. EDT in the Wellmont Regional Center for the Performing Arts Auditorium.

The presidential search advisory committee for a new president of Pellissippi State Community College will hold its second meeting on Wednesday, March 16, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Pellissippi State campus. The meeting will begin at 1:15 p.m. Eastern Time.

The committee will discuss narrowing its list of candidates for consideration.

All meetings of the presidential search advisory committee are open to the press and the public as observers.

Four open meetings will be held at the Tennessee Board of Regents central office on Tuesday, March 8, beginning at 12:45 p.m. CST. Committees will meet consecutively throughout the afternoon. The proposed schedule for the day will be:

The Finance and Business Operations Committee of the Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its next telephonic meeting at 2 p.m. CT on Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. The agenda for the meeting is as follows:

1) Call to order 2) Remarks by Chairperson/Chancellor 3) New Business

a. Review & discussion of mandatory & incidental fee requests

i. Overview of fee request ii. Review of selected fees iii. Committee discussion

4) Other business 5) Adjourn

The Tennessee Board of Regents has begun the search for a new president at Pellissippi State Community College. Criteria and search process details are available online .

PSCC’s current president, Dr. Allen Edwards, has announced his plans to retire effective June 30. Read more about Edwards and his legacy at PSCC .

The Finance and Business Committee of the Tennessee Board of Regents will hold a telephonic meeting at 2 p.m. CT on Monday, Jan. 31, 2010. The agenda for the meeting is as follows: