UT Board of Trustees Bill Passes House Subcommittee
The Haslam Administration’s UT FOCUS Act, which would restructure the UT Board of Trustees in an effort to operate more efficiently, took center stage this week in the House Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee. The legislation is supported by the University of Tennessee and ultimately passed the Subcommittee unanimously and unchanged. Debate is expected to … Continued
Governor Haslam Appoints UT Alumnus John Tickle to Board of Trustees
Businessman, philanthropist and University of Tennessee graduate John D. Tickle has been appointed by Gov. Bill Haslam to serve on the UT Board of Trustees. Tickle is chairman of Strongwell Corporation and a 1965 graduate of UT Knoxville with a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. In 2013, the 110,000-square-foot Tickle Engineering Building, funded in part … Continued
UT Board of Trustees Approves Lowest Tuition Percentage Increase in Decades
One of the first signs of striking change in the University of Tennessee’s business model is the lowest tuition percentage increase in more than 30 years that was approved Thursday by the UT Board of Trustees. Undergraduate tuition will increase by 3 percent at UT campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin as part of the … Continued
UT Board of Trustees Kicks Off Discussion on Multi-Year Initiative
Benchmarking, economic forecasts and hypothetical strategies to overcome declining state appropriations and make the University of Tennessee more effective, efficient and entrepreneurial was the subject of the UT Board of Trustees’ Wednesday workshop. UT President Joe DiPietro had set the stage for Wednesday’s discussion about funding at the trustees’ annual meeting in June. The board’s … Continued
DiPietro Takes Stand for Education, Tells Trustees a Plan Is Under Development
Education is critical to the future prosperity of Tennessee and should be a higher priority for the state. University of Tennessee System President Joe DiPietro told the Board of Trustees yesterday he is committed to reversing the current trend of dwindling state appropriations for higher education. The board also honored UT President Emeritus Joseph E. … Continued
