Spring 2015

Dave Ramsey and Joe DiPietro
From the President

Educate, Discover, Connect

When talking about the impact of the University of Tennessee, I often use the phrase “educate, discover and connect.” There are hundreds of examples of UT faculty, staff and students fulfilling that mission every day.

Previous and new UT system logos
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Wordmark Refresh

The UT System and its campuses and institutes debuted new logos and wordmarks in the past several months.

Barack Obama, Joe Biden and a 3D printed car
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The President and Printed Cars

Featured Photo: President Obama and Vice President Biden view a car printed in Knoxville as part of a White House announcement for a $259 million partnership led by UT. As ... Read more

Katherine Felthauser playing vibraphone
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Civil Rights and LBJ

Featured photo: Katherine Felthauser, a senior music education major at UT Martin, performs during one of two Roots of Rhythm performances at UT Martin’s 15th annual Civil Rights Conference. UT ... Read more

New UTC library
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UTC Library Opens

Chancellor Emeritus Roger Brown cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the UTC Library before hundreds of attendees who came from the community and the campus to tour and ... Read more

UTHSC students
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LIVE! for Women and Breast Cancer Awareness

More than 530 African-American women attended the first LIVE! breast cancer summitat UTHSC in February. Designed to unite, support and empower African-American women to take charge of their breast health, ... Read more

Group photo in Rwanda
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Real-life Solutions: UTIA Delivers

Featured image: On a recent visit to Rwanda, three representatives of Zamura Feeds Ltd. showed their soybeans to UTIA’s Forbes Walker (left) and Neal Eash (in yellow). Also joining the ... Read more

IPS Tennessee legislators group photo
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Training New Legislators

The new Tennessee Legislative Leaders Academy program offers leadership trainings throughout the year for newly elected state legislators.

Mitzi Wood-Von Mizener and Jason Von Mizener
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Simple Earth Sustainers

Two UT Knoxville graduates lead nonprofit center

Martha and David Shepard
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Health Care Providers

Pharmacist couple mix advocacy and service

Lisa Vanderwall
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What is a Nurse?

Changes in health care help expand opportunities and roles for nurses

Ann Cashion
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What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Alumni

"There are so many ways you can choose to practice the art of nursing. I think that gets broader every year as new opportunities arise and healthcare changes"

Matthew Burleson
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What is a Nurse?: UT Nursing Students

UT Nursing students share what led them to choose nursing as a major, career path, and vocation.

Barrels, Broncs and Bachelor's Degrees title
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They Call it Rodeo

UT Martin is the Defending national champion in rodeo

The Moore family in the county's courtroom
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American Dreamers

Katerina and Robby Moore give back as elected officials

Robert and Lindsey behind the Two for Two headline
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Two for Two

UT Students named back-to-back Rhodes Scholars

Ramesh Narayanan
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Working Together to Fight Cancer

UTHSC and two partners form West Cancer Center

City employee working out in fitness center
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Strategy to Finance Health Care Costs

IPS helps local governments tackle spending

Drew, Byron and Jim Glass
Alumni Association

Three Vol Generations Deep

Scholarships helped Glass family continue UT legacy

UTIA Extension employees
Alumni Association

Your Voice = Impact

You can do something about the future of higher education.

UT Knoxville alumni and fans in Jacksonville, Florida, for the Taxslayer Bowl.
Alumni Association

Alumni in Photos: Spring 2015

Photos of the UT alumni community.

David Allen Martin and Natalie Roy
The Last Word

A Place Maker

When I first moved to Chattanooga as a college freshman in 1999, one of the things I loved about the city most was that it was in the process of reinventing itself. Not just talking about changing for the better but actually taking the necessary steps to become a stronger, more connected city.