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Board confirms student and faculty appointments, approves minutes

University of Tennessee Board of Trustees · May 4, 2026
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Summary

Trustees confirmed the appointment of Thaddeus Wise (student trustee, UTC) and Jay Falk (faculty representative, UT Health Science Center) for one-year terms beginning in July, and approved the prior meeting minutes by roll call.

The board adopted two personnel resolutions required before May 31: the appointment of Thaddeus Wise as the student member (nonvoting at the board level, voting on the Education, Research and Service Committee) and the appointment of Jay Falk, a tenured professor in preventive medicine recommended by UT Health Science Center, as the faculty representative to the Education, Research and Service Committee. Both appointments are for a one-year term beginning in July and ending June 30, 2027.

Trustees moved, seconded and approved both resolutions by roll call. The board then voted to approve the minutes from the prior meeting without discussion.