Tag Archives: Tennessee Tech Board Of Trustees

Tennessee Tech needs to reach a championship level in its athletics department to help recruit more students and galvanize the student body. “There’s so many great things about athletics here at Tennessee Tech to be proud of, but we need to create more championship level programs in athletics,” Tech President Phil Oldham said. Oldham made the comments to the Board ... Read More »

This week the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Board will discuss approval of a new interlocal agreement. The agreement, once approved, will declare how the airport is to be run and the roles each the four governments involved will play. The governments of Cookeville, Sparta, Putnam County, and White County will all have to ratify the plan after the board approves ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has adopted new academic policies designed to deal with Artificial Intelligence in classroom work. Provost Lori Bruce said she tasked two groups to study the issue earlier this year, made up of faculty, students and university leadership. One focused on how to harness artificial intelligence to improve the academic process. The other focused on AI’s impact on academic ... Read More »

The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees approved a new parking garage and renovations to Tucker Stadium Thursday. The work will be added to Tech’s project list for 2022-2023, according to Trustee Johnny Stites. “I think there is a lot of excitement for these two projects,” Stites said. “We believe that both of them can be very instrumental to taking Tech ... Read More »

The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees will get a review of President Phil Oldham from an outside firm around January 1st. Board Chair Trudy Harper told the Executive Committee she received a debrief Wednesday. “The opportunities for improvement and the strength and successes of the university,” Harper said. “She had a lot of really positive things to say about our ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s first-ever female student trustee said she wants to promote accessibility and diversity on campus. Hannah Willis is a doctoral student in exception learning, and has previously served as a Senator for Tech’s Student Government Association. Willis said the opportunity means a lot to her as she wants to give a voice to all Tech students. “Being the first ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will need a $2.3 million chiller now that water chilling capacity has been reached with two new building additions. Vice President for Facilities and Business Services Chuck Roberts said the future Innovation Residence Hall will require a chiller for air conditioning after capacity is reached. Roberts said this need became apparent during a 2015 utility study. “We were ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Board of Trustees will now be able to see information important to the university in one digital dashboard. Executive Director of Strategic Planning Dewayne Wright said that most of this data will have 10 years of history, making trends easy to track. Wright said the board has been interested in metrics and a way to access it in ... Read More »

A board self-evaluation will lead the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees to consider ways to improve its work. Board Chair Trudy Harper told trustees there were several common issues outlined by trustees members as it grows from its 2017 start. At its Tuesday executive committee meeting, Harper shared her assessment of the comments offered by board members. “I was only ... Read More »

The Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees is delaying University President Phil Oldham’s yearly comprehensive review. The Board of Trustees use this review to assess the university under the president’s leadership. Chair Trudy Harper said without COVID, the board would currently be preparing to start the review sometime next year. Harper said the review is not a requirement but can be ... Read More »