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Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans
11/11/2024

Tennessee’s community and technical colleges honored veterans – including students, faculty, staff and alumni – in Veterans Day activities on campuses statewide today.

As part of those ceremonies, a veteran at each college was also awarded the Chancellor’s Commendation for Military Veterans, a special recognition launched in 2020 by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings.

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
11/07/2024

The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold a special called meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12, to consider institutional compensation proposals for 10 colleges and faculty emeritus designations for five retired faculty members. The board’s committee chairs and Audit Committee will meet after the full board's session.

The Board of Regents governs Tennessee's Community Colleges and Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs).

26th Annual Food Drive Challenge
11/05/2024

Tennessee’s community colleges and TCATs have launched their 26th annual Food Drive Challenge, collecting food and cash donations for campus food pantries and local food bank programs serving their communities.

YWCA Co-Chair Kendra Deas, AWA Honoree Emily J. Reynolds, YWCA CEO Sharon Roberson
11/05/2024

Emily J. Reynolds, a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents since 2010 and its vice chair since 2013, is one of seven women honored by YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee in its 32nd Academy for Women of Achievement (AWA) celebration. 

Perkins
11/05/2024

Eleven Tennessee Community Colleges and Colleges of Applied Technology are receiving grants totaling $4,777,312 to boost career and technical education (CTE) programs, through the federal Perkins Grant program.

The newest round of Perkins READI (Reimagine Engage And Develop for Innovation) Grants have been awarded to the following institutions following a competitive application process by the Tennessee Board of Regents:

President Tracy Hall selected for Aspen Institute Presidents Fellowship
10/25/2024

Dr. Tracy D. Hall, president of Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis, is one of 25 innovative leaders selected from across the country to participate in the second cohort of the Aspen Presidents Fellowship, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase. The Fellowship is a unique yearlong professional development experience that helps community college presidents refine and reform their agenda to drive transformative change.

News Title Post date
Southwest Tennessee Community College wins national Bellwether Award recognizing achievements in redesigning the student experience 01/28/2021
Presidents of TN Colleges of Applied Technology Jackson and Murfreesboro re-elected to Council on Occupational Education governing board 01/25/2021
Board of Regents to hold Strategic Plan Workshop Jan. 22, for update on 2015-25 Strategic Plan mid-cycle review 01/15/2021
FAFSA deadline for TN Promise & TN Student Assistance Award extended to March 1, 2021 01/11/2021
Tennessee’s community and technical colleges collect nearly 76,000 food items in 22nd Annual Food Drive Challenge 12/17/2020
Board of Regents approves criteria for next president of TCATs McKenzie & Paris; hears several informational reports during December meeting 12/10/2020
Board of Regents quarterly meeting is Dec. 10. Agenda includes criteria for next president of TN Colleges of Applied Technology McKenzie & Paris 12/03/2020
Colleges of Applied Technology sharing new children's book with local libraries & schools 11/25/2020
Tennessee's community & technical colleges ready to help Tennesseans Reconnect to Workforce tuition-free 11/20/2020
Tennessee Board of Regents Committee Chairs & Audit Committee to meet Nov. 17 11/11/2020
Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans helps honor veterans at Tennessee’s community & technical colleges 11/10/2020
Grants awarded to faculty teams to create free course materials for students, reducing costs of college attendance 10/21/2020
TN Promise Scholarship Application Deadline Extended to December 1 10/20/2020
TBR Audit Committee to meet Oct. 14 to consider hiring an information systems auditor 10/09/2020
Nearly 500 faculty, staff, students participate in 2020's virtual We All Rise Conference 10/08/2020
Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology joining national Achieving the Dream Network focused on success of all students 09/29/2020
Tennessee’s community & technical colleges awarded 22,998 degrees, diplomas in 2019-20 academic year; 15,874 awards at community college awards were a record high 09/23/2020
Board of Regents to meet Sept. 22-23. Agenda includes fall semester enrollments, results of 2019-20 academic year, funding requests for 2021-22 09/17/2020
Board of Regents committee chairs & Audit Committee to meet Sept. 1 08/25/2020
Tennessee’s community colleges launch fall semester with focus on health & safety 08/24/2020

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