INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (1546,3,'2019-11-12 12:01:34','2019-11-12 18:01:34','<p class=\"p1\">UT Martin honors employees with five or more years of university service in five-year increments. This year’s recognitions were given Oct. 31, with five-year awards recognized during a breakfast reception and other awards given during a luncheon. Chancellor Keith Carver was dressed as Elvis Presley in preparation for the chancellor’s community trick-or-treat event later that day.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1543\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1543 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martin_50-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Lesley Martin (center), a member of the Custodial Services staff, was honored for 50 years of university service. Martin is pictured Carver (left) and UT System Interim President Randy Boyd.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1541\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1541 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 35 years of service are (starting second from left) Susie Lewis, Computer Store; Trudy Henderson, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics; and Susan Box, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The group is pictured with Carver (far left), and Boyd (far right). Not pictured are Doug Cook, Department of Visual and Theatre Arts, and Dr. Chris Caldwall, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1540\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1540 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/30-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 30 years of service are (seated, l-r) Hogan Courtney, Physical Plant; Dr. William Davis, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Political Science; Ken Fackler, Office of International Programs and International Admissions; (back row, second from left) Mary Baker, Division of University Advancement; Dr. Lynn Alexander, College of Humanities and Fine Arts; and Dr. Daniel Pigg, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left) Boyd (far right).[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1539\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1539 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/25-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 25 years of service are (starting second from left) Dr. Stephanie Kolitsch, Office of SACS Accreditation; Dr. Mike McCullough, Department of Marketing, Management and Information Systems; and Virginia Grimes, WestStar Leadership Program. The group is pictured with Carver (far left) Boyd (far right). Not pictured are Tracey Mires, Educational Outreach; Dr. Deborah Gibson, Department of Health and Human Performance; and Dr. John Collins, Department of Biological Sciences.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1538\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1538 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 20 years of service are (seated, l-r) Linda Luther, Department of Nursing; Rebecca Baker, Physical Plant; Petra McPhearson, Division of Finance and Administration; (back row, second from left) Pete Gibson, Physical Plant; Amy Belew, Information Technology Services; Joe Estes, Physical Plant; and Lane Last, Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left) and Boyd. Not pictured are Dr. Michelle Merwin, Department of Psychology; Fimis Halkias, McWherter Agricultural Pavilion; and Cheryl Branon, Office of the Registrar.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1537\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1537 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/15-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 15 years of service are (seated, l-r) Dr. Dawn Wilkins, Department of Biological Sciences; Tammy Stanford, Student Success Center; Dr. David Carithers, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Avery Lawson, Building Services; Sharon Waterfield, Child and Family Grant Program; Dr. Amy Yeung, Department of Music; Dr. Charles Hammond, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; (back row, second from left) Debi Adcock, Division of Student Affairs; Janie Hamilton, Custodial Services; Dr. Kurt Gorman, Department of Music; Jamie Hamilton, Building Services; Dr. Misganaw Getaneh, Department of Chemistry and Physics; Brad Burkett, Physical Plant; and Brian Stubblefield, Information Technology Services. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left). Not pictured are Dr. Denise Williams, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems; Jennifer Stroh and Tony Warmath, Division of Student Affairs; Dr. Mark Simmons, Department of Music; Dr. Mohammad Obadat, Department of Engineering; Dr. Paula Moore and Susan Lemond, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Political Science; David Klinkefus, Custodial Services; and Bart Belew, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1536\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1536 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/10-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 10 years of service are (seated, l-r) Dr. Jeffrey Longacre, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Dana Hagan, Physical Plant; Dr. Sandy Mehlhorn, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Holly Dethloff, University Development; LeAnne Perry, Northwest Child Care Resource Center; Debbie Travis, Custodial Services; (back row) Dr. Jason Roberts, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Dr. Simpfronia Taylor, Ripley Center; Mark Ellegood, Building Services; Vickie Pfluegar (second from right), Office of Institutional Research; and Joe Henderson (far right), Office of Equity and Diversity. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, center).[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1535\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1535 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/5-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for five years of service are (seated, l-r) Rachel Stephens, Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs; Ginger Horton, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships; Melissa Jane Morris, Department of Health and Human Performance; BeLynda Jones, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Jordan Gardner, WestStar Leadership Program; (back row, second from left) Erin Chesnut, Office of University Relations; Lisa Hoskins, Paul Meek Library; Randy Pigg, Physical Plant; Patricia Sanders, Paul Meek Library; Nathan Bradford, Teaching Farm; Tommy Sledd, HVAC; and Lisa Hamilton, Office of Housing. They are pictured with Randy Boyd, UT System interim president (back row, far left) and Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor (far right). Not pictured are Sheay McGehee, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Kathleen Donnenworth, Educational Outreach; Stephanie Sellers, UT Online; Trevor Smith, Office of Undergraduate Admissions; Amanda Wilkin, Healthy Start Program; Cathy Walter, Infant Stimulation Program; Tammy Kelley, Educational Outreach; Karli Smith, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Lisa James, Office of Housing; and Kelly McClanahan, Wendy Nobles, Amanda Jackson and Fabiano Ndikumasabo, all with Custodial Services.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1542\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1542 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gaylord-retiree-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Cynthia Gaylord (right), a former staff member at the Paul Meek Library, was honored for 35 years of university service prior to her retirement earlier this year. 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The committee’s first meeting and public forum is scheduled for Nov. 15 to gather public opinion on the characteristics, qualities and skills needed in JSCC’s next president. The college’s fifth president, Dr. Allana Hamilton, was appointed vice chancellor for academic affairs of the College System of Tennessee by the Tennessee Board of Regents in September and assumed her new role at the system office in October.\r\n\r\nUT Martin serves students on the Jackson State Community College campus through the UT Martin Jackson Center, which allows area students to finish their associate degrees at JSCC and transition seamlessly into a UT Martin bachelor’s degree program in the same location.\r\n\r\nHe was also approved to serve as chair of the Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents in September after a change in the board’s rotational schedule. He will serve as chair for the 2019-20 academic year followed by Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, in 2020-21.\r\n\r\nCarver also serves on the advisory council for the Tennessee Coalition for Better Health, an organization focused on improving policy at the public and institutional level to improve health outcomes in Tennessee. The advisory council is made up of 18 people who serve as a think-tank for the organization and help provide feedback and expert opinion on statewide programming and policy. The council’s first meeting is scheduled for Jan. 9 in Nashville.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Chancellor Carver continues to serve the region, state','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver continues to serve not only the university but also the region and state through committee membership and leadership in a variety of organizations.','publish','closed','closed','','chancellor-carver-continues-to-serve-the-region-state','','','2019-11-13 12:06:02','2019-11-13 18:06:02','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1552',0,'post','',0),(1553,3,'2019-11-13 12:05:56','2019-11-13 18:05:56','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver continues to serve not only the university but also the region and state through committee membership and leadership in a variety of organizations.\r\n\r\nCarver was announced this month as a member of the Jackson State Community College search advisory committee to fill the role of college president. The committee’s first meeting and public forum is scheduled for Nov. 15 to gather public opinion on the characteristics, qualities and skills needed in JSCC’s next president. The college’s fifth president, Dr. Allana Hamilton, was appointed vice chancellor for academic affairs of the College System of Tennessee by the Tennessee Board of Regents in September and assumed her new role at the system office in October.\r\n\r\nUT Martin serves students on the Jackson State Community College campus through the UT Martin Jackson Center, which allows area students to finish their associate degrees at JSCC and transition seamlessly into a UT Martin bachelor’s degree program in the same location.\r\n\r\nHe was also approved to serve as chair of the Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents in September after a change in the board’s rotational schedule. He will serve as chair for the 2019-20 academic year followed by Dr. Glenda Glover, president of Tennessee State University, in 2020-21.\r\n\r\nCarver also serves on the advisory council for the Tennessee Coalition for Better Health, an organization focused on improving policy at the public and institutional level to improve health outcomes in Tennessee. The advisory council is made up of 18 people who serve as a think-tank for the organization and help provide feedback and expert opinion on statewide programming and policy. The council’s first meeting is scheduled for Jan. 9 in Nashville.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Chancellor Carver continues to serve the region, state','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver continues to serve not only the university but also the region and state through committee membership and leadership in a variety of organizations.','inherit','closed','closed','','1552-revision-v1','','','2019-11-13 12:05:56','2019-11-13 18:05:56','',1552,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/13/1552-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1554,3,'2019-11-13 16:25:00','2019-11-13 22:25:00','UT MARTIN HOMECOMING COURT – Hayden Love (fifth from right), of Alamo, and Abby Bruff (sixth from right), of Union City, were named homecoming king and queen, respectively, during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s homecoming football game Nov. 2. Love is a sophomore agriculture major representing the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, and Bruff is a junior health and human performance major representing the Chi Omega sorority. Pictured following the crowning of the king and queen are members of the homecoming court and their escorts: (l-r) Mike Slaughter, Macy Slaughter’s father; Macy Slaughter, a senior from Dyersburg; Collin Stricklin, a senior from Martin; Olivia Reagan, Stricklin’s friend; Jordan Stoner, Hannah Lightfoot’s boyfriend; Lightfoot, a senior from Hampshire; Margaretta Knowels, James Fogg’s aunt; Fogg, a senior from Nashville; Bruff and Love; Shelby Guffey, a senior from Pleasant View; Griffin Birdsong, a senior from Pulaski; Aundrea Adams, a senior from Corinth, Mississippi; and Andre Adams, Aundrea Adams’ father.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin announces 2019 homecoming court','Hayden Love (fifth from right), of Alamo, and Abby Bruff (sixth from right), of Union City, were named homecoming king and queen, respectively, during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s homecoming football game Nov. 2.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-announces-2019-homecoming-court','','','2019-11-13 16:25:07','2019-11-13 22:25:07','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1554',0,'post','',0),(1555,3,'2019-11-13 16:23:57','2019-11-13 22:23:57','','HomecomingCourt2019','','inherit','closed','closed','','homecomingcourt2019','','','2019-11-13 16:23:57','2019-11-13 22:23:57','',1554,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HomecomingCourt2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1556,3,'2019-11-13 16:25:00','2019-11-13 22:25:00','UT MARTIN HOMECOMING COURT – Hayden Love (fifth from right), of Alamo, and Abby Bruff (sixth from right), of Union City, were named homecoming king and queen, respectively, during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s homecoming football game Nov. 2. Love is a sophomore agriculture major representing the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity, and Bruff is a junior health and human performance major representing the Chi Omega sorority. Pictured following the crowning of the king and queen are members of the homecoming court and their escorts: (l-r) Mike Slaughter, Macy Slaughter’s father; Macy Slaughter, a senior from Dyersburg; Collin Stricklin, a senior from Martin; Olivia Reagan, Stricklin’s friend; Jordan Stoner, Hannah Lightfoot’s boyfriend; Lightfoot, a senior from Hampshire; Margaretta Knowels, James Fogg’s aunt; Fogg, a senior from Nashville; Bruff and Love; Shelby Guffey, a senior from Pleasant View; Griffin Birdsong, a senior from Pulaski; Aundrea Adams, a senior from Corinth, Mississippi; and Andre Adams, Aundrea Adams’ father.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin announces 2019 homecoming court','Hayden Love (fifth from right), of Alamo, and Abby Bruff (sixth from right), of Union City, were named homecoming king and queen, respectively, during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s homecoming football game Nov. 2.','inherit','closed','closed','','1554-revision-v1','','','2019-11-13 16:25:00','2019-11-13 22:25:00','',1554,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/13/1554-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1557,3,'2019-11-13 16:50:13','2019-11-13 22:50:13','Based on “The Shed” community clothing project in Henry County, five students at the University of Tennessee at Martin will sponsor the “Skyhawk Shed” community clothing donation event this month in the Boling University Center on the UT Martin main campus.\r\n\r\nThe project seeks to collect new and gently used clothing and distribute items to those in need in the local area. The group will collect donations from noon-5 p.m., Nov. 19 and 21, in the Boling University Center, and clothing will be distributed free of charge from 1-5 p.m., Nov. 24, in the same location.\r\n\r\nIndividuals seeking assistance from the “Skyhawk Shed” will be permitted to take the clothing they need, no questions asked. Those who donate clothing will be entered to win raffle prizes after the event.\r\n\r\nLexi Workman, a senior from Dyersburg; Dylan Parks, a sophomore from Cedar Hill; Ethan Bledsoe, a sophomore from Jamestown; Virginia Laflamme, sophomore from Lewisburg; and Caroline Gurton, a freshman from Paris, are organizing the event as part of a service-learning project in their agricultural leadership course, taught by Dr. Will Bird, assistant professor of agricultural education.\r\n<blockquote>“We decided we could use the project as a resource for both students and community members who want or need new clothing, but also those who want to discard of unwanted items in a purposeful way,” said Gurton. “If it’s something that has enough turn-out and participation, we would hope to see this happen again.”</blockquote>\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','\'Skyhawk Shed\' project to collect clothing for those in need','Based on “The Shed” community clothing project in Henry County, five students at the University of Tennessee at Martin will sponsor the “Skyhawk Shed” community clothing donation event this month in the Boling University Center on the UT Martin main campus.','publish','closed','closed','','skyhawk-shed-project-to-collect-clothing-for-those-in-need','','','2019-11-18 09:25:25','2019-11-18 15:25:25','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1557',0,'post','',0),(1558,3,'2019-11-13 16:49:23','2019-11-13 22:49:23','','SkyhawkShed','','inherit','closed','closed','','skyhawkshed','','','2019-11-13 16:49:23','2019-11-13 22:49:23','',1557,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SkyhawkShed.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1559,3,'2019-11-13 16:50:13','2019-11-13 22:50:13','Based on “The Shed” community clothing project in Henry County, five students at the University of Tennessee at Martin will sponsor the “Skyhawk Shed” community clothing donation event this month in the Boling University Center on the UT Martin main campus.\r\n\r\nThe project seeks to collect new and gently used clothing and distribute items to those in need in the local area. The group will collect donations from noon-5 p.m., Nov. 19 and 21, in the Boling University Center, and clothing will be distributed free of charge from 1-5 p.m., Nov. 24, in the same location.\r\n\r\nIndividuals seeking assistance from the “Skyhawk Shed” will be permitted to take the clothing they need, no questions asked. Those who donate clothing will be entered to win raffle prizes after the event.\r\n\r\nLexi Workman, a senior from Dyersburg; Dylan Parks, a sophomore from Cedar Hill; Ethan Bledsoe, a sophomore from Jamestown; Virginia Laflamme, sophomore from Lewisburg; and Caroline Gurton, a freshman from Paris, are organizing the event as part of a service-learning project in their agricultural leadership course, taught by Dr. Will Bird, assistant professor of agricultural education.\r\n<blockquote>“We decided we could use the project as a resource for both students and community members who want or need new clothing, but also those who want to discard of unwanted items in a purposeful way,” said Gurton. “If it’s something that has enough turn-out and participation, we would hope to see this happen again.”</blockquote>\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','\'Skyhawk Shed\' project to collect clothing for those in need','Based on “The Shed” community clothing project in Henry County, five students at the University of Tennessee at Martin will sponsor the “Skyhawk Shed” community clothing donation event this month in the Boling University Center on the UT Martin main campus.','inherit','closed','closed','','1557-revision-v1','','','2019-11-13 16:50:13','2019-11-13 22:50:13','',1557,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/13/1557-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1560,3,'2019-11-14 10:26:43','2019-11-14 16:26:43','<p class=\"p1\">UT Martin honors employees with five or more years of university service in five-year increments. This year’s recognitions were given Oct. 31, with five-year awards recognized during a breakfast reception and other awards given during a luncheon. Chancellor Keith Carver was dressed as Elvis Presley in preparation for the chancellor’s community trick-or-treat event later that day.</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1543\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1543 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Martin_50-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Lesley Martin (center), a member of the Custodial Services staff, was honored for 50 years of university service. Martin is pictured Carver (left) and UT System Interim President Randy Boyd.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1541\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1541 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/35-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 35 years of service are (starting second from left) Susie Lewis, Computer Store; Trudy Henderson, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics; and Susan Box, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. The group is pictured with Carver (far left), and Boyd (far right). Not pictured are Doug Cook, Department of Visual and Theatre Arts, and Dr. Chris Caldwall, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1540\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1540 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/30-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 30 years of service are (seated, l-r) Hogan Courtney, Physical Plant; Dr. William Davis, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Political Science; Ken Fackler, Office of International Programs and International Admissions; (back row, second from left) Mary Baker, Division of University Advancement; Dr. Lynn Alexander, College of Humanities and Fine Arts; and Dr. Daniel Pigg, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left) Boyd (far right).[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1539\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1539 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/25-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 25 years of service are (starting second from left) Dr. Stephanie Kolitsch, Office of SACS Accreditation; Dr. Mike McCullough, Department of Marketing, Management and Information Systems; and Virginia Grimes, WestStar Leadership Program. The group is pictured with Carver (far left) Boyd (far right). Not pictured are Tracey Mires, Educational Outreach; Dr. Deborah Gibson, Department of Health and Human Performance; and Dr. John Collins, Department of Biological Sciences.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1538\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1538 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 20 years of service are (seated, l-r) Linda Luther, Department of Nursing; Rebecca Baker, Physical Plant; Petra McPhearson, Division of Finance and Administration; (back row, second from left) Pete Gibson, Physical Plant; Amy Belew, Information Technology Services; Joe Estes, Physical Plant; and Lane Last, Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left) and Boyd. Not pictured are Dr. Michelle Merwin, Department of Psychology; Fimis Halkias, McWherter Agricultural Pavilion; and Cheryl Branon, Office of the Registrar.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1537\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1537 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/15-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 15 years of service are (seated, l-r) Dr. Dawn Wilkins, Department of Biological Sciences; Tammy Stanford, Student Success Center; Dr. David Carithers, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Avery Lawson, Building Services; Sharon Waterfield, Child and Family Grant Program; Dr. Amy Yeung, Department of Music; Dr. Charles Hammond, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; (back row, second from left) Debi Adcock, Division of Student Affairs; Janie Hamilton, Custodial Services; Dr. Kurt Gorman, Department of Music; Jamie Hamilton, Building Services; Dr. Misganaw Getaneh, Department of Chemistry and Physics; Brad Burkett, Physical Plant; and Brian Stubblefield, Information Technology Services. The group is pictured with Carver (back row, far left). Not pictured are Dr. Denise Williams, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems; Jennifer Stroh and Tony Warmath, Division of Student Affairs; Dr. Mark Simmons, Department of Music; Dr. Mohammad Obadat, Department of Engineering; Dr. Paula Moore and Susan Lemond, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Political Science; David Klinkefus, Custodial Services; and Bart Belew, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1536\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1536 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/10-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for 10 years of service are (seated, l-r) Timothy Boyd, Custodial Services; Dana Hagan, Physical Plant; Dr. Sandy Mehlhorn, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Holly Dethloff, University Development; LeAnne Perry, Northwest Child Care Resource Center; Debbie Travis, Custodial Services; (back row) Dr. Jason Roberts, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Dr. Simpfronia Taylor, Ripley Center; Mark Ellegood, Building Services; Vickie Pfluegar (second from right), Office of Institutional Research; and Joe Henderson (far right), Office of Equity and Diversity. The group is pictured with Chancellor Keith Carver (back row, center), who was dressed as Elvis Presley in preparation for the chancellor’s community trick-or-treat event that evening. Not pictured are Dr. Melvin Hill, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Benny Quintero and Jeffrey Watson, Custodial Services; Ryne Rickman, Office of Sports Information; Kristina Pitz, Pre-Health Science Program; Tammie Patterson, Department of Educational Studies; Ben Moore, Building Services; Kevin McMillan, Office of Intercollegiate Athletics; Stephanie Hayslett, Student Health and Counseling Services; William Griffin, HVAC; Dr. Mary Geddie, Department of Accounting, Finance, Economics and Political Science; Dr. David Dietrich, Department of Educational Studies; Dr. Stuart Currie, Department of Health and Human Performance; Dr. Jeffrey Longacre, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Texas Culver, Ripley Center; and Dr. John Cochran, Department of Management, Marketing and Information Systems.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1535\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1535 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/5-years-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Pictured for five years of service are (seated, l-r) Rachel Stephens, Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs; Ginger Horton, Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships; Melissa Jane Morris, Department of Health and Human Performance; BeLynda Jones, Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources; Jordan Gardner, WestStar Leadership Program; (back row, second from left) Erin Chesnut, Office of University Relations; Lisa Hoskins, Paul Meek Library; Randy Pigg, Physical Plant; Patricia Sanders, Paul Meek Library; Nathan Bradford, Teaching Farm; Tommy Sledd, HVAC; and Lisa Hamilton, Office of Housing. They are pictured with Randy Boyd, UT System interim president (back row, far left) and Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor (far right). Not pictured are Sheay McGehee, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Kathleen Donnenworth, Educational Outreach; Stephanie Sellers, UT Online; Trevor Smith, Office of Undergraduate Admissions; Amanda Wilkin, Healthy Start Program; Cathy Walter, Infant Stimulation Program; Tammy Kelley, Educational Outreach; Karli Smith, Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages; Lisa James, Office of Housing; and Kelly McClanahan, Wendy Nobles, Amanda Jackson and Fabiano Ndikumasabo, all with Custodial Services.[/caption]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1542\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1542 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Gaylord-retiree-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Cynthia Gaylord (right), a former staff member at the Paul Meek Library, was honored for 35 years of university service prior to her retirement earlier this year. Gaylord is pictured with Carver.[/caption]','UT Martin recognizes years of service','','inherit','closed','closed','','1534-revision-v1','','','2019-11-14 10:26:43','2019-11-14 16:26:43','',1534,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/14/1534-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1561,3,'2019-11-14 16:06:34','2019-11-14 22:06:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin Dance Ensemble will host its fall showcase titled “Find Your Own Rhythm” at 8 p.m., Nov. 21-22, in the Harriet Fulton Theatre. Tickets are $15 for general admission, $5 for students, and children 10 and under are free. Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 7 p.m. on the night of the performance.\r\n\r\nThis year’s showcase will feature a variety of dances styles, including contemporary, post-modern, African, Jazz and lyrical. Sarah McCormick, ensemble director, choreographed six of the seven featured dances. The dance ensemble went on tour in late October and early November to demonstrate their work to high school students in Mt. Pleasant and the Nashville area.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts at 731-881-7400\r\n\r\n###','Dance ensemble to host fall showcase Nov. 21-22','The University of Tennessee at Martin Dance Ensemble will host its fall showcase titled “Find Your Own Rhythm” at 8 p.m., Nov. 21-22, in the Harriet Fulton Theatre. 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Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 7 p.m. on the night of the performance.\r\n\r\nThis year’s showcase will feature a variety of dances styles, including contemporary, post-modern, African, Jazz and lyrical. Sarah McCormick, ensemble director, choreographed six of the seven featured dances. The dance ensemble went on tour in late October and early November to demonstrate their work to high school students in Mt. Pleasant and the Nashville area.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts at 731-881-7400\r\n\r\n###','Dance ensemble to host fall showcase Nov. 21-22','The University of Tennessee at Martin Dance Ensemble will host its fall showcase titled “Find Your Own Rhythm” at 8 p.m., Nov. 21-22, in the Harriet Fulton Theatre. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1561-revision-v1','','','2019-11-14 16:06:34','2019-11-14 22:06:34','',1561,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/14/1561-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1564,3,'2019-11-15 10:14:17','2019-11-15 16:14:17','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs will host wellness expert and motivational speaker Cheya Thousand at 2 p.m., Nov. 21, in room 111 of the Boling University Center. Thousand will discuss how to decompress and de-escalate stress and depression, immediately followed by a book signing.\r\n\r\nCheya Thousand is the CEO of CT Wellness Co., a faith-based wellness company based in Jacksonville, Florida. According to its mission statement, CT Wellness Co. is focused on improving overall physical and mental well-being and quality of life for students and leaders by empowering them to build sustainable lifestyles. Thousand started her business with a maternal wellness care package to encourage mothers to take care of themselves at all stages of their pregnancy. After expanding her goals to include supporting both men and women through personal stress and professional burnout, Thousand created CT Wellness Co. to offer self-help courses on self-awareness, mindfulness and healthy habits.\r\n\r\nThousand will educate students and audience members on the importance of wellness and mental health. She will also share tips on how to de-stress and create healthy sustainable habits. Her presentation is open to the public and sponsored by the UT Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Anthony Prewitt, assistant director of multicultural affairs, at 731-881-1864.\r\n\r\n###','Wellness expert Cheya Thousand to speak Nov. 21','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs will host wellness expert and motivational speaker Cheya Thousand at 2 p.m., Nov. 21, in room 111 of the Boling University Center. 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Thousand will discuss how to decompress and de-escalate stress and depression, immediately followed by a book signing.\r\n\r\nCheya Thousand is the CEO of CT Wellness Co., a faith-based wellness company based in Jacksonville, Florida. According to its mission statement, CT Wellness Co. is focused on improving overall physical and mental well-being and quality of life for students and leaders by empowering them to build sustainable lifestyles. Thousand started her business with a maternal wellness care package to encourage mothers to take care of themselves at all stages of their pregnancy. After expanding her goals to include supporting both men and women through personal stress and professional burnout, Thousand created CT Wellness Co. to offer self-help courses on self-awareness, mindfulness and healthy habits.\r\n\r\nThousand will educate students and audience members on the importance of wellness and mental health. She will also share tips on how to de-stress and create healthy sustainable habits. Her presentation is open to the public and sponsored by the UT Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Anthony Prewitt, assistant director of multicultural affairs, at 731-881-1864.\r\n\r\n###','Wellness speaker Cheya Thousand to present Nov. 21','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs will host wellness expert and motivational speaker Cheya Thousand at 2 p.m., Nov. 21, in room 111 of the Boling University Center. 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Thousand started her business with a maternal wellness care package to encourage mothers to take care of themselves at all stages of their pregnancy. After expanding her goals to include supporting both men and women through personal stress and professional burnout, Thousand created CT Wellness Co. to offer self-help courses on self-awareness, mindfulness and healthy habits.