Get to know Matthew Theriot and John Wodarski from the College of Social Work. Theriot teaches a variety of courses, from undergraduate social work classes to honors seminars about gender roles on TV to freshman seminars about maniacs and psycho killers. Wodarski’s research focuses largely on the wellbeing of children and adolescents, especially those at
Get to know Chris Cherry and Lynne Parker from the College of Engineering. Cherry, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is responsible for launching the nation’s first automated e-bike sharing system on UT’s campus. Parker is a professor and the associate head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Get to know Mohammed Mohsin and Andy Puckett from the College of Business Administration. Mohsin is an associate professor of economics. Puckett is an associate professor of finance.
“Communication and Information Research in an Age of Convergence” is the theme of the College of Communication and Information’s thirty-fifth annual Research Symposium on February 27 on the UT campus.
Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek is a featured speaker today at a gathering of public land grant universities at North Carolina State University. Cheek will be addressing UT’s economic development goals and initiatives as part of the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities panel moderated by APLU President Peter McPherson. Cheek is one of three
Born and raised in the Mississippi Delta by sharecroppers, John O. Hodges was expected to work in the fields alongside his parents once he was old enough. His stepfather had different plans. Bargaining with the landowner, Hodges’s stepfather said he would do twice the work if Hodges could go to school, which resulted in a
“Always willing to go the extra mile.” “Inspired me to work a lot harder.” “On top of her game all of the time.” Those are a few of the ways these students describe faculty members who have inspired them.
The Office of Communications and Marketing recently won a total of thirteen awards, including two of the highest awards, in local and regional advertising, communications, and marketing competitions.