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Committee members said board leaders have communicated privately with those citizens and will continue doing so as plans evolve; committee members stated on the record that \"there is nothing imminent\" that will happen to the Maplehurst property.

Treasurer Luke Lyburn reported year‑to‑date financial performance with revenue up 7% and expenditures up 6.4% through three quarters. Committee materials presented a 2025–26 operating budget (described to the board as a $3.7 billion plan with $2.4 billion in educational and general funds) and capital requests for fiscal years 2026–31.

Associate Vice President Austin Oaks walked trustees through capital outlay and maintenance funding requests and discussed a proposed Walmart lease/acquisition and Maplehurst option and holding agreements; the committee approved nine agenda items and forwarded four to the full board for consideration (the finance-related votes were later approved by the full board).

Nut graf: The committee combined routine financial reporting with discussion of specific real estate and capital projects; trustees emphasized outreach to the Maplehurst community and clarified that no immediate action on the property is planned.

Ending: The committee vote forwarded budget and capital items to the full board; trustees asked staff to continue community engagement around Maplehurst as planning proceeds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, July 1, 2025 ","oneSentenceSummary","Trustees heard two public comments about Maplehurst property; finance committee advanced nine action items including operating budget and a capital funding package and reviewed a Walmart lease/acquisition and option/holding agreements for the Maplehurst site. Committee members said nothing imminent will happen to Maplehurst property.","taxTitle","University of Tennessee System, Public Universities, School Districts, Tennessee","taxId",79439,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6512450,"Audit committee: athletics compliance structure appropriate; UT campuses reported rule violations, UT Martin had two level-2 findings",104,2427120,2531320,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb&start=2427&end=2531","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb/thumbnail_2427120.jpg","/articles/6512450/Tennessee/Audit-committee-athletics-compliance-structure-appropriate-UT-campuses-reported-rule-violations-UT-Martin-had-two-level-2-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512450-937015a115697b8086582fb602ec7270/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982013&Signature=Lpbh6v6YfsSJygCdLDDqPv4ef2cOS-vTxW5tLJsiYevkrqVe3tsuDVigIEagRLLNnKKhyTprvWq4Pra~ClqM2edgOQihJzMAc4Dxck~H7Cf~F3LaceJIHuMZHZIJ-G9q2JTeq2BwE80uwL6ncPRy9zclqtwKi50ubeb-bzKNPxvzTmy9KONmQ3a15BhMI30ebMzlWM4dmSm9M2sqlms~mzj2DCz89hyYB0X2fAIv5ahOT9l4Qrxrn10029d9dtD5zQAkQJ-vD6GzAGceDdWORrtr5jsMDntXyg6mwTZGAkTnvm4rxS7dtFmTzFyAbXWiZvpEnHzMDbmbtXYdhm2svw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The audit and compliance committee reported to the full board that the system's athletics compliance reporting structure and investigative procedures are appropriate for each campus, and that staffing levels are consistent with peer institutions.

Ryan Sinett, the system's general counsel, told the committee that the reporting and investigation process for alleged NCAA violations \"are consistent with best practices,\" and that UT Martin indicated plans to hire an additional compliance employee by the end of the year to align staffing with peers.

The committee also received a public-safety update from Kelly Michalik, the system public-safety coordinator, and a campus safety briefing from Chief Sean O'Brien of UT Chattanooga. Committee chair DeCosta Jenkins said the committee later went into a nonpublic executive session to discuss ongoing investigations, audits and litigation.

Sinett reported that all campuses reported level‑3 violations in the period under review; UT Martin additionally reported two level‑2 violations related to its women's soccer program and softball program.

Nut graf: The committee concluded that compliance systems and staffing are broadly appropriate but identified specific rule‑level violations and an identified staffing gap at UT Martin that the campus plans to address.

Ending: The audit committee moved to executive session for confidential matters; the public summary directed trustees to follow committee reports for more detail.","The University of Tennessee System audit and compliance committee received a public-safety briefing and an athletics compliance review that concluded reporting and investigative processes are consistent with best practices; each campus reported level‑3 NCAA violations and UT Martin disclosed two level‑2 violations in women's soccer and softball.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6512455,"UT Board approves operating budget and capital requests, appoints executive vice president, adopts honorary resolution",673,2296690,2970080,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb&start=2296&end=2970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb/thumbnail_2296690.jpg","/articles/6512455/Tennessee/UT-Board-approves-operating-budget-and-capital-requests-appoints-executive-vice-president-adopts-honorary-resolution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512455-07b5c981bb98bfba0c0b2d289172d41d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982013&Signature=JvHqnZSh3Sfcdz3Yz3C9oe2QaPv71vDQrLQqlH34S04irExuglVRF5GtZMa1OFjNl3w1kS8lYVKriM1Xmf4-4zPzIBtSbBz-0O883ONoZbLGmxIqeqka4~iyO7Whghbd0bQR89cs4jQCJ0ME-~MdyMSo4~7b8bmxG1QFdEbFSniWXo8X6QK7IeFYsU-Nyys-SopDPWIQaS1hFp7~nwcRmXmByuQiER5NrLLFoLaxjskN6bs470XHpVxBXQsuqWg4bVNoJWodY5~CAi3Be4zAIc9Qj~CwDB-yKASOmw8cK8bzwEeryyDkG6dUV7qKo0kpb3nmTNOCz3WCwgUfE9xcEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its Chattanooga meeting, the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved multiple items included in the meeting materials: the 2025–26 operating budget and three capital funding requests, the appointment of Linda Martin as executive vice president for the UT System, an honorary resolution recognizing Steven Engel, and the consent agenda that included minutes and several standing resolutions.

