PURPOSE : The Publications Committee establishes policies governing student publications, appoints qualified students to editorial positions of the yearbook and the campus newspaper, nominates faculty sponsors, and recommends budgets of official student publications. No campus student publication may solicit advertising without this committee's approval. It is the Committee's responsibility to see that publications meet standards of objectivity and taste that are consistent with the Committee's own Code of Ethics and Policy Guide. Official student publications, funded all or in part by university-collected funds, must be approved by this Committee. The Committee has authority to reprimand or replace student staff as well as to recommend salaries and commissions. The Committee shall also study ways to integrate experience gained into the Department of Communications curriculum.
COMPOSITION : Director of University Relations, Vice Chancellor for Provost and Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Chair of the Department of Communications, five faculty members serving two‑year terms, SGA President, three students appointed by the Student Government Association President and approved by the Student Senate, and one UT Martin graduate familiar with journalism. The chair of the Committee is selected by the outgoing Committee.
REPORTING CHANNEL : Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
MEMBERSHIP :
*Mr. Bud Grimes, Director of University Relations
*Dr. Jerald Ogg, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
*Ms. Nancy Yarbrough, Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
*Dr. Margaret Toston, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
*Mrs. Len Solomons, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
*Mr. Phil Dane, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
*Dr. Robert Nanney, Chair of Communications, Chair
Ms. Hollie Holt, UT Martin Graduate (2012)
Ms. Mary Carpenter, Faculty Representative (2012)
Dr. Neil Graves, Faculty Representative (2013)
Dr. Jeff Hoyer, Faculty Representative (2012)
Ms. Sandy Orr, Faculty Representative (2012)
Dr. Matthew Pritchett, Faculty Representative (2013)
Mr. Alex Wilson, SGA President (2012)
Mr. Dustin Cobb, SGA Representative (2012)
Ms. Mary Jean Hall, SGA Representative (2012)
Mr. T.J. Harris, SGA Representative (2012)
(*Indicates ex‑officio member of the Committee)
