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ETSU board approves consent agenda, hears committee reports and donor recognition
Summary
The East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees approved routine meeting minutes and a consent agenda, received committee updates on tenure and audits, and formally thanked a donor for an endowed chair in surveying and mapping.
The East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees convened for its fall quarterly meeting and approved routine business, heard committee reports, and recognized a donor gift that will endow a chair in surveying and mapping.
Trustees unanimously approved the minutes from the previous meeting and adopted the consent agenda by voice vote after no items were pulled for discussion. The approvals followed standard procedure: a motion to approve the minutes was moved, seconded and carried; the consent agenda was likewise moved, seconded and carried.
Trustee Ayers reported for the Academic, Research and Student Success Committee that the group recommended tenure and promotion for several faculty members. Provost Kimberly McCorkle presented three faculty for tenure upon appointment: Dr. Kelly Hall, Dr. Anthony Vega and Dr. Amy Wright, and a request to promote Angela Shelton to clinical assistant professor in the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. The committee also reviewed curriculum notifications to THEC—including two program renames, a new graduate certificate and a concentration moving to online delivery—and a range of program and policy revisions intended to meet accreditation and workforce needs.
The Audit Committee, chaired by Trustee Stegall Jones, approved the FY2025 audit plan for submission to the state comptroller and confirmed internal audit staffing and salaries; three audits were completed, including one for the Center of Nursing Advancement with no findings. The Finance and Administration Committee approved the campus master plan for short- and long-term capital improvements and reviewed fourth-quarter financial information and contracts above $250,000.
President Noland and the board publicly thanked a donor who endowed a chair in surveying and mapping; the donor said the investment responds to a national shortage of surveyors and seeks to position ETSU as a center of excellence that can supply graduates to industry partners.
The board closed the meeting after a short president—s report and moved to adjourn.
Votes at a glance - Approval of prior meeting minutes: motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote ("Aye"). - Adoption of consent agenda: motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote ("Aye"). - Adjournment: motion moved by Trustee Ramsey, seconded; meeting adjourned.
The board did not take action on new policies or adopt ordinances; most business at the fall meeting consisted of committee reports and routine approvals.
