The offices of treasurer and secretary of the university may be held by persons who are not members of the board of trustees. It is lawful, however, for the offices of treasurer and secretary to be held by members of the board of trustees, who in such event shall be suitably compensated for their services […]
The act of the congress of the United States, approved July 2, 1862 (ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503), and subsequent acts, entitled “An act donating public lands to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts,” and especially all the conditions set forth in the […]
The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee has the right to invest the fund derived from the Land Grant Act of congress, or any part of the act, in mortgage loans and such other safe securities that may be approved by the board or its executive committee as shall yield not less than […]
The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, and each institution under its jurisdiction, shall not enter into any agreement or other arrangement for a merger or consolidation with a private institution of higher education without the authorization of the general assembly, acting through legislation, resolution or appropriations.
The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee is authorized to establish from time to time reasonable and appropriate rules and regulations defining residency of students, which, when approved by the governor, shall be used for the purpose of determining whether or not out-of-state tuition shall be charged to a student enrolling in the […]
The board of trustees of the University of Tennessee may make tax-sheltered annuities available to such of their respective employees as are eligible for the annuities under any pertinent federal statute or regulation.
The University of Tennessee has express authority and power to act as trustee of charitable trusts, including annuity trusts, unitrusts and pooled income funds as defined in the Federal Tax Reform Act of 1969, heretofore or hereafter created pursuant to an agreement between the university and a donor or donors, by deed of gift to […]
The board of trustees shall establish a program whereby each institution of higher education providing dormitory facilities and cafeteria services shall offer a room plan whereby students may pay for use of the facilities and services on a monthly basis. Any increase in funds necessary to fund the administration of the program shall be charged […]
If the department of human services does not, at any time, exercise its preference under § 71-4-503, the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee may award a contract to any qualified third-party provider to provide vending operations located in a residence hall or similar housing facility that relies upon profits from the vending […]
The University of Tennessee is expressly authorized to lease employees to any nonprofit corporation created under Tennessee law for the purpose of operating a hospital with which the university is affiliated through its medical education programs. Employees leased under the authority of this section shall remain eligible for all university benefits for which they are […]
The University of Tennessee board of trustees is expressly authorized and empowered to designate one (1) or more foundations established to support the university, pursuant to § 49-7-107, or any existing foundation created to support a campus of the university, to receive and hold private gifts for support of the university unless the donor has […]
The board of regents, each state university board, and the University of Tennessee shall establish a grievance procedure for all support staff employees. “Support staff” means employees who are neither faculty nor executive, administrative, or professional staff of any institution or board subject to this chapter and the University of Tennessee. Support staff shall be […]
By July 1, 2019, each institution operated by the University of Tennessee shall adopt a policy to allow American sign language courses to satisfy any foreign language requirements for admission to an undergraduate degree program.
