PUBLIC NOTICE: UT Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting on May 16

A special meeting of the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will be held at 9 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. CDT on May 16, with members participating virtually.

The purpose of the special meeting is to consider UT System President Randy Boyd’s recommendation for the appointment of Lori Mann Bruce as the next chancellor of UT Chattanooga and Melinda S. Arnold as the next chancellor of UT Southern, including their proposed titles, initial compensation and other terms of employment.

Other agenda items include:

• Update from Boyd
• Appointment of the student member to the Board of Trustees
• Appointment of a faculty member to the Education, Research and Service Committee
• Approval of a capital project budget increase, UT Knoxville
• Proposed college and building naming, UT Knoxville
• Enterprise resource planning project update

The agenda and meeting materials have been posted to the Board website at: https://trustees.tennessee.edu/.

The meeting will be webcast live and archived for later viewing; a link to the webcast will be available at tennessee.edu.  The live webcast will also be available for public viewing in Room 169 in the Student Union, located on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville campus (1502 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville). Anyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance to observe the virtual meeting may contact the individuals listed below to request auxiliary aids or services. Contact may be made in writing, by email or by telephone, and should be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on May 15.

The UT System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of the state open meetings law.