UT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO MEET MARCH 1 AT UT MARTIN
MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet March 1 on the
University of Tennessee at Martin main campus. The meeting of the full board will begin at 1
p.m. in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. The meeting will be webcast live and
archived for later viewing at tennessee.edu.
Two board committees are scheduled to meet prior to the meeting of the full board. All meetings
will be held in the Duncan Ballroom. Committee meetings, which will also be webcast live, are
scheduled as follows:
8 a.m. – Education, Research and Service Committee
10:15 a.m. – Finance and Administration Committee
All meeting times are approximate. If a meeting ends earlier or later than expected, the next
meeting will begin following a short break.
Agenda items for the full board meeting include:
President’s address
Discussion of UT 2030
Revised standing rule on requests to address the board
Bylaw amendment on changes in compensation and other terms of employment of
chancellors and other officers
Discussion of state comptroller’s report on Sex Week at UT Knoxville/revised board
policy on a student programs and services fee
Process for campus advisory boards to provide recommendations to the president on the
proposed strategic plans and annual operating budget, including tuition and fees, for
campuses
Process for appointment of a non-voting student member of the board
Process for appointment of a faculty member to the Education, Research and Service
Committee
Tenure for two faculty members upon initial appointment with UT Institute of
Agriculture
UT Institute of Agriculture and UT Knoxville policies and procedures governing
application for tenure before the sixth year of the probationary period
UT Institute of Agriculture and UT Knoxville procedures for enhanced tenure-track
review
Revisions to the UT Health Science Center Faculty Handbook on peer review of teaching
and on relationships with students
New academic programs at UT Chattanooga and UT Knoxville
Proposed Student Code of Conduct and proposed Honor Code for UT Chattanooga
Revised fiscal year 2018-19 operating budget
Set fiscal year 2019-20 tuition and fees for the UT Health Science Center
Use of proceeds for renovation of the UT Conference Center in Knoxville for the UT
Health Science Center Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology
Long-term ground lease for a private housing development at UT Health Science Center
Real property acquisitions for UT Martin and UT Institute of Agriculture
The full agenda for each meeting and meeting materials are available at trustees.tennessee.edu or
by contacting Melissa Tindell, director of UT System communications, at 865-974-4721 or
mtindell@tennessee.edu, or Jennifer Sicking, assistant director of UT System media relations, at
865-974-5179 or jsicking@tennessee.edu.
Requests to address the board may be submitted using the online form or the pdf at
trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board. Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EST
on Monday, Feb. 25. In accordance with the Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the
Board (also at the above link), persons who have preregistered to speak will be scheduled to
speak in a committee meeting or the full board meeting on a first-come, first-served basis.
Speakers will be limited to five minutes each, and the total time available for speakers will be 30
minutes.
Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting may contact Tindell or Sicking to
request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person,
by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. EST,
Wednesday, Feb. 27.
