Have you ever wondered what types of projects UT Facilities Services manages? Now it’s easier than ever to find out. The department’s recently created 2015 Summer and Fall Projects Catalog details the major tasks completed during summer break and the projects that are slated for this fall.
The UT Police Department will be on the Pedestrian Walkway from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, to kick off National Campus Safety Month. Officers will be there with one of the new patrol vehicles to distribute safety information to students, staff, and faculty.
The UT Police Department has expanded its reach into the campus community by opening an annex office in Hodges Library. UTPD officers are staffing the office, Room 135, from noon to 2:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Dawn Szymanski, associate professor of psychology, co-wrote an article for The Conversation about how the working environment of “breastaurants,” such as Twin Peaks, Hooters, and Spice Rack, affect the emotional well-being of its female employees.
For some parents, navigating the child-support system while looking for a job and establishing a healthy and strong relationship with their children is difficult. The Child Support Employment and Parenting Program supports non-custodial parents in Knox County who are interested in finding and maintaining employment and developing stronger relationships with their children.
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, visited the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation Thursday as part of a two-day tour of the institutes that make up the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation.
At 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, the university will capture the official enrollment data for fall 2015. In advance of Tuesday’s deadline, the Vice Provost of Faculty Affairs John Zomchick asks that faculty check their Banner data to ensure that the correct instructor of record is listed for each course and section.
Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the College of Nursing, has been named to the American Academy of Nursing’s 2015 Class of New Fellows.
The Center for Career Development introduces expanded walk-in hours and services to be more accessible to students.
Prominent English scholar Yunte Huang will kick off the UT Humanities Center’s fourth annual distinguished lecture series on September 21 with a look at the legacy of racial imagination as it relates to the American cultural experience.