MTSU: 2 new degrees, athletics master plan approved
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 5:43 pm
MURFREESBORO -- Middle Tennessee State University's Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved two new academic programs in the colleges of Business and Education at its quarterly meeting. • Trustees authorized Joey Jacobs, chair of the Finance and Governance Committee, to negotiate an employment contract with McPhee. They delayed consideration of an overall evaluation policy of the president after Faculty Trustee Tony Johnston said he wanted to discuss ways to expand feedback from stakeholders in the process. • Trustees approved a new Athletics Master Plan, which now goes to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for review. The plan, required before fundraising efforts can go forward, suggests several improvements such as a new football team facility; Murphy Center practice court improvements and club seating; an entry plaza; and a new multi-sport indoor practice facility. • Accepted a recommendation from Finance and Governance not to pursue merit pay as a salary option for faculty and staff until further progress in bringing pay to market levels. • McPhee told trustees that the state Attorney General's office informed the university that it would have to retain outside legal counsel if it decided to appeal the state Historical Commission's decision to deny the name change of Forrest Hall. A decision to pursue an appeal is still under study. • Trustees learned of the establishment of the International Ginseng Institute, another research partnership with Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in China. For more information about the MTSU Board of Trustees, go to www.mtsu.edu/boardoftrustees.
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