UT Campus Community Reflects on First-Gen Week Celebration
UT celebrated first-generation college students November 4–8, highlighting these students’ successes and helping them learn more about campus resources that can provide important support.
Rocky Top Welcomes Vols to Campus
Nearly 4,000 students moved in to their new home sweet home on Rocky Top on Saturday. Volunteers from campus and community organizations helped things run smoothly; and even Chancellor Plowman lent a hand.
New Buildings and Campus Improvements Greet Incoming Students
UT’s newest residence halls, Magnolia and Dogwood Halls, are blossoming just in time for the start of classes this fall.
UT’s New Info Sciences Undergraduate Major to Launch in Fall
UT will launch the state’s first bachelor’s degree program in information sciences in the fall, Provost David Manderscheid announced today.
UT Students Report High Impact of Academic Support Programs
Students of all backgrounds are experiencing firsthand the benefits of academic coaching, tutoring, and supplemental instruction, according to a study published by researchers with UT’s Student Success Center.
Engineering Students Shooting for the Moon … and Mars
A team of students from UT’s Tickle College of Engineering will soon put months of hard work to the test as they participate in NASA’s Mars Ice Challenge.
Two Engineering Students Win Goldwater Scholarships
Two UT engineering students have been named 2019–2020 Goldwater Scholars. The most prestigious undergraduate STEM scholarships in the United States, Goldwater Scholarships are awarded to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Students Win Prestigious Boren Scholarships to Study in Taiwan, Belarus
UT students Brooklyn Battle and Ryan White have received prestigious David L. Boren Scholarships to study abroad.
UT Names 15 Outstanding Students Incoming Haslam Scholars
The 2019–20 incoming class of 15 Haslam Scholars was confirmed last week.
Graves Business Plan Competition Awards Funds to Six Student Start-Ups
Andy’s Beekeeping, Rolling Storage, SLOT, BackDoor, JC Sweets, and Ready4Rescue win prize money prizes in the Graves Business Plan Competition to advance their business ideas.
UT Surpasses 100,000 Unique Donors in ‘Join the Journey’ Campaign
Thanks to the generosity of many Volunteers, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has surpassed another campaign milestone with more than 100,000 unique donors giving to the Join the Journey campaign since 2012.
UT Honored for Commitment to First-Generation Student Success
The Center for First-generation Student Success recently announced its inaugural cohort of First Forward institutions, which includes the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.