Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Richard G. Rhoda, Executive Director

Commission Boardroom, Parkway Towers
January 31, 2002 - 1:00 p.m. CST

• Adoption of Agenda
• Approval of Minutes: November 15, 2001
• Chairman's Report
• Executive Director's Report
• Systems' Reports
  • University of Tennessee System
  • Tennessee Board of Regents
  • Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
• Geier Update
• Update on THEC Plan of Action

1. Outcomes and Performance
   1. 2002 Annual Report on the Status of Higher Education in Tennessee
   2. Annual Joint Report - State Board of Education and the Higher Education Commission
2. Fiscal Affairs
   1. Operating Budgets, Proposed and Revised, 2001-02
   2. Revision of THEC Policy on Tution and Fees
3. Academic Affairs
   1. Status Report on Articulation
   2. Expansion of the Mission of Nashville State Technical Institute
   3. Authorization of New Institutions under the Postsecondary Authorization Act
   4. Office of Postsecondary School Authorization, New Program
4. Administrative Items
   • Spring Commission Meeting - Thursday, April 18, 2002