\r\n\r\nThousand will educate students and audience members on the importance of wellness and mental health. She will also share tips on how to de-stress and create healthy sustainable habits. Her presentation is open to the public and sponsored by the UT Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Anthony Prewitt, assistant director of multicultural affairs, at 731-881-1864.\r\n\r\n###','Wellness expert Cheya Thousand to speak Nov. 21','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs will host wellness expert and motivational speaker Cheya Thousand at 2 p.m., Nov. 21, in room 111 of the Boling University Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1564-revision-v1','','','2019-11-15 10:15:28','2019-11-15 16:15:28','',1564,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/15/1564-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1569,3,'2019-11-18 10:21:47','2019-11-18 16:21:47','The University of Tennessee at Martin hosted the first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators’ Conference on Nov. 7-8 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.\r\n\r\nThe National Association of Branch Campus Administrators represents more than 100 university, community, state and technical college campuses in the United States and abroad. According to the organization’s website their mission is to promote the interests of branch and regional administrators and explore opportunities that affect institutions. The NABCA is committed to supporting the mission and goals of higher education professionals who work at a location that is separate from their main campus. They aim to equip institutions with the tools and resources they need to support the parent campus, students and the communities they serve.\r\n\r\nDr. Joseph Rives, president of NABCA, welcomed conference attendees Nov 7, after which Dr. Dawn Fortin Mattoon, from Ruffalo Noel Levitz, gave the keynote address titled “Transitioning Your Branch Campuses to Influencer Hubs: Making Place Matter.” Attendees were then able to choose from several concurrent networking sessions on topics such as fighting declining enrollment with increasing online presence; advising and student success; successful collaboration and communication with the “mother ship”; student and mental health services at off-campus locations: centralized and decentralized funding; distance learning rooms; and organizational structures of off-campus sites.\r\n\r\nInstitutions attending the event included Florida Atlantic University, Ole Miss, University of West Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, University of West Georgia, Western Illinois University, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Nashville State Community College, Faulkner University and Murray State University.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Erica Bell, director of educational outreach, at 731-881-7089 or visit <a href=\"http://www.nabca.net\">nabca.net</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin hosts first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators\' Conference','The University of Tennessee at Martin hosted the first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators’ Conference on Nov. 7-8 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.\r\n\r\n','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-hosts-first-southern-regional-branch-campus-administrators-conference','','','2019-11-18 10:22:05','2019-11-18 16:22:05','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1569',0,'post','',0),(1570,3,'2019-11-18 10:20:44','2019-11-18 16:20:44','','NABCA conference keynote','Dawn Mattoon, of Ruffalo Noel Levitz, gave the keynote address during the first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators’ Conference held Nov. 7-8 in the UT Martin Boling University Center. 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They aim to equip institutions with the tools and resources they need to support the parent campus, students and the communities they serve.\r\n\r\nDr. Joseph Rives, president of NABCA, welcomed conference attendees Nov 7, after which Dr. Dawn Fortin Mattoon, from Ruffalo Noel Levitz, gave the keynote address titled “Transitioning Your Branch Campuses to Influencer Hubs: Making Place Matter.” Attendees were then able to choose from several concurrent networking sessions on topics such as fighting declining enrollment with increasing online presence; advising and student success; successful collaboration and communication with the “mother ship”; student and mental health services at off-campus locations: centralized and decentralized funding; distance learning rooms; and organizational structures of off-campus sites.\r\n\r\nInstitutions attending the event included Florida Atlantic University, Ole Miss, University of West Virginia, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, University of West Georgia, Western Illinois University, Northwest Mississippi Community College, Nashville State Community College, Faulkner University and Murray State University.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Erica Bell, director of educational outreach, at 731-881-7089 or visit nabca.net.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin hosts first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators\' Conference','The University of Tennessee at Martin hosted the first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators’ Conference on Nov. 7-8 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.\r\n\r\n','inherit','closed','closed','','1569-revision-v1','','','2019-11-18 10:21:47','2019-11-18 16:21:47','',1569,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/18/1569-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1572,3,'2019-11-18 10:22:05','2019-11-18 16:22:05','The University of Tennessee at Martin hosted the first Southern Regional Branch Campus Administrators’ Conference on Nov. 7-8 in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.\r\n\r\nThe National Association of Branch Campus Administrators represents more than 100 university, community, state and technical college campuses in the United States and abroad. 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The same can be said for successful leadership programs, and consistency has been a trademark of the WestStar Leadership Program throughout its 30-year history. Approximately 250 alumni, friends and supporters gathered Nov. 9 at Discovery Park of America in Union City to celebrate a program that has graduated 857 class members since its inception. WestStar is sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Martin.\r\n\r\nWestStar, the state’s oldest and largest regional leadership program, began offering leadership development and education for select West Tennessee participants in 1989. WestStar class members typically come from diverse professions, backgrounds and volunteer leadership experiences, and over the past three decades, graduates have assumed leadership roles in their communities, counties and the state.\r\n\r\nDr. Bob Smith, Dr. Nick Dunagan, David Belote and Dr. Charley Deal are the only executive directors in the program’s 30 years. Deal is in his 10th year as the program’s current executive director; Virginia Grimes is in her 30<sup>th</sup> year as WestStar coordinator; and Jordan Gardner is in her fifth year as administrative specialist.\r\n\r\nFollowing an opening reception, Deal welcomed attendees, recognized corporate sponsors and introduced UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, a 2009 WestStar graduate, who talked about WestStar’s longevity among leadership programs, noting the limited lifespan of some others. “When you look at WestStar, I think it’s remarkable that we’ve been in existence 30 years, but it’s really easy to see why. And I think the first thing is when you think about WestStar is it’s constantly evolving,” he said.\r\n\r\nCarver credited Smith and Dunagan, both WestStar founders and UT Martin chancellors emeriti, for steadily improving the program’s curriculum and expanding beyond adult and community leadership education. He also recognized WestStar class members who seek ways to make West Tennessee a better place in which in to live and work.\r\n\r\nThree members of WestStar’s first class attended the celebration, and Smith credited that inaugural class for setting the program’s tone. “I think it is because we all recognize that there is a purpose that has been fulfilled in our lives as a consequence of having this common experience,” Smith said to the audience. “You (the class of 1990) continue to be invested in this program so that same experience would be true for others.”\r\n\r\nDuring the evening, other WestStar alumni commented about the program’s long-term impact on West Tennessee. Shannon Cotter, of Rossville, said the program has encouraged people from different backgrounds to help improve communities at the local level. “Those people who may have been a little bit shy to get involved, now that they’ve gone through WestStar, they have the little extra incentive, … that little extra push to say, ‘Yeah, I can do that. I can help make a difference,’” said Cotter, a current WestStar board member and project manager for SIC Management.\r\n<blockquote>“I see WestStar including every county’s leadership in West Tennessee, and it (the program) offers a chance for every county’s leadership team to work together, and so no county’s left behind,” said Michael Overbey, current WestStar board member and general manager of Central Distributors in Jackson. “And so, when you think of WestStar, you think of all the counties in West Tennessee, not just a few.”</blockquote>\r\nAnnual class projects and the program’s board of trustees have contributed to WestStar’s staying power by consistently creating and supporting leadership-development opportunities and conferences beyond the long-standing leadership program. The Working Women’s Conference and the African American Leadership Conference, both in their 22<sup>nd</sup> years, regularly welcome top speakers and full audiences. FutureStar and RisingStar are more recent leadership-focused programs that benefit middle and high school students respectively. WestTeach is the newest program and gives K-12 teachers an opportunity to learn about economic needs and opportunities in West Tennessee.\r\n\r\nWestTeach was a 2017 WestStar class assignment that’s now in its second year and, according to Art Sparks, provides a valuable experience for teachers. “This is bringing together educators across West Tennessee from the different systems to show them what assets there are in West Tennessee, a lot of which these teachers had no idea that were even here and that the job opportunities were even available,” he said. Sparks, of Union City, is a current WestStar board member, the current UT Martin Advisory Board chair and partner with regional accounting firm Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC.\r\n<blockquote>“(WestStar) continues to reinvent itself,” said Yvette Blue, associate superintendent and chief academic officer for Haywood County Schools. “Being a person in education, I appreciate RisingStar and FutureStar and now WestTeach. That’s important because, number one, any time we can bring in the youth, we work toward that goal of being able to sustain ourselves, whatever that organization is.”</blockquote>\r\nThe 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary planning committee believed so strongly in the FutureStar program for at-risk middle school students that the entire $5,700 in proceeds from the evening’s silent auction will be used to support that program. Finding ways to make a difference remains a consistent theme for a program long dedicated to making West Tennessee stronger.\r\n\r\n“(WestStar) has brought the rural counties of West Tennessee together so that we all see that we all have the same problems and same issues and are all looking to solve those problems,” said Sparks. “And working together we can better solve those problems than working by ourselves.”','WestStar Leadership Program celebrates 30 years','Effective leaders strive for consistency. 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Gardner is administrative specialist and Grimes is in her 30th year as WestStar coordinator. The program was founded in 1989 at the University of Tennessee at Martin.','inherit','closed','closed','','11092019_weststar30thanniversary001','','','2019-11-18 16:02:04','2019-11-18 22:02:04','',1573,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11092019_WestStar30thAnniversary001.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1575,3,'2019-11-18 16:02:14','2019-11-18 22:02:14','Effective leaders strive for consistency. The same can be said for successful leadership programs, and consistency has been a trademark of the WestStar Leadership Program throughout its 30-year history. Approximately 250 alumni, friends and supporters gathered Nov. 9 at Discovery Park of America in Union City to celebrate a program that has graduated 857 class members since its inception. WestStar is sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Martin.\r\n\r\nWestStar, the state’s oldest and largest regional leadership program, began offering leadership development and education for select West Tennessee participants in 1989. WestStar class members typically come from diverse professions, backgrounds and volunteer leadership experiences, and over the past three decades, graduates have assumed leadership roles in their communities, counties and the state.\r\n\r\nDr. Bob Smith, Dr. Nick Dunagan, David Belote and Dr. Charley Deal are the only executive directors in the program’s 30 years. Deal is in his 10th year as the program’s current executive director; Virginia Grimes is in her 30<sup>th</sup> year as WestStar coordinator; and Jordan Gardner is in her fifth year as administrative specialist.\r\n\r\nFollowing an opening reception, Deal welcomed attendees, recognized corporate sponsors and introduced UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, a 2009 WestStar graduate, who talked about WestStar’s longevity among leadership programs, noting the limited lifespan of some others. “When you look at WestStar, I think it’s remarkable that we’ve been in existence 30 years, but it’s really easy to see why. And I think the first thing is when you think about WestStar is it’s constantly evolving,” he said.\r\n\r\nCarver credited Smith and Dunagan, both WestStar founders and UT Martin chancellors emeriti, for steadily improving the program’s curriculum and expanding beyond adult and community leadership education. He also recognized WestStar class members who seek ways to make West Tennessee a better place in which in to live and work.\r\n\r\nThree members of WestStar’s first class attended the celebration, and Smith credited that inaugural class for setting the program’s tone. “I think it is because we all recognize that there is a purpose that has been fulfilled in our lives as a consequence of having this common experience,” Smith said to the audience. “You (the class of 1990) continue to be invested in this program so that same experience would be true for others.”\r\n\r\nDuring the evening, other WestStar alumni commented about the program’s long-term impact on West Tennessee. Shannon Cotter, of Rossville, said the program has encouraged people from different backgrounds to help improve communities at the local level. “Those people who may have been a little bit shy to get involved, now that they’ve gone through WestStar, they have the little extra incentive, … that little extra push to say, ‘Yeah, I can do that. I can help make a difference,’” said Cotter, a current WestStar board member and project manager for SIC Management.\r\n<blockquote>“I see WestStar including every county’s leadership in West Tennessee, and it (the program) offers a chance for every county’s leadership team to work together, and so no county’s left behind,” said Michael Overbey, current WestStar board member and general manager of Central Distributors in Jackson. “And so, when you think of WestStar, you think of all the counties in West Tennessee, not just a few.”</blockquote>\r\nAnnual class projects and the program’s board of trustees have contributed to WestStar’s staying power by consistently creating and supporting leadership-development opportunities and conferences beyond the long-standing leadership program. The Working Women’s Conference and the African American Leadership Conference, both in their 22<sup>nd</sup> years, regularly welcome top speakers and full audiences. FutureStar and RisingStar are more recent leadership-focused programs that benefit middle and high school students respectively. WestTeach is the newest program and gives K-12 teachers an opportunity to learn about economic needs and opportunities in West Tennessee.\r\n\r\nWestTeach was a 2017 WestStar class assignment that’s now in its second year and, according to Art Sparks, provides a valuable experience for teachers. “This is bringing together educators across West Tennessee from the different systems to show them what assets there are in West Tennessee, a lot of which these teachers had no idea that were even here and that the job opportunities were even available,” he said. Sparks, of Union City, is a current WestStar board member, the current UT Martin Advisory Board chair and partner with regional accounting firm Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC.\r\n<blockquote>“(WestStar) continues to reinvent itself,” said Yvette Blue, associate superintendent and chief academic officer for Haywood County Schools. “Being a person in education, I appreciate RisingStar and FutureStar and now WestTeach. That’s important because, number one, any time we can bring in the youth, we work toward that goal of being able to sustain ourselves, whatever that organization is.”</blockquote>\r\nThe 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary planning committee believed so strongly in the FutureStar program for at-risk middle school students that the entire $5,700 in proceeds from the evening’s silent auction will be used to support that program. Finding ways to make a difference remains a consistent theme for a program long dedicated to making West Tennessee stronger.\r\n\r\n“(WestStar) has brought the rural counties of West Tennessee together so that we all see that we all have the same problems and same issues and are all looking to solve those problems,” said Sparks. “And working together we can better solve those problems than working by ourselves.”','WestStar Leadership Program celebrates 30 years','Effective leaders strive for consistency. The same can be said for successful leadership programs, and consistency has been a trademark of the WestStar Leadership Program throughout its 30-year history','inherit','closed','closed','','1573-revision-v1','','','2019-11-18 16:02:14','2019-11-18 22:02:14','',1573,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/18/1573-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1577,3,'2019-11-20 13:12:42','2019-11-20 19:12:42','','Warren, Dustin','Dustin Warren is a senior engineering major from Martin. ','inherit','closed','closed','','warren-dustin','','','2019-11-20 13:15:28','2019-11-20 19:15:28','',1576,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Warren-Dustin.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1578,3,'2019-11-20 13:15:51','2019-11-20 19:15:51','Dustin Warren, a senior engineering major at the University of Tennessee at Martin, didn’t have to look far to find an internship opportunity for his engineering degree. Already an employee at Advanced Technology Services Inc., Warren reached out to his supervisors to find out if he could apply his engineering coursework toward an internship position with the company.\r\n\r\nATS is a company that contracts industrial maintenance projects for other corporations. Warren’s internship included extensive work matching current equipment updates to the appropriate paperwork. This involved evaluating the equipment to determine what updates have already been made and what components matched the existing manuals. He was also able to determine which machines needed appropriate documentation.\r\n\r\n“I had to read through and analyze prints and schematics to determine which documents go to which machines and check the different versions to find which were valid and which were obsolete,” he said. “On my new project, I will be using (computer-aided design) to draw up new prints and schematics so that someone else can apply the modifications to other pieces of equipment.”\r\n\r\nWarren’s regular position with ATS is not based in engineering, so his internship was an opportunity to apply his education in new ways and stretch himself as a professional.\r\n\r\n“Dustin’s familiarity with the environment, the work ATS does and his education in engineering were critical to his success,” said Alaina Schnipke, ATS internship coordinator. “Not only is he familiar with the day-to-day operations of his location, but his ability to stretch into an engineering capacity helped with the overall efficiency of his team and technical strength.”\r\n\r\n“Manufacturing engineering is about the process of taking a product that can be made singularly and designing processes that will allow that product to be mass-produced,” said Warren. “I enjoy new challenges, and this is a field with limitless challenges.”\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin engineering program introduced a manufacturing concentration in 2017 to fill an industry need among engineering professionals. The program is the first of its kind in Tennessee and the second bachelor’s-level training program for manufacturing engineers in the southeast. Manufacturing is one of six available concentrations within UT Martin’s engineering major, the others being civil, mechanical, mechatronics, electrical and industrial.\r\n\r\nFor more information on opportunities available through the UT Martin Department of Engineering, contact the department at 731-881-7571 to speak with an academic advisor.\r\n\r\n###','Engineering student turns current job into internship opportunity','Dustin Warren, a senior engineering major at the University of Tennessee at Martin, didn’t have to look far to find an internship opportunity for his engineering degree.','inherit','closed','closed','','1576-revision-v1','','','2019-11-20 13:15:51','2019-11-20 19:15:51','',1576,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/20/1576-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1579,3,'2019-11-20 13:42:46','2019-11-20 19:42:46','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1580\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07292014_CampusScenery02.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> The program prepares international students with the language skills and cultural adjustment needed to succeed in university-level undergraduate and graduate programs.\r\n\r\nIn an email Tuesday to university leadership, Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that the program has experienced a financial deficit for each of the past three years. Contributing to this deficit is a five-year decline in TIEP student numbers, which is partially attributed to changes in international education.\r\n\r\n“I want to emphasize that we will continue to pursue degree-seeking international students through a variety of different avenues, and we will continue to grow our study-abroad and travel-study programs,” Cavalier wrote in the email.\r\n\r\nThe TIEP began in 1974 and is part of UT Martin’s Office of International Programs and International Admissions. TIEP will fulfill its commitment to provide intensive English programs for students already registered for short-term sessions in spring 2020.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to suspend Tennessee Intensive English Program in 2020','The Tennessee Intensive English Program at the University of Tennessee at Martin will suspend operations May 31, 2020, following the conclusion of spring semester.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-suspend-tennessee-intensive-english-program-in-2020','','','2019-11-20 13:42:52','2019-11-20 19:42:52','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1579',0,'post','',0),(1580,3,'2019-11-20 13:40:05','2019-11-20 19:40:05','','07292014_CampusScenery02','','inherit','closed','closed','','07292014_campusscenery02','','','2019-11-20 13:40:05','2019-11-20 19:40:05','',1579,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07292014_CampusScenery02.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1581,3,'2019-11-20 13:42:46','2019-11-20 19:42:46','<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1580\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07292014_CampusScenery02.jpg\" alt=\"\" /> The program prepares international students with the language skills and cultural adjustment needed to succeed in university-level undergraduate and graduate programs.\r\n\r\nIn an email Tuesday to university leadership, Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that the program has experienced a financial deficit for each of the past three years. Contributing to this deficit is a five-year decline in TIEP student numbers, which is partially attributed to changes in international education.\r\n\r\n“I want to emphasize that we will continue to pursue degree-seeking international students through a variety of different avenues, and we will continue to grow our study-abroad and travel-study programs,” Cavalier wrote in the email.\r\n\r\nThe TIEP began in 1974 and is part of UT Martin’s Office of International Programs and International Admissions. TIEP will fulfill its commitment to provide intensive English programs for students already registered for short-term sessions in spring 2020.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to suspend Tennessee Intensive English Program in 2020','The Tennessee Intensive English Program at the University of Tennessee at Martin will suspend operations May 31, 2020, following the conclusion of spring semester.','inherit','closed','closed','','1579-revision-v1','','','2019-11-20 13:42:46','2019-11-20 19:42:46','',1579,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/20/1579-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1582,3,'2019-11-22 15:16:48','2019-11-22 21:16:48','The League of Striving Artists, a student art organization at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will host its annual holiday art bazaar from 5-8 p.m., Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Fine Arts Building Gallery. The event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe holiday art bazaar will allow members of the community to purchase a variety of handmade gifts made by UT Martin art students, faculty and alumni. All items will be available for purchase, and proceeds will support the LSA Scholarship Award Fund. The UT Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is sponsoring the event.\r\n\r\nLSA is a student art organization that encourages art enthusiasts and students in the areas of academics, community service, leadership and artistic development. LSA also encourages art within the community by completing art-related service projects.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jason Stout, LSA faculty adviser, at 731-881-3402 or email jstout@utm.edu.\r\n\r\n###','League of Striving Artists to host annual holiday art bazaar','The League of Striving Artists, a student art organization at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will host its annual holiday art bazaar from 5-8 p.m., Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Fine Arts Building Gallery. ','publish','closed','closed','','league-of-striving-artists-to-host-annual-holiday-art-bazaar','','','2019-11-26 09:50:13','2019-11-26 15:50:13','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1582',0,'post','',0),(1583,3,'2019-11-22 15:15:03','2019-11-22 21:15:03','','12082018_HolidayArtBazaar','Hand-blown glass ornaments are a popular feature at the holiday art bazaar.','inherit','closed','closed','','12082018_holidayartbazaar','','','2019-11-22 15:16:30','2019-11-22 21:16:30','',1582,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/12082018_HolidayArtBazaar.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1584,3,'2019-11-22 15:16:48','2019-11-22 21:16:48','The League of Striving Artists, a student art organization at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will host its annual holiday art bazaar from 5-8 p.m., Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Fine Arts Building Gallery. The event is free and open to the public.\r\n\r\nThe holiday art bazaar will allow members of the community to purchase a variety of handmade gifts made by UT Martin art students, faculty and alumni. All items will be available for purchase, and proceeds will support the LSA Scholarship Award Fund. The UT Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is sponsoring the event.\r\n\r\nLSA is a student art organization that encourages art enthusiasts and students in the areas of academics, community service, leadership and artistic development. LSA also encourages art within the community by completing art-related service projects.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jason Stout, LSA faculty adviser, at 731-881-3402 or email jstout@utm.edu.\r\n\r\n###','League of Striving Artists to host annual holiday art bazaar','The League of Striving Artists, a student art organization at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will host its annual holiday art bazaar from 5-8 p.m., Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Dec. 6; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 7, in the Fine Arts Building Gallery. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1582-revision-v1','','','2019-11-22 15:16:48','2019-11-22 21:16:48','',1582,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/22/1582-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1585,3,'2019-11-25 10:41:59','2019-11-25 16:41:59','According to a recent study by the American Council on Education, 74 percent of presidents at public, four-year institutions frequently hear about students on their campuses who have mental health issues. However, 50 percent of these same presidents stated they do not have the tools they need to address mental health concerns.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee System responded to this mental health crisis by igniting action around the issue at the 2019 Academic and Student Affairs Summit: Building a Unified Mental Health Culture, held Nov. 22 in Nashville.\r\n\r\nMore than 100 people from across the UT System, as well as state higher education professionals, gathered to discuss ways to improve mental health and wellness for all UT students and share resources to help de-stigmatize mental illness.\r\n\r\n“By coming together for events such as this, we hope to remove silos that exist between academic affairs and student life, develop new skills from mental health professionals within our system and learn from current students about their experiences accessing mental health resources. I hope we can all leave the meeting today with a greater sense of direction and purpose to help us address student well-being more effectively,” said Leigh Cherry, UT System coordinator for student success initiatives.\r\n\r\nFor David Arnold, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators assistant vice president for health, safety and well-being initiatives, addressing mental health begins by building a strong community of health and well-being at institutions of higher education.\r\n\r\n“There is a connection between students’ educational outcomes and their positive health outcomes,” Arnold said in his keynote address. “It is our job to make it known that while we are making a healthy community, we also need to make an educated community.”\r\n\r\nStudents turn to behavioral coping when dealing with mental health struggles, Arnold said. This way of coping can be comprised of high-risk alcohol use, prescription stimulant medication misuse, poor sleep, poor diet, lack of physical activity and social isolation.\r\n\r\nArnold stated that about one in five college students engage in frequent binge-drinking episodes, while more than 60 percent of students report poor sleep, which directly affects their emotional and academic stress.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Gallup comprehensive study of people in more than 150 countries, there are five essential elements in a person’s well-being: finding a purpose in achieving goals, managing a secure financial life, having good physical health, having supportive relationships and feeling safe in a community.\r\n\r\n“Individuals are crafted by the community in which they are involved,” Arnold said. “We need to pivot from how we can serve the individual to how the environment can serve the individual.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the Imperative for Prevention workshop, leaders from each campus in the UT System touched on how their campus is striving to creating this type of community. The workshop was hosted by the UT Health Science Center’s Lori Gonzalez, vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs, and Kathy Gibbs, assistant vice chancellor for student academic support services and inclusion.\r\n\r\nThe UT Institute of Agriculture has established “VOLidays” events, which were created to help students “de-stress” before finals. These events include movie showings, holiday activities, food and more.\r\n\r\nUT Chattanooga leaders highlighted its Case Assessment, Review and Evaluation (CARE) Team, which has a mission to provide proactive and supportive prevention, assessment, intervention and management for situations that would compromise the safety and well-being of its community.\r\n\r\nA UT Martin faculty member also emphasized the importance of its CARE team, whose members attend all of the college’s meetings at the beginning of the academic year to share about mental health services available to students. “This helps me destigmatize mental health,” said John Oelrich, UT Martin director of bands. “Just because you don’t physically see the symptoms of mental health struggles doesn’t mean it isn’t real. It’s important for faculty to model this to our students as they often look to us as how it should be.”\r\n\r\nUT Health Science Center staff mentioned their event titled the “Warrior Within,” which allows healthcare professionals and leaders to share their experience handling the demands of health sciences while pursuing academic success. “As important as it is to care for those struggling with mental health issues, it is just as important to care for the frontline caregivers,” Gibbs said. “This event is just one of the ways in which we achieve that.”\r\n\r\nStudent representatives from each UT campus sat on a student panel and discussed mental health challenges that college students face.\r\n\r\nAmelia Thompson, a second-year pharmacy student at the UT Health Science Center, spoke about the constant stress she is under in graduate school.\r\n\r\n“Every waking moment I’m studying something. There is a constant flow of information into my brain,” Thompson said. “I visit the student academic support services and inclusion office weekly for counseling sessions. Mental health isn’t like a cold – you don’t just treat the symptoms and be done with it. It’s something that you need to constantly work on.”