Winter 2026 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: Amber Walsh at amber.walsh@tn.gov or by contacting  (615) 532-3500. 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
Winter Quarterly Meeting
Tennessee Board of Regents Boardroom,  1st Floor
1 Bridgestone Park Nashville, TN 37214
February 20, 2026, 9:00 a.m. CST
Combined Agenda Items | Video Recording 

Call to Order

Adoption of Agenda

Public Comment

Approval of Minutes: November 12, 2025, Fall Quarterly Meeting
                                           January 16, 2026, Special Called Meeting

Institution Report

Chair's Report

Executive Director’s Report

Consent Calendar

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

Regular Calendar

   I.         New Academic Programs (Action Item)
               A.  Middle Tennessee State University, Film and Television, Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
               B.  Southwest Tennessee Community College, Artificial Intelligence Technology, Associate
                     of Applied Science (AAS)
               C.  Tennessee Technological University, Master of Social Work (MSW)
               D. University of Memphis, Applied Science, Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)

 II.         Columbia State Community College Campus Master Plan (Action Item)

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

 IV.       Transmission of FY2025-26 Revised Operating Budgets  (Action Item)

 V.        Quality Assurance Funding Standards (Action Item)

 VI.       Lottery Program Memorandum Overview (Information Item)

 VII.     Other Business