Participate in “Giving Tuesday” by Contributing to UT Projects on VOLstarter
On December 1, also known as Giving Tuesday, UT is encouraging alumni and other donors to support VOLstarter projects.
Acclaimed Poet Joy Harjo Named Chair of Excellence in Creative Writing
Joy Harjo, an award-winning poet, musician, and author whose works reflect her Muscogee Creek tribal heritage, will be coming to UT in the fall of 2016 as the new Chair of Excellence in Creative Writing.
WUTK to Hold Seasonal Fundraiser Exam Jam XI
WUTK 90.3 The Rock will hold the station’s seasonal fundraiser, Exam Jam XI, at 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, at The Concourse at the International. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit WUTK Gift Fund, helping to keep the self-supporting broadcast lab and station on the air.
Final LMS Demonstration is December 2
Brightspace Desire2Learn will present its demonstration in two sessions at 8:30–10:00 a.m. and 1:30–3:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, in Room 213, Hodges Library.
Media Relations Team Seeking Stories about Graduating Students
The Media Relations team is looking for stories about interesting students graduating in December to feature in Tennessee Today and to promote to the media at commencement time.
Experience Learning Director Candidates to Make Presentations
Three candidates seeking to become director of the Experience Learning initiative will visit campus in early December. Each will make a public presentation for the campus community while they are here.
UT Welcomes Fans to Final Home Football Game Against Vanderbilt on Saturday
UT welcomes fans to campus this Saturday for the year’s final home football game. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m. EST for the Volunteers’ game against the Vanderbilt University Commodores. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. The SEC Network will televise the game.
Baker Center Releases Paper on Future of Roadway Funding
Tennessee spends less on a per capita basis than almost any other state on its highways and roads yet enjoys roadways that are better than those in most states. But according to a new paper produced by researchers at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, roadway quality is now at risk unless
Haslam College of Business Students to Study in Cuba
Later this month, the Haslam College of Business will take eighteen first-year business students to study abroad in Cuba. The program, led by George Drinnon and Andrew Seidler in the college’s undergraduate programs office, will take students to Havana December 11–19.