Gov. Haslam elected chairman, addresses UT Board of Trustees

Gov. Haslam elected chairman, addresses UT Board of Trustees

He discussed the university's capital needs, a total of $840 million for new construction and maintenance forecast for the next five years. The president said he is undertaking the creation of a new strategic plan, which will take one year to golf training nets complete.The university is celebrating 50 years of African-American Achievement this year by commemorating the first enrollment of African-American undergraduate students printable golf rules in 1961. Each campus is holding events to mark the milestone. Theotis Robinson, UT vice president for equity and diversity, was one of the first three African-American undergraduate students to enroll at UT Knoxville golf training nets and told trustees about his experience and the events planned for this year.In other action, the board approved: a revised resolution for the UT Athletics Board; the revised operating budget for FY 2010-11; naming of the Golf Practice Facility at UT for Mack and Johnnie Day; a revised Cheap Golf Clubs Also Could Improve Golf Game policy statement on discretionary expenditure reporting for the president and chancellors; a report of capital golf training nets projects outside the budget process; real property transactions; and a statement of commitment to the Graduate Medical Education Program at the College of Medicine in Chattanooga.