Invite a Faculty or Staff Member to Lunch
We hope you will consider participating in Lunch Hours, a new initiative from the Office of the Dean of Students designed to create opportunities for you to interact with UT faculty and staff.
Partnerships That Make a Difference: Partnering to Improve History Teaching in East Tennessee
Partnering to Improve History Teaching in East Tennessee is this week’s featured Partnership That Makes a Difference. Through class visits, teaching workshops, field trips, and collaboration with the East Tennessee Historical Society on National History Day, faculty provide content enrichment for history teachers, along with shared, mutually beneficial discussions about teaching methods.
UT Students, Faculty to Build Water Kiosk in Appalachia during Spring Break
A group of UT students and faculty will spend spring break building a kiosk to bring clean water to one Appalachian community. From March 16 to 20, the UT team will join community volunteers to erect the building at Red Bird Mission in Clay County, Kentucky.
Seventy Students to Show Their Volunteer Spirit during Spring Break
Seventy UT students will put their Volunteer spirit to work next week helping the disabled, youth, and senior citizens in five communities during UT’s Alternative Break program.
UT’s Law, Business, and Engineering Graduate Programs Rank in the US News and World Report Top Ten
UT’s graduate programs in nuclear engineering, supply chain management, and clinical law training are in the top ten among all public universities in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News and World Report graduate rankings released today.
Faculty News and Notes
Honors and awards for the university’s faculty and graduate students.
Humanities Center Sponsors Visit for Spring Symposium on Epicureanism
A University of Cambridge professor will be the keynote speaker at the Department of Philosophy’s annual Spring Symposium on Epicureanism on Saturday, March 14. His visit is part of the UT Humanities Center’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Sally McMillan to Step Down as Vice Provost, Return to CCI Faculty
After serving as the vice provost for academic affairs for five years, Sally McMillan will be stepping down from her administrative position and returning to the College of Communication and Information faculty in the fall.
UT Law to Host Domestic Violence CLE Program March 27
The College of Law invites alumni and other legal professionals to register for a new domestic violence continuing legal education program, “Taming the Tiger: Professionally Representing Your Client in Domestic Violence Cases and Navigating Order of Protection Court,” to be held Friday, March 27.
What’s Open on Campus During Spring Break?
Whether you plan to be on campus during the entire spring break or will just stay a day or two before heading out of town on a trip, you might be wondering what will stay open and what operating times will be different next week.