MTSU Provost Mark Byrnes, left, makes a point during the June 14 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. At right is Board Chairman Stephen Smith. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

MTSU Trustee Joey Jacobs discusses flat tuition rates for the coming academic year during the June 14 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)

Incoming MTSU Student Trustee and graduate student Andrew “Drew” Carpenter, right, makes a point during the June 14 Board of Trustees meeting held at the Miller Education Center on Bell Street. Carpenter will serve a one-year term and replaces outgoing student trustee Gabriela Jaimes. At left is Faculty Trustee Rick Cottle. (MTSU photo by Andy Heidt)