\r\n\r\nMary Carr, a senior at UT Knoxville, would like adults on campus to switch to a more empathy-focused model.\r\n\r\n“I wished more professors were crisis-trained and showed how much they care about their students’ mental health,” Carr said. “Follow up with us and see how we’re doing.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin sophomore Ray Washington continued the conversation by asking adults on campus to understand that not everyone expresses their mental health struggles the same way.\r\n\r\n“Students will try to get your attention in different ways. Some might come and talk a lot, while others might just come to you and sit in silence,” Washington said. “No matter how they come, value when that student comes to you because it means that they trust you.”\r\n\r\nThompson also mentioned how much a professor can impact a student’s mental health.\r\n\r\n“If we know our professors value their life, time and families, it gives this idea that we can do the same. We can live our life while still working hard in school. When I see from administrators that I can have both, it gives me hope,” Thompson said.\r\n\r\nOther panelists included:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Wesley Bolton, UT Chattanooga</li>\r\n 	<li>Michael Brunner, College of Medicine, UT Health Science Center</li>\r\n 	<li>Isaac Holt, UT Knoxville</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“Our students’ well-being is why we do what we do. One person can make a difference,” said Linda Martin, UT System vice president for academic affairs and student success. “Systematically it might seem too big, but it all starts with one person.”\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT System ignites action on mental health and wellness','The University of Tennessee System responded to the mental health crisis among American college students by igniting action around the issue at the 2019 Academic and Student Affairs Summit: Building a Unified Mental Health Culture, held Nov. 22 in Nashville.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-system-ignites-action-on-mental-health-and-wellness','','','2019-11-25 10:42:19','2019-11-25 16:42:19','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1585',0,'post','',0),(1586,3,'2019-11-25 10:41:59','2019-11-25 16:41:59','According to a recent study by the American Council on Education, 74 percent of presidents at public, four-year institutions frequently hear about students on their campuses who have mental health issues. However, 50 percent of these same presidents stated they do not have the tools they need to address mental health concerns.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee System responded to this mental health crisis by igniting action around the issue at the 2019 Academic and Student Affairs Summit: Building a Unified Mental Health Culture, held Nov. 22 in Nashville.\r\n\r\nMore than 100 people from across the UT System, as well as state higher education professionals, gathered to discuss ways to improve mental health and wellness for all UT students and share resources to help de-stigmatize mental illness.\r\n\r\n“By coming together for events such as this, we hope to remove silos that exist between academic affairs and student life, develop new skills from mental health professionals within our system and learn from current students about their experiences accessing mental health resources. I hope we can all leave the meeting today with a greater sense of direction and purpose to help us address student well-being more effectively,” said Leigh Cherry, UT System coordinator for student success initiatives.\r\n\r\nFor David Arnold, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators assistant vice president for health, safety and well-being initiatives, addressing mental health begins by building a strong community of health and well-being at institutions of higher education.\r\n\r\n“There is a connection between students’ educational outcomes and their positive health outcomes,” Arnold said in his keynote address. “It is our job to make it known that while we are making a healthy community, we also need to make an educated community.”\r\n\r\nStudents turn to behavioral coping when dealing with mental health struggles, Arnold said. This way of coping can be comprised of high-risk alcohol use, prescription stimulant medication misuse, poor sleep, poor diet, lack of physical activity and social isolation.\r\n\r\nArnold stated that about one in five college students engage in frequent binge-drinking episodes, while more than 60 percent of students report poor sleep, which directly affects their emotional and academic stress.\r\n\r\nAccording to a Gallup comprehensive study of people in more than 150 countries, there are five essential elements in a person’s well-being: finding a purpose in achieving goals, managing a secure financial life, having good physical health, having supportive relationships and feeling safe in a community.\r\n\r\n“Individuals are crafted by the community in which they are involved,” Arnold said. “We need to pivot from how we can serve the individual to how the environment can serve the individual.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the Imperative for Prevention workshop, leaders from each campus in the UT System touched on how their campus is striving to creating this type of community. The workshop was hosted by the UT Health Science Center’s Lori Gonzalez, vice chancellor for academic, faculty and student affairs, and Kathy Gibbs, assistant vice chancellor for student academic support services and inclusion.\r\n\r\nThe UT Institute of Agriculture has established “VOLidays” events, which were created to help students “de-stress” before finals. These events include movie showings, holiday activities, food and more.\r\n\r\nUT Chattanooga leaders highlighted its Case Assessment, Review and Evaluation (CARE) Team, which has a mission to provide proactive and supportive prevention, assessment, intervention and management for situations that would compromise the safety and well-being of its community.\r\n\r\nA UT Martin faculty member also emphasized the importance of its CARE team, whose members attend all of the college’s meetings at the beginning of the academic year to share about mental health services available to students. “This helps me destigmatize mental health,” said John Oelrich, UT Martin director of bands. “Just because you don’t physically see the symptoms of mental health struggles doesn’t mean it isn’t real. It’s important for faculty to model this to our students as they often look to us as how it should be.”\r\n\r\nUT Health Science Center staff mentioned their event titled the “Warrior Within,” which allows healthcare professionals and leaders to share their experience handling the demands of health sciences while pursuing academic success. “As important as it is to care for those struggling with mental health issues, it is just as important to care for the frontline caregivers,” Gibbs said. “This event is just one of the ways in which we achieve that.”\r\n\r\nStudent representatives from each UT campus sat on a student panel and discussed mental health challenges that college students face.\r\n\r\nAmelia Thompson, a second-year pharmacy student at the UT Health Science Center, spoke about the constant stress she is under in graduate school.\r\n\r\n“Every waking moment I’m studying something. There is a constant flow of information into my brain,” Thompson said. “I visit the student academic support services and inclusion office weekly for counseling sessions. Mental health isn’t like a cold – you don’t just treat the symptoms and be done with it. It’s something that you need to constantly work on.”\r\n\r\nMary Carr, a senior at UT Knoxville, would like adults on campus to switch to a more empathy-focused model.\r\n\r\n“I wished more professors were crisis-trained and showed how much they care about their students’ mental health,” Carr said. “Follow up with us and see how we’re doing.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin sophomore Ray Washington continued the conversation by asking adults on campus to understand that not everyone expresses their mental health struggles the same way.\r\n\r\n“Students will try to get your attention in different ways. Some might come and talk a lot, while others might just come to you and sit in silence,” Washington said. “No matter how they come, value when that student comes to you because it means that they trust you.”\r\n\r\nThompson also mentioned how much a professor can impact a student’s mental health.\r\n\r\n“If we know our professors value their life, time and families, it gives this idea that we can do the same. We can live our life while still working hard in school. When I see from administrators that I can have both, it gives me hope,” Thompson said.\r\n\r\nOther panelists included:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Wesley Bolton, UT Chattanooga</li>\r\n 	<li>Michael Brunner, College of Medicine, UT Health Science Center</li>\r\n 	<li>Isaac Holt, UT Knoxville</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“Our students’ well-being is why we do what we do. One person can make a difference,” said Linda Martin, UT System vice president for academic affairs and student success. “Systematically it might seem too big, but it all starts with one person.”\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT System ignites action on mental health and wellness','The University of Tennessee System responded to the mental health crisis among American college students by igniting action around the issue at the 2019 Academic and Student Affairs Summit: Building a Unified Mental Health Culture, held Nov. 22 in Nashville.','inherit','closed','closed','','1585-revision-v1','','','2019-11-25 10:41:59','2019-11-25 16:41:59','',1585,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/25/1585-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1588,3,'2019-11-25 15:15:02','2019-11-25 21:15:02','','11182019_ComputerScienceProgrammers002','(l-r) Lukas Saul, of Franklin; Fate Hardin, of Brentwood; and Jay Downing, of Hendersonville, won third place for the University of Tennessee at Martin during a local site competition of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest.','inherit','closed','closed','','11182019_computerscienceprogrammers002','','','2019-11-25 15:15:55','2019-11-25 21:15:55','',1587,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11182019_ComputerScienceProgrammers002.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1589,3,'2019-11-25 15:16:15','2019-11-25 21:16:15','Jay Downing, of Hendersonville; Fate Hardin, of Brentwood; and Lukas Saul, of Franklin, won third place for the University of Tennessee at Martin during a local site competition of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest, held Nov. 2 at UT Martin. The team solved the first two competition problems in under 10 minutes.\r\n\r\nUT Martin has hosted this local site competition for four years and was among eight other host sites across the region for 2019. Fifteen teams from Austin Peay State University, Murray State University, Rhodes College, UT Martin and the University of Memphis competed in the five-hour competition, which tests a variety of computer programming skills through a series of challenges. Hundreds of other teams competed simultaneously at other locations across the region.\r\n\r\nDowning, a junior; and Hardin and Saul, both seniors, are all computer science majors. Other UT Martin students who participated in the competition were James Chapman, of Bartlett; Samantha Clayton and Cody Gonsowski, both of Martin; Grace Looney, of Millington; and Hayden Nanney, of Dresden.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the UT Martin Department of Computer Science, contact the department at 731-881-7391 to speak with an academic adviser.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin team takes third place in regional programming competition','Jay Downing, of Hendersonville; Fate Hardin, of Brentwood; and Lukas Saul, of Franklin, won third place for the University of Tennessee at Martin during a local site competition of the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest, held Nov. 2 at UT Martin.','inherit','closed','closed','','1587-revision-v1','','','2019-11-25 15:16:15','2019-11-25 21:16:15','',1587,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/25/1587-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1618,3,'2019-12-14 11:17:43','2019-12-14 17:17:43','A live broadcast of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 commencement ceremony is available now at <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">www.facebook.com/UTMartin</a>. The ceremony is being held in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on the UT Martin main campus. A selection of photography will be available next week.','Fall Commencement 2019 is available live','A live broadcast of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 commencement ceremony is available now','publish','closed','closed','','fall-commencement-2019-is-available-live','','','2019-12-14 15:23:54','2019-12-14 21:23:54','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1618',0,'post','',0),(1591,3,'2019-11-26 11:35:25','2019-11-26 17:35:25','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin main campus and all five centers will be closed Nov. 28-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will not meet Nov. 27-29. Regular class and office schedules will resume Dec. 2.\r\n\r\nStudents will take final exams the week of Dec. 9-13 with commencement following at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Classes will resume Jan. 9 for the spring 2020 semester.\r\n\r\nAdministrative offices on the main campus and at all five centers will be closed Dec. 23-27 and Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Offices will be open on a regular schedule Dec. 30-31 and again Jan. 2.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','University announces holiday closings','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin main campus and all five centers will be closed Nov. 28-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will not meet Nov. 27-29. ','publish','closed','closed','','university-announces-holiday-closings','','','2019-11-26 11:35:25','2019-11-26 17:35:25','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1591',0,'post','',0),(1592,3,'2019-11-26 11:35:25','2019-11-26 17:35:25','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin main campus and all five centers will be closed Nov. 28-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will not meet Nov. 27-29. Regular class and office schedules will resume Dec. 2.\r\n\r\nStudents will take final exams the week of Dec. 9-13 with commencement following at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Classes will resume Jan. 9 for the spring 2020 semester.\r\n\r\nAdministrative offices on the main campus and at all five centers will be closed Dec. 23-27 and Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Offices will be open on a regular schedule Dec. 30-31 and again Jan. 2.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','University announces holiday closings','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin main campus and all five centers will be closed Nov. 28-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will not meet Nov. 27-29. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1591-revision-v1','','','2019-11-26 11:35:25','2019-11-26 17:35:25','',1591,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/26/1591-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1593,3,'2019-11-27 09:40:02','2019-11-27 15:40:02','Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, will be the commencement speaker during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 graduation ceremony, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the university’s Facebook page for those unable to attend in person.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter was named commissioner on Jan. 19, 2019, after serving as statewide finance chair during Gov. Bill Lee’s campaign. Prior to becoming commissioner, McWhorter served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. He has also served as CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, which helps Nashville-based entrepreneurs create, launch and grow scalable businesses. He has previously served on the board of directors of FirstBank Financial Corporation and as chairman of the compensation committee as well as a member of the audit committee.\r\n\r\nHe earned his Bachelor of Science degree in management from Clemson University in South Carolina and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.\r\n\r\nUT Martin’s fall commencement ceremony is expected to grant approximately 520 undergraduate degrees and approximately 60 graduate degrees to those who completed the academic requirements to graduate during either the summer or fall 2019 semesters.\r\n\r\nVisit <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/UTMartin\">facebook.com/UTMartin</a> to access the live broadcast beginning at 11 a.m., Dec. 14.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\n###','Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee commissioner, to speak at December commencement','Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, will be the commencement speaker during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 graduation ceremony, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. ','publish','closed','closed','','stuart-mcwhorter-tennessee-commissioner-to-speak-at-december-commencement','','','2019-12-09 09:46:19','2019-12-09 15:46:19','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1593',0,'post','',0),(1594,3,'2019-11-27 09:12:27','2019-11-27 15:12:27','','12-13-18 McWhorter_Stuart_Governor Lee Staffer_Official Blue Boo','Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration','inherit','closed','closed','','12-13-18-mcwhorter_stuart_governor-lee-staffer_official-blue-boo','','','2019-11-27 09:39:49','2019-11-27 15:39:49','',1593,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/McWhorterStuart_WP.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1595,3,'2019-11-27 09:40:02','2019-11-27 15:40:02','Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, will be the commencement speaker during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 graduation ceremony, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. The ceremony will be broadcast live on the university’s Facebook page for those unable to attend in person.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter was named commissioner on Jan. 19, 2019, after serving as statewide finance chair during Gov. Bill Lee’s campaign. Prior to becoming commissioner, McWhorter served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. He has also served as CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, which helps Nashville-based entrepreneurs create, launch and grow scalable businesses. He has previously served on the board of directors of FirstBank Financial Corporation and as chairman of the compensation committee as well as a member of the audit committee.\r\n\r\nHe earned his Bachelor of Science degree in management from Clemson University in South Carolina and a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.\r\n\r\nUT Martin’s fall commencement ceremony is expected to grant approximately 520 undergraduate degrees and approximately 60 graduate degrees to those who completed the academic requirements to graduate during either the summer or fall 2019 semesters.\r\n\r\nVisit <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/UTMartin\">facebook.com/UTMartin</a> to access the live broadcast beginning at 11 a.m., Dec. 14.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\n###','Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee commissioner, to speak at December commencement','Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, will be the commencement speaker during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 graduation ceremony, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1593-revision-v1','','','2019-11-27 09:40:02','2019-11-27 15:40:02','',1593,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/27/1593-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1596,3,'2019-11-27 10:31:47','2019-11-27 16:31:47','UT MARTIN STUDENTS ATTEND FOUR-DAY CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK CITY– The University of Tennessee at Martin College of Business and Global Affairs sent seven marketing students to the American Advertising Federation Student Career Conference, held Nov. 21-24 in New York City, New York. Dr. Ashley Kilburn, professor of marketing, accompanied the students, who were able to network with professionals in the advertising field and learn about new trends that influence society. Pictured (l-r) are Mackenzie Palmer, of Norfolk, Massachusetts; Anna Barnes, of Martin; Kevin Laird, of Memphis; Molly Carpenter, of Union City; Lauren Hutchinson, of McEwen; Connor Hatcher, of Waynesboro; and Timmy Russell, of Adamsville.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin students attend four-day business conference in NYC','The University of Tennessee at Martin College of Business and Global Affairs sent seven marketing students to the American Advertising Federation Student Career Conference, held Nov. 21-24 in New York City, New York. 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Dr. Ashley Kilburn, professor of marketing, accompanied the students, who were able to network with professionals in the advertising field and learn about new trends that influence society. Pictured (l-r) are Mackenzie Palmer, of Norfolk, Massachusetts; Anna Barnes, of Martin; Kevin Laird, of Memphis; Molly Carpenter, of Union City; Lauren Hutchinson, of McEwen; Connor Hatcher, of Waynesboro; and Timmy Russell, of Adamsville.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin students attend four-day business conference in NYC','The University of Tennessee at Martin College of Business and Global Affairs sent seven marketing students to the American Advertising Federation Student Career Conference, held Nov. 21-24 in New York City, New York. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1596-revision-v1','','','2019-11-27 10:31:47','2019-11-27 16:31:47','',1596,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/11/27/1596-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1723,3,'2020-01-29 16:26:31','2020-01-29 22:26:31','The Pedrito Martinez Group, led by Grammy-nominated percussionist Pedrito Martinez, will perform at 7 p.m., Feb. 18, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Harriet Fulton Theatre. This performance is free and open to the public, but tickets should be reserved in advance at utm.edu/musicevents.\r\n\r\nMartinez was born in Havana, Cuba, and by the age of 27 had won the Thelonius Monk Award for Afro-Latin Hand Percussion and appeared in the documentary “Calle 54.” He is widely regarded as the leading percussionist in Latin jazz music and has recorded or performed with Eric Clapton, Wynton Marsalis, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Sting and others as both percussionist and vocalist.\r\n\r\nThe group’s appearance is the second spring 2020 installment in UT Martin’s Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series and is specifically sponsored by the UT Martin Civil Rights Conference, Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs, Department of Music, and Department of History and Philosophy, as well as the Coleman Foundation, Dr. Lynn Alexander, Ed Sargent and Joan Jett.\r\n\r\nA percussion masterclass is open to the campus community at 2 p.m., Feb. 18, following a noon  question-and-answer session about Cuban culture in room 136 of the Fine Arts Building. A free Afro-Cuban buffet will be provided for attendees. More information about the group’s performance experience, including video and sound clips, is available at <a href=\"http://www.pedritomartinezmusic.com\">pedritomartinezmusic.com</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the UT Martin performance, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to host the Pedrito Martinez Group on campus Feb. 18','The Pedrito Martinez Group, led by Grammy-nominated percussionist Pedrito Martinez, will perform at 7 p.m., Feb. 18, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Harriet Fulton Theatre.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-host-the-pedrito-martinez-group-on-campus-feb-11','','','2020-02-10 08:41:36','2020-02-10 14:41:36','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1723',0,'post','',0),(1662,3,'2020-01-03 15:00:47','2020-01-03 21:00:47','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will host its winter meeting at 1 p.m. CST, Friday, Jan. 10, in room 206AB of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include a review of:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student life programming and plans</li>\r\n 	<li>UT Promise application deadlines and program details</li>\r\n 	<li>Course transfer procedures between UT campuses</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a> or by contacting Erin Chesnut, university staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:echesnut@utm.edu\">echesnut@utm.edu</a>, 731-881-7612 or 304 Hall-Moody Administration Building, Martin, TN 38238.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting can contact Chesnut to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Jan. 8.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of state open meetings law.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Advisory Board to meet Jan. 10','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will host its winter meeting at 1 p.m. CST, Friday, Jan. 10, in room 206AB of the Boling University Center.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-advisory-board-to-meet-jan-10','','','2020-01-03 15:01:06','2020-01-03 21:01:06','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1662',0,'post','',0),(1601,2,'2019-12-05 21:09:13','2019-12-06 03:09:13','Lipscomb University has launched a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n<blockquote>“This is really, really important work,” said L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”</blockquote>\r\nKeith Carver, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n<blockquote>“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”</blockquote>\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said Rep. Mark White (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n<blockquote>“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”</blockquote>\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said Jake Bynum, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” Michael Anastasi, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said Michelle Steele, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb announce rural leadership program partnership','UT Martin has partnered with Lipscomb University to launch a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-and-lipscomb-university-announce-rural-leadership-scholars-program-partnership','','','2019-12-14 15:23:38','2019-12-14 21:23:38','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1601',0,'post','',0),(1603,2,'2019-12-05 21:03:03','2019-12-06 03:03:03','Lipscomb University has launched a new <strong>Rural Leadership Scholars Program</strong>, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','','','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-revision-v1','','','2019-12-05 21:03:03','2019-12-06 03:03:03','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/05/1601-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1602,2,'2019-12-05 20:59:44','2019-12-06 02:59:44','','UTM_Lipscomb_K7A1454','Lipscomb president L. Randolph Lowry (left) and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver are pictured signing the agreement at Lipscomb University on Dec. 5. ','inherit','closed','closed','','utm_lipscomb_k7a1454','','','2019-12-06 08:16:00','2019-12-06 14:16:00','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/UTM_Lipscomb_K7A1454.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1604,2,'2019-12-05 21:09:13','2019-12-06 03:09:13','Lipscomb University has launched a new <strong>Rural Leadership Scholars Program</strong>, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb University announce Rural Leadership Scholars Program partnership','','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-revision-v1','','','2019-12-05 21:09:13','2019-12-06 03:09:13','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/05/1601-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1605,2,'2019-12-05 21:09:39','2019-12-06 03:09:39','Lipscomb University has launched a new <strong>Rural Leadership Scholars Program</strong>, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb announce Rural Leadership Scholars Program partnership','','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-revision-v1','','','2019-12-05 21:09:39','2019-12-06 03:09:39','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/05/1601-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1606,2,'2019-12-05 21:17:31','2019-12-06 03:17:31','Lipscomb University has launched a new <strong>Rural Leadership Scholars Program</strong>, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\n\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\n\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\n\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\n\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\n\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\n\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\n\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\n\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\n\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\n\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\n\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\n\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\n\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb announce rural leadership program partnership','UT Martin has partnered with Lipscomb University to launch a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-05 21:17:31','2019-12-06 03:17:31','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/05/1601-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1607,2,'2019-12-05 21:10:47','2019-12-06 03:10:47','Lipscomb University has launched a new <strong>Rural Leadership Scholars Program</strong>, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. 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UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. 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UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n<blockquote>“This is really, really important work,” said L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”</blockquote>\r\nKeith Carver, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n<blockquote>“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”</blockquote>\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said Rep. Mark White (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n<blockquote>“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”</blockquote>\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said Jake Bynum, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” Michael Anastasi, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said Michelle Steele, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. 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On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n\r\n“This is really, really important work,” said <strong>L. Randolph Lowry</strong>, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”\r\n\r\n<strong>Keith Carver</strong>, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n\r\n“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said <strong>Rep. Mark White</strong> (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n\r\n“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”\r\n\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said <strong>Jake Bynum</strong>, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” <strong>Michael Anastasi</strong>, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said <strong>Michelle Steele</strong>, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb announce rural leadership program partnership','UT Martin has partnered with Lipscomb University to launch a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state.','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-revision-v1','','','2019-12-05 21:18:01','2019-12-06 03:18:01','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/05/1601-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1610,3,'2019-12-06 08:16:04','2019-12-06 14:16:04','Lipscomb University has launched a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state. On Thursday, Dec. 5, Lipscomb announced its first partnership in the program with the University of Tennessee at Martin. UT Martin is located in Weakley County, Tennessee, with a population of just over 33,000.\r\n<blockquote>“This is really, really important work,” said L. Randolph Lowry, Lipscomb University president, at a signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. “We as an institution need to be educating individuals who will go into the public sector, tackle those challenges that frankly can’t be tackled by anyone else. I’m excited to see this new program here emerge and to imagine what that could do for our state in the next five, ten or 15 years. I think a program that calls people to be collaborative and to listen and learn and then to say let’s do this together. Lipscomb University and the University of Tennessee at Martin is one example of that and seeing what together we can do for the state of Tennessee is pretty powerful.”</blockquote>\r\nKeith Carver, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Martin, said among the most important considerations in life are people, relationships and experiences.\r\n<blockquote>“What people are you surrounding yourself with? How are you pouring into those people with relationships, and with experiences, what are you spending your time doing,” Carver asked the crowd gathered for the celebration. “When I think about this collaboration and what the University of Tennessee at Martin is doing in the 21 rural counties in and around west Tennessee and what Lipscomb is doing in terms of leadership, service and advocacy with the curriculum and this program. The merger of these two programs where we take academic study of leadership applying it it’s taking two great things and making a beautiful partnership. We are extremely excited about this and to see the impact that this will have.”