2004 Commission Meeting Archive


Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
January 29, 2004 - 1:00 p.m. CST

1.      Systems' Reports

o    University of Tennessee System

o    Tennessee Board of Regents

o    Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation

2.      Academic Affairs

1.      New Academic Programs

1.      University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Ph.D. in Computational Engineering

2.      University of Tennessee Memphis, Master of Occupational Therapy

3.      Nashville State Technical Community College, Technical Certificate in Surgical Assisting

4.      Nashville State Technical Community College, Technical Certificate in Industrial Machine Tools

5.      Nashville State Technical Community College, Technical Certificate in Industrial Automation

6.      Roane State Community College, Technical Certificate in Pharmacy Technician

2.      Annual Articulation and Transfer Status Report

3.      Post Approval Monitoring Follow-up Reports

4.      Tennessee College of Public Health Update

3.      Fiscal Affairs

1.      October 31 Revised Budgets, 2003-04

4.      Postsecondary Education Authorization

1.      Temporary Authorization of new Institutions under the Postsecondary Authorization Act

2.      Approval of New Programs under the Postsecondary Authorization Act

3.      Troy State University Relocation

5.      Policy, Planning and Research

1.      2004 Annual Report on the Condition of Higher Education in Tennessee

o    Attachment

6.      Geier Status Report

7.      Status of THEC Plan of Action

8.      Administrative Items

o    Spring Quarterly Meeting

Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
April 15, 2004 - 1:00 p.m. CDT

  • Adoption of Agenda
  • Approval of Minutes: January 29, 2004 Meeting
  • Chairman's Report
  • Executive Director's Report
  • Systems' Reports
    • University of Tennessee System
    • Tennessee Board of Regents
    • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation

1.      Academic Affairs

1.      University of Tennessee Margin, Center of Excellence for Experiential Learning in the Agricultural Sciences

2.      New Academic Programs

1.      Tennessee Board of Regents, Regents On-Line Degree Program, Master of Science in Nursing

3.      Update on the Tennessee College of Public Health

4.      Postsecondary Education Authorization

1.      Institutional Reauthorization (July 1, 2004 - June 30 2005)

2.      Authorization of New Institutions

3.      Approval of New Program

5.      Fiscal Affairs

1.      Governor's Funding Recommendations for FY 2004-2005

2.      Status Report on the Development of a New College and University Funding Formula

6.      Policy, Planning and Research

WICHE Grant and Master Plan Update

7.      Minority Teacher Education Awards

8.      Legislative Issues

9.      Geier Status Report

10. Administrative Items

1.      THEC Policy O5.1 - Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy for Commission Members, THEC Policy O5.2 - Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy for Executive Staff

2.      Summer Commission Meeting - July 15, 2004


Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
July 15, 2004 - 1:30 p.m. CDT

1.      Academic Affairs

1.      New Academic Programs

1.      University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Ph.D. in Industrial and Information Engineering

2.      University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Engineering

3.      University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Ed.D. in Learning and Leadership

4.      Austin Peay State University, M.S. in Management

5.      Middle Tennessee State University, B.A. in Art History

6.      Southwest Tennessee Community College, A.A.S. in Biotechnology

7.      Nashville State Technical Community College, Technical Certificate in Entrepreneurship

2.      Post Approval Monitoring

3.      Status on the Tennessee College of Public Health

4.      Postsecondary Education Authorization

1.      Authorization of New Institutions

2.      Approval of New Programs

3.      Recommendations for Appointment to Postsecondary Education Authorization Committee

5.      Fiscal Affairs

1.      Consideration of FY 2004-05 Operating Budgets

2.      Presentation of Dyersburg State Community College Campus Master Plan

6.      Policy Revisions

1.      Public Necessity and Permanent Rule Revision - Chapter 1540-1-4, Public Higher Education Fee Waivers for State Employees

2.      Public Necessity and Permanent Rule Revision - Chapter 1540-1-5, Public Higher Education Fee Discounts for Children of Licensed Public School Teachers and State Employees

7.      Status of THEC Plan of Action

8.      Geier Status Report

9.      Title VI Implementation Plan Update and Compliance Report

10. Administrative Items

 Election of 2004-05 Officers

Fall Commission Meeting, November 18, 2004


Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
November 18, 2004 - 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Adoption of Agenda
  • Approval of Minutes: July 15, 2004 Meeting
  • Chairman's Report
  • Executive Director's Report
  • Systems' Reports
    • University of Tennessee System
    • Tennessee Board of Regents
    • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation

1.      Academic Affairs

1.      New Academic Programs

1.      Austin Peay State University, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Homeland Security

2.      Middle Tennessee State University, Masters of Science in Professional Science with Concentrations in Biostatistics, Biotechnology, and Health Care Informatics

2.      Status on the Tennessee College of Public Health

3.      Postsecondary Education Authorization

1.      Authorization of New Institutions

2.      Approval of New Programs

2.      Fiscal Affairs

1.      2005-2006 Appropriations Recommendations: Operating, Capital Outlay, and Capital Maintenance

3.      Policy, Planning and Research

1.      Fall 2004 Enrollment and Lottery Scholarship Update

2.      Master Plan Update

4.      Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program Awards, 2004-05

5.      Geier Status Report

6.      Administrative Items

o    Schedule of 2005 Commission Meetings