Welcome Week 2018 Photo Gallery: Student Engagement Fair, Vol Night Long
Hundreds of students participated in Welcome Week 2018 events including Vol Night Long and the Student Engagement Fair.
Welcome Week 2018 Photo Gallery: RecFest, Multicultural Student Life Reception
RecSports and Multicultural Student Life hosted gatherings for incoming students during Welcome Week 2018.
Aspiring Veterinarian Up for the Challenges UT Can Provide
Caitlin Priester loves a good challenge. As one of this year’s 15 freshman Haslam Scholars, Caitlin’s next challenge is starting classes at UT, where she is majoring in animal sciences with a goal of one day becoming a veterinarian.
Making the Jump: Alabama Native Sets Academic, Athletic Goals for Herself
For Alonie Sutton, giving up music as well as basketball, a sport she had played since third grade, to focus on track and field was one of life’s tough decisions. Fortunately, her sacrifice paid off and led her to an easy decision—coming to Tennessee.
Welcome Week 2018 Photo Gallery: Move-In, Freshman Picnic
More than 5,000 freshmen moved into campus over the weekend, and enjoyed a picnic in their honor.
Family Matters: Mom, Son Thrilled to Be Starting UT Programs Together
For graduate student Skikila Smith and Volunteer Bridge student Rudy Pirtle, being part of the Volunteer family has double meaning. They are a mother and son who have traveled a tough road together to find a home on Rocky Top.
UT Welcomes Record Number of Freshmen
UT is preparing to welcome its largest freshman class on record—about 5,180 students.
Knoxville Student Born in Tanzanian Refugee Camp to Study Pre-Medicine at UT
Karalise Nikuze is starting college with a goal already in mind—help others like the doctors who helped her when she was a young child in Tanzania. Nikuze, of Knoxville, a freshman who aspires to a career in medicine, is part of the university’s incoming Class of 2022.
Volunteer Teen Chef, Haslam Scholar Feels Inspired to Make a Difference
Since she can remember, freshman Ashlyn Anderson has been the cook in her family. Pursuing her passion for food, Anderson has volunteered to cook nutritious food for cancer patients, and she comes to UT with the hope of pursing a degree in food science and finding more ways to make a difference in the world.
Trombonist Sees UT as Musical Training Ground for Life’s Major Performances
If you ask trombone player Trystan Fritts which his favorite song is to play, you won’t get a straight answer.
Incoming Freshmen Participate in New ‘Satellite’ Ignite Serves Activity
Around 240 students spent part of Tuesday morning packing bags of supplies for the homeless and creating other items to help kids, the elderly, and shelter pets.
Aspiring Engineer, Nonprofit Founder Plants Entrepreneurial Roots at UT
Four years ago, UT freshman Kinley Koontz founded the Garden Project, a nonprofit that nurtures at-risk schoolchildren through the visual and performing arts. Now, as an entrepreneurial college student, Koontz is planting her roots at UT with plans to grow the Garden Project while pursuing a degree in engineering.