The Tennessee Higher Education Commission, created in 1967 by act of the General Assembly, is responsible for coordinating and planning all of higher education in the State system. The President is the chief administrative officer of the University. The Executive Council acts in an advisory capacity to the President and consists of the Provost and the Vice Presidents. Faculty Senate 1. The Faculty Senate is composed of elected faculty members.
Administrators participate as observers by invitation.
University Council of Graduate Studies and Research 2. The University Council of Graduate Studies and Research consists of eighteen members of the graduate faculty, eleven elected and seven ex offcio, and one elected graduate student. Proposals approved by the University Council and the Dean of the Graduate School are forwarded, when necessary, to the Provost for appropriate University and State review. The University Council establishes criteria for membership on the graduate faculty. Standing University Committees 3.