Professional Development

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

Lathon Ross wears a shirt decorated by his students during a celebration of the first graduates from the Call Me MiSTER program at UT Martin.
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Call Me MiSTER

The Call Me MiSTER program strives to increase the pool of male minority educators to be effective role models.

Illustration of a business man reaching out for assistance.
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Certified Learning

The Naifeh Center's Tennessee Certified Public Manager program allows graduates to earn graduate school credits.

Dr. Harold Conner Jr., the son of former assistant dean of students Harold Conner Sr., speaks about his father at the naming ceremony.
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Residence Halls Named for Pioneers

UT Martin named two residence facilities in honor of pioneers Jessie Lou Arnold Pryor and Harold Conner Sr..

LEIC instructor Dereck Stewart speaks to UT Knoxville Police Department Deputy Chief of Operations Mike Richardson.
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LEIC to Extend Cultural Competency Training

A program that started on UT’s undergraduate campuses will go nationwide, thanks to a grant the Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) received from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of ... Read more

Navy Ensign Gage Smith, Air Force 2nd Lt. Jessica Smith, Army 2nd Lt. Lincoln Mitchell, Air Force 2nd Lt. Hayden Hall and Army Capt. Chase Morris stand for a photo.
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Committed to Serve

Every generation of Jessica Smith’s family has served in the armed forces since the French and Indian War. Her turn came when she entered medical school at the UT Health Science Center.

UTM staff standing with Mahmoud Haddad, a UTM professor of finance honored for his commitment to student success.
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OVC honors Haddad

Mahmoud Haddad was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference as the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Student Success Award.

News and Updates

First Lady Visits UT, Praises ‘Grow Your Own’ Collaboration

First Lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited UT Knoxville in September to recognize Tennessee’s Grow Your Own teacher pipeline program.

Becky Spaulding coaches a job seeker at the UT almni center
Alumni Association

Connect UT

UT unites job seekers and employers.

A Black woman in a white coat walks confidentally through the Memphis Medical District
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Reflective of the Population

For Jasmine Jefferson, a mentoring program tipped the scales in favor of a career in medicine.

Carrie Woods speaks to Crucial Conversation program participants.
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Let’s Talk

Crucial Conversations delivered to domestic violence shelters.

The Last Word

Pearls of Career Wisdom

The world was your oyster...Or so it seemed when you got that prized piece of paper signifying your graduation from UT.

Kevin Lauer (foreground) fire management consultant with CTAS, instructs Gary West, deputy commissioner, Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, State Fire Marshal’s Office (left) and Patrick Sheehan (right) executive director for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency.
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Firefighting Teamwork

Mutual aid is ensured by IPS planning, and provides resources beyond the means of any single fire department.

Alumni Association

Connecting 2.0

‘Networking’ is too generic a term for what our alumni are requesting. We’re really talking about facilitating strategic and personal connections.

Tyler and Emily Forrest
Alumni Association

You’re Already Linked with 362,000 UT Alumni

The UTAA is adding two new free tools to its suite of career services.

Alumni Association

Fore! Alumna Helps Women in Business Learn to Play Golf

Female business students are being teed up for career success with the establishment of the Janet McKinley MBA Golf Endowment in the UT Knoxville College of Business Administration.