Entertainment legend, philanthropist and East Tennessee native Dolly Parton was honored Friday with only the second honorary degree granted by UT Knoxville. The degree, a doctorate of humane and musical letters, was given at the commencement ceremony for the College of Arts and Sciences. “Learning is all about taking chances, and rolling up your sleeves
Thousands of graduates, their families and friends converged on UT Knoxville this week to celebrate spring commencement. More than 3,200 undergraduate students were eligible to participate in this week’s commencement ceremonies, which combines graduates from the spring and summer terms. Nine ceremonies were held over Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and featured many notable speakers who
Entertainment legend, philanthropist and East Tennessee native Dolly Parton was honored today with only the second honorary degree granted by the UT Knoxville. The degree, a doctorate of humane and musical letters, was given at the commencement ceremony for the UT Knoxville College of Arts and Sciences. More than 12,000 were in attendance for the
UT is more than halfway to the “Switch Your Thinking” campaign goal of reducing energy use on campus by 10 percent this fiscal year. To help the campus reach this milestone, Make Orange Green and the Committee on the Campus Environment have created an energy conservation program for faculty and staff called “Friends of Switchie.”