Summer 2012

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Going for Gold

With the Olympics coming up in July, we recall alumni and former students who have won gold medals. Remember these superstars from the University of Tennessee’s past?

Caught for Life
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Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to the Winter 2012 issue.

Bonnaroo Photos by Rob Heller
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Photographer’s Paradise

The tens of thousands of people and hundreds of performers at Bonnaroo provide endless subjects for photographer Rob Heller, professor of journalism and electronic media at UT Knoxville.

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Your Bonnaroo Stories

The Tennessee Alumnus asked online readers to send their stories about going to Bonnaroo.

Alumni Association

UTAA Chapter Award Winners

These 53 award-winning chapters brought together alumni and friends of the University of Tennessee in communities across Tennessee and the nation.

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Civil War on Campus

The Hill in Knoxville was quite a different place 150 years ago — not just because it was an earlier day and time but also because the Hill was a war zone.

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Degree in Three

Select academic programs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga are offering a guaranteed “Degree in Three” years to students who meet eligibility and continuation requirements.

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Let There Be Light

New light soon will be shed on the UT Martin campus — literally. A $2.8 million lighting project, set for completion this September, will update and improve campus lighting as never before.

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Desegregation Documented

Horace Traylor, UTC's first African-American to graduate, offers one of the student voices in a new documentary, Reaching the Light: The Story of the Desegregation of the University of Chattanooga.

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Learn to be a Vet Tech

Veterinary technologists can be described as the equivalent of registered nurses in the animal world, and the vet-tech job market is expected to grow by more than 20 percent in the next six years.

Picture This: Slide into Summer
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Picture This: Slide into Summer

Nothing could be more refreshing than going down a water slide or floating along a lazy river. But students, faculty and staff at UTC don’t have to wait for summer.

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“Like” UT President Joe

Wondering what University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro might be doing today? You can find out by looking him up on Facebook and Twitter.

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Celebrating 150 Years of the Morrill Act

The Morrill Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to create land-grant universities in the states.

Camp UT
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Camp UT

From fossils and photography to football, University of Tennessee summer camps entertain and educate hundreds of youngsters.

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Survey: Pat and Peyton

The next issue of Alumnus will feature Pat Summitt and Peyton Manning. What makes them special? How do they inspire you?