As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Commission” means the Tennessee higher education commission;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-7-2902

  • Commission: means the Tennessee higher education commission. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of economic and community development. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • consortium: means an organization or association comprised of two (2) or more HBCU institutions, the purpose of which is to facilitate and implement the strategic plans and objectives developed by and between the consortium and the Tennessee HBCU technology partnership. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • Department: means the department of economic and community development. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • HBCU: means and includes any historically black college or university located in this state, namely Fisk University, Knoxville College, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • partnership: means an organization or association formed pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of cooperation by and among the department, the commission, the institutions participating in the consortium and participating organizations from private industry, the purpose of which is to develop certain strategic plans and key objectives to leverage the collective resources of each partnership participant to achieve superior economic growth in this state. See Tennessee Code 49-7-2902
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of economic and community development;
(3) “Department” means the department of economic and community development;
(4) “HBCU” means and includes any historically black college or university located in this state, namely Fisk University, Knoxville College, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University;
(5) “Tennessee HBCU consortium” or “consortium” means an organization or association comprised of two (2) or more HBCU institutions, the purpose of which is to facilitate and implement the strategic plans and objectives developed by and between the consortium and the Tennessee HBCU technology partnership; and
(6) “Tennessee HBCU technology partnership” or “partnership” means an organization or association formed pursuant to the terms of a memorandum of cooperation by and among the department, the commission, the institutions participating in the consortium and participating organizations from private industry, the purpose of which is to develop certain strategic plans and key objectives to leverage the collective resources of each partnership participant to achieve superior economic growth in this state.
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