</blockquote>\r\nAs part of the partnership, students earn their undergraduate degree at UT Martin and a Master of Arts degree in leadership and public service from Lipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service. Students who agree to return to an officially designated rural community in Tennessee after completing their education will receive support and scholarships that will greatly reduce the cost of the last two years of the undergraduate degree as well as the master’s degree. A select group of students from UT Martin will complete their undergraduate education at UT Martin and then complete a Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University with an emphasis in rural initiatives. As part of their master’s studies, students will continue to live in their rural community and serve their community through projects and work. The goal is to produce master’s degree-educated rural leaders who will commit their careers to developing the rural segments of the state.\r\n\r\n“Every community has unique needs and must have leaders who possess the capacity to both understand community complexities as well as the knowledge base to contend with the challenges that inevitably arise. Most importantly, community leaders must have the capability to respond by implementing solutions-focused interventions and policies,” said Rep. Mark White (R-District 83), director of leadership and public service at Lipscomb.\r\n<blockquote>“The need for community leadership in all social contexts has never been greater than in the present, whether the context is urban, rural, suburban, economically challenged or affluent,” he continued. “This program is a unique opportunity for current and future leaders across the state to make an impact on these communities. We are excited about this partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin as we work together to engage, equip and empower those who strive to serve the common good.”</blockquote>\r\nThe Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Public Service at Lipscomb University has been created and designed to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions.\r\n\r\n“Leadership is difficult and only slightly more difficult in rural communities,” said Jake Bynum, mayor, Weakley County, Tennessee, and student in Lipscomb’s Master of Arts in Leadership and Public Service program. “The challenges that our rural communities face are like nothing that we see in a lot of areas. With 70 counties across the state that are primarily rural counties, developing leaders in those areas is vitally important. It’s my hope that those communities will encourage their local leaders to participate in this program to give their communities a better understanding of how they can be served more successfully. I’m proud that these two institutions who have understood leadership development for years now have made an even larger commitment to the growth of that leadership development.”\r\n\r\nStudents will have the opportunity to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as a laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities. Accordingly, Tennessee’s cities, counties, businesses and public and private organizations offer countless opportunities for field placements designed to help students gain a valuable understanding of diverse policy issues. The program includes immersive learning experiences throughout the state in cities like Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville, as well as many of Tennessee’s smaller cities, towns and rural communities to learn the dynamics of leadership and governance in a variety of contexts and to explore how the policy development process works from current leaders.\r\n\r\n“This truly has the potential to lead to a better, stronger Tennessee for years to come. It also has the potential to change the trajectory of thousands of lives, lives of those even yet unborn,” Michael Anastasi, vice president/news and executive editor of the Tennessean and the TN Media Network, said in remarks made at the ceremony. “Thank you Dr. Lowry and Dr. Carver for your vision, your commitment and your courage to take on something so bold. Because of my job I have the opportunity to get to know and work with leaders from Knoxville to Memphis and many places in between. I especially enjoy driving the backroads of those towns because I came from one just like them. One in rural northern California. A town of population 500.”\r\n\r\nThe first cohort of students will enter the Master of Arts program at Lipscomb in fall 2020. The program, which may be completed in one year, facilitates the building of critical skills in leadership, communication and conflict resolution. Courses will focus on innovative leadership in rural and statewide settings, data analysis, connecting the community to resources, negotiation and conflict management, working productively in cross-sector settings, communicating to diverse interest groups and budget management among other topics. Students will also study with and be mentored by top leaders from across Tennessee and will develop a statewide support system and network of resources. Part of the course of study will also include developing an initiative that is built around the needs of a particular community and then implementing it. The program will be offered in a flexible format for working professionals. After students complete their studies, Lipscomb will continue to support graduates of the program with professional development opportunities and a statewide network of resources.\r\n\r\n“Several years ago now, we created the Master of Arts Degree in Leadership and Public Service to train leaders who can serve strong communities by implementing tangible solutions. The genesis of the Master of Arts program was predicated on both informal and formal guidance of local, state, regional, and national public servants,” said Michelle Steele, director of the Master of Arts in Leadership &amp; Public Service at Lipscomb University. “Today, we are taking the degree to the next level of service. We have been the place where Tennessee turns for leadership and today, we are making a formal statement of this commitment through our new partnership with the University of Tennessee at Martin. Through this partnership, we will teach students matriculating at both Universities to discover ways to lead and serve with the State of Tennessee as their primary laboratory, providing a firsthand view of how this vibrant and growing state deals with dilemmas and opportunities.”\r\n\r\nLipscomb University’s College of Leadership &amp; Public Service is where Tennessee turns for leadership. Over the past decade, Lipscomb University has built a group of institutes that serve the common good and support innovative solutions. These institutes are housed in this college and include the Institute for Conflict Management, the Institute for Law, Justice &amp; Society, the Institute for Sustainable Practice and the Nelson &amp; Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership. Each offers graduate degree programming in addition to other initiatives including certificate programs, Rule 31 training and more. The college is also home to signature program Leadership Tennessee. This unique initiative provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. The college offers programs of study in pre-law, public service, nonprofit management, corporate social justice, government, sustainability, leadership and public service and urban studies.','UT Martin and Lipscomb announce rural leadership program partnership','UT Martin has partnered with Lipscomb University to launch a new Rural Leadership Scholars Program, an initiative designed to develop leaders across Tennessee with a particular focus on those from the state’s 70 rural counties as investment in leadership development and education in the state.','inherit','closed','closed','','1601-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-06 08:16:04','2019-12-06 14:16:04','',1601,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/06/1601-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1612,3,'2019-12-09 12:19:07','2019-12-09 18:19:07','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with the City of Martin Department of Parks and Recreation to host the 35<sup>th</sup>-annual Santa’s Village event Dec. 12-15 in the university’s Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex north of Graham Stadium.\r\n\r\nThe event will be open from 6-9 p.m., Dec. 12-13; 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Dec. 14; and 1-5 p.m., Dec. 15. Admission is free, but the donation of an unopened children’s toy or non-perishable canned goods worth $5 or more is requested to support needy families in the Weakley County area.\r\n\r\nSanta Claus will be present to meet with children of all ages in the traditional forest of lights, and MTD will again display the model train city. A petting zoo sponsored by Hooker Farms will feature a variety of animals, and live entertainment will perform on the stage while vendors conduct an arts-and-crafts fair on the arena’s upper level.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at 731-587-6784.\r\n\r\n###','Santa\'s Village to return Dec. 12-15','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with the City of Martin Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 35th-annual Santa’s Village event Dec. 12-15 in the university’s Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex north of Graham Stadium.','publish','closed','closed','','santas-village-to-return-dec-12-15','','','2019-12-14 15:24:05','2019-12-14 21:24:05','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1612',0,'post','',0),(1613,3,'2019-12-09 12:18:28','2019-12-09 18:18:28','','12062018_SantasVillage0009','This photo from Santa’s Village 2018 shows the detail used in the MTD model train village. ','inherit','closed','closed','','12062018_santasvillage0009','','','2019-12-09 12:19:04','2019-12-09 18:19:04','',1612,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12062018_SantasVillage0009.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1614,3,'2019-12-09 12:19:07','2019-12-09 18:19:07','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with the City of Martin Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 35<sup>th</sup>-annual Santa’s Village event Dec. 12-15 in the university’s Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex north of Graham Stadium.\r\n\r\nThe event will be open from 6-9 p.m., Dec. 12-13; 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Dec. 14; and 1-5 p.m., Dec. 15. Admission is free, but the donation of an unopened children’s toy or non-perishable canned goods worth $5 or more is requested to support needy families in the Weakley County area.\r\n\r\nSanta Claus will be present to meet with children of all ages in the traditional forest of lights, and MTD will again display the model train city. 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Admission is free, but the donation of an unopened children’s toy or non-perishable canned goods worth $5 or more is requested to support needy families in the Weakley County area.\n\nSanta Claus will be present to meet with children of all ages in the traditional forest of lights, and MTD will again display the model train city. A petting zoo sponsored by Hooker Farms will feature a variety of animals, and live entertainment will perform on the stage while vendors conduct an arts-and-crafts fair on the arena’s upper level.\n\nFor more information, contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at 731-587-6784.\n\n###','Santa\'s Village to return Dec. 12-15','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with the City of Martin Department of Parks and Recreation will host the 35th-annual Santa’s Village event Dec. 12-15 in the university’s Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex north of Graham Stadium.','inherit','closed','closed','','1612-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-09 12:22:19','2019-12-09 18:22:19','',1612,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/09/1612-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1616,3,'2019-12-09 12:22:20','2019-12-09 18:22:20','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with the City of Martin Department of Parks and Recreation to host the 35<sup>th</sup>-annual Santa’s Village event Dec. 12-15 in the university’s Ned McWherter Agricultural Complex north of Graham Stadium.\r\n\r\nThe event will be open from 6-9 p.m., Dec. 12-13; 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Dec. 14; and 1-5 p.m., Dec. 15. Admission is free, but the donation of an unopened children’s toy or non-perishable canned goods worth $5 or more is requested to support needy families in the Weakley County area.\r\n\r\nSanta Claus will be present to meet with children of all ages in the traditional forest of lights, and MTD will again display the model train city. 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The ceremony is being held in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on the UT Martin main campus. A selection of photography will be available next week.','Fall Commencement 2019 is available live','A live broadcast of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall 2019 commencement ceremony is available now','inherit','closed','closed','','1618-revision-v1','','','2019-12-14 11:17:43','2019-12-14 17:17:43','',1618,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/14/1618-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1622,3,'2019-12-16 11:00:35','2019-12-16 17:00:35','Shelby Guffey, of Coopertown, and Trisdan Ragland, of Martin, were each presented with Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall commencement ceremony Dec. 14. These awards showcase outstanding community and campus service by graduating students and are the only awards given during commencement each semester.\r\n\r\nGuffey served as a student ambassador for the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions for two years and as a Peer-Enabling Program Leader for two years. The UT Martin Peer-Enabling Program matches upperclassmen with groups of entering freshman students to provide mentorship opportunities and improve the overall freshman experience. Guffey also served as leader of service initiatives within the program during her senior year. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Pi and served as public relations chair and director of social enrichment for the UT Martin chapter.\r\n<blockquote>“Shelby is an outstanding student who represents not only herself but the university in the highest way possible. She is involved in all facets of campus life and is a very worthy recipient of this award. She is graduating with two degrees (and) as an honor student and still finds the time to be an active student,” wrote Rachel Stephens, assistant director of student life, in Guffey’s nomination materials.</blockquote>\r\nRagland served as both president and chapter parliamentarian during his time as a member of the UT Martin chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He also won the university’s 2017 Emerging Leader Award and the 2018 University Service Award from the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs. He was active in the planning and execution of UT Martin events surrounding Black History Month and mental health initiatives and volunteered with the Stuart Center and Teen Center and RIFA Soup Kitchen each year.\r\n<blockquote>“Trisdan is a leader who is much more interested in setting the example than running the show loudly. He is an observant, thoughtful young man who has a massive influence on his peers and even the staff that work with him. … Trisdan proves you can lead quietly from the back of the room through gentle encouragement and willingness to work alongside the others on the team,” wrote Rachel Stephens and Anthony Prewitt, assistant directors in the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs, in Ragland’s nomination materials.</blockquote>\r\nDr. Paul Meek served the UT Martin campus as executive officer, dean, UT vice president or chancellor from 1934 to 1967. This award was originally established and funded by the three Meek children to honor their parents.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Guffey, Ragland receive Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards','Shelby Guffey, of Coopertown, and Trisdan Ragland, of Martin, were each presented with Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall commencement ceremony Dec. 14.','publish','closed','closed','','guffey-ragland-receive-paul-and-martha-meek-leadership-awards','','','2019-12-17 11:01:34','2019-12-17 17:01:34','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1622',0,'post','',0),(1623,3,'2019-12-16 10:59:09','2019-12-16 16:59:09','','PaulMeekAwards_Fall2019','Trisdan Ragland (left), of Martin, and Shelby Guffey (right), of Coopertown, received the fall 2019 Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards during UT Martin’s commencement ceremony Dec. 14. They are pictured with Dr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for student affairs. ','inherit','closed','closed','','paulmeekawards_fall2019','','','2019-12-16 11:00:11','2019-12-16 17:00:11','',1622,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PaulMeekAwards_Fall2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1624,3,'2019-12-16 11:00:35','2019-12-16 17:00:35','Shelby Guffey, of Coopertown, and Trisdan Ragland, of Martin, were each presented with Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s fall commencement ceremony Dec. 14. These awards showcase outstanding community and campus service by graduating students and are the only awards given during commencement each semester.\r\n\r\nGuffey served as a student ambassador for the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions for two years and as a Peer-Enabling Program Leader for two years. The UT Martin Peer-Enabling Program matches upperclassmen with groups of entering freshman students to provide mentorship opportunities and improve the overall freshman experience. Guffey also served as leader of service initiatives within the program during her senior year. She was an active member of Alpha Delta Pi and served as public relations chair and director of social enrichment for the UT Martin chapter.\r\n<blockquote>“Shelby is an outstanding student who represents not only herself but the university in the highest way possible. She is involved in all facets of campus life and is a very worthy recipient of this award. She is graduating with two degrees (and) as an honor student and still finds the time to be an active student,” wrote Rachel Stephens, assistant director of student life, in Guffey’s nomination materials.</blockquote>\r\nRagland served as both president and chapter parliamentarian during his time as a member of the UT Martin chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He also won the university’s 2017 Emerging Leader Award and the 2018 University Service Award from the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs. He was active in the planning and execution of UT Martin events surrounding Black History Month and mental health initiatives and volunteered with the Stuart Center and Teen Center and RIFA Soup Kitchen each year.\r\n<blockquote>“Trisdan is a leader who is much more interested in setting the example than running the show loudly. He is an observant, thoughtful young man who has a massive influence on his peers and even the staff that work with him. … Trisdan proves you can lead quietly from the back of the room through gentle encouragement and willingness to work alongside the others on the team,” wrote Rachel Stephens and Anthony Prewitt, assistant directors in the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs, in Ragland’s nomination materials.</blockquote>\r\nDr. Paul Meek served the UT Martin campus as executive officer, dean, UT vice president or chancellor from 1934 to 1967. 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I feel like I’m walking away with knowledge and experience that I’ll actually use in the workplace be benefit our current news product and to potentially climb the news management ladder as I progress in my career,” she said.\r\n\r\nThis is high praise from a seasoned broadcaster who has covered not only Paducah’s daily news for almost 10 years but also took a three-year stint in the middle to serve the Colorado Springs area at NBC-affiliate station KOAA. While in that position, Bonds reported on several high-profile events, including President Obama’s 2012 campaign and the Aurora Theater shooting. She also anchored continuous 12-hour coverage of the massive Waldo Canyon and Black Forest wildfires.\r\n\r\n“With the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012, we spent two days on the air in 12-hour shifts. I worked midnight to noon, no commercials, no breaks. The Black Forest Fire the next summer was worse. I did nights then – noon to midnight – and by day four I told my husband, ‘I don’t have anything else to say.’ I never thought I would ever be able to do that, but now ad-libbing is no big deal,” said Bonds in a 2015 interview on that experience.\r\n\r\nSurprisingly, Bonds was originally torn between a life in news and one in education. She says September 11, 2001, sealed the deal.\r\n\r\n“I grew up loving news in my hometown of Houston (Texas). I would wake up for school in the morning and watch KPRC’s morning headlines as a third grader! But on 9/11 (I was a high school junior), I really understood for the first time the importance of the media (for) informing people of a defining moment in history,” she said. “Not every day or story may be to that magnitude, but the news (national and local) is a critical form of communication that connects us all. Journalists can help bring clarity to senseless acts (in the case of 9/11), or explain how issues that seem inconsequential to you (a tax vote, perhaps, by your city council) will impact your daily life.”\r\n\r\n“I respect journalists for seeking the truth, no matter what that looks like,” she continued. “It isn’t easy to set aside your own personal feelings and see stories from an objective point of view. That takes practice and sound judgment. 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I feel like I’m walking away with knowledge and experience that I’ll actually use in the workplace be benefit our current news product and to potentially climb the news management ladder as I progress in my career,” she said.\r\n\r\nThis is high praise from a seasoned broadcaster who has covered not only Paducah’s daily news for almost 10 years but also took a three-year stint in the middle to serve the Colorado Springs area at NBC-affiliate station KOAA. While in that position, Bonds reported on several high-profile events, including President Obama’s 2012 campaign and the Aurora Theater shooting. She also anchored continuous 12-hour coverage of the massive Waldo Canyon and Black Forest wildfires.\r\n\r\n“With the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012, we spent two days on the air in 12-hour shifts. I worked midnight to noon, no commercials, no breaks. The Black Forest Fire the next summer was worse. I did nights then – noon to midnight – and by day four I told my husband, ‘I don’t have anything else to say.’ I never thought I would ever be able to do that, but now ad-libbing is no big deal,” said Bonds in a 2015 interview on that experience.\r\n\r\nSurprisingly, Bonds was originally torn between a life in news and one in education. She says September 11, 2001, sealed the deal.\r\n\r\n“I grew up loving news in my hometown of Houston (Texas). I would wake up for school in the morning and watch KPRC’s morning headlines as a third grader! But on 9/11 (I was a high school junior), I really understood for the first time the importance of the media (for) informing people of a defining moment in history,” she said. “Not every day or story may be to that magnitude, but the news (national and local) is a critical form of communication that connects us all. Journalists can help bring clarity to senseless acts (in the case of 9/11), or explain how issues that seem inconsequential to you (a tax vote, perhaps, by your city council) will impact your daily life.”\r\n\r\n“I respect journalists for seeking the truth, no matter what that looks like,” she continued. “It isn’t easy to set aside your own personal feelings and see stories from an objective point of view. That takes practice and sound judgment. I also believe a true democracy cannot exist without a free press, and so the industry itself is critical to the lives of this country’s citizens.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1627\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1627 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HorbeltJennifer-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Bonds waits for her turn to cross the stage.[/caption]\r\n\r\nAs a veteran in a young newsroom staff, she enjoys being a mentor for other up-and-coming journalists in all areas of the daily broadcast. Now, with two UT Martin degrees in hand, Bonds says she is prepared for whatever her career may throw at her in the decade to come. She is also prepared to recommend her alma mater to anyone searching for a place to call home.\r\n\r\n“UTM cares about each and every student. I felt like a person of value to the staff in the communications department as (both) an undergrad and graduate student. 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The 22-year-old Hornbeak native and Obion County Central High School graduate was one of 348 participants in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s December commencement ceremony held Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Included in that number were 310 who received bachelor’s degrees and 38 who received master’s degrees. Summer and fall graduates were both eligible to participant in the ceremony. Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, delivered the commencement address.\r\n<blockquote>“I’ve always been kind of the ‘tech guy’ in my family and my friend group,” Freeze said of his interest in computer science. “So, I decided I could take it a little further and decide how to build the things that I was fixing.”</blockquote>\r\nThe cum laude graduate and University Scholar is also a musician, which influenced his choice for a capstone scholars project for which he created a web application that allows the user to enter music chords. The chords are then processed by a machine-learning model that generates a melody over those chords. “It (the application) can create melodies and let you use them in your songs or inspire new ones with the melodies it created,” he said.\r\n\r\nFor now, Freeze will remain at the university as a member of the university’s Information Technology Services staff, where he works with the technology that supports distance-learning classes. Although he enjoys his current position, his future might include work in software development. Whatever lies ahead, he’s grateful for the education UT Martin provided. “I just really like the campus and really like the school, and the professors have been nothing but fantastic here,” he said.\r\n\r\nAfter Lucian and his fellow graduates were seated Saturday, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the audience and opened with a moment of silence in memory of graduate student Ashley Brooks, of South Fulton, who died late last week in a vehicle accident. She was a 2018 agriculture graduate, a member of the UT Martin rodeo team during her undergraduate years and was currently a graduate assistant coach with the team.\r\n\r\nCarver continued and noted that the graduates in the audience came from 63 counties, 24 states and five countries, including the U.S. “To our graduates, good luck to each of you, and rest assured that we wish you the very best,” he said. “Remember that you are soon becoming a part of an alumni group numbering over 48,000 UT Martin graduates around the world.” Following special music by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, associate professor of music, Carver welcomed Stuart McWhorter to the podium.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter, who was named Tennessee’s finance commissioner in January 2019 by newly elected Gov. Bill Lee, previously served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. His father was the late Clayton McWhorter, a successful businessman and philanthropist, who established UT Martin’s Ned Ray McWherter Institute, a three-year innovation and mentorship program for undergraduate students.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s father-in-law is well-known West Tennessee businessman and entrepreneur Tom Hendrix, of Selmer, who established UT Martin’s Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise in the College of Business and Global Affairs. Hendrix, who delivered the UT Martin commencement address in spring 1990, was in the commencement audience along with other family members.\r\n\r\nThe commissioner offered the graduating class four principles for success instilled in him by his father. He advised graduates to first find a mentor “who can assist you in your professional and personal growth.” He added, “Look for someone to pattern your style after. I’ve been fortunate to have many mentors along life’s journey, and I will give much credit to my success knowing that it would not occur without their interest in me and support of me.”\r\n\r\nHis second principle is to always be prepared.  “Life often throws us a curve ball,” he said. “You have to be prepared to meet those challenges and embrace the opportunities. I have many stories of life lessons learned from being prepared and more importantly not being prepared. Start with the end in mind: what outcome do you want to achieve, and then begin working back from there.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s third principle encouraged graduates to assume the attitude of an owner, regardless of the position they hold or the company or organization for which they work.\r\n<blockquote>“If you think of yourself as an owner versus just an employee, you will get to work just a little bit earlier and stay a little later,” he said. “You will see your horizons expand and your fears diminish, and you will think in concepts, not in mechanics. … If you think and act like an owner, your career will flourish, and your life will change.”</blockquote>\r\nHis final principle is to simply give back. “All of you here have been blessed in some way. We live in the land of opportunity, but not everyone has the same access to opportunity,” he said, adding, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you are settled down or have reached a certain professional or financial goal. The time to give back is now. … Start giving of your time, your love and yourself today.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter spoke specifically about each graduate giving back to family, the university and the community in which they live. “No matter what paths you take, you all have a responsibility to be good community-minded citizens, and that means giving something back to the communities in which you live and work,” he said. “For those of you who will become managers, you will soon discover that community relations is both an opportunity and an obligation. As an individual or corporate citizen, if you contribute to important programs in your community, you will create a better community in which you live.”\r\n\r\nThe commissioner closed by reminding graduates “that life is a process, and living well means continuing to grow and develop through all of its stages.”\r\n<blockquote>“Just when you think you’ve ‘arrived,’ you will find another challenge around the corner,” he said. “You will find that you’re not quite satisfied with the current situation. You will discover there are other goals to strive for, other mountains to climb. We never ‘arrive.’ We just keep traveling down this road called life.” (more)</blockquote>\r\nIn his experience, an important part of that journey is defining success. “Success can be measured in many ways,” McWhorter said. “One obvious yardstick is financial. In today’s society, many people equate success with financial achievement. 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The 22-year-old Hornbeak native and Obion County Central High School graduate was one of 348 participants in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s December commencement ceremony held Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Included in that number were 310 who received bachelor’s degrees and 38 who received master’s degrees. Summer and fall graduates were both eligible to participant in the ceremony. Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, delivered the commencement address.\r\n\r\n“I’ve always been kind of the ‘tech guy’ in my family and my friend group,” Freeze said of his interest in computer science. “So, I decided I could take it a little further and decide how to build the things that I was fixing.” The cum laude graduate and University Scholar is also a musician, which influenced his choice for a capstone scholars project for which he created a web application that allows the user to enter music chords. The chords are then processed by a machine-learning model that generates a melody over those chords. “It (the application) can create melodies and let you use them in your songs or inspire new ones with the melodies it created,” he said.\r\n\r\nFor now, Freeze will remain at the university as a member of the university’s Information Technology Services staff, where he works with the technology that supports distance-learning classes. Although he enjoys his current position, his future might include work in software development. Whatever lies ahead, he’s grateful for the education UT Martin provided. “I just really like the campus and really like the school, and the professors have been nothing but fantastic here,” he said.\r\n\r\nAfter Lucian and his fellow graduates were seated Saturday, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the audience and opened with a moment of silence in memory of graduate student Ashley Brooks, of South Fulton, who died late last week in a vehicle accident. She was a 2018 agriculture graduate, a member of the UT Martin rodeo team during her undergraduate years and was currently a graduate assistant coach with the team.\r\n\r\nCarver continued and noted that the graduates in the audience came from 63 counties, 24 states and five countries, including the U.S. “To our graduates, good luck to each of you, and rest assured that we wish you the very best,” he said. “Remember that you are soon becoming a part of an alumni group numbering over 48,000 UT Martin graduates around the world.” Following special music by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, associate professor of music, Carver welcomed Stuart McWhorter to the podium.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter, who was named Tennessee’s finance commissioner in January 2019 by newly elected Gov. Bill Lee, previously served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. 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I’ve been fortunate to have many mentors along life’s journey, and I will give much credit to my success knowing that it would not occur without their interest in me and support of me.”