Off-Campus and Commuter Services to Host Rocky Top Rooftop Party
Off-Campus and Commuter Services has been working with several departments to host the Rocky Top Rooftop Party to conclude National Campus Safety Awareness Month.
Librarians Gamely Tackle Campaign to Raise Awareness of Research Resources
The UT Libraries is in the midst of a marketing campaign with a very simple message to convey to students: there’s a UT librarian who specializes in your subject area.
Former Community College Students Opt In for Chance at Retroactive Associate Degrees
Students who transferred from a Tennessee community college to pursue a bachelor’s degree may be eligible to retroactively receive the associate degree they started through the state’s new reverse transfer program.
Carnegie Foundation President to Deliver Lecture October 6
Anthony Bryk, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, is serving as the 2015 Billie Grace Goodrich Distinguished Lecturer at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 6, at the Crown Plaza, 401 W. Summit Hill Drive.
Center for Sport, Peace, and Society Supports Global Sports Mentoring Program
Young women leaders from around the world will work side by side with US senior female executives who will serve as mentors and share valuable business and leadership skills, thanks to a partnership between the US Department of State, espnW, and UT’s Center for Sport, Peace, and Society.
Exchange Program Provides Tennessee Experience for Venezuelan Coaches
The Center for Sport, Peace, and Society recently hosted six Venezuelan coaches as part of an exchange program through Partners of the Americas and the US Department of State. The four-day exchange focused on how participation in sports can inspire youth to create positive change in their communities and avoid the violence, gangs, and drugs
UT Helps Design 3-D-Printed Sustainable Building Powered by a Vehicle
The College of Architecture and Design joined project leader Oak Ridge National Laboratory and close to 20 industry partners Wednesday to unveil a 3-D-printed building and vehicle that produce and share energy. The shared energy system—Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy, or AMIE—demonstrates the integration of generating, using, and storing electrical power. Both the building and vehicle
UT Entrepreneurs Place Third in SEC Symposium Competition
A team of Master of Business Administration students from UT’s Haslam College of Business placed third in an entrepreneurial pitch competition at the 2015 Southeastern Conference Symposium earlier this week in Atlanta.
Dr Pepper Funded Study Abroad for UT Student
UT students were able to study abroad during the 2015–2016 academic year courtesy of a contribution by Dr Pepper to the Southeastern Conference. Nichole Stevens was one of the two recipients identified by UT for the corporate sponsorship.
CCI Announces Diversity and Inclusion Week Keynote Speakers
The legal editor of BuzzFeed and a California college professor who is an expert on community, identity, and diversity will headline Diversity and Inclusion Week in the College of Communication and Information.
Science Forum to Discuss Saving the Migrating Monarch
Wanda DeWaard, environmental educator at Earth Kin, will discuss how citizen science can help save the save the monarch at this week’s Science Forum. Her talk, “The Mystery and Magic of Monarch Butterflies,” will be held at noon in Room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena on Friday, September 25.