Board of Trustees

The MTSU Board of Trustees will hold a Rulemaking Hearing at its Spring Board Meeting on Tueday, March 19, 2024, in the Miller Education Center.  The meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m.

At the Rulemaking Hearing, the Board will consider revisions to Rule 0240-07-04 Academic Misconduct.  A copy of the rule is included in the meeting material, which may be accessed at the Board of Trustees' Meeting page.  Interested persons will have the opportunity to provide comment, present facts, view or arguments as concerns this rule.  Those wishing to participate should be present in the 2nd floor Atrium at 1 p.m.   Public parking is available in the lot on the southwest corner of Highland Avenue and Bell Street.  Each person will have up to five minutes to present their remarks.  Written comments may be submitted by mail or email to:

James Floyd, University Counsel and Secretary to the Board
Cope Administration Building 209
1301 E. Main Street
Murfreesboro, TN  37132
James.Floyd@mtsu.edu

Written comments should be received by 4:30 p.m. March 18, 2024, to ensure consideration.

For agenda details and meeting materials, go to Board of Trustees' Spring Board Meeting.  Please check this page periodically for updates pertaining to meeting details.

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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.

Meet the Trustees