Summer 2025 Commission Meeting

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
Summer Quarterly Meeting
Nashville Room – Third Floor, William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower
Nashville, TN
August 7, 2025, 9:00 a.m. CDT
Video Recording
 Combined Commission Materials   
Full Master Plan - UT Southern   

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda

Public Comment

Approval of Minutes: May 15, 2025, Spring Quarterly Meeting ; July 22, 2025, Special Called Meeting

Chair’s Report

Executive Director’s Report:  Federal Legislation Impacts on Higher Education

Consent Calendar

       I.          Postsecondary State Authorization (Action Item)
                   A. Authorization of New Institution
                   B. Optional Expedited Authorization

Regular Calendar

      I.         University of Tennessee, Southern Campus Master Plan (Action Item)
     
      II.        Strategic Higher Education Master Plan (Information Item)

      III.       Transmission of FY2025-26 Proposed Operating Budgets (Action Item)

      IV.       Policy Update: THEC Rules of Procedure (Action Item)

      V.        Committee Appointments  (Action Item)

     VI.        Rulemaking Hearing Rule Revision: Chapter 1640-01-32, Tennessee Future Teacher
                 Scholarship (Action Item)

     VII.       Tennessee Promise County Assignments (Action Item)

     VIII.     Other Business