Gifts
The UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business received a $3 million gift from the Boyd Foundation to create professorships and expand the Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research Endowment. Continue reading Gifts
Category: Campus News
Updates from UT’s campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin, Memphis and Tullahoma
City Council Member Earns UTC Degree
Ten years and two Chattanooga City Council elections after she enrolled, Demetrus Coonrod graduated from the UT Chattanooga.
Continue reading City Council Member Earns UTC Degree
First Commencement Celebrated
On May 7, 155 students became the first UT Southern graduates. Continue reading First Commencement Celebrated
TEST Hub Approved
The Tennessee General Assembly approved $18 million in a budget appropriations amendment to completely fund UT Martin’s proposed Tennessee Entrepreneurial Science and Technology (TEST) Hub. Continue reading TEST Hub Approved
Extending Dental Care
The College of Dentistry at UTHSC, with assistance from UT Knoxville, held its first dental education course in East Tennessee. Continue reading Extending Dental Care
Points of Pride
Nine new monuments dedicated to UTK’s National Pan-Hellenic Council now have a permanent location along Johnson-Ward Pedestrian Walkway. Continue reading Points of Pride
West Speaks at UTC
Headlining MLK Day 2022 at UT Chattanooga, West, the commentator with opinions on race, social justice and activism, spent 90 minutes speaking and answering questions from students at UTC and Chattanooga-based schools. Continue reading West Speaks at UTC
UTS and Boys and Girls Club: An Enduring Partnership
UT Southern continues to partner with and support the Boys and Girls Club of Pulaski. Continue reading UTS and Boys and Girls Club: An Enduring Partnership
Students Work Super Bowl and NHL All-Star Game
The ninth cohort of UT Martin students to attend and work at a Super Bowl traveled Feb. 13 to Los Angeles to experience Super Bowl LVI. Continue reading Students Work Super Bowl and NHL All-Star Game
Welcome, Dr. Buckley!
Peter F. Buckley began his tenure as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in February. Continue reading Welcome, Dr. Buckley!
Points of Pride
A record number of Vols began their semester at UT Knoxville, topping 31,000 students. Continue reading Points of Pride
Remembrance, Reconciliation at the Walnut Street Bridge
UT Chattanooga was involved in the dedication of bronze sculptures honoring Ed Johnson, a Black man falsely accused of rape and lynched in 1906. Continue reading Remembrance, Reconciliation at the Walnut Street Bridge
Students First
Admissions counselor Sharon Higgins helps first-generation students thrive. Continue reading Students First
$175 million Fundraising Campaign Announced
UT Martin kicked off its fourth and most ambitious capital campaign, RISE, in September 2021. Continue reading $175 million Fundraising Campaign Announced
Dagogo-Jack Writes First Comprehensive Textbook on Prediabetes
After more than 25 years of research, UTHSC’s chief Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes has written the first comprehensive textbook on prediabetes. Continue reading Dagogo-Jack Writes First Comprehensive Textbook on Prediabetes
UTHSC Chancellor to Retire
UTHSC Chancellor Steve Schwab has been with UT Health Science Center for 15 years, serving as chancellor since 2010. Continue reading UTHSC Chancellor to Retire
UT Martin Receives Largest Gift in UT System’s History
A $79.5 million gift will allow UT Martin to increase educational program offerings in veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines in the near future. Continue reading UT Martin Receives Largest Gift in UT System’s History
Alumna Wins Bronze at Olympics
Madelynn Bernau (UTS ’20) and her mixed-trap shooting partner, Brian Burrows, won the bronze medal for the U.S. during the Olympics in Tokyo. This was the first time a UT Southern alumna won an Olympic medal. Continue reading Alumna Wins Bronze at Olympics
UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor
Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC. Continue reading UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor
Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients
Lia Winter and Preston Dishner refined their innovative medical device throughout their time in the MS–MBA program at UT Knoxville. Continue reading Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients
Two Residence Halls Renamed for Black Trailblazers
Two residence halls are named for Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers whose fight for equity and social justice transformed the state’s higher education system and the university. Continue reading Two Residence Halls Renamed for Black Trailblazers
Team Wins Statewide Competition for Fifth Time
For the fifth consecutive year, a team of UTC students has won the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Greater Tennessee Research Challenge. Continue reading Team Wins Statewide Competition for Fifth Time
Bike Share Program Implemented
Two professors established a free bicycle share program on campus to help students, faculty and staff travel across campus and the surrounding community. Continue reading Bike Share Program Implemented
Students Join Community Vaccination
Students and faculty from UTHSC joined to assist in the administration of COVID-19 vaccinations in Memphis. Continue reading Students Join Community Vaccination
Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley
A UTC professor uncovered 53 species of beetles never before found in the Tennessee Valley. Continue reading Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley