2009 Commission Meeting Archive
Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
January 29, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CST
· Adoption of Agenda
· Approval of Minutes: November 20, 2008
· Chairman's Report
· Executive Director's Report
· Systems' Reports
o University of Tennessee System
o Tennessee Board of Regents
o Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
I. Academic Affairs
A. Status of the THEC Academic Program Inventory
B. Post Approval Monitoring of Academic Programs
C. Temporary Authorization of New Institutions, Postsecondary Authorization Act
D. Approval of New Programs, Postsecondary Authorization Act
II. Fiscal Affairs
A. October 31 Revised Budgets, 2008-09
B. 2009-10 Appropriation Reduction Plans
III. Policy, Planning, and Research
A. 2008 Lottery Scholarship Annual Report
B. 2008 High School Senior Opinion Survey
IV. P-16 Initiatives/GEAR UP TN Status Report
VI. Administrative Items
Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
March 19, 2009 - 10:00 a.m. CDT
I. Rulemaking Hearing, Rule 1540-1-2-.25 for Postsecondary Educational Institutions and their Agents
III. Status of:
A. 2009-10 Budget Reductions
B. Economic Stimulus Package for Higher Education
IV. Status of Governance Review
V. Other
Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
April 23, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CDT
· Adoption of Agenda
· Approval of Minutes: January 29 and March 19, 2009 Meetings
· Chairman's Report
· Executive Director's Report
· Systems' Reports
o Tennessee Board of Regents
o University of Tennessee
o Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
I. Academic Affairs
A. Postsecondary Education Authorization
1. Institutional Reauthorization (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010)
2. Authorization of New Institutions
B. Consideration of Rule Revisions
II. Policy, Planning and Research
III. Fiscal Affairs
A. Amendment to the FY 2009-10 Disclosed Capital Projects List
B. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
C. 2009-10 Tuition and Fee Recommendations
IV. P-16/GEAR UP TN Initiatives
VI. Administrative Items
A. Summer Commission Meeting, July 23, 2009
B. Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy for Commission Members
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission is pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award. On April 23, 2008, a reception will be held in their honor at Parkway Towers, 18th Floor, 404 James Robertson Parkway, Nashville, Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. Central time.
Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
July 23, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CDT
· Adoption of Agenda
· Approval of Minutes: April 23, 2009 Meeting
· Chairman's Report
· Executive Director's Report
· Systems' Reports
o Tennessee Board of Regents
o University of Tennessee
o Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
I. Action Items
A. Postsecondary Education Authorization
1. Authorization of New Institutions
3. Recommendations for Appointments to the Committee on Postsecondary Educational Institutions
Reporting and Preventing Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Pamphlet
C. Consideration of FY 2009-10 Operating Budgets
D. University of Tennessee Cherokee Farm Master Plan
E. Election of 2009-10 Officers
II. Information Items
A. Status of January 2009 Low Producing Program Review
Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
November 19, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CST
· Adoption of Agenda
· Approval of Minutes: July 23, 2009 Meeting
I. Action Items
A. Postsecondary Education Authorization
1. Authorization of New Institutions
B. 2010-2011 Operating, Capital Outlay, and Capital Maintenance Appropriation Recommendations
C. 2010-2011 Student Fee Recommendations
D. Improving Teacher Quality Grant Program Awards, 2009-10
F. College and Career-Ready Policy Institute Goals
MOA TN Adult Strategies Group Final Report and Recommendations
o Chairman's Report
o Executive Director's Report
o Systems' Reports
Tennessee Board of Regents
University of Tennessee
Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
II. Information Items
. Title VI Implementation Plan Update and Compliance Report
A. Fall 2009 Update on Enrollments and Graduates
Fall 2009 Enrollment Profile of Tennessee Public Higher Education
B. Fall 2009 Transfer and Articulation Report
Annual Report on Articulation and Transfer