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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The MTSU Board of Trustees will hold their Summer Board Meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in the Miller Education Center (MEC).  The livestreamed meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m. (CDT).

The Board Meeting will be open to the public or via live streaming.

The agenda and materials are posted at Board of Trustees’ Board Meeting page.

To view the live stream of the meeting, click on the box below:

About the Board

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Middle Tennessee State University and is responsible for selecting and appointing the president; setting the operating budget; approving personnel appointments; granting all degrees awarded by the University, including honorary degrees; establishing tuition and fee rates; approving contracts; and approving all rules, regulations, curriculum changes, new programs and degrees of the University. 

The Board consists of 10 members, 8 of whom are appointed by the governor, by and with consent of the Tennessee General Assembly.  In addition, the Faculty Senate elects a faculty member to serve a two-year term, and the Student Government Association presents three students to the University President for review, and he will recommend one of the three to the Board for approval.  The student trustee is non-voting and serves a one-year term.  They hold regularly scheduled meetings four times a year, and additional meetings as needed. 

The Board of Trustees of Middle Tennessee State University was established pursuant to 2016’s FOCUS Act (2016 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 869)

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) letter approving MTSU’s change of governance.