\r\n\r\nHis second principle is to always be prepared.  “Life often throws us a curve ball,” he said. “You have to be prepared to meet those challenges and embrace the opportunities. I have many stories of life lessons learned from being prepared and more importantly not being prepared. Start with the end in mind: what outcome do you want to achieve, and then begin working back from there.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s third principle encouraged graduates to assume the attitude of an owner, regardless of the position they hold or the company or organization for which they work. “If you think of yourself as an owner versus just an employee, you will get to work just a little bit earlier and stay a little later,” he said. “You will see your horizons expand and your fears diminish, and you will think in concepts, not in mechanics. … If you think and act like an owner, your career will flourish, and your life will change.”\r\n\r\nHis final principle is to simply give back. “All of you here have been blessed in some way. We live in the land of opportunity, but not everyone has the same access to opportunity,” he said, adding, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you are settled down or have reached a certain professional or financial goal. The time to give back is now. … Start giving of your time, your love and yourself today.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter spoke specifically about each graduate giving back to family, the university and the community in which they live. “No matter what paths you take, you all have a responsibility to be good community-minded citizens, and that means giving something back to the communities in which you live and work,” he said. “For those of you who will become managers, you will soon discover that community relations is both an opportunity and an obligation. 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Now I know that sounds trite, but achieving fulfillment and happiness is an elusive goal for many. I think the most fortunate people are those who find contentment in both their professional and their personal lives.”\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, provost and vice chancellor for student affairs, later recognized honors graduates, and UT Interim President Randy Boyd congratulated the graduating class on behalf of the University of Tennessee System. Boyd gave the graduates three charges as new University of Tennessee alumni.\r\n\r\n“First, live a life that leaves the world a better place than you found it. 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Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, delivered the commencement address.\r\n<blockquote>“I’ve always been kind of the ‘tech guy’ in my family and my friend group,” Freeze said of his interest in computer science. “So, I decided I could take it a little further and decide how to build the things that I was fixing.”</blockquote>\r\nThe cum laude graduate and University Scholar is also a musician, which influenced his choice for a capstone scholars project for which he created a web application that allows the user to enter music chords. The chords are then processed by a machine-learning model that generates a melody over those chords. “It (the application) can create melodies and let you use them in your songs or inspire new ones with the melodies it created,” he said.\r\n\r\nFor now, Freeze will remain at the university as a member of the university’s Information Technology Services staff, where he works with the technology that supports distance-learning classes. Although he enjoys his current position, his future might include work in software development. Whatever lies ahead, he’s grateful for the education UT Martin provided. “I just really like the campus and really like the school, and the professors have been nothing but fantastic here,” he said.\r\n\r\nAfter Lucian and his fellow graduates were seated Saturday, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the audience and opened with a moment of silence in memory of graduate student Ashley Brooks, of South Fulton, who died late last week in a vehicle accident. She was a 2018 agriculture graduate, a member of the UT Martin rodeo team during her undergraduate years and was currently a graduate assistant coach with the team.\r\n\r\nCarver continued and noted that the graduates in the audience came from 63 counties, 24 states and five countries, including the U.S. “To our graduates, good luck to each of you, and rest assured that we wish you the very best,” he said. “Remember that you are soon becoming a part of an alumni group numbering over 48,000 UT Martin graduates around the world.” Following special music by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, associate professor of music, Carver welcomed Stuart McWhorter to the podium.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter, who was named Tennessee’s finance commissioner in January 2019 by newly elected Gov. Bill Lee, previously served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. His father was the late Clayton McWhorter, a successful businessman and philanthropist, who established UT Martin’s Ned Ray McWherter Institute, a three-year innovation and mentorship program for undergraduate students.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s father-in-law is well-known West Tennessee businessman and entrepreneur Tom Hendrix, of Selmer, who established UT Martin’s Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise in the College of Business and Global Affairs. Hendrix, who delivered the UT Martin commencement address in spring 1990, was in the commencement audience along with other family members.\r\n\r\nThe commissioner offered the graduating class four principles for success instilled in him by his father. He advised graduates to first find a mentor “who can assist you in your professional and personal growth.” He added, “Look for someone to pattern your style after. I’ve been fortunate to have many mentors along life’s journey, and I will give much credit to my success knowing that it would not occur without their interest in me and support of me.”\r\n\r\nHis second principle is to always be prepared.  “Life often throws us a curve ball,” he said. “You have to be prepared to meet those challenges and embrace the opportunities. I have many stories of life lessons learned from being prepared and more importantly not being prepared. Start with the end in mind: what outcome do you want to achieve, and then begin working back from there.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s third principle encouraged graduates to assume the attitude of an owner, regardless of the position they hold or the company or organization for which they work.\r\n<blockquote>“If you think of yourself as an owner versus just an employee, you will get to work just a little bit earlier and stay a little later,” he said. “You will see your horizons expand and your fears diminish, and you will think in concepts, not in mechanics. … If you think and act like an owner, your career will flourish, and your life will change.”</blockquote>\r\nHis final principle is to simply give back. “All of you here have been blessed in some way. We live in the land of opportunity, but not everyone has the same access to opportunity,” he said, adding, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you are settled down or have reached a certain professional or financial goal. The time to give back is now. … Start giving of your time, your love and yourself today.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter spoke specifically about each graduate giving back to family, the university and the community in which they live. “No matter what paths you take, you all have a responsibility to be good community-minded citizens, and that means giving something back to the communities in which you live and work,” he said. “For those of you who will become managers, you will soon discover that community relations is both an opportunity and an obligation. As an individual or corporate citizen, if you contribute to important programs in your community, you will create a better community in which you live.”\r\n\r\nThe commissioner closed by reminding graduates “that life is a process, and living well means continuing to grow and develop through all of its stages.”\r\n<blockquote>“Just when you think you’ve ‘arrived,’ you will find another challenge around the corner,” he said. “You will find that you’re not quite satisfied with the current situation. You will discover there are other goals to strive for, other mountains to climb. We never ‘arrive.’ We just keep traveling down this road called life.” (more)</blockquote>\r\nIn his experience, an important part of that journey is defining success. “Success can be measured in many ways,” McWhorter said. “One obvious yardstick is financial. In today’s society, many people equate success with financial achievement. 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Second, live a life that honors our tradition and makes former alumni proud,” he said. “And third, live a life that will inspire the future generations of Skyhawks that will follow you.”</blockquote>\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAdditional images from the commencement ceremony can be viewed below and on <a href=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000soE6A6Zdqjw/G0000nQPrBXkleqI/12142019-FallCommencement\">UT Martin\'s Photoshelter website</a>. Digital downloads and prints of these images can be purchased from the UT Martin Office of University Relations by calling 731-881-7615 or emailing Nathan Morgan, assistant director of University Relations, at <a href=\"mailto:nmorga15@utm.edu\">nmorga15@utm.edu</a> for instructions.\r\n\r\n<style>[data-ps-embed-type=slideshow] > iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;}</style>\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0 !important; padding-bottom: 75% !important; width: 100% !important;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G0000nQPrBXkleqI\"></div>\r\n<script src=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js\"></script>\r\n<script>_psEmbed(\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com\");</script>','','Approximately 348 students participated in the University of Tennessee at Martin\'s fall 2019 commencement ceremony held Dec. 14 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. 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Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, delivered the commencement address.\r\n<blockquote>“I’ve always been kind of the ‘tech guy’ in my family and my friend group,” Freeze said of his interest in computer science. “So, I decided I could take it a little further and decide how to build the things that I was fixing.”</blockquote>\r\nThe cum laude graduate and University Scholar is also a musician, which influenced his choice for a capstone scholars project for which he created a web application that allows the user to enter music chords. The chords are then processed by a machine-learning model that generates a melody over those chords. “It (the application) can create melodies and let you use them in your songs or inspire new ones with the melodies it created,” he said.\r\n\r\nFor now, Freeze will remain at the university as a member of the university’s Information Technology Services staff, where he works with the technology that supports distance-learning classes. Although he enjoys his current position, his future might include work in software development. Whatever lies ahead, he’s grateful for the education UT Martin provided. “I just really like the campus and really like the school, and the professors have been nothing but fantastic here,” he said.\r\n\r\nAfter Lucian and his fellow graduates were seated Saturday, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the audience and opened with a moment of silence in memory of graduate student Ashley Brooks, of South Fulton, who died late last week in a vehicle accident. She was a 2018 agriculture graduate, a member of the UT Martin rodeo team during her undergraduate years and was currently a graduate assistant coach with the team.\r\n\r\nCarver continued and noted that the graduates in the audience came from 63 counties, 24 states and five countries, including the U.S. “To our graduates, good luck to each of you, and rest assured that we wish you the very best,” he said. “Remember that you are soon becoming a part of an alumni group numbering over 48,000 UT Martin graduates around the world.” Following special music by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, associate professor of music, Carver welcomed Stuart McWhorter to the podium.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter, who was named Tennessee’s finance commissioner in January 2019 by newly elected Gov. Bill Lee, previously served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. His father was the late Clayton McWhorter, a successful businessman and philanthropist, who established UT Martin’s Ned Ray McWherter Institute, a three-year innovation and mentorship program for undergraduate students.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s father-in-law is well-known West Tennessee businessman and entrepreneur Tom Hendrix, of Selmer, who established UT Martin’s Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise in the College of Business and Global Affairs. Hendrix, who delivered the UT Martin commencement address in spring 1990, was in the commencement audience along with other family members.\r\n\r\nThe commissioner offered the graduating class four principles for success instilled in him by his father. He advised graduates to first find a mentor “who can assist you in your professional and personal growth.” He added, “Look for someone to pattern your style after. I’ve been fortunate to have many mentors along life’s journey, and I will give much credit to my success knowing that it would not occur without their interest in me and support of me.”\r\n\r\nHis second principle is to always be prepared.  “Life often throws us a curve ball,” he said. “You have to be prepared to meet those challenges and embrace the opportunities. I have many stories of life lessons learned from being prepared and more importantly not being prepared. Start with the end in mind: what outcome do you want to achieve, and then begin working back from there.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s third principle encouraged graduates to assume the attitude of an owner, regardless of the position they hold or the company or organization for which they work.\r\n<blockquote>“If you think of yourself as an owner versus just an employee, you will get to work just a little bit earlier and stay a little later,” he said. “You will see your horizons expand and your fears diminish, and you will think in concepts, not in mechanics. … If you think and act like an owner, your career will flourish, and your life will change.”</blockquote>\r\nHis final principle is to simply give back. “All of you here have been blessed in some way. We live in the land of opportunity, but not everyone has the same access to opportunity,” he said, adding, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you are settled down or have reached a certain professional or financial goal. The time to give back is now. … Start giving of your time, your love and yourself today.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter spoke specifically about each graduate giving back to family, the university and the community in which they live. “No matter what paths you take, you all have a responsibility to be good community-minded citizens, and that means giving something back to the communities in which you live and work,” he said. “For those of you who will become managers, you will soon discover that community relations is both an opportunity and an obligation. As an individual or corporate citizen, if you contribute to important programs in your community, you will create a better community in which you live.”\r\n\r\nThe commissioner closed by reminding graduates “that life is a process, and living well means continuing to grow and develop through all of its stages.”\r\n<blockquote>“Just when you think you’ve ‘arrived,’ you will find another challenge around the corner,” he said. “You will find that you’re not quite satisfied with the current situation. You will discover there are other goals to strive for, other mountains to climb. We never ‘arrive.’ We just keep traveling down this road called life.” (more)</blockquote>\r\nIn his experience, an important part of that journey is defining success. “Success can be measured in many ways,” McWhorter said. “One obvious yardstick is financial. In today’s society, many people equate success with financial achievement. 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Stuart McWhorter, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, delivered the commencement address.\r\n<blockquote>“I’ve always been kind of the ‘tech guy’ in my family and my friend group,” Freeze said of his interest in computer science. “So, I decided I could take it a little further and decide how to build the things that I was fixing.”</blockquote>\r\nThe cum laude graduate and University Scholar is also a musician, which influenced his choice for a capstone scholars project for which he created a web application that allows the user to enter music chords. The chords are then processed by a machine-learning model that generates a melody over those chords. “It (the application) can create melodies and let you use them in your songs or inspire new ones with the melodies it created,” he said.\r\n\r\nFor now, Freeze will remain at the university as a member of the university’s Information Technology Services staff, where he works with the technology that supports distance-learning classes. Although he enjoys his current position, his future might include work in software development. Whatever lies ahead, he’s grateful for the education UT Martin provided. “I just really like the campus and really like the school, and the professors have been nothing but fantastic here,” he said.\r\n\r\nAfter Lucian and his fellow graduates were seated Saturday, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the audience and opened with a moment of silence in memory of graduate student Ashley Brooks, of South Fulton, who died late last week in a vehicle accident. She was a 2018 agriculture graduate, a member of the UT Martin rodeo team during her undergraduate years and was currently a graduate assistant coach with the team.\r\n\r\nCarver continued and noted that the graduates in the audience came from 63 counties, 24 states and five countries, including the U.S. “To our graduates, good luck to each of you, and rest assured that we wish you the very best,” he said. “Remember that you are soon becoming a part of an alumni group numbering over 48,000 UT Martin graduates around the world.” Following special music by Dr. Roberto Mancusi, associate professor of music, Carver welcomed Stuart McWhorter to the podium.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter, who was named Tennessee’s finance commissioner in January 2019 by newly elected Gov. Bill Lee, previously served as co-founder and chairman of Clayton Associates and has more than 25 years of experience in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing. His father was the late Clayton McWhorter, a successful businessman and philanthropist, who established UT Martin’s Ned Ray McWherter Institute, a three-year innovation and mentorship program for undergraduate students.\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s father-in-law is well-known West Tennessee businessman and entrepreneur Tom Hendrix, of Selmer, who established UT Martin’s Tom E. Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Free Enterprise in the College of Business and Global Affairs. Hendrix, who delivered the UT Martin commencement address in spring 1990, was in the commencement audience along with other family members.\r\n\r\nThe commissioner offered the graduating class four principles for success instilled in him by his father. He advised graduates to first find a mentor “who can assist you in your professional and personal growth.” He added, “Look for someone to pattern your style after. I’ve been fortunate to have many mentors along life’s journey, and I will give much credit to my success knowing that it would not occur without their interest in me and support of me.”\r\n\r\nHis second principle is to always be prepared.  “Life often throws us a curve ball,” he said. “You have to be prepared to meet those challenges and embrace the opportunities. I have many stories of life lessons learned from being prepared and more importantly not being prepared. Start with the end in mind: what outcome do you want to achieve, and then begin working back from there.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter’s third principle encouraged graduates to assume the attitude of an owner, regardless of the position they hold or the company or organization for which they work.\r\n<blockquote>“If you think of yourself as an owner versus just an employee, you will get to work just a little bit earlier and stay a little later,” he said. “You will see your horizons expand and your fears diminish, and you will think in concepts, not in mechanics. … If you think and act like an owner, your career will flourish, and your life will change.”</blockquote>\r\nHis final principle is to simply give back. “All of you here have been blessed in some way. We live in the land of opportunity, but not everyone has the same access to opportunity,” he said, adding, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until you are settled down or have reached a certain professional or financial goal. The time to give back is now. … Start giving of your time, your love and yourself today.”\r\n\r\nMcWhorter spoke specifically about each graduate giving back to family, the university and the community in which they live. “No matter what paths you take, you all have a responsibility to be good community-minded citizens, and that means giving something back to the communities in which you live and work,” he said. “For those of you who will become managers, you will soon discover that community relations is both an opportunity and an obligation. As an individual or corporate citizen, if you contribute to important programs in your community, you will create a better community in which you live.”\r\n\r\nThe commissioner closed by reminding graduates “that life is a process, and living well means continuing to grow and develop through all of its stages.”\r\n<blockquote>“Just when you think you’ve ‘arrived,’ you will find another challenge around the corner,” he said. “You will find that you’re not quite satisfied with the current situation. You will discover there are other goals to strive for, other mountains to climb. We never ‘arrive.’ We just keep traveling down this road called life.” (more)</blockquote>\r\nIn his experience, an important part of that journey is defining success. “Success can be measured in many ways,” McWhorter said. “One obvious yardstick is financial. In today’s society, many people equate success with financial achievement. 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As in intern in the White House Management Office, she spent her time learning the true definitions of professionalism and discretion and filled all sorts of roles – from conducting a parking audit on White House grounds to taking coats for foreign delegations and delivering supplies to staffers in the West Wing.\r\n\r\n“This experience taught me to be much more thorough and detail-oriented in everything I do,” she said. “In the White House Management Office, so much of what I did directly correlated with other offices. This meant that a number of people would see any project I worked on.”\r\n\r\nOne such inter-office assignment took the form of a massive spreadsheet tracking the monthly use of resources throughout the department. 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Since then, I have enjoyed studying and learning about how life has changed over time, which ultimately led me to the field of history,” she said.\r\n\r\nHer time in the nation’s capital provided weekends and evenings full of national landmarks, museums and tourist locations as well as those areas most people never see – such as the Truman Bowling Alley.\r\n\r\n“The staff in my office were amazing people, so anytime they could show me something that related to my love of history, they did,” she said.\r\n\r\nMoore plans to pursue future degrees in history and ultimately teach at the collegiate level.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-large wp-image-1637\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MooreAnsley_WhiteHouse-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" />','Selmer Center student interns in White House office','Last year, Ansley Moore, of Selmer, waited to be rejected for an internship at the United States White House. “Over 3,000 people apply for the internship, but less than 100 are accepted,” she said. 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As in intern in the White House Management Office, she spent her time learning the true definitions of professionalism and discretion and filled all sorts of roles – from conducting a parking audit on White House grounds to taking coats for foreign delegations and delivering supplies to staffers in the West Wing.\n\n“This experience taught me to be much more thorough and detail-oriented in everything I do,” she said. “In the White House Management Office, so much of what I did directly correlated with other offices. This meant that a number of people would see any project I worked on.”\n\nOne such inter-office assignment took the form of a massive spreadsheet tracking the monthly use of resources throughout the department. Moore says this assignment taught her the value of accurate records and will remain in use for years to come to help the office monitor usage and areas of need.\n\nMoore, who graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin during commencement exercises Dec. 14, earned a bachelor’s degree in history – a love that began with stories from her grandparents.\n\n“As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who always talked about what life was like for them as they were growing up. Since then, I have enjoyed studying and learning about how life has changed over time, which ultimately led me to the field of history,” she said.\n\nHer time in the nation’s capital provided weekends and evenings full of national landmarks, museums and tourist locations as well as those areas most people never see – such as the Truman Bowling Alley.\n\n“The staff in my office were amazing people, so anytime they could show me something that related to my love of history, they did,” she said.\n\nMoore plans to pursue future degrees in history and ultimately teach at the collegiate level.\n\n###\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1637\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1637 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MooreAnsley_WhiteHouse-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Ansley Moore is pictured on the south lawn of the White House during her internship last spring in the White House Management Office.[/caption]','Selmer Center student interns in White House office','Last year, Ansley Moore, of Selmer, waited to be rejected for an internship at the United States White House. “Over 3,000 people apply for the internship, but less than 100 are accepted,” she said. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1635-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-17 11:07:40','2019-12-17 17:07:40','',1635,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/17/1635-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1640,3,'2019-12-17 11:07:48','2019-12-17 17:07:48','Last year, Ansley Moore, of Selmer, waited to be rejected for an internship at the United States White House.\r\n\r\n“Over 3,000 people apply for the internship, but less than 100 are accepted,” she said. “I actually applied with the intention that when I got turned down, I might see what area(s) I needed to work on in order to apply again and be successfully admitted.”\r\n\r\nInstead of opening a rejection letter, however, Moore found herself living in Washington, D.C., for the first four months of 2019. As in intern in the White House Management Office, she spent her time learning the true definitions of professionalism and discretion and filled all sorts of roles – from conducting a parking audit on White House grounds to taking coats for foreign delegations and delivering supplies to staffers in the West Wing.\r\n\r\n“This experience taught me to be much more thorough and detail-oriented in everything I do,” she said. “In the White House Management Office, so much of what I did directly correlated with other offices. This meant that a number of people would see any project I worked on.”\r\n\r\nOne such inter-office assignment took the form of a massive spreadsheet tracking the monthly use of resources throughout the department. Moore says this assignment taught her the value of accurate records and will remain in use for years to come to help the office monitor usage and areas of need.\r\n\r\nMoore, who graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin during commencement exercises Dec. 14, earned a bachelor’s degree in history – a love that began with stories from her grandparents.\r\n\r\n“As a child, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who always talked about what life was like for them as they were growing up. Since then, I have enjoyed studying and learning about how life has changed over time, which ultimately led me to the field of history,” she said.\r\n\r\nHer time in the nation’s capital provided weekends and evenings full of national landmarks, museums and tourist locations as well as those areas most people never see – such as the Truman Bowling Alley.\r\n\r\n“The staff in my office were amazing people, so anytime they could show me something that related to my love of history, they did,” she said.\r\n\r\nMoore plans to pursue future degrees in history and ultimately teach at the collegiate level.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1637\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1637 size-large\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/MooreAnsley_WhiteHouse-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /> Ansley Moore is pictured on the south lawn of the White House during her internship last spring in the White House Management Office.[/caption]','Selmer Center student interns in White House office','Last year, Ansley Moore, of Selmer, waited to be rejected for an internship at the United States White House. “Over 3,000 people apply for the internship, but less than 100 are accepted,” she said. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1635-revision-v1','','','2019-12-17 11:07:48','2019-12-17 17:07:48','',1635,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/17/1635-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1641,3,'2019-12-18 11:07:03','2019-12-18 17:07:03','Students hoping to begin classes at the University of Tennessee at Martin in spring 2020 still have time to enroll and register. Applications are accepted through the UT Martin Office of Admissions, and online applications are encouraged at utm.edu under the “apply now” heading.\r\n\r\nUT Martin administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23-27 and on Jan. 1. Applications will be processed and questions returned when offices are open on Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. Students can enroll to attend classes on the main campus in Martin or at any of the university’s five centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville.\r\n\r\nOrientation for new students beginning in the spring will be Jan. 7. Additional details will be sent when students are accepted to the university. The spring semester officially begins Jan. 9, and course registration will continue through Jan. 15, which is the final day for all enrolled students to add or drop courses. Tuition and fees much also be paid in full or scheduled for a payment plan by this date for students to continue courses.\r\n\r\nFor more information or assistance, contact the UT Martin Office of Admissions at 731-881-7020 or email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@utm.edu\">admissions@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','Registration still open for spring semester at UT Martin','Students hoping to begin classes at the University of Tennessee at Martin in spring 2020 still have time to enroll and register. 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Additional details will be sent when students are accepted to the university. The spring semester officially begins Jan. 9, and course registration will continue through Jan. 15, which is the final day for all enrolled students to add or drop courses. Tuition and fees much also be paid in full or scheduled for a payment plan by this date for students to continue courses.\r\n\r\nFor more information or assistance, contact the UT Martin Office of Admissions at 731-881-7020 or email <a href=\"mailto:admissions@utm.edu\">admissions@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','Registration still open for spring semester at UT Martin','Students hoping to begin classes at the University of Tennessee at Martin in spring 2020 still have time to enroll and register. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1641-revision-v1','','','2019-12-18 11:07:03','2019-12-18 17:07:03','',1641,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/18/1641-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1643,3,'2019-12-18 11:16:47','2019-12-18 17:16:47','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received multiple statewide and national accolades during the fall 2019 semester, including praise for the online Master of Business Administration program and the master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin MBA degree program consistently scores well among Tennessee schools and across the nation in lists published by various ranking services. This fall, the program is <a href=\"https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-online-mba-programs-tennessee/\">number one among the best online MBA programs in Tennessee for 2019</a>, according to CollegeConsensus.com; <a href=\"https://www.discoverbusiness.us/education/online-mba/\">11<sup>th</sup> among the best online MBA programs nationwide for 2020 and first in Tennessee</a>, according to DiscoverBusiness.us; and <a href=\"https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-mba/\">21<sup>st</sup> among online MBA programs nationwide and first in Tennessee</a>, according to Intelligent.com.\r\n\r\nThese rankings consider factors such as program cost, school accreditation and reputation among peer institutions, convenience of course accessibility (online, in-person or hybrid courses) and graduation rates.