
Heath Shuler Believes in Giving Back
University of Tennessee football great and former U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler reflects on the importance of public service.

A Car Full of Grace
Helping Mamas Knoxville supports East Tennessee families, providing 1.5M essential items like diapers, formula, and hygiene products to those in…

Partnerships for a Stronger Tennessee
The Vol community united to support those impacted by Hurricane Helene, including fundraising and providing disaster veterinary services.

Justice for All
UT students and EBCI leaders explore culturally specific approaches to domestic violence, seeking justice and health solutions for the Cherokee…

Growing Her Dream
UTK alumna Jill Joyce never thought she would be where she is now: seated next to a student, helping him…

Career Growth Through An Alumni Network
Becky Spaulding has reinvented the career services program into the UT Alumni Association Center for Career Advancement.

Growing Communities
Derrick Stowell had no idea his passion for environmental education and therapeutic recreation would launch a world-impacting program.

Manufacturing Renaissance
If the manufacturing industry were a brick-and-mortar building, the sign on its window would read “help wanted.” UT Knoxville, however,…

A Battle Worth Fighting
A discovery by UT Knoxville-based economists led to Gov. Bill Haslam developing a $30 million dollar plan to begin dealing…

On a Mission
In the Tennessee county hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, UT Knoxville alumnus Dr. Geogy Thomas works to help the…

Standing Up to Big Pharma
UT alumna and Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen has taken the war against the opioid epidemic to the…

The Day Life Changed Forever
Cindy Ogle (Knoxville ’73, ’78), Gatlinburg's city manager, recounts her wildfire experience.

Crossville
Tonya Hinch (Knoxville ’85), is a Crossville native who, after a short and sweet career in New York, has returned…

Waverly
“Music on the Square” has been going strong since 2001, when Ron Pace (Knoxville ’64, ’69) and his wife, Sandy,…