The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will meet for its spring meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 24, 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 http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting. The video of the full meeting will be archived for later viewing.
Agenda items include:
- Call to Order and Roll Call
- Opening Remarks – Chairman Art Sparks and Chancellor Yancy Freeman
- Approval of Minutes
- 2025 Legislative Outlook – Tim Sigler, vice president, UT Government Relations, Advocacy and Economic Development
- Capital Projects Update – Petra McPhearson, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration
- Athletics Update – Kurt McGuffin, vice chancellor for athletics
- Enrollment and Retention Update – Destin Tucker, assistant vice chancellor for enrollment management, and Dr. Brad Baumgardner, director of retention
- Approval of 2025-2030 UT Martin Strategic Plan
- Approval of 2026 Advisory Board Meeting Schedule
- 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. Contact can be made in person; by writing, email, telephone or otherwise; and should be received no later than 5 p.m., Wed., Jan. 22. 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, the senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, is shown speaking at a UTM Advisory Board meeting last year. She is scheduled to speak at the Jan. 24 UTM Advisory Board meeting about capital projects.
