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Master Plan Committee

Objective

Approve a statewide master plan for Tennessee higher education that is informed by the work of the Master Plan subgroups for the approval of THEC at the July 29, 2010 quarterly meeting.

According to TCA 49-7-202(c)(1), the plan should include, but not be limited to;

  1. Addressing the state’s economic development, workforce development and research needs
  2. Ensuring increased degree production within the state’s capacity to support higher education
  3. Using institutional mission differentiation to realize statewide efficiencies through institutional collaboration and minimized redundancy in degree offerings, instructional locations and competitive research

Members

Bert Bach Provost  and Vice President for Academic Affairs, ETSU
Bob Bell President, TTU
Representative Harry Brooks Chair, House Education Committee, TN House of Representatives
Roger Brown Chancellor, UTC
Jimmy Cheek Chancellor, UTK
Nate Essex President, Southwest TN Community College
Gordon Fee Fee Hedrick Family Entertainment Group
Senator Dolores Gresham Chair, Senate Education Committee, TN Senate
Carl Hite President, CSCC
Melvin Johnson President, TSU
Nate Johnson External Consultant, Lumina Foundation
Dennis Jones President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS)
James King Tennessee Board of Regents
Matt Kisber TN Department of Economic and Community Development
David Lillard Treasurer, State of TN
Charles Manning Chancellor, TN Board of Regents
John Morgan Deputy Governor, State of TN
Jim Murphy Vice Chair, UT Board of Trustees
Jack Murrah Chairman, THEC
Gary Nixon Executive Director, TN State Board of Education
John Nolt TN University Faculty Senate
Claude Pressnell President, TICUA
Gary Rogers Chief Financial Officer, UT
Ross Rowland Student Member, THEC
Paula Short Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, TBR
Jan Simek President, UT
Dale Sims Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance, TBR
Karen Siska Community College Faculty Senate
Bob Thomas Vice Chair, TBR
Ellen Thornton Executive Director, TN Business Roundtable
Tim Webb Commissioner, TN Department of Education
Anthony Wise Vice President of Learning, PSCC
Bonnie Yegidis Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success, UT

THEC Staff

Betty Dandridge Johnson Assistant Executive Director, Academic Affairs
Linda Doran Associate Executive Director, Academic Affairs
Richard Rhoda Executive Director
David Wright Associate Executive Director, Policy, Planning and Research
Jim Vaden Associate Executive Director, Fiscal Affairs


Meetings

April 9, 2010
Meeting Agenda

April 23, 2010
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Summary

Resources

Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010
Higher Education’s Involvement in Tennessee’s Race to the Top
Master Plan Accountability (Draft)
Status of State Academic Program Inventory
Institutional Mission Profiles
Master Plan Assumptions (Draft)
Scenarios for Increasing Degree Productivity