Vols Find Success on Rocky Top
UT’s Division of Student Success reflects on one year of serving students and helping them reach their goals.
Veterans Resource Center Goes Online to Support Vets
From the moment a student veteran arrives on campus until they cross the graduation stage, the Veterans Resource Center makes sure they’re able to demonstrate their extraordinary abilities. That spirit remains alive, even as the center closed its physical doors and transitioned its services online.
Graduating Student Veteran Looks Forward to Stepping into Future
UT senior Travis Bryan, a student veteran, dreams about graduating in December and walking into his future.
Veterans Resource Center is Safe Haven, Social Hub for Student Vets
Daniel Sassone spent 13 years in the US Army before coming to UT to pursue a degree in communications studies. He ended his military career after enduring a tragic year of loss—his wife, child, and father all died within a year of each other.
Campus Community Invited to Veterans Day Events
Green Zone trainings and a special dinner for faculty, staff, and student veterans are the campus events planned for the week of Veterans Day.
Green Zone Training Offers Info about Working with Student Veterans
During the Green Zone Training workshop, Veterans Resource Center staff and student veterans discuss the strengths and challenges that can be part of the transition from military to college.
Student Veteran Reflects on Experience as a Navy SEAL
When he was a kid, student veteran Jonny Bruce thought Veterans Day was just a cool day off from school. After spending more than 26 years as a Navy SEAL before enrolling at UT in January 2017, he’s come to realize that it’s much more than that.
Students and Faculty Create Veteran Documentaries for East Tennessee PBS
East Tennessee PBS will air five microdocumentaries on area veterans created by UT School of Journalism students, Land Grant Films, and UT-licensed public radio station WUOT.
Student Veteran Works to Create Outdoor Program for Veterans
A first-year student veteran is working with UT’s RecSports Outdoor Program to plan outdoor adventures for veterans to help ease their transition from military life to university life.
UT to Receive Funding to Help Student Veterans and Service Members
UT will receive $72,250 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Veteran Reconnect Grant program to enhance services for student veterans and service members.
UT Now Offers Special Parking Pass for Purple Heart Recipients
UT is honoring its student and employee veterans who have received the Purple Heart decoration with a new parking pass allowing them to park in any unrestricted staff or student space on campus.