Edward Beason

The Board of Trustees held committee meetings where they approved the creation of a new campus safety unit and appointed a Chief Safety Officer. Discussions also included an enrollment update, highlighting progress in freshman orientation, transfer student registration, and the positive impact of campus visits on prospective student enrollment. Furthermore, the committee reviewed academic performance metrics and ongoing recruitment strategies, including partnerships with academic departments to promote specific degree programs.

This document outlines Tennessee Tech's Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Plan for students, faculty, and staff, developed using evidence-based models and strategies. The plan integrates universal, selective, and indicated prevention, alongside concepts of promotion, prevention, treatment, and maintenance. Key components include comprehensive prevention efforts, intervention protocols with crisis services, and postvention activities focused on reducing risk and promoting healing after a suicide. The overall goal is to promote healthy student development, support resilience, and provide a comprehensive framework to serve the Tennessee Tech community.

The board meeting agenda focused on several key items including the recognition of students, the Student Trustee report, and the President's report. The board addressed policy revisions related to free speech, faculty tenure, student academic integrity, graduate faculty appointments, transfer credits, fee structures, procurement processes, and disciplinary actions. Furthermore, the meeting involved the review of a new academic program proposal for a Bachelor of Architecture, the approval of estimated and proposed budgets, capital budget planning for future fiscal years, tuition and fee setting, and the election of a new student trustee.

The committee reviewed university finances, including end-of-year budget comparisons and debt status. Discussions included a master plan amendment for property acquisition, organizational chart changes involving the relocation of Career Development and renaming the Women's Center, and an overview of the FY2025 performance evaluation process and compensation study. Additionally, the committee considered tenure upon appointment recommendations for three faculty members and reviewed the internal audit plan.

This Landscape Strategic Plan for Tennessee Tech University focuses on enhancing the campus landscape through defined planting goals for new and existing areas. It establishes detailed guidelines for planting, irrigation, topsoil, tree protection, and hardscape, while also defining a unique landscape identity. The plan categorizes campus improvements into five distinct zones based on planting intensity and strategic focus, sets specific canopy targets, and identifies aspirational projects for future development.