How We Met
We asked alumni to share stories about how they met on campus, and quite a few of you responded. Here are a few of the tales we were told.
The Therapist is In
Four marriage counselors--three alumni and an instructor at the UT Health Science Center--discuss common marital issues and ways to prevent and resolve them.
Marriage by Numbers
Clearly, attitudes about marriage are changing. Divorce has gone from taboo to a norm. And now some people aren’t bothering with marriage at all.
Dodging Diabetes
You’ve heard it before – exercise and healthy eating habits can lead to a better quality of life. But can you avoid a chronic disease like diabetes if it runs in your family?
Ropes and Reins
Fans fill the arena to see it. Students attend UT Martin just to be a team member. “And they call the thing rodeo,” as Garth Brooks famously sings.
Just Married
Libby Dixner (Knoxville ’91) and Mike Deitschmann met at chapter get-togethers and were married in September 2011.
Splat! Vols Bring Home National Championship
What do football and paintball have in common at UT Knoxville? Both teams wear face masks, and they’ve both won national championships.
Funding Student Dreams
At age 3, Amanda Cain knew she wanted to be a veterinarian. Her dream wouldn’t have come true without a scholarship from the UTAA’s Fund for the Future.
Chapter Spotlight: Benton County
Former Vol football standout and NFL player Trey Teague (Knoxville ’98) spoke to alumni at the Benton County chapter annual meeting in Camden in September.
Alumni Leaders Unite
The first annual Volunteer Leadership Weekend featured business meetings, social gatherings, and unique opportunities to learn about the role of leadership groups at the university.
Great Grammar
Did you know that the Harbrace Handbook, the best selling college textbook ever, was born in Knoxville?
Doggone It!
The UT College of Veterinary Medicine is part of the reason Knoxville was named Dog Fancy Magazine’s DogTown USA for the best city for dogs in the Southeast.
Continents Collide
Learn how natural forces created and continue to shape mountains across the globe at the Frank H. McClung Museum at UT Knoxville.
Amphibious Fauna of Tennessee
Tennessee is home to 22 species of frogs and 58 species of salamanders, and you can read all about them in The Amphibians of Tennessee
Get a Bird’s-Eye View
The UT Martin Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station is a co-sponsor of the annual Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival.
Big Impact
$2.3 billion -- that’s the total economic contribution of the UT Health Science Center to the state.
New Pharmacy Home
The UT Health Science Center College of Pharmacy Memphis campus is now housed in a 183,857-square-foot building on the UT-Baptist Research Park.
Stadium’s New Life
A campus metamorphosis has begun at UT Chattanooga: a new library emerges near the spot where a cherished landmark was carefully dismantled.
New Footprints in the Foothills
The University of Tennessee has a new dairy farm in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains.
Survey: Do You Bonnaroo?
Next Issue: Learn more about Bonnaroo and its connections to UT. Tell us about your experience, and your story may be included in the next issue.
Corporate to Country
Five farms in Tennessee operated by UT alumni who swapped suits for overalls to follow their dreams. Part of the series, "Corporate to Country."
Out to Pasture
Phil Baggett "retires" to grass-fed farming. Part of the series, "Corporate to Country."
