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UT President Randy Boyd speaks to UT Knoxville ROTC cadets.
From the President

The Value of Values

Accomplishments do not happen without core values.

Be One UT
Alumni Association

Alumni Reflections

Alumni from across the UT System reflect on the Be One UT values.

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Alumni Association

Connect UT

UT unites job seekers and employers.

Alumni Association

Get Involved!

Creating a network of 422,000, the UT Alumni Association serves alumni from all campuses and institutes within the UT System.

Randy Boyd and a group of locals in Fruitvale, Tennessee in front of the Everywhere You Look mural
News and Updates

“Everywhere you look, UT” Tour Highlights Statewide Impact

In August 2021, UT System President Randy Boyd embarked on a mission to celebrate UT’s involvement across the state.

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An Idea Whose Time has Come

UT System acquires Martin Methodist College, names it UT Southern.

Two gloved hands carefully hande documents from 1919 unsealed from a time capsule
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Time Travelers

UT's time capsules celebrate bygone eras.

Laura McMaster stands on the pedestian walkway in the shade of a tree on the UT Southern campus
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Opening the Door for Alumni

UT Southern's alumni director seeks connections.

Alumni Association

Faculty Award Winners

Each year the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty from each campus.

Randy Boyd wears a UT extension shirt and stands along a walking path at UT Gardens in Knoxville
From the President

Working to Make Our Trails Better

As a land-grant institution, UT’s mission is to leave our state in a better place.

Three men seated on a stage announce a new partnership
News and Updates

Growing a Startup Community

The new Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator will work with 30 startups over the next three years that use clean energy, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, digital currency, 5G and other innovations to transform society.

Be One UT
From the President

Be One UT

Values should underscore the “why” in what a successful organization does and provide guidance day in and day out.

Randy Boyd with John Compton and Donnie Smith at the Fall 2019 Board of Trustees meeting
News and Updates

UT Board of Trustees Receives Award

The UT Board of Trustees was selected to receive the 2021 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the premier organization representing higher education governing boards.

News and Updates

Record Enrollment Set

The UT Board of Trustees celebrated new enrollment records during its annual fall meeting.

Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent
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Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

Award winners
News and Updates

Six Faculty and Staff Recognized with 2020 President’s Awards

Award recipients champion research, diversity and inclusion and embody excellence throughout the UT System.

Randy Boyd delivers the State of UT address on stage
From the President

A message from the President

These are the times that will define our decade and define each of us forever.

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The Great Pause

2020 isn’t the first time the University of Tennessee entered into a pause.

Ashton Braddock and Randy Boyd
News and Updates

Boyd Announces UT Promise Mentor Recruitment

UT President Randy Boyd announced UT Promise scholarship students will be paired with mentors who help guide students through the transition to university life and beyond. Boyd was the first to sign up as a UT Promise mentor.

Karen Holst, Christoper Almanza, and Bob Kronick gather in a Pond Gap classroom
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Second Shift

University-Assisted Community Schools change lives and education.

Jennifer Richards
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A Beacon for Youth Education

Jennifer Richards always wanted to teach. Through her work developing 4-H curricula, she has reached thousands in Tennessee and across the nation.

teacher materials, colored pencils, golden delicious apple and a globe
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From Strength to Strength

UT System hosts teacher preparation convening.

Randy Boyd meets with high school students during the UT Promise fall 2019 tour
From the President

The Great Equalizer

Education is the great equalizer and is the route to change lives, which then change communities and our state.