Recreate Favorite Alumni Pictures During #BigOrangeThrowback Challenge
Beginning Monday, October 3, students will be challenged to recreate throwback photos from UT alumni highlighting some of their favorite memories from their time on Rocky Top.
Campus Community Invited to Participate in Emergency Preparedness Training
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. The Office of Emergency Management would like to remind all students, faculty, and staff that there is an emergency preparedness training course available on the Online@UT website. Go to the courses tab and click on the UT Emergency Preparedness tab to see enrollment instructions.
ESPN’s College GameDay Comes to Rocky Top for UT-Florida Game
ESPN’s College GameDay is headed for Rocky Top and will broadcast the popular pre-game show from 9:00 a.m. to noon Saturday, September 24, at Ayres Hall.
Alumni Honored at Annual Awards Dinner
Seventeen remarkable Volunteers were recognized for their achievements and contributions to UT, the nation, and the world. at the 2016 Alumni Board Awards Dinner.
UT Confucius Institute Celebrates Moon Festival
The UT Confucius Institute gave East Tennesseans a taste of Chinese culture through the celebration of the Moon Festival last week.
CBT’s Jillie Eves Sets 30-Day Painting Challenge
Thirty-day challenges are all the rage right now, whether it’s to lose weight, save money, or make some other personal improvement. Clarence Brown Theatre artist-in-residence Jillie Eves recently committed to her own challenge: thirty Knoxville paintings in thirty days. “About two years ago I started listening to the podcast Artist Helping Artist,” said Eves. “The host, Leslie
UT to Host Fourth Annual Sprint for the Prints 5K Run and Walk Oct. 1
The College of Nursing will hold the fourth annual Sprint for the Prints 5K run and walk at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 1, in Circle Park. The race will benefit the college’s Student Nurses Association’s philanthropy, the Precious Prints Project.
UT Kicks Off Church Lecture Series with Architect Paul Mankins September 26
The College of Architecture and Design kicks off its 2016–2017 Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture Series with lecturer Paul Mankins, founding partner of substancearchitecture in Des Moines, Iowa. Mankins will present “Work of substance: r2c2s2p” at 5:30 p.m. in McCarty Auditorium (Room 109) in the Art and Architecture Building. Free and open to the public,
In Memoriam: Mary Jo Hoover
Mary Jo Hoover, retired associate dean of student affairs in the College of Law, passed away September 11. She was 80. Hoover joined the faculty of the UT College of Law in August 1976 as assistant dean and instructor of law. She became the associate dean for student affairs in 1980 and served until her
UT Hosts Acclaimed Opera Singer Anne Azema
Acclaimed opera singer Anne Azema is at UT to present a series of master classes, lectures, and voice coaching to students in the College of Arts and Sciences, both in the School of Music and the French program.