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Registrar/Assistant VP for Strategic Enrollment Systems, Volunteer State Community College

2025 ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Elections Candidate - President-Elect 

Position Statement:

This year has brought many changes to the United States and to US higher education.  I doubt those changes are done.  When I reflect on ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ and think about the position of President-Elect, I feel it is incumbent on any candidate to take a step back from what is happening all around them.  That may seem very counter-intuitive, but you can’t see the big picture unless you look from a perspective that takes in all in.

We must remember that ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ is an entity unto itself.  It has a vision for the future and goals for the present that are driven by its mission.  All of those are informed by ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥’s values.  It is times when very little seems stable when we must lean into who we are and have always been at our core.  We are ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥.  We are an inclusive global community of educators who serve an even larger community of learners.  We must stay that course and remain true to ourselves and those we serve as an association.

Please don’t misunderstand.  Being true to ourselves does not mean that we don’t adapt, grow, and change to remain health and successful as an association. We just have to do it without sacrificing who we are and what we believe.  We also have to remember that we serve institutions, members, and learners from institutions with varied missions and controls across many countries.  We are all ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥.

As we move into the second quarter of the 21^st Century, I see ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ as more necessary for our members.  I see an obligation to serve, not just our members, but higher education as a whole to ensure the health and well-being of our processions and our learners.  I am excited to learn what that means alongside the members we serve as we plan for the future.  I want to be part of and help lead an ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ that remains true to who we are as well as an ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ that is changing, adapting, and growing as to remain a vital and influential part of the higher education landscape.

Bio:

Tim Amyx has worked in higher education for over 20 years and is the Director of Admissions and College Registrar at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, TN just north of Nashville. Tim is a Past President and former Vice President for Information Technology and Publications for Tennessee ACRAO. Over the years, Tim has served on various ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ task forces and committees.  He was the chair for the ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Community College Issues Committee and was the Group V coordinator for the Annual Meeting Program Committee and served as Chair for the 2017 Minneapolis  ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Annual Meeting Program Committee.  Tim is one of the original faculty for the ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ REG 201 workshop.  He is a recipient of the Tennessee ACRAO Distinguished Service Award and the ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Thomas A. Bilger Award.  Tim currently served on the ÐãÉ«Ö±²¥ Board of Directors as a Vice President at Large.