Community & Outreach

Alumni Association

Career Growth Through An Alumni Network

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

Alumni Association

Mike Griffin Takes the Lead

Mike Griffin prepares to take on the role of president of the UT Alumni Association.

Illustration of hands giving hearts and money as representation of giving and donations.
Alumni Association

Women Philanthropists Award Grants

This year, the alliance has approved five projects for a total of $40,854 in support for the 2024-2025 Giving Circle Grant cycle.

Virginia Pearl Moore, UT Extension's first home demonstration agent.
Historically Speaking

UT Extension’s Virginia Pearl Moore

UT Extension’s first home demonstration agent, Virginia Pearl Moore, touched the lives of countless young women in Tennessee.

The Last Word

Growing Communities

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

UT Chattanooga's McKenzie Arena filled with graduating students during the spring 2024 commencement ceremony.
News and Updates

UTC’s Roundhouse Rocked Commencement

For the first time since 2019, commencement ceremonies at UT Chattanooga’s McKenzie Arena were held without restraints.

A black female student wearing graduation robes and cap smiles while waiting for the commencement ceremony to begin.
News and Updates

UTS Seniors Leave Lasting Legacy

On graduation day at UT Southern, 56 seniors donned red and orange cords showing they participated in the Senior Giving Program.

A student using an iPad to make a donation at a UTHSC Giving Day table run by three female workers.
News and Updates

UTHSC Giving Day Surpasses Donor Goal

The fourth annual UT Health Science Center Giving Day surpassed the goal of 1,000 donors in 24 hours.

UTIA College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Paul J. Plummer.
News and Updates

Alumnus Returns as UTCVM Dean

UT graduate Paul J. Plummer returns to the university as dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Rev. Paul Middlebrook speaks to a room of people attending the Tennessee Government Professionals Institute.
News and Updates

TPGI Graduates Sharpen Their Leadership Skills

55 state employees recently graduated from the Tennessee Government Professionals Institute, an initiative for emerging leaders by the Naifeh Center.

Lonnie Bedwell ascends the Khumbu Icefall with the help of a fixed line on his way to Camp I.
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Heaven’s Peak

UTK alumnus helps guide a blind hiker to the summit of Mount Everest.

Feature

Lost and Found

CTAS Criminal Justice Consultant Derrick Woods used drones to locate a missing teenager.

Feature

Ukrainian Students Find Refuge

For graduate students Nina Klimenkova and Arsen Martyshchuk, UT Chattanooga has been a literal refuge.

Feature

Ink in the Blood

UT Martin alumnus Daniel Richardson enjoys the challenge of small-town newspapers.

Dylan Rivera.
Grand Challenges

Filling the Gaps

UTC alumnus works to impact Chattanooga families.

News and Updates

Grow Your Own Awarded $1.8 Million grant

The Tennessee Grow Your Own Center received a $1.8 million grant to enhance the teacher talent development pipeline.

From left, UTC Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement Stacy Lightfoot, Bernice King, Ilyasah Shabazz and UTC Student Government Association President Chamyra Teasley participate in UTC MLK Day 2024.
News and Updates

UTC Celebrates MLK Day

UT Chattanooga celebrates MLK Day with daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

UTHSC College of Medicine and Shelby County leadership celebrate the opening of ShelbyCares.
News and Updates

UTHSC opens new health Facility

Leaders of the College of Medicine and Shelby County government celebrated the opening of a new community health and wellness facility.

University High Principal Arielle Garcia Hayes welcomes a student with a hug.
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University High

University High, headquartered at UTC, offers Hamilton Country students enrollment in college-level courses taught by UTC faculty and directly supported by high school courses taught by HCS teachers.

Brynna Stubblefield, left, and Macey Davis prepare to help organizations in Pulaski as part of 'Into the Streets'.
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The Value of Community Service

Each fall, UT Southern students head “Into the Streets” to give back to Pulaski. Along the way, they learn about the town and build relationships with each other.

Kids in the Lake County 4-H program fish off a walkway at Reelfoot Lake.
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Focus on 4-H

Christian-Boyer is among the UT Extension agents now able to focus solely on 4-H and Youth Development, thanks to a $2.2 million increase in legislative funding for UT Extension approved in 2021.

UT Southern students organized a disability resource fair to aid families.
Grand Challenges

Enabling Change

UT campuses and institutes have combined forces to improve the lives of rural Tennesseans with developmental disabilities. At UT Southern, Assistant Professor Claire Paul coordinates the Grissom School of Education’s ... Read more

Alumni Association

What Got Them Through

The college journey shapes individuals in ways they may not fully grasp until years later. The campuses within the University of Tennessee System have served as a residence for growth ... Read more