With the passage of the Focus on College and University Success (FOCUS) Act by the 109th Tennessee General Assembly, East Tennessee State University (ETSU) began the transition from governance by the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) to an institutional board of trustees. The FOCUS Act granted the state’s six public universities in the TBR system additional autonomy to empower each individual institution to be successful as Tennessee works to achieve its goal of 55 percent of adult Tennesseans having a postsecondary degree or credential by 2025.
Eight of the ten-member Board of Trustees for ETSU are appointed by the Governor of Tennessee with confirmation by the Tennessee General Assembly. The ETSU Faculty elects the faculty trustee who serves a two-year term on the board. The Board selects a student trustee to serve each year via a process developed by ETSU student leadership. The state level coordinating body, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC), provides training for all public higher education board members.
The ETSU Board of Trustees has the authority to appoint the campus president, manage the university budget and set tuition, and oversee other operational tasks. The inaugural ETSU Board of Trustees assumed formal responsibility at its first meeting called by Governor Haslam on March 24, 2017.
Meetings from 2023
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 September 15 - Board of Trustees (recording), Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 May 19 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 May 19 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 May 19 - Board of Trustees Special Meeting (recording), Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 April 21- Board of Trustees (recording), Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 March 28 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 March 28 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 February 17 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 February 17 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 February 17 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 February 17 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2023 February 17 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
Meetings from 2022
2022 November 18 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 November 18 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 November 18 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 November 18 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 November 18 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 September 16 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 September 16 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 September 16 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 September 16 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 September 16 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 April 22- Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 April 22 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 April 22 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 April 22 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 April 22 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 March 30 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 March 30 - Board of Trustees Finance and Admnistration Committee Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 February 18 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 February 18 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 February 18 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 February 18 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2022 February 18 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
Meetings from 2021
2021 November 19 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2021 November 19 - Board of Trustees Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2021 November 19 - Board of Trustees Audit Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2021 November 19 - Board of Trustees Finance and Administration Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2021 November 19 - Board of Trustees Public Notice, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
2021 September 17 - Board of Trustees Academic, Research, and Student Success Committee Agenda and Minutes, Board of Trustees, East Tennessee State University