Board Chair John Compton called for motions on the operating budget and capital requests; trustees voted by voice and the motions carried. The finance committee had recommended the operating budget (presented as a $3.7 billion total operating plan with $2.4 billion educational and general funds and $445 million in auxiliary funds) and the related capital requests.

The board also moved and approved an intercessory honorary resolution granting Steven Engel the title of distinguished professor and chancellor emeritus. Trustees moved and seconded the motion; the resolution passed by voice vote.

Separately, the board approved the appointment of Doctor Linda Martin as executive vice president of the UT System; the motion was brought from the floor, seconded and approved by voice vote.

The consent agenda — which included prior meeting minutes, the president’s annual review, a board self‑assessment survey, a standing resolution delegating authority to the board secretary and items from the Education, Research and Service Committee — was approved by voice vote.

Votes at a glance:
- Operating budget and three capital funding requests: approved by voice vote.
- Appointment of Linda Martin as executive vice president: approved by voice vote.
- Honorary resolution for Steven Engel (distinguished professor and chancellor emeritus): approved by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (minutes and listed resolutions): approved by voice vote.

Nut graf: The board formally approved the system’s principal fiscal plan and several governance items that shape leadership and administrative authority; votes were taken by voice without roll-call tallies recorded in the public transcript.

Ending: The chair indicated no items were pulled from the consent agenda and closed the business items before moving to committee reports.","The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved the system operating budget and capital funding requests, unanimously appointed Linda Martin as executive vice president (pending formal vote included in materials), adopted an honorary resolution for former UTC chancellor Steven Engel and approved the consent agenda.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6512460,"UT System president cites enrollment growth, $477 million fundraising record and outlines 2030 strategic plan",1750,244321,1994440,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb&start=244&end=1994","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5113607-76b2b9be0beeec0b96b3bf46cddfe4fb/thumbnail_244321.jpg","/articles/6512460/Tennessee/UT-System-president-cites-enrollment-growth-477-million-fundraising-record-and-outlines-2030-strategic-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6512460-382862fce3f4146f66f63f989229bf26/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982013&Signature=bYkebHbIuCRFC8v9yc2Ym9uY8N2T~2RUSMz-m8NFxnP1vmdNF5KdJq9pQ3O-PEXPJHyZgidpHgVJYv9fMtWIbXUsNpf6gwsP8KpRswLEImIoFmUwtChc42Y6QRMaPRvDqy7IgYBP8MiQHI3NVpOouc3Mu-gE-CJxYZhexcVM0wuZunsgY385tJGW0LtY7rX0dpmy2aRlU8z91cuLSdiojIjoVbrG8bPaSBu8JtskVJY6zR-RYUioJhubfK8g5twT8h6q3IO3FtyF0bPMryyPdgKIDPcjojZ0EJJdwKNduNo9bOf7ulpdk7RRd5Yp3qysVvBn~JBf56i3Pv0g-jCcVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Randy Boyd, president of the University of Tennessee System, told trustees in Chattanooga that systemwide enrollment is tracking above 65,000 and that the system set a new fundraising record of $476,935,994 for the year.

Boyd told the board the system forecasts an enrollment increase “of upwards of 4.8%” in the coming weeks and said the administration will continue work on a systemwide student information roadmap, retention and graduation initiatives and a strategic plan through 2030.

Those items, Boyd said, are part of four strategic priorities under development: access and engagement; student outcomes; research-driven economic and societal impact (with a specific emphasis on workforce); and advancing the state through community engagement. He said four “priority enablers” — people, data/technology, government relations/communications and infrastructure — will support those priorities.

\"This is our moment to seize an opportunity,\" Boyd said, urging the system to invest while other campuses retrench. \"Where other campuses are cutting back, cutting budgets, we're gonna be the ones that are gonna be investing.\" (Randy Boyd, President)

Boyd reported other specific developments: a previously held contract for a teacher apprenticeship program known as Grow Your Own was not renewed by the Department of Education; a five-year extension to a long-standing research contract (described in the meeting as extending a 25-year relationship to 30 years) was secured; a public–private partnership to build graduate housing in Oak Ridge for roughly 120 students is in early phases; and the governor allocated approximately $45 million for a 4‑H STEM academy across the state.

On research and partnerships, Boyd emphasized continuing and expanding ties with Oak Ridge National Laboratory and noted new and ongoing capital projects, saying trustees saw roughly $400 million in construction underway during a campus visit.

Boyd also said system leaders are using Deloitte to help shape the 2030 plan, with discovery and analysis completed and visioning and plan development under way; he described a timeline that would lead to a plan the board could review next year.

Nut graf: The president framed the plan and recent results — enrollment gains, a record fundraising year and new capital and research efforts — as the basis for pursuing an ambitious systemwide strategy through 2030 focused on workforce, research impact and sustained growth.

Background and context: Boyd credited campus leaders and state partnerships for progress on enrollment, retention and fundraising. He said certain programs (for example, the Grow Your Own teacher apprenticeship contract) were not renewed by outside funders, so the system will not continue that contract as previously structured. He also said the system intends to develop a formal reserves policy and pursue authorization to finance its own academic capital projects.

Ending: Boyd asked trustees to review details that will be distributed in a memo and said the strategic plan will be socialized with stakeholders through fall, with a formal board presentation anticipated in the next year.","University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd told the Board of Trustees in Chattanooga that systemwide enrollment is trending above 65,000, fundraising set a new record at $476,935,994, and the system is developing a strategic plan to 2030 with an emphasis on workforce, research and infrastructure.","actionData","errors"]

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