Fall 2025 Commission Meeting

Please note: This meeting will be conducted permitting member participation by electronic or other means of communication.

Any member of the public wishing to address the Commission should make a request in writing to: Jessie Greene at jessie.greene@tn.gov or by contacting 615-519-7730. To be considered by the Commission at this meeting, requests must be received no later than two (2) business days in advance of the meeting date. The request to comment must include the name of the interested entity, group, or individual. The name of those who have requested to comment will be called in the order that requests were received. When the requester’s name is called, the requester may come to the podium and the requester will have up to three minutes to comment.

AGENDA
TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
Fall Quarterly Meeting
Nashville Room - Third Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
November 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CST
Combined Agenda Items | Video Recording Link   

 

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda  

Public Comment

Approval of Minutes: August 7, 2025, Summer Quarterly Meeting

System Report – University of Tennessee System

Chair’s Report

Executive Director’s Report – Strategic Budget Priorities, Lottery Update, and Enrollment Picture

Consent Calendar
        I.          Institutional Mission Profiles (Action Item)

        II.         Academic Policy Revisions (Action Items)
                    A. Academic Policy A1.1: Academic Program Modification
                    B. Academic Policy A1.4: Off-Campus Instruction
                    C. Academic Policy A1.5: Academic Actions Notification
                    D. Academic Policy A1.6: Expedited Academic Programs: Approval Process

Regular Calendar

       I.         2025-2035 Strategic Higher Education Master Plan (Action Item)

       II.        Audit Committee Update (Information Item)

       III.       Chattanooga State Community College Campus Master Plan (Action Item)
                   Full Master Plan

       IV.       Dyersburg State Community College Campus Master Plan (Action Item)
                   Full Master Plan

       V.        Northeast State Community College Campus Master Plan (Action Item)
                  Full Master Plan

       VI.      New Academic Program: Tennessee Technological University, Industrial and Systems
                  Engineering, Master of Science (MS) (Action Item)

       VII.     FY2026-27 Operating State Appropriation Recommendations (Action Item) 

       VIII.    Fiscal Policy Revision: Fiscal Policy F2.0: Tuition and Fees (Action Item)

       IX.      FY2026-27 Guiding Tuition and Fees Ranges (Action Item)

      X.        FY2026-27 Capital Projects Recommendations (Action Item)

      XI.      Academic Policy Revision: Academic Policy A1.0: New Academic Programs (Action Item)

      XII.    Outcomes-Based Funding Formula Update (Information Item)

      XIII.   Other Business