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin MBA program is housed in the College of Business and Global Affairs and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB International. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed online in as few as two years.\r\n\r\nThe online master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling is included among OnlinePsychologyDegrees.org’s top 30 degrees of this type for 2020. <a href=\"https://www.online-psychology-degrees.org/best/masters-ed-psych/\">UT Martin falls at 11<sup>th</sup> place nationwide and is the highest-ranked Tennessee school on this list</a>. This ranking considers factors such as the average cost of graduate attendance, college rankings by U.S. News &amp; World Report and similar media outlets, and program accreditation. Intelligent.com also ranks the program <a href=\"https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-school-counseling-degree-programs/\">16<sup>th</sup> nationwide and first among Tennessee institutions</a>.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation. The hybrid program combines online coursework with a three-day in-person campus residency and can be completed in as few as two years.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Online, the university’s collection of online programs, is ranked <a href=\"https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/best-online-colleges/tennessee?atid=gi9OKTeMx9mRsuO9QJU4zz5Ua1T4ndky&amp;utm_action=click\">14<sup>th</sup> among the best online colleges in Tennessee for 2020</a> by SR Education Group. AffordableSchools.net ranks UT Martin <a href=\"https://affordableschools.net/affordable-bachelors-degree-colleges-tennessee/\">third overall on its list of the 20 most affordable schools for bachelor’s degrees in Tennessee</a> (both online and on-campus), just above UT Knoxville in fourth place and below Johnson University and Tennessee Technological University in first and second places, respectively. The same website specifically ranks the online Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture <a href=\"https://affordableschools.net/online-bachelors-agriculture-science/\">ninth nationwide among similar degrees</a> by AffordableSchools.net, and UT Martin is the only Tennessee program on this particular top-20 list.\r\n\r\nFor more information on university and program-specific rankings, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recognized statewide and nationally this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received multiple statewide and national accolades during the fall 2019 semester, including praise for the online Master of Business Administration program and the master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-recognized-statewide-and-nationally-this-fall','','','2019-12-18 11:16:54','2019-12-18 17:16:54','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1643',0,'post','',0),(1644,3,'2019-12-18 11:16:47','2019-12-18 17:16:47','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received multiple statewide and national accolades during the fall 2019 semester, including praise for the online Master of Business Administration program and the master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin MBA degree program consistently scores well among Tennessee schools and across the nation in lists published by various ranking services. This fall, the program is <a href=\"https://www.collegeconsensus.com/rankings/best-online-mba-programs-tennessee/\">number one among the best online MBA programs in Tennessee for 2019</a>, according to CollegeConsensus.com; <a href=\"https://www.discoverbusiness.us/education/online-mba/\">11<sup>th</sup> among the best online MBA programs nationwide for 2020 and first in Tennessee</a>, according to DiscoverBusiness.us; and <a href=\"https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-mba/\">21<sup>st</sup> among online MBA programs nationwide and first in Tennessee</a>, according to Intelligent.com.\r\n\r\nThese rankings consider factors such as program cost, school accreditation and reputation among peer institutions, convenience of course accessibility (online, in-person or hybrid courses) and graduation rates.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin MBA program is housed in the College of Business and Global Affairs and is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, AACSB International. The program is designed for working professionals and can be completed online in as few as two years.\r\n\r\nThe online master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling is included among OnlinePsychologyDegrees.org’s top 30 degrees of this type for 2020. <a href=\"https://www.online-psychology-degrees.org/best/masters-ed-psych/\">UT Martin falls at 11<sup>th</sup> place nationwide and is the highest-ranked Tennessee school on this list</a>. This ranking considers factors such as the average cost of graduate attendance, college rankings by U.S. News &amp; World Report and similar media outlets, and program accreditation. Intelligent.com also ranks the program <a href=\"https://www.intelligent.com/best-online-masters-in-school-counseling-degree-programs/\">16<sup>th</sup> nationwide and first among Tennessee institutions</a>.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Preparation. The hybrid program combines online coursework with a three-day in-person campus residency and can be completed in as few as two years.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Online, the university’s collection of online programs, is ranked <a href=\"https://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/best-online-colleges/tennessee?atid=gi9OKTeMx9mRsuO9QJU4zz5Ua1T4ndky&amp;utm_action=click\">14<sup>th</sup> among the best online colleges in Tennessee for 2020</a> by SR Education Group. AffordableSchools.net ranks UT Martin <a href=\"https://affordableschools.net/affordable-bachelors-degree-colleges-tennessee/\">third overall on its list of the 20 most affordable schools for bachelor’s degrees in Tennessee</a> (both online and on-campus), just above UT Knoxville in fourth place and below Johnson University and Tennessee Technological University in first and second places, respectively. The same website specifically ranks the online Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture <a href=\"https://affordableschools.net/online-bachelors-agriculture-science/\">ninth nationwide among similar degrees</a> by AffordableSchools.net, and UT Martin is the only Tennessee program on this particular top-20 list.\r\n\r\nFor more information on university and program-specific rankings, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recognized statewide and nationally this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received multiple statewide and national accolades during the fall 2019 semester, including praise for the online Master of Business Administration program and the master’s degree in education with a major in school counseling.','inherit','closed','closed','','1643-revision-v1','','','2019-12-18 11:16:47','2019-12-18 17:16:47','',1643,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/18/1643-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1645,3,'2019-12-19 09:20:07','2019-12-19 15:20:07','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. Rea is a junior studying agricultural business and works as a student assistant in the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nRea assists the department’s business manager, Carrie Arant, with the organization and verification of 16 department accounts and approximately 27 external research grants. She also helps faculty in the department compile data for research and grant production, course management and other requests as needed throughout the year.\r\n<blockquote>“Katie is an enthusiastic, trustworthy and hardworking individual. The work she currently does for me is very fast-paced and subject to change at a moment’s notice. She always has a positive attitude and handles these last-minute changes very well,” wrote Arant in Rea’s nomination materials. “I have faculty in our department and other departments compliment her on how well she does her job.”</blockquote>\r\nAccording to Dr. Wes Totten, department chair, Rea was instrumental in the creation of a more streamlined financial management system for the Tennessee Governors School for the Agricultural Sciences, which reduces the time spent distributing funds to individual students and requires fewer supplies and special requests overall. She also serves as a student ambassador for the department and assists Totten with recruiting events, student visits and high school presentations across the region.\r\n<blockquote>“It has certainly been my pleasure to advise, instruct and supervise Katie during my service here at Martin. Her diligent work ethic and productive collegiate experience is the subject of positive commendation and is held in high regard by the faculty here,” wrote Totten in his nomination letter. “Her mother and father truly have a daughter to be so proud of.”</blockquote>\r\nThe Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award is named for the late Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll, who was a strong advocate of student employment. It recognizes exemplary work ethic and commitment to the university. The award is given each semester to a student nominated by his or her supervising office or department.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Rea named UT Martin Outstanding Student Employee','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. 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','inherit','closed','closed','','bethmaloanawardfall2019','','','2019-12-19 09:19:46','2019-12-19 15:19:46','',1645,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BethMaloanAwardFall2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1647,3,'2019-12-19 09:20:07','2019-12-19 15:20:07','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. Rea is a junior studying agricultural business and works as a student assistant in the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nRea assists the department’s business manager, Carrie Arant, with the organization and verification of 16 department accounts and approximately 27 external research grants. She also helps faculty in the department compile data for research and grant production, course management and other requests as needed throughout the year.\r\n\r\n“Katie is an enthusiastic, trustworthy and hardworking individual. The work she currently does for me is very fast-paced and subject to change at a moment’s notice. She always has a positive attitude and handles these last-minute changes very well,” wrote Arant in Rea’s nomination materials. “I have faculty in our department and other departments compliment her on how well she does her job.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Dr. Wes Totten, department chair, Rea was instrumental in the creation of a more streamlined financial management system for the Tennessee Governors School for the Agricultural Sciences, which reduces the time spent distributing funds to individual students and requires fewer supplies and special requests overall. She also serves as a student ambassador for the department and assists Totten with recruiting events, student visits and high school presentations across the region.\r\n\r\n“It has certainly been my pleasure to advise, instruct and supervise Katie during my service here at Martin. Her diligent work ethic and productive collegiate experience is the subject of positive commendation and is held in high regard by the faculty here,” wrote Totten in his nomination letter. “Her mother and father truly have a daughter to be so proud of.”\r\n\r\nThe Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award is named for the late Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll, who was a strong advocate of student employment. It recognizes exemplary work ethic and commitment to the university. The award is given each semester to a student nominated by his or her supervising office or department.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Rea named UT Martin Outstanding Student Employee','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1645-revision-v1','','','2019-12-19 09:20:07','2019-12-19 15:20:07','',1645,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/19/1645-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1648,3,'2019-12-19 09:20:22','2019-12-19 15:20:22','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. Rea is a junior studying agricultural business and works as a student assistant in the Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nRea assists the department’s business manager, Carrie Arant, with the organization and verification of 16 department accounts and approximately 27 external research grants. She also helps faculty in the department compile data for research and grant production, course management and other requests as needed throughout the year.\r\n<blockquote>“Katie is an enthusiastic, trustworthy and hardworking individual. The work she currently does for me is very fast-paced and subject to change at a moment’s notice. She always has a positive attitude and handles these last-minute changes very well,” wrote Arant in Rea’s nomination materials. “I have faculty in our department and other departments compliment her on how well she does her job.”</blockquote>\r\nAccording to Dr. Wes Totten, department chair, Rea was instrumental in the creation of a more streamlined financial management system for the Tennessee Governors School for the Agricultural Sciences, which reduces the time spent distributing funds to individual students and requires fewer supplies and special requests overall. She also serves as a student ambassador for the department and assists Totten with recruiting events, student visits and high school presentations across the region.\r\n<blockquote>“It has certainly been my pleasure to advise, instruct and supervise Katie during my service here at Martin. Her diligent work ethic and productive collegiate experience is the subject of positive commendation and is held in high regard by the faculty here,” wrote Totten in his nomination letter. “Her mother and father truly have a daughter to be so proud of.”</blockquote>\r\nThe Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award is named for the late Beth Maloan, longtime UT Martin director of budgeting and payroll, who was a strong advocate of student employment. It recognizes exemplary work ethic and commitment to the university. The award is given each semester to a student nominated by his or her supervising office or department.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Rea named UT Martin Outstanding Student Employee','Katie Rea, of Martin, received the University of Tennessee at Martin Beth Maloan Outstanding Student Employee Award for the fall 2019 semester during a ceremony Dec. 14. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1645-revision-v1','','','2019-12-19 09:20:22','2019-12-19 15:20:22','',1645,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/19/1645-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1649,3,'2019-12-19 12:16:41','2019-12-19 18:16:41','Danielle Ables didn’t consider herself \"college material\" when she first enrolled for courses at the University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center in fall 2016. She overcame self- doubt and multiple challenges to complete her bachelor’s degree one semester early from UT Martin – just in time for the birth of her first child, Averi Jo, on Dec. 10.  Averi Jo’s arrival into the world kept her mother from walking in the commencement line Dec. 14 to receive her degree, but Ables’ story teaches an important life lesson that most anything is possible if you want to succeed.\r\n\r\nAbles, 23, was born in Memphis but lived her early years in Mississippi. She completed the ninth grade at Hernando (Miss.) High School but dropped out of school when her mother became ill and needed Ables to care for her. She eventually moved to Somerville, found skilled care for her mother in Bolivar and found a home for herself when she moved in with her aunt. Ables knew that she needed to complete her high school education and discovered Fayette Literary with the help of her aunt. The non-profit organization provides services for adult learners to acquire, improve and apply basic literacy skills, as well as prepare individuals to earn a high school equivalency diploma, which Ables received in 2014.\r\n\r\nDanielle continued to care for her mother, who was in a nursing home, while living with her aunt, but her aunt told her that she needed to move ahead with her life and either attend college or find a job. She turned to Somerville Center director Kara Tapp for guidance and applied to UT Martin while also seeking employment at FedEx. “So, I got a job at FedEx and I actually got a call from Kara saying that I was accepted into Martin the exact same day (in August 2016),” she said.\r\n\r\nAbles recalled that the decision at that time to pursue a college degree was a huge leap of faith. “I mean it was one of those things where I honestly didn\'t think that I was cut out for college, like I didn\'t think that my education or (I) could persevere through college at the time,” she said. “So that\'s one reason why I didn\'t go (to college) for so long. I mean it was a two-year gap, and after talking with Kara and understanding I do have options, I can do this, is when college became more of what I wanted to do.”\r\n\r\nHer original goal was to pursue a health-care career, either working with people or animals. Tapp again stepped in to advise her, this time, on a possible major, and she suggested Ables enroll in an introductory agriculture class. This initial class quickly redirected her interest to pursuing an agricultural business degree with a concentration in farm and ranch management. Ables proceeded to load her schedule with classes, studying and work. However, the combination of full-time academics and Federal Work Study hours during the day and overnight package-handling duties at FedEx caused her to step away from FedEx after about a year so she could focus on school.\r\n\r\nAnother significant opportunity happened for Ables in spring 2019 when she applied for an internship position at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center under Dr. Avat Shekoofa, a crop physiologist who studies water stress and irrigation management and the effects of water deficit stress on various row crops. Ables received the internship and began assisting Shekoofa with drought research, which is conducted under hot and demanding conditions but is the kind of challenge that Ables readily embraced.  “We do a lot of experiments and data collection. … It\'s very interesting,” Ables said.\r\n\r\nNot only has Ables enjoyed the research work in Jackson, but other potential opportunities have emerged to make the experience even more valuable. “I\'m hoping it (the internship) leads to a full-time position there. If not a full-time position, I am planning on staying there after graduation, because I would like to get my master’s, and I feel like being at the research center (and) working there, I have more of (the) resources to be able to complete a master’s. I would have Dr. Shekoofa’s help,” she said. Whatever happens next, Ables has contributed in a meaningful way to the WTREC’s research and has left a positive impression. “Danielle is a well-organized and hard-working person,” Shekoofa wrote in an email. “She is reliable. My team and I (at the center) are glad that she joined our research team in 2019. We are looking forward to working with her in 2020 as well.”\r\n\r\nSpring semester 2019 also brought an opportunity for international travel when Ables participated in a nine-day travel-study to Italy, thanks to the support of an anonymous donor from the Somerville area. The trip, which included stops in both Rome and Tuscania, allowed Ables and her fellow students to gain first-hand knowledge of how Italian agricultural practices differ from those in America and bring back ideas they could use in their future careers. The trip made her the first student from the Somerville Center to participate in a travel-study or study-abroad opportunity.\r\n\r\nAmid the positive things during her college journey, Ables also encountered several significant roadblocks along the path to her degree. Interestingly, the academic major she picked might have created the most serious doubts in her mind about her ability to succeed in college. “I have to say my biggest challenge would be picking a major that I have no experience in,” she said. “I picked agriculture with no ag background. So, I don\'t have any family members who are farmers, who have any lands, who have anything like that,” she said, adding, “And that\'s one reason why working at the (Jackson) research center has helped me out a lot, because when I applied there I had no experience.”\r\n\r\nThrough the challenges and hardships, Ables stayed focused to achieve notable academic success in both her traditional classes at the Somerville Center and a handful of online classes. “It\'s like every year something was added on, so it\'s like every year has been hectic for me,” she said. “But I have managed to keep a 3.5 GPA. I have managed to be able to graduate with magna cum laude honors. … I guess you can say I have gotten use to my hectic life.”\r\n<blockquote>“Danielle’s success is an inspiration to all of us,” Tapp wrote in an email. “She faced many obstacles to earning a college degree, and she refused to give up when the going got tough. I’m so proud of what she’s accomplished and, more importantly, the kind of person she is as Danielle begins the next chapter in her life.”</blockquote>\r\nNow that her infant daughter is part of story, Ables can someday share her life lessons and suggest how she, too, can succeed in college.  “I would definitely tell her that college isn\'t easy, but it is necessary, and that she\'ll be able to do anything she can put her mind to, because I definitely did,” Ables said. “I was able to complete something that I never in a million years thought I could do. And I never gave myself the credit or the meaning to be able to do this, and as long as she keeps (moving) ahead and puts her mind to anything, she will be able to accomplish anything.”\r\n\r\nA December 2016 photo of Ables, two of her friends – Elizabeth Burns and Courtney Wilburn – and UT Martin Chancellor Emeritus Bob Smith, a key figure in the creation of the Somerville Center, was taken at a reception following the official ground-breaking event for the facility, which opened in fall 2017. The photo marks a significant beginning for the three friends, who all received their degrees December 14, as well as the beginning of a higher education destination for future generations. As it did for Danielle Ables, the center will provide opportunities for others to learn that they, too, are “college material” as they take the first steps toward a bachelor’s degree and a better future.\r\n\r\n###','Somerville student overcomes challenges to earn her bachelor\'s degree','Danielle Ables didn’t consider herself \"college material\" when she first enrolled for courses at the University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center in fall 2016.','publish','closed','closed','','somerville-student-overcomes-challenges-to-earn-her-bachelors-degree','','','2019-12-20 10:48:32','2019-12-20 16:48:32','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1649',0,'post','',0),(1650,3,'2019-12-19 11:56:34','2019-12-19 17:56:34','','Ables_Danielle','Danielle Ables (pictured) overcame multiple challenges to earn her bachelor’s degree one semester early from UT Martin. She attended the university’s Somerville Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','ables_danielle','','','2019-12-19 12:16:14','2019-12-19 18:16:14','',1649,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Ables_Danielle.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1651,3,'2019-12-19 12:16:41','2019-12-19 18:16:41','Danielle Ables didn’t consider herself \"college material\" when she first enrolled for courses at the University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center in fall 2016. She overcame self- doubt and multiple challenges to complete her bachelor’s degree one semester early from UT Martin – just in time for the birth of her first child, Averi Jo, on Dec. 10.  Averi Jo’s arrival into the world kept her mother from walking in the commencement line Dec. 14 to receive her degree, but Ables’ story teaches an important life lesson that most anything is possible if you want to succeed.\r\n\r\nAbles, 23, was born in Memphis but lived her early years in Mississippi. She completed the ninth grade at Hernando (Miss.) High School but dropped out of school when her mother became ill and needed Ables to care for her. She eventually moved to Somerville, found skilled care for her mother in Bolivar and found a home for herself when she moved in with her aunt. Ables knew that she needed to complete her high school education and discovered Fayette Literary with the help of her aunt. The non-profit organization provides services for adult learners to acquire, improve and apply basic literacy skills, as well as prepare individuals to earn a high school equivalency diploma, which Ables received in 2014.\r\n\r\nDanielle continued to care for her mother, who was in a nursing home, while living with her aunt, but her aunt told her that she needed to move ahead with her life and either attend college or find a job. She turned to Somerville Center director Kara Tapp for guidance and applied to UT Martin while also seeking employment at FedEx. “So, I got a job at FedEx and I actually got a call from Kara saying that I was accepted into Martin the exact same day (in August 2016),” she said.\r\n\r\nAbles recalled that the decision at that time to pursue a college degree was a huge leap of faith. “I mean it was one of those things where I honestly didn\'t think that I was cut out for college, like I didn\'t think that my education or (I) could persevere through college at the time,” she said. “So that\'s one reason why I didn\'t go (to college) for so long. I mean it was a two-year gap, and after talking with Kara and understanding I do have options, I can do this, is when college became more of what I wanted to do.”\r\n\r\nHer original goal was to pursue a health-care career, either working with people or animals. Tapp again stepped in to advise her, this time, on a possible major, and she suggested Ables enroll in an introductory agriculture class. This initial class quickly redirected her interest to pursuing an agricultural business degree with a concentration in farm and ranch management. Ables proceeded to load her schedule with classes, studying and work. However, the combination of full-time academics and Federal Work Study hours during the day and overnight package-handling duties at FedEx caused her to step away from FedEx after about a year so she could focus on school.\r\n\r\nAnother significant opportunity happened for Ables in spring 2019 when she applied for an internship position at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center under Dr. Avat Shekoofa, a crop physiologist who studies water stress and irrigation management and the effects of water deficit stress on various row crops. Ables received the internship and began assisting Shekoofa with drought research, which is conducted under hot and demanding conditions but is the kind of challenge that Ables readily embraced.  “We do a lot of experiments and data collection. … It\'s very interesting,” Ables said.\r\n\r\nNot only has Ables enjoyed the research work in Jackson, but other potential opportunities have emerged to make the experience even more valuable. “I\'m hoping it (the internship) leads to a full-time position there. If not a full-time position, I am planning on staying there after graduation, because I would like to get my master’s, and I feel like being at the research center (and) working there, I have more of (the) resources to be able to complete a master’s. I would have Dr. Shekoofa’s help,” she said. Whatever happens next, Ables has contributed in a meaningful way to the WTREC’s research and has left a positive impression. “Danielle is a well-organized and hard-working person,” Shekoofa wrote in an email. “She is reliable. My team and I (at the center) are glad that she joined our research team in 2019. We are looking forward to working with her in 2020 as well.”\r\n\r\nSpring semester 2019 also brought an opportunity for international travel when Ables participated in a nine-day travel-study to Italy, thanks to the support of an anonymous donor from the Somerville area. The trip, which included stops in both Rome and Tuscania, allowed Ables and her fellow students to gain first-hand knowledge of how Italian agricultural practices differ from those in America and bring back ideas they could use in their future careers. The trip made her the first student from the Somerville Center to participate in a travel-study or study-abroad opportunity.\r\n\r\nAmid the positive things during her college journey, Ables also encountered several significant roadblocks along the path to her degree. Interestingly, the academic major she picked might have created the most serious doubts in her mind about her ability to succeed in college. “I have to say my biggest challenge would be picking a major that I have no experience in,” she said. “I picked agriculture with no ag background. So, I don\'t have any family members who are farmers, who have any lands, who have anything like that,” she said, adding, “And that\'s one reason why working at the (Jackson) research center has helped me out a lot, because when I applied there I had no experience.”\r\n\r\nThrough the challenges and hardships, Ables stayed focused to achieve notable academic success in both her traditional classes at the Somerville Center and a handful of online classes. “It\'s like every year something was added on, so it\'s like every year has been hectic for me,” she said. “But I have managed to keep a 3.5 GPA. I have managed to be able to graduate with magna cum laude honors. … I guess you can say I have gotten use to my hectic life.”\r\n<blockquote>“Danielle’s success is an inspiration to all of us,” Tapp wrote in an email. “She faced many obstacles to earning a college degree, and she refused to give up when the going got tough. I’m so proud of what she’s accomplished and, more importantly, the kind of person she is as Danielle begins the next chapter in her life.”</blockquote>\r\nNow that her infant daughter is part of story, Ables can someday share her life lessons and suggest how she, too, can succeed in college.  “I would definitely tell her that college isn\'t easy, but it is necessary, and that she\'ll be able to do anything she can put her mind to, because I definitely did,” Ables said. “I was able to complete something that I never in a million years thought I could do. And I never gave myself the credit or the meaning to be able to do this, and as long as she keeps (moving) ahead and puts her mind to anything, she will be able to accomplish anything.”\r\n\r\nA December 2016 photo of Ables, two of her friends – Elizabeth Burns and Courtney Wilburn – and UT Martin Chancellor Emeritus Bob Smith, a key figure in the creation of the Somerville Center, was taken at a reception following the official ground-breaking event for the facility, which opened in fall 2017. The photo marks a significant beginning for the three friends, who all received their degrees December 14, as well as the beginning of a higher education destination for future generations. As it did for Danielle Ables, the center will provide opportunities for others to learn that they, too, are “college material” as they take the first steps toward a bachelor’s degree and a better future.\r\n\r\n###','Somerville student overcomes challenges to earn her bachelor\'s degree','Danielle Ables didn’t consider herself \"college material\" when she first enrolled for courses at the University of Tennessee at Martin Somerville Center in fall 2016.','inherit','closed','closed','','1649-revision-v1','','','2019-12-19 12:16:41','2019-12-19 18:16:41','',1649,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/19/1649-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1652,3,'2019-12-19 15:23:52','2019-12-19 21:23:52','Farmers, agribusinesses and agriculture leaders alike can learn about the role, importance and significance of international trade on local agriculture production, markets and economies at the Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference, scheduled to begin with on-site registration at 9:30 a.m., March 5, in the University of Tennessee at Martin\'s Boling University Center. Conference sessions will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude by 3:15 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe conference registration fee will be waived for the first 75 participants who preregister, as well as for all current university students, thanks to generous conference supporters. Preregistration for all others is $50 prior to Feb. 26, 2020, and $75 after Feb. 26, including on-site registration.\r\n\r\nThe conference is hosted by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, UT Extension, UT Martin and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and will equip attendees with an increased awareness of agriculture exporting tools and resources. The conference format will include various speakers, presentations and a panel discussion with commodity representatives.\r\n\r\nSeven experts are slated to share their knowledge. Speakers and panel members include Daniel Whitley, associate administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service; Andrew Muhammad, Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy in the UTIA Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics; and Jody Campiche, vice president of economics and policy analysis for the National Cotton Council in Cordova. Also on the agenda are Whitney Flatt, Tennessee Department of Agriculture international trade consultant who leads the Business Development Division’s trade-focused initiatives, promoting Tennessee value-added food, horticulture, livestock and genetics, and forestry and wood products abroad; Jennifer Houston, a Tennessee native and current president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Parks Wells, executive director of the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council located in Jackson; and Rob Dongoski, leader of Ernst and Young’s agribusiness sector.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to register, contact Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin conference coordinator, at <a href=\"mailto:mehlhorn@utm.edu\">mehlhorn@utm.edu</a> or call 731-881-7211.