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August 19, 2010
Dear Director Rhoda, President Simek,
and Chancellor Manning:
As the Executive Committee of the Association
of Tennessee University Faculty Senates (TUFS), we are writing in regard to
the implementation of the “Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010,” which
mandates that development of the new university tract program within the
University of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Regents systems consider the
views of “faculty senates of the respective campuses.”
Now that the Tennessee Higher Education
Commission (THEC) has formulated the “Public Agenda for Tennessee Higher
Education, 2010-2015” as a means of implementing the act, we ask—consistent
with the provisions of the legislation—that the faculty senates of each of
our member institutions (Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State
University, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University,
Tennessee Technological University, University of Memphis, University of
Tennessee-Chattanooga, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, University of
Tennessee-Martin, University of Tennessee-Health Sciences Center) be
consulted formally on the THEC “Public Agenda” for Tennessee higher
education.
Thank you in advance for your
consideration of this issue.
Executive Committee
Tennessee University Faculty Senates (TUFS)
Jeffrey S. Berman (Univ. of Memphis),
President
J.A.M. “Toby” Boulet (Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville), President-Elect
John Nolt (Univ. of Tennessee-Knoxville), Past President
H. Lyn Miles (Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga), Secretary
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