July 1, 2002

Calling a continued shutdown of state government “unendurable” and “unacceptable,” University of Tennessee President John W. Shumaker spent the day in Nashville, talking to members of the General Assembly about the importance of financial support for the university.

The Tennessee General Assembly continues to work on a budget for the new fiscal year which started Monday, July 1. Since legislators could not agree on a budget by Monday, a partial shutdown of state government services took place. Sunday night, UT President John Shumaker and Provost Loren Crabtree announced contingency plans for operating the