\r\n\r\n###','Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference scheduled for March 5, 2020','The 2020 Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference is scheduled to begin with on-site registration at 9:30 a.m., March 5, in the University of Tennessee at Martin\'s Boling University Center.','publish','closed','closed','','mid-south-agricultural-trade-conference-scheduled-for-march-5-2020','','','2020-01-02 16:03:05','2020-01-02 22:03:05','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1652',0,'post','',0),(1653,3,'2019-12-19 15:18:29','2019-12-19 21:18:29','','forest-3811571','Forestry is a major agricultural trade in Tennessee and will be a topic of discussion during the 2020 Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference, scheduled for March 5 at UT Martin.','inherit','closed','closed','','forest-3811571','','','2019-12-19 15:21:13','2019-12-19 21:21:13','',1652,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/forest-3811571.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1654,3,'2019-12-19 15:23:52','2019-12-19 21:23:52','Farmers, agribusinesses and agriculture leaders alike can learn about the role, importance and significance of international trade on local agriculture production, markets and economies at the Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference, scheduled to begin with on-site registration at 9:30 a.m., March 5, in the University of Tennessee at Martin\'s Boling University Center. Conference sessions will begin at 10 a.m. and conclude by 3:15 p.m.\r\n\r\nThe conference registration fee will be waived for the first 75 participants who preregister, as well as for all current university students, thanks to generous conference supporters. Preregistration for all others is $50 prior to Feb. 26, 2020, and $75 after Feb. 26, including on-site registration.\r\n\r\nThe conference is hosted by the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, UT Extension, UT Martin and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and will equip attendees with an increased awareness of agriculture exporting tools and resources. The conference format will include various speakers, presentations and a panel discussion with commodity representatives.\r\n\r\nSeven experts are slated to share their knowledge. Speakers and panel members include Daniel Whitley, associate administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service; Andrew Muhammad, Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy in the UTIA Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics; and Jody Campiche, vice president of economics and policy analysis for the National Cotton Council in Cordova. Also on the agenda are Whitney Flatt, Tennessee Department of Agriculture international trade consultant who leads the Business Development Division’s trade-focused initiatives, promoting Tennessee value-added food, horticulture, livestock and genetics, and forestry and wood products abroad; Jennifer Houston, a Tennessee native and current president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association; Parks Wells, executive director of the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council located in Jackson; and Rob Dongoski, leader of Ernst and Young’s agribusiness sector.\r\n\r\nFor more information or to register, contact Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin conference coordinator, at <a href=\"mailto:mehlhorn@utm.edu\">mehlhorn@utm.edu</a> or call 731-881-7211.\r\n\r\n###','Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference scheduled for March 5, 2020','The 2020 Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference is scheduled to begin with on-site registration at 9:30 a.m., March 5, in the University of Tennessee at Martin\'s Boling University Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','1652-revision-v1','','','2019-12-19 15:23:52','2019-12-19 21:23:52','',1652,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/19/1652-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1655,3,'2019-12-20 15:01:43','2019-12-20 21:01:43','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2, 2020, and following. Spring semester courses begin Jan. 9 on the main campus and at the UT Martin centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. Students living on the main campus can begin moving into residence hall rooms on\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Jackson Center will remain closed Dec. 30-31 in accordance with the Jackson State Community College holiday schedule. The Boling University Center on the main campus will also remain closed Dec. 30-31 and reopen Jan. 2.\r\n\r\nIf you need immediate assistance on the UT Martin main campus, call the Department of Public Safety at 731-881-7777.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin offices closed Dec. 23-27, Jan. 1','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. ','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-offices-closed-dec-23-27-jan-1','','','2020-01-02 16:03:46','2020-01-02 22:03:46','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1655',0,'post','',0),(1656,3,'2019-12-20 10:57:01','2019-12-20 16:57:01','','01202019_SnowDay007','The Dunagan Alumni Center is warm and snug in this photo, taken in January 2019.','inherit','closed','closed','','01202019_snowday007','','','2019-12-20 10:59:06','2019-12-20 16:59:06','',1655,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/01202019_SnowDay007.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1657,3,'2019-12-20 10:59:09','2019-12-20 16:59:09','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2, 2020, and following. Spring semester courses begin Jan. 9 on the main campus and at the UT Martin centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. Students living on the main campus can begin moving into residence hall rooms on\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Jackson Center will remain closed Dec. 30-31 in accordance with the Jackson State Community College holiday schedule.\r\n\r\nIf you need immediate assistance on the UT Martin main campus, call the Department of Public Safety at 731-881-7777.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin offices closed Dec. 23-27, Jan. 1','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1655-revision-v1','','','2019-12-20 10:59:09','2019-12-20 16:59:09','',1655,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/20/1655-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1658,3,'2019-12-20 11:57:21','2019-12-20 17:57:21','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2, 2020, and following. Spring semester courses begin Jan. 9 on the main campus and at the UT Martin centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. Students living on the main campus can begin moving into residence hall rooms on\n\nThe UT Martin Jackson Center will remain closed Dec. 30-31 in accordance with the Jackson State Community College holiday schedule. The Boling University Center and Student Recreation Center on the main campus will also\n\nIf you need immediate assistance on the UT Martin main campus, call the Department of Public Safety at 731-881-7777.\n\n###\n\n&nbsp;','UT Martin offices closed Dec. 23-27, Jan. 1','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1655-autosave-v1','','','2019-12-20 11:57:21','2019-12-20 17:57:21','',1655,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/20/1655-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1659,3,'2019-12-20 11:57:29','2019-12-20 17:57:29','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2, 2020, and following. Spring semester courses begin Jan. 9 on the main campus and at the UT Martin centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. Students living on the main campus can begin moving into residence hall rooms on\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Jackson Center will remain closed Dec. 30-31 in accordance with the Jackson State Community College holiday schedule. The Boling University Center and Student Recreation Center on the main campus will also remain closed Dec. 30-31 and reopen Jan. 2.\r\n\r\nIf you need immediate assistance on the UT Martin main campus, call the Department of Public Safety at 731-881-7777.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin offices closed Dec. 23-27, Jan. 1','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1655-revision-v1','','','2019-12-20 11:57:29','2019-12-20 17:57:29','',1655,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/20/1655-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1660,3,'2019-12-20 14:57:39','2019-12-20 20:57:39','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2, 2020, and following. Spring semester courses begin Jan. 9 on the main campus and at the UT Martin centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. Students living on the main campus can begin moving into residence hall rooms on\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Jackson Center will remain closed Dec. 30-31 in accordance with the Jackson State Community College holiday schedule. The Boling University Center on the main campus will also remain closed Dec. 30-31 and reopen Jan. 2.\r\n\r\nIf you need immediate assistance on the UT Martin main campus, call the Department of Public Safety at 731-881-7777.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin offices closed Dec. 23-27, Jan. 1','Administrative offices at the University of Tennessee at Martin are closed Dec. 23-27 for the winter holiday and Jan. 1 for New Year\'s Day. Most offices will be open on regular schedules Dec. 30-31 and Jan. 2 and following. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1655-revision-v1','','','2019-12-20 14:57:39','2019-12-20 20:57:39','',1655,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2019/12/20/1655-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1663,3,'2020-01-03 14:53:58','2020-01-03 20:53:58','','Paul Meek Library','','inherit','closed','closed','','paul-meek-library-2','','','2020-01-03 15:00:32','2020-01-03 21:00:32','',1662,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01142016_BestOfUTMEdit02.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1664,3,'2020-01-03 15:00:47','2020-01-03 21:00:47','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will host its winter meeting at 1 p.m. CST, Friday, Jan. 10, in room 206AB of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include a review of:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student life programming and plans</li>\r\n 	<li>UT Promise application deadlines and program details</li>\r\n 	<li>Course transfer procedures between UT campuses</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a> or by contacting Erin Chesnut, university staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:echesnut@utm.edu\">echesnut@utm.edu</a>, 731-881-7612 or 304 Hall-Moody Administration Building, Martin, TN 38238.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting can contact Chesnut to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Jan. 8.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of state open meetings law.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Advisory Board to meet Jan. 10','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will host its winter meeting at 1 p.m. CST, Friday, Jan. 10, in room 206AB of the Boling University Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','1662-revision-v1','','','2020-01-03 15:00:47','2020-01-03 21:00:47','',1662,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/03/1662-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1665,3,'2020-01-07 08:15:21','2020-01-07 14:15:21','The eighth-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast will be held at 8:45 a.m., Jan. 20, in the University of Tennessee at Martin Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. Dr. Mark McCloud, UT Martin director of career planning and development, will serve as keynote speaker.\r\n\r\nMcCloud has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of financial services, K-12 education, mental health, non-profits and higher education with 14 years specifically in career services. He currently oversees programming, strategic planning, recruiting and overall operations for the UT Martin Office of Career Planning and Development, which helps UT Martin students find careers for which they are well-suited, prepare portfolio materials, practice interview skills and build a professional network.\r\n\r\nMcCloud holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from UT Martin and both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in higher education from the University of Mississippi. He is currently vice-president of the Martin Rotary Club and the Northwest Tennessee liaison for the Tennessee Association of Colleges and Employers.\r\n\r\nAll community members are invited. There is no charge to attend the event, but pre-registration is required at Eventbrite.com by searching for “Martin Luther King” in Martin. All attendees should bring their digital or printed tickets to the event, and tickets will be checked at the door.\r\n\r\nThe 2020 event is co-hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin, the city of Martin and the UT Martin Black Student Association.\r\n\r\nFor more information or assistance, call Martin City Hall at 731-587-3126.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud to speak Jan. 20 at annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast','The eighth-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast will be held at 8:45 a.m., Jan. 20, in the University of Tennessee at Martin Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','publish','closed','closed','','mccloud-to-speak-jan-20-at-annual-martin-luther-king-jr-celebration-and-breakfast','','','2020-01-07 08:15:32','2020-01-07 14:15:32','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1665',0,'post','',0),(1666,3,'2020-01-07 08:14:33','2020-01-07 14:14:33','','McCloud_Mark_WP','Dr. Mark McCloud, UT Martin interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','inherit','closed','closed','','mccloud_mark_wp','','','2020-07-21 09:10:16','2020-07-21 14:10:16','',1665,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/McCloud_Mark_WP.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1667,3,'2020-01-07 08:15:21','2020-01-07 14:15:21','The eighth-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast will be held at 8:45 a.m., Jan. 20, in the University of Tennessee at Martin Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. Dr. Mark McCloud, UT Martin director of career planning and development, will serve as keynote speaker.\r\n\r\nMcCloud has more than 25 years of experience in the fields of financial services, K-12 education, mental health, non-profits and higher education with 14 years specifically in career services. He currently oversees programming, strategic planning, recruiting and overall operations for the UT Martin Office of Career Planning and Development, which helps UT Martin students find careers for which they are well-suited, prepare portfolio materials, practice interview skills and build a professional network.\r\n\r\nMcCloud holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from UT Martin and both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in higher education from the University of Mississippi. He is currently vice-president of the Martin Rotary Club and the Northwest Tennessee liaison for the Tennessee Association of Colleges and Employers.\r\n\r\nAll community members are invited. There is no charge to attend the event, but pre-registration is required at Eventbrite.com by searching for “Martin Luther King” in Martin. All attendees should bring their digital or printed tickets to the event, and tickets will be checked at the door.\r\n\r\nThe 2020 event is co-hosted by the University of Tennessee at Martin, the city of Martin and the UT Martin Black Student Association.\r\n\r\nFor more information or assistance, call Martin City Hall at 731-587-3126.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud to speak Jan. 20 at annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast','The eighth-annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast will be held at 8:45 a.m., Jan. 20, in the University of Tennessee at Martin Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','inherit','closed','closed','','1665-revision-v1','','','2020-01-07 08:15:21','2020-01-07 14:15:21','',1665,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/07/1665-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1669,3,'2020-01-13 16:41:06','2020-01-13 22:41:06','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.\r\n\r\nDr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for student affairs, updated the board on activities in the various student affairs units, including housing, student life and multicultural affairs, campus recreation, disability and testing services, career planning and development, and student conduct. The highlight of Lewter’s presentation was a discussion of the UT Martin Care Team and its crisis response procedures. A staff panel consisting of John Abel, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs; Shannon Perry, student conduct officer; Ryan Martin, director of housing; and Carly Jo Archie, crisis case manager, explained the process.\r\n<blockquote>Launched in fall 2017, <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a> provides an online reporting outlet for all types of concerns regarding student health, safety and wellbeing. A “Hawk Alert” can be submitted 24/7 by any individual – student, staff, faculty, parent, employer or community member – and immediately alerts the six-person crisis response team, which responds within minutes.</blockquote>\r\n“Depending on what has happened, if it’s a student who is in severe distress and needs a welfare check, we’ll get public safety out there,” said Perry. “If a student needs to go to the hospital and have a crisis evaluation done, we will meet them at the hospital.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to the dedicated response team, members of the UT Martin residence life staff are always on call to assist when an alert arrives for an on-campus student.\r\n\r\n“We are blessed to have an amazing group of student leaders, student staff and professional staff (in the residence halls). I’ve got somebody on call 24/7 – a professional staff and a student member. We have flexibility to send somebody out to do welfare checks immediately, so when I say we’re responding within minutes of the alert coming in, we really are,” said Martin. “All of our (residence life) staff is mental health first aid certified. … We are able to stay with (the student) from the time they are in crisis until after they get back to follow up with them.”\r\n\r\nMartin says they receive hawk alerts throughout the semester for situations ranging from a student missing class, academic concerns, and mild illnesses all the way to serious mental health crisis and self-harm. However, since the creation of the crisis response team, students are being helped far faster than in previous years.\r\n<blockquote>“We are reaching our students before they reach the pinnacle of crisis,” said Perry, who noted a 50 percent reduction in the number of students admitted to the hospital for suicide attempts in fall 2019 as compared to previous years. While online referrals have jumped from 45 in fall 2017, when the website was launched, to 224 in fall 2019, Perry says this increase is due to greater education about the signs of mental health crisis and the availability of the alert system.</blockquote>\r\n“It’s not just for mental health concerns,” she said. “We’ve had some students who were involved in a very bad (car) accident, and one was airlifted to Memphis. They were international, and the international director was in Japan. So, there was a whole coordination that had to be done, and the crisis response team was able to do that in a meaningful way.”\r\n\r\nPerry said the team often contacts emergency services when students are unable or unwilling to do so for themselves, and team members have even contacted law enforcement in other states when online students were in crisis. The 2019 addition of a part-time student intern, Carly Jo Archie, to the team has increased the team’s follow-up abilities as well. Archie is a graduate student at Union University earning her degree in social work, and she serves as case manager to make sure students have access to and are utilizing services such as counseling, tutoring, the food pantry or meal-swipe program, career services or other outlets after their time of initial crisis has passed.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the care team presentation, Lewter also noted increased occupancy in the campus residence halls (up six percent in fall 2019); increased fitness programming in the Student Recreation Center (up 22 percent in 2018-19); more than 13,000 hours of community service and $85,000 raised by UT Martin Greek life and student organizations; 733 meals provided by the Skyhawks Share meal donation program in fall 2019; and approximately 400 students served by the Office of Career Planning and Development. Lewter says these numbers show a positive impact on UT Martin students and are affecting student retention and success.\r\n\r\nIn other presentations, Destin Tucker, director of undergraduate admissions, gave an update on the UT Promise scholarship program set to launch in fall 2020. According to Tucker, the application deadlines for the program have already passed, but students hoping to take advantage of the last-dollar scholarship must complete their FAFSA applications online by Feb. 1.\r\n\r\nTucker said 51 new freshmen applied for the program for fall 2020, but all of those students will already have their tuition and mandatory fees covered by other sources and therefore will not need funds from the UT Promise program. Of the current students who have applied, 198 meet the eligibility criteria and will receive an average of $2,734 each, provided they meet the Feb. 1 FAFSA deadline. Information regarding this deadline has been sent to all currently enrolled students and posted in various formats through student portals.\r\n\r\nThe UT Promise program is a last-dollar scholarship, meaning it will cover remaining tuition and mandatory fees after all other state, institution and private scholarship and grant funds have been applied. Housing, books, specialized course fees and other expenses are not included under this program.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost, updated the advisory board on an effort underway to improve and simplify the credit transfer process for students who are moving between the four main University of Tennessee campuses. A team has been assembled with representatives from all four campuses to address this issue for future semesters.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver closed the board meeting with comments on the search for a permanent vice chancellor for university advancement. Dr. Shadow Robinson, chair of the search committee, hopes to have finalists on campus in late February for interviews and to announce the position shortly thereafter. Carver also noted that the visitors’ stands at Hardy Graham Stadium have been cleared to begin renovations following damage from seismic activity on campus in recent semesters, and the demolition of the Grove Apartment complex on the corner of University Street and Moody Avenue has been requested for inclusion in the state budget appropriations. This area is anticipated to become a green space of some type.\r\n\r\nThe full webcast of the board meeting is available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">utm.edu/abmeeting</a>. The agenda and meeting materials, including all PowerPoint slides and handouts, are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>If you are concerned about a student\'s welfare or mental health, or have reason to believe a student may harm him or herself or others, please submit a Hawk Alert at <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a>. If there is an emergency, call 911.</blockquote>','UT Martin Advisory Board focuses on student affairs, crisis response','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-advisory-board-focuses-on-student-affairs-crisis-response','','','2020-01-13 16:42:15','2020-01-13 22:42:15','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1669',0,'post','',0),(1670,3,'2020-01-13 16:40:05','2020-01-13 22:40:05','','01102020_AdvisoryBoradMeeting002','Art Sparks (left), UT Martin advisory board chairman, and Chancellor Keith Carver are pictured during the board’s Jan. 8 meeting. ','inherit','closed','closed','','01102020_advisoryboradmeeting002','','','2020-01-13 16:40:34','2020-01-13 22:40:34','',1669,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01102020_AdvisoryBoradMeeting002.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1671,3,'2020-01-13 16:41:06','2020-01-13 22:41:06','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.\r\n\r\nDr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for student affairs, updated the board on activities in the various student affairs units, including housing, student life and multicultural affairs, campus recreation, disability and testing services, career planning and development, and student conduct. The highlight of Lewter’s presentation was a discussion of the UT Martin Care Team and its crisis response procedures. A staff panel consisting of John Abel, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs; Shannon Perry, student conduct officer; Ryan Martin, director of housing; and Carly Jo Archie, crisis case manager, explained the process.\r\n<blockquote>Launched in fall 2017, <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a> provides an online reporting outlet for all types of concerns regarding student health, safety and wellbeing. A “Hawk Alert” can be submitted 24/7 by any individual – student, staff, faculty, parent, employer or community member – and immediately alerts the six-person crisis response team, which responds within minutes.</blockquote>\r\n“Depending on what has happened, if it’s a student who is in severe distress and needs a welfare check, we’ll get public safety out there,” said Perry. “If a student needs to go to the hospital and have a crisis evaluation done, we will meet them at the hospital.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to the dedicated response team, members of the UT Martin residence life staff are always on call to assist when an alert arrives for an on-campus student.\r\n\r\n“We are blessed to have an amazing group of student leaders, student staff and professional staff (in the residence halls). I’ve got somebody on call 24/7 – a professional staff and a student member. We have flexibility to send somebody out to do welfare checks immediately, so when I say we’re responding within minutes of the alert coming in, we really are,” said Martin. “All of our (residence life) staff is mental health first aid certified. … We are able to stay with (the student) from the time they are in crisis until after they get back to follow up with them.”\r\n\r\nMartin says they receive hawk alerts throughout the semester for situations ranging from a student missing class, academic concerns, and mild illnesses all the way to serious mental health crisis and self-harm. However, since the creation of the crisis response team, students are being helped far faster than in previous years.\r\n<blockquote>“We are reaching our students before they reach the pinnacle of crisis,” said Perry, who noted a 50 percent reduction in the number of students admitted to the hospital for suicide attempts in fall 2019 as compared to previous years. While online referrals have jumped from 45 in fall 2017, when the website was launched, to 224 in fall 2019, Perry says this increase is due to greater education about the signs of mental health crisis and the availability of the alert system.</blockquote>\r\n“It’s not just for mental health concerns,” she said. “We’ve had some students who were involved in a very bad (car) accident, and one was airlifted to Memphis. They were international, and the international director was in Japan. So, there was a whole coordination that had to be done, and the crisis response team was able to do that in a meaningful way.”\r\n\r\nPerry said the team often contacts emergency services when students are unable or unwilling to do so for themselves, and team members have even contacted law enforcement in other states when online students were in crisis. The 2019 addition of a part-time student intern, Carly Jo Archie, to the team has increased the team’s follow-up abilities as well. Archie is a graduate student at Union University earning her degree in social work, and she serves as case manager to make sure students have access to and are utilizing services such as counseling, tutoring, the food pantry or meal-swipe program, career services or other outlets after their time of initial crisis has passed.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the care team presentation, Lewter also noted increased occupancy in the campus residence halls (up six percent in fall 2019); increased fitness programming in the Student Recreation Center (up 22 percent in 2018-19); more than 13,000 hours of community service and $85,000 raised by UT Martin Greek life and student organizations; 733 meals provided by the Skyhawks Share meal donation program in fall 2019; and approximately 400 students served by the Office of Career Planning and Development. Lewter says these numbers show a positive impact on UT Martin students and are affecting student retention and success.\r\n\r\nIn other presentations, Destin Tucker, director of undergraduate admissions, gave an update on the UT Promise scholarship program set to launch in fall 2020. According to Tucker, the application deadlines for the program have already passed, but students hoping to take advantage of the last-dollar scholarship must complete their FAFSA applications online by Feb. 1.\r\n\r\nTucker said 51 new freshmen applied for the program for fall 2020, but all of those students will already have their tuition and mandatory fees covered by other sources and therefore will not need funds from the UT Promise program. Of the current students who have applied, 198 meet the eligibility criteria and will receive an average of $2,734 each, provided they meet the Feb. 1 FAFSA deadline. Information regarding this deadline has been sent to all currently enrolled students and posted in various formats through student portals.\r\n\r\nThe UT Promise program is a last-dollar scholarship, meaning it will cover remaining tuition and mandatory fees after all other state, institution and private scholarship and grant funds have been applied. Housing, books, specialized course fees and other expenses are not included under this program.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost, updated the advisory board on an effort underway to improve and simplify the credit transfer process for students who are moving between the four main University of Tennessee campuses. A team has been assembled with representatives from all four campuses to address this issue for future semesters.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver closed the board meeting with comments on the search for a permanent vice chancellor for university advancement. Dr. Shadow Robinson, chair of the search committee, hopes to have finalists on campus in late February for interviews and to announce the position shortly thereafter. Carver also noted that the visitors’ stands at Hardy Graham Stadium have been cleared to begin renovations following damage from seismic activity on campus in recent semesters, and the demolition of the Grove Apartment complex on the corner of University Street and Moody Avenue has been requested for inclusion in the state budget appropriations. This area is anticipated to become a green space of some type.\r\n\r\nThe full webcast of the board meeting is available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">utm.edu/abmeeting</a>. The agenda and meeting materials, including all PowerPoint slides and handouts, are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>If you are concerned about a student\'s welfare or mental health, or have reason to believe a student may harm him or herself or others, please submit a Hawk Alert at care.utm.edu. If there is an emergency, please call 911.</blockquote>','UT Martin Advisory Board focuses on student affairs, crisis response','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.','inherit','closed','closed','','1669-revision-v1','','','2020-01-13 16:41:06','2020-01-13 22:41:06','',1669,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/13/1669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1672,3,'2020-01-13 16:41:57','2020-01-13 22:41:57','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.\n\nDr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for student affairs, updated the board on activities in the various student affairs units, including housing, student life and multicultural affairs, campus recreation, disability and testing services, career planning and development, and student conduct. The highlight of Lewter’s presentation was a discussion of the UT Martin Care Team and its crisis response procedures. A staff panel consisting of John Abel, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs; Shannon Perry, student conduct officer; Ryan Martin, director of housing; and Carly Jo Archie, crisis case manager, explained the process.\n<blockquote>Launched in fall 2017, <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a> provides an online reporting outlet for all types of concerns regarding student health, safety and wellbeing. A “Hawk Alert” can be submitted 24/7 by any individual – student, staff, faculty, parent, employer or community member – and immediately alerts the six-person crisis response team, which responds within minutes.</blockquote>\n“Depending on what has happened, if it’s a student who is in severe distress and needs a welfare check, we’ll get public safety out there,” said Perry. “If a student needs to go to the hospital and have a crisis evaluation done, we will meet them at the hospital.”\n\nIn addition to the dedicated response team, members of the UT Martin residence life staff are always on call to assist when an alert arrives for an on-campus student.\n\n“We are blessed to have an amazing group of student leaders, student staff and professional staff (in the residence halls). I’ve got somebody on call 24/7 – a professional staff and a student member. We have flexibility to send somebody out to do welfare checks immediately, so when I say we’re responding within minutes of the alert coming in, we really are,” said Martin. “All of our (residence life) staff is mental health first aid certified. … We are able to stay with (the student) from the time they are in crisis until after they get back to follow up with them.”\n\nMartin says they receive hawk alerts throughout the semester for situations ranging from a student missing class, academic concerns, and mild illnesses all the way to serious mental health crisis and self-harm. However, since the creation of the crisis response team, students are being helped far faster than in previous years.