SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (WGNS News) – The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its next regular quarterly meeting Sept. 17-18 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville, with board members scheduled to review a wide range of issues affecting Tennessee’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology. The agenda includes a proposed new academic program, institutional mission profiles, faculty recommendations, workforce development reports and the college system’s legislative priorities for the 2027 session. The Tennessee Board of Regents oversees the state’s public community colleges and colleges of applied technology. Photo above article was captured shortly after the TCAT Smyrna location opened, across from Nissan. Scroll down for more.
Committee meetings will begin Thursday, Sept. 17, at 12:45 p.m. Central Time with the Audit Committee, with additional committees meeting consecutively throughout the day. The full Board of Regents is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. Central Time Friday, Sept. 18. The meetings will take place at TCAT Shelbyville, 2905 U.S. 231 North in Shelbyville, and will be open to the public. The meetings will also be livestreamed and archived through the Tennessee Board of Regents website.
Among the academic issues scheduled for consideration is a proposal for Southwest Tennessee Community College to establish a new Associate of Applied Science degree in Entertainment Production. The Committee on Academic Policies and Programs and Student Life is expected to review the proposal Thursday, with the full board potentially considering the committee’s recommendation Friday. That committee will also receive reports on institutional mission profiles, safeguards against fraudulent college applications and a new articulation agreement with Belmont University aimed at students pursuing teaching careers…