The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will meet for its summer meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, May 16, in Room 206AB of the Ed and Carolyn Boling University Center. The meeting is open to the public and available for viewing via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/live/LMRZUh_o-TU. The video of the full meeting will be archived for later viewing.
The UT Martin Advisory Board, created under the UT FOCUS Act passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2018, includes five public members, one faculty member and one student member. Board members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Tennessee General Assembly.
Agenda items include:
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Opening Remarks – Chairman Art Sparks and Chancellor Yancy Freeman
- Approval of Minutes
- 2025-26 Budget Overview & Approval
- Enrollment and Retention Update
- Strategic Plan Status Update
- Appointment of the Student Advisory Board Member – Darby Self
- Comments by Chancellor Yancy Freeman
- Closing remarks by Chairman Art Sparks
- Adjournment
The agenda and associated meeting materials are available at www.utm.edu/advisoryboard or by contacting Bud Grimes, Office of University Relations, at rgrimes@utm.edu or call 731-881-7615.
Anyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance related to this meeting can contact Grimes to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance.
UT Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with providing adequate public notice. For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.
PHOTO: Petra McPhearson, senior vice chancellor and vice chancellor for finance and administration, addresses the UT Martin Advisory Board during the board’s January meeting. A budget overview and approval of UT Martin’s proposed annual budget will be one of the agenda items Friday, May 16, when the board meets at 1 p.m. in Room 206AB of the Boling University Center. The meeting is open to the public.