\n<blockquote>“We are reaching our students before they reach the pinnacle of crisis,” said Perry, who noted a 50 percent reduction in the number of students admitted to the hospital for suicide attempts in fall 2019 as compared to previous years. While online referrals have jumped from 45 in fall 2017, when the website was launched, to 224 in fall 2019, Perry says this increase is due to greater education about the signs of mental health crisis and the availability of the alert system.</blockquote>\n“It’s not just for mental health concerns,” she said. “We’ve had some students who were involved in a very bad (car) accident, and one was airlifted to Memphis. They were international, and the international director was in Japan. So, there was a whole coordination that had to be done, and the crisis response team was able to do that in a meaningful way.”\n\nPerry said the team often contacts emergency services when students are unable or unwilling to do so for themselves, and team members have even contacted law enforcement in other states when online students were in crisis. The 2019 addition of a part-time student intern, Carly Jo Archie, to the team has increased the team’s follow-up abilities as well. Archie is a graduate student at Union University earning her degree in social work, and she serves as case manager to make sure students have access to and are utilizing services such as counseling, tutoring, the food pantry or meal-swipe program, career services or other outlets after their time of initial crisis has passed.\n\nIn addition to the care team presentation, Lewter also noted increased occupancy in the campus residence halls (up six percent in fall 2019); increased fitness programming in the Student Recreation Center (up 22 percent in 2018-19); more than 13,000 hours of community service and $85,000 raised by UT Martin Greek life and student organizations; 733 meals provided by the Skyhawks Share meal donation program in fall 2019; and approximately 400 students served by the Office of Career Planning and Development. Lewter says these numbers show a positive impact on UT Martin students and are affecting student retention and success.\n\nIn other presentations, Destin Tucker, director of undergraduate admissions, gave an update on the UT Promise scholarship program set to launch in fall 2020. According to Tucker, the application deadlines for the program have already passed, but students hoping to take advantage of the last-dollar scholarship must complete their FAFSA applications online by Feb. 1.\n\nTucker said 51 new freshmen applied for the program for fall 2020, but all of those students will already have their tuition and mandatory fees covered by other sources and therefore will not need funds from the UT Promise program. Of the current students who have applied, 198 meet the eligibility criteria and will receive an average of $2,734 each, provided they meet the Feb. 1 FAFSA deadline. Information regarding this deadline has been sent to all currently enrolled students and posted in various formats through student portals.\n\nThe UT Promise program is a last-dollar scholarship, meaning it will cover remaining tuition and mandatory fees after all other state, institution and private scholarship and grant funds have been applied. Housing, books, specialized course fees and other expenses are not included under this program.\n\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost, updated the advisory board on an effort underway to improve and simplify the credit transfer process for students who are moving between the four main University of Tennessee campuses. A team has been assembled with representatives from all four campuses to address this issue for future semesters.\n\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver closed the board meeting with comments on the search for a permanent vice chancellor for university advancement. Dr. Shadow Robinson, chair of the search committee, hopes to have finalists on campus in late February for interviews and to announce the position shortly thereafter. Carver also noted that the visitors’ stands at Hardy Graham Stadium have been cleared to begin renovations following damage from seismic activity on campus in recent semesters, and the demolition of the Grove Apartment complex on the corner of University Street and Moody Avenue has been requested for inclusion in the state budget appropriations. This area is anticipated to become a green space of some type.\n\nThe full webcast of the board meeting is available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">utm.edu/abmeeting</a>. The agenda and meeting materials, including all PowerPoint slides and handouts, are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\n\n###\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote>If you are concerned about a student\'s welfare or mental health, or have reason to believe a student may harm him or herself or others, please submit a Hawk Alert at care.utm.edu. If there is an emergency, please call 911.</blockquote>','UT Martin Advisory Board focuses on student affairs, crisis response','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.','inherit','closed','closed','','1669-autosave-v1','','','2020-01-13 16:41:57','2020-01-13 22:41:57','',1669,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/13/1669-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1673,3,'2020-01-13 16:42:15','2020-01-13 22:42:15','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.\r\n\r\nDr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for student affairs, updated the board on activities in the various student affairs units, including housing, student life and multicultural affairs, campus recreation, disability and testing services, career planning and development, and student conduct. The highlight of Lewter’s presentation was a discussion of the UT Martin Care Team and its crisis response procedures. A staff panel consisting of John Abel, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs; Shannon Perry, student conduct officer; Ryan Martin, director of housing; and Carly Jo Archie, crisis case manager, explained the process.\r\n<blockquote>Launched in fall 2017, <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a> provides an online reporting outlet for all types of concerns regarding student health, safety and wellbeing. A “Hawk Alert” can be submitted 24/7 by any individual – student, staff, faculty, parent, employer or community member – and immediately alerts the six-person crisis response team, which responds within minutes.</blockquote>\r\n“Depending on what has happened, if it’s a student who is in severe distress and needs a welfare check, we’ll get public safety out there,” said Perry. “If a student needs to go to the hospital and have a crisis evaluation done, we will meet them at the hospital.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to the dedicated response team, members of the UT Martin residence life staff are always on call to assist when an alert arrives for an on-campus student.\r\n\r\n“We are blessed to have an amazing group of student leaders, student staff and professional staff (in the residence halls). I’ve got somebody on call 24/7 – a professional staff and a student member. We have flexibility to send somebody out to do welfare checks immediately, so when I say we’re responding within minutes of the alert coming in, we really are,” said Martin. “All of our (residence life) staff is mental health first aid certified. … We are able to stay with (the student) from the time they are in crisis until after they get back to follow up with them.”\r\n\r\nMartin says they receive hawk alerts throughout the semester for situations ranging from a student missing class, academic concerns, and mild illnesses all the way to serious mental health crisis and self-harm. However, since the creation of the crisis response team, students are being helped far faster than in previous years.\r\n<blockquote>“We are reaching our students before they reach the pinnacle of crisis,” said Perry, who noted a 50 percent reduction in the number of students admitted to the hospital for suicide attempts in fall 2019 as compared to previous years. While online referrals have jumped from 45 in fall 2017, when the website was launched, to 224 in fall 2019, Perry says this increase is due to greater education about the signs of mental health crisis and the availability of the alert system.</blockquote>\r\n“It’s not just for mental health concerns,” she said. “We’ve had some students who were involved in a very bad (car) accident, and one was airlifted to Memphis. They were international, and the international director was in Japan. So, there was a whole coordination that had to be done, and the crisis response team was able to do that in a meaningful way.”\r\n\r\nPerry said the team often contacts emergency services when students are unable or unwilling to do so for themselves, and team members have even contacted law enforcement in other states when online students were in crisis. The 2019 addition of a part-time student intern, Carly Jo Archie, to the team has increased the team’s follow-up abilities as well. Archie is a graduate student at Union University earning her degree in social work, and she serves as case manager to make sure students have access to and are utilizing services such as counseling, tutoring, the food pantry or meal-swipe program, career services or other outlets after their time of initial crisis has passed.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the care team presentation, Lewter also noted increased occupancy in the campus residence halls (up six percent in fall 2019); increased fitness programming in the Student Recreation Center (up 22 percent in 2018-19); more than 13,000 hours of community service and $85,000 raised by UT Martin Greek life and student organizations; 733 meals provided by the Skyhawks Share meal donation program in fall 2019; and approximately 400 students served by the Office of Career Planning and Development. Lewter says these numbers show a positive impact on UT Martin students and are affecting student retention and success.\r\n\r\nIn other presentations, Destin Tucker, director of undergraduate admissions, gave an update on the UT Promise scholarship program set to launch in fall 2020. According to Tucker, the application deadlines for the program have already passed, but students hoping to take advantage of the last-dollar scholarship must complete their FAFSA applications online by Feb. 1.\r\n\r\nTucker said 51 new freshmen applied for the program for fall 2020, but all of those students will already have their tuition and mandatory fees covered by other sources and therefore will not need funds from the UT Promise program. Of the current students who have applied, 198 meet the eligibility criteria and will receive an average of $2,734 each, provided they meet the Feb. 1 FAFSA deadline. Information regarding this deadline has been sent to all currently enrolled students and posted in various formats through student portals.\r\n\r\nThe UT Promise program is a last-dollar scholarship, meaning it will cover remaining tuition and mandatory fees after all other state, institution and private scholarship and grant funds have been applied. Housing, books, specialized course fees and other expenses are not included under this program.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, university provost, updated the advisory board on an effort underway to improve and simplify the credit transfer process for students who are moving between the four main University of Tennessee campuses. A team has been assembled with representatives from all four campuses to address this issue for future semesters.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver closed the board meeting with comments on the search for a permanent vice chancellor for university advancement. Dr. Shadow Robinson, chair of the search committee, hopes to have finalists on campus in late February for interviews and to announce the position shortly thereafter. Carver also noted that the visitors’ stands at Hardy Graham Stadium have been cleared to begin renovations following damage from seismic activity on campus in recent semesters, and the demolition of the Grove Apartment complex on the corner of University Street and Moody Avenue has been requested for inclusion in the state budget appropriations. This area is anticipated to become a green space of some type.\r\n\r\nThe full webcast of the board meeting is available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">utm.edu/abmeeting</a>. The agenda and meeting materials, including all PowerPoint slides and handouts, are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>If you are concerned about a student\'s welfare or mental health, or have reason to believe a student may harm him or herself or others, please submit a Hawk Alert at <a href=\"http://care.utm.edu\">care.utm.edu</a>. If there is an emergency, call 911.</blockquote>','UT Martin Advisory Board focuses on student affairs, crisis response','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Jan. 10 to hear presentations from university officials on student affairs, student crisis response, UT Promise applications and student transfer procedures.','inherit','closed','closed','','1669-revision-v1','','','2020-01-13 16:42:15','2020-01-13 22:42:15','',1669,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/13/1669-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1719,3,'2020-01-29 10:56:07','2020-01-29 16:56:07','The University of Tennessee President’s Council will hold its sixth annual showcase and awards dinner on Friday, Jan. 31, in Martin. President’s Council members will have the opportunity to tour the UT Martin campus as part of the showcase and awards event.\r\n\r\nMembers will visit the award-winning UT Martin broadcast studios and hear from communications professors Rodney Freed and Dr. Richard Robinson about their television and radio programs. Members will also watch a demonstration from the UT Martin equestrian team followed by student testimonials about why they chose UT Martin. The showcase will conclude with a trip to downtown Martin, where members will visit Core Ten, a full-service software solutions company that hires UT Martin graduates.\r\n\r\nAfter the day’s activities, members will attend the President’s Council Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. at the Discovery Park of America in Union City. The UT Martin New Pacer Singers, conducted by Dr. Mark Simmons, UT Martin professor of music, will provide the evening’s entertainment, and Miss Tennessee Volunteer Kerri Arnold will serve as the master of ceremonies.\r\n\r\nThe dinner will honor four UT leaders for their service to the university system.\r\n<blockquote>“I am eternally grateful to these four deserving recipients for their continuing service to this university. Our campuses across the state have become national leaders in a multitude of areas thanks to the generous giving of the recipients’ time, talents and resources. We owe a great deal of our success as a university to these individuals,” said UT System Interim President Randy Boyd.</blockquote>\r\nJim and Judi Herbert, both UT Knoxville graduates, will be presented with the Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal. The support of the Herberts has been recognized with the renaming of the Writing Center to the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center and the College of Agriculture to the Herbert College of Agriculture. They have served on the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, UT Foundation Board, UTFI Alliance of Women Philanthropists and the UTIA Agriculture Development Board.\r\n\r\nBill Nunnelly, a 1970 UT Martin graduate, and his wife, Rosann, will be honored with the Philanthropist of the Year Award. Their historic $22 million gift is the largest gift ever made to UT Martin and will provide scholarships to students who attend the university, giving preference to students from Hickman County, where Bill was raised on a cattle and feed-grain farm.\r\n\r\nMichael Strickland, founder of Bandit Lites, will receive the President’s Council Service Award. Strickland generously gives his time to UT both in the classroom and on the Haslam College of Business Advisory Counsel. Strickland is a 1977 graduate of the UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business.\r\n\r\nIn addition to these awards, John D. Staley III, a 1993 UT Chattanooga alumnus, will also be inducted into the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council. Staley led the alumni association as president from 2018 to 2019. He has served on the UTC alumni council and board of directors and is the past president of the UTC Physical Therapy Alumni Association. He has also served on the UT Advisory Council, the Alumni Career Services Task Force, and the UTAA annual giving, communication, marketing, career services, engagement and nominating committees.\r\n\r\n<strong>About the Awards</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal was first awarded in 2007 to Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. In addition to exemplary giving, leadership and service, honorees demonstrate a willingness and ability to motivate others to support the university, show a lifelong commitment to UT and higher education, and have personal history of integrity and excellence in all aspects of life. Other previous recipients include Sen. Lamar Alexander (2018), Jim and Sandy Powell (2017), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2016), John and Ann Tickle (2015), the late Hank Lauricella (2014), R. Clayton McWhorter (2013), Andrea Loughry (2012), former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (2011), Scott L. Probasco Jr. (2010), the late Pat Summitt (2009) and Peyton Manning (2008).\r\n\r\nInitiated in 2007, the Philanthropist of the Year Award goes to a donor who has made a significant gift to the University of Tennessee and recognizes the profound impact a single gift can make to the university. Previous winners include Gary and Kathleen Rollins (2018), Bill Latimer (2017), Jim and Judi Herbert (2016), Jim and Sandy Powell (2015), Donnie and Terry Smith (2014), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2013), Brenda Lawson (2012), Charles and Moll Anderson (2011), John and Ann Tickle (2010), Tom and Kathleen Elam (2009), Barbara and Ralph Hamilton (2008) and Jane O. and David T. Bailey (2007).\r\n\r\nThe<strong> </strong>President’s Council Service Award acknowledges exceptional service in the advancement of the university toward the achievement of excellence. Previous recipients include Thomas Griscom (2018), Waymon Hickman (2017), Phillip Fulmer (2016), Jim Duke (2015), Dr. Phil Wenk (2014), Michael T. Strickland (2013), Bill Blankenship (2012), Jim Powell (2011), Waymon Hickman (2010), Charles and the late Julie Wharton (2009), John Sorey (2008) and Charlie W. Brinkley Jr. (2007).\r\n\r\nSince its inception in 1965, the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council has served as an advisory council to the alumni association and as a resource for current alumni programs.\r\n\r\n<strong>About the UT President’s Council </strong>\r\n\r\nThe UT President’s Council is a constituency of alumni and friends who understand and support higher education broadly in Tennessee. It is comprised of volunteer leaders who have the opportunity to serve as the university’s premier advocates. The council is the UT System President’s core volunteer leadership group charged with advancing the UT System’s mission to serve the people of Tennessee and beyond through discovery, communication and application of knowledge necessary to create a cohesive, consistent and unifying system model of advancement.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jane Hudson, UT System Office of Communications and Marketing, at 865-974-4211 or <a href=\"mailto:jhudso34@tennessee.edu\">jhudso34@tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT President\'s Council to host sixth-annual showcase and awards dinner in Martin on Friday','The University of Tennessee President’s Council will hold its sixth annual showcase and awards dinner on Friday, Jan. 31, in Martin.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-presidents-council-to-host-sixth-annual-showcase-and-awards-dinner-in-martin-on-friday','','','2020-01-29 10:57:43','2020-01-29 16:57:43','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1719',0,'post','',0),(1679,2,'2020-01-20 17:37:38','2020-01-20 23:37:38','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom of UT Martin’s Boling University Center. The event, first held in January 2013, is sponsored by the city and the university’s Black Student Association and welcomed business leaders, community members, elected officials and university faculty, staff and students. The celebration’s theme was “Dream With a Vision. Live With a Purpose.”\r\n\r\nMartin alderman and long-time university administrator David Belote emceed the event that included welcoming remarks from Martin Mayor Randy Brundige, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Kaylyn Bailey, of Memphis, UT Martin Black Student Association president. Pastor Orrin Cowley, McCabe United Methodist Church, offered the invocation. Following the meal, UT Martin student Gerrard Cox and Dr. Mark McCloud, director of the university’s Office of Career Planning and Development, served as keynote speakers. Both honored King’s memory by focusing on pursuing and achieving dreams and assuming responsibility in order to make the world a better place in which to live.\r\n\r\nCox is a senior criminal justice major from Humboldt. He credited his community and family support system for supporting him through different challenges. “Throughout my life, I’ve always had the problem thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’m good enough to do something, or maybe I just don’t have what it takes,’” he said. “And many times, throughout my life, when I’ll be willing to settle for mediocrity, it seems like these were the times when my support system pushed me the most.” Cox struggled in school early but said that his mother and teachers worked with him to turn his grades in a different direction by the fifth grade and, since then, he has achieved academically. Cox expects to graduate from UT Martin with honors this spring.\r\n\r\nCox has an older brother and two younger sisters, and his father wasn’t around much after his parents divorced when he was four. He described his mother, Danita, as “my superhero” and his grandfather, Eugene, as a father figure. He also credited his grandmother, who died during his first week of classes at UT Martin, as the person who inspired his entire family, and he will honor her memory when he receives his diploma in May.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his classroom achievements, Cox has also grown as a leader, first as a football player at Humboldt High School and then through his association with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which elected him chapter president. “Being placed in this leadership role has forced me to grow,” he said. “It was one of the best things that could have happened to me because it taught me I could lead, and I could be an effective leader because leadership is something I tend to shy away from.” Cox is also involved in the Student Government Association and was elected a senator during the last SGA election and then speaker of the senate by his fellow senators. “I’m not certain what my future may hold, but I know I’ll be successful at whatever I choose to do,” Cox said as he closed. “After going through so many trials and tribulations in my life, I have obtained the tools that I need to go forward, and now my life is in my own hands.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud continued the celebration’s inspirational theme by offering his ideas on how the community can help people achieve their own dreams through respect, responsibility and right choices. Speaking about the importance of respect, he told the audience about attending a conference last summer where he noticed an older man who was wearing a veteran’s cap. He thanked the man for his military service, and the man responded by saying, “You were worth it.” The response was not what McCloud expected and made him realize that this man fought in a war so that he could someday realize his own dreams. “So, we have to have respect for those who came before us because we stand on their shoulders,” McCloud said. “And we have to have respect for future generations because they will stand on ours.”\r\n\r\nHe told the audience that many of us hold titles, but our responsibility is “to leave those organizations (in which we lead and work) better than the way we found them” and to change things for the better with the responsibility that we have. He recalled as a parent the first time that he had to gather supplies for a school list and questioned why he had to purchase all of those items. He later realized that all parents couldn’t purchase the supplies, and if other parents did not purchase what was on the list, some children would do without. “So, I had no problem with that because we are our brother’s keeper,” he said. “No one man is an island. No one stands alone. Each man is my brother. … We need to live a life that’s driven by purpose.”\r\n\r\nHe closed by saying that too much is made of differences between people. “But guess what? The real issue is right versus wrong, and if it’s not right, it’s probably wrong,” McCloud said. “And there’s no wrong time to do the right thing. Loving thy neighbor as thyself is right. … Being able to be an advocate for those who don’t have a voice is right.” He said that we can all make a difference by doing the right thing and by reaching out to encourage those who are experiencing difficult times.\r\n\r\nMusic and award presentations were also featured in the program. UT Martin music major Nylan Barr, of Memphis, performed Bill Withers’ classic song “Lean on Me” and was accompanied on the piano by Dr. Danny Donaldson, Martin optometrist and a UT Martin graduate, who also provided music throughout the event.\r\n\r\nIndividual Awards included the Alpha Awards of Merit, presented in memory of King who was an Alpha Phi Alpha member. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated leadership on campus in the area of civil rights. In addition, the Torch Award is given by the Black Student Association and honors individuals who are symbolically “carrying the torch” as leaders in civil rights.  Alpha Awards were presented to Courtney Price, a senior health and human performance from Memphis; Kayla Gooden, a sophomore psychology major, also from Memphis; and event speaker Mark McCloud. The Black Student Association Torch Award was presented to John Blue, the university’s director of student life and multicultural affairs.\r\n\r\nThe final award, the Harold Conner City of Martin Award, was presented by Mayor Brundige to Martin resident Hoover Nunley. The award recognizes longtime leadership, service and dedication to the community and is named for the Rev. Harold Conner, the first African American administrator employed by UT Martin after the university was desegregated in 1969. Nunley’s daughter, Joann Collins, received the award on behalf of her father. Before announcing the Conner award, Brundige presented a proclamation for community service and support to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. UT Martin faculty member Tara Tansil accepted the proclamation on behalf of the sorority.\r\n\r\nBrad Thompson, Martin economic and community development director, saw the event as a success and an inspiration to the nearly 300 persons who attended. “It was a great, great event … all of it just exactly what we need to be doing this day in celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life.”\r\n\r\n###','Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored by City of Martin, UT Martin','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom. ','publish','closed','closed','','dr-martin-luther-king-jr-honored-by-city-of-martin-ut-martin','','','2020-01-20 17:39:13','2020-01-20 23:39:13','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1679',0,'post','',0),(1680,2,'2020-01-20 17:37:38','2020-01-20 23:37:38','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom of UT Martin’s Boling University Center. The event, first held in January 2013, is sponsored by the city and the university’s Black Student Association and welcomed business leaders, community members, elected officials and university faculty, staff and students. The celebration’s theme was “Dream With a Vision. Live With a Purpose.”\r\n\r\nMartin alderman and long-time university administrator David Belote emceed the event that included welcoming remarks from Martin Mayor Randy Brundige, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Kaylyn Bailey, of Memphis, UT Martin Black Student Association president. Pastor Orrin Cowley, McCabe United Methodist Church, offered the invocation. Following the meal, UT Martin student Gerrard Cox and Dr. Mark McCloud, director of the university’s Office of Career Planning and Development, served as keynote speakers. Both honored King’s memory by focusing on pursuing and achieving dreams and assuming responsibility in order to make the world a better place in which to live.\r\n\r\nCox is a senior criminal justice major from Humboldt. He credited his community and family support system for supporting him through different challenges. “Throughout my life, I’ve always had the problem thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’m good enough to do something, or maybe I just don’t have what it takes,’” he said. “And many times, throughout my life, when I’ll be willing to settle for mediocrity, it seems like these were the times when my support system pushed me the most.” Cox struggled in school early but said that his mother and teachers worked with him to turn his grades in a different direction by the fifth grade and, since then, he has achieved academically. Cox expects to graduate from UT Martin with honors this spring.\r\n\r\nCox has an older brother and two younger sisters, and his father wasn’t around much after his parents divorced when he was four. He described his mother, Danita, as “my superhero” and his grandfather, Eugene, as a father figure. He also credited his grandmother, who died during his first week of classes at UT Martin, as the person who inspired his entire family, and he will honor her memory when he receives his diploma in May.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his classroom achievements, Cox has also grown as a leader, first as a football player at Humboldt High School and then through his association with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which elected him chapter president. “Being placed in this leadership role has forced me to grow,” he said. “It was one of the best things that could have happened to me because it taught me I could lead, and I could be an effective leader because leadership is something I tend to shy away from.” Cox is also involved in the Student Government Association and was elected a senator during the last SGA election and then speaker of the senate by his fellow senators. “I’m not certain what my future may hold, but I know I’ll be successful at whatever I choose to do,” Cox said as he closed. “After going through so many trials and tribulations in my life, I have obtained the tools that I need to go forward, and now my life is in my own hands.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud continued the celebration’s inspirational theme by offering his ideas on how the community can help people achieve their own dreams through respect, responsibility and right choices. Speaking about the importance of respect, he told the audience about attending a conference last summer where he noticed an older man who was wearing a veteran’s cap. He thanked the man for his military service, and the man responded by saying, “You were worth it.” The response was not what McCloud expected and made him realize that this man fought in a war so that he could someday realize his own dreams. “So, we have to have respect for those who came before us because we stand on their shoulders,” McCloud said. “And we have to have respect for future generations because they will stand on ours.”\r\n\r\nHe told the audience that many of us hold titles, but our responsibility is “to leave those organizations (in which we lead and work) better than the way we found them” and to change things for the better with the responsibility that we have. He recalled as a parent the first time that he had to gather supplies for a school list and questioned why he had to purchase all of those items. He later realized that all parents couldn’t purchase the supplies, and if other parents did not purchase what was on the list, some children would do without. “So, I had no problem with that because we are our brother’s keeper,” he said. “No one man is an island. No one stands alone. Each man is my brother. … We need to live a life that’s driven by purpose.”\r\n\r\nHe closed by saying that too much is made of differences between people. “But guess what? The real issue is right versus wrong, and if it’s not right, it’s probably wrong,” McCloud said. “And there’s no wrong time to do the right thing. Loving thy neighbor as thyself is right. … Being able to be an advocate for those who don’t have a voice is right.” He said that we can all make a difference by doing the right thing and by reaching out to encourage those who are experiencing difficult times.\r\n\r\nMusic and award presentations were also featured in the program. UT Martin music major Nylan Barr, of Memphis, performed Bill Withers’ classic song “Lean on Me” and was accompanied on the piano by Dr. Danny Donaldson, Martin optometrist and a UT Martin graduate, who also provided music throughout the event.\r\n\r\nIndividual Awards included the Alpha Awards of Merit, presented in memory of King who was an Alpha Phi Alpha member. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated leadership on campus in the area of civil rights. In addition, the Torch Award is given by the Black Student Association and honors individuals who are symbolically “carrying the torch” as leaders in civil rights.  Alpha Awards were presented to Courtney Price, a senior health and human performance from Memphis; Kayla Gooden, a sophomore psychology major, also from Memphis; and event speaker Mark McCloud. The Black Student Association Torch Award was presented to John Blue, the university’s director of student life and multicultural affairs.\r\n\r\nThe final award, the Harold Conner City of Martin Award, was presented by Mayor Brundige to Martin resident Hoover Nunley. The award recognizes longtime leadership, service and dedication to the community and is named for the Rev. Harold Conner, the first African American administrator employed by UT Martin after the university was desegregated in 1969. Nunley’s daughter, Joann Collins, received the award on behalf of her father. Before announcing the Conner award, Brundige presented a proclamation for community service and support to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. UT Martin faculty member Tara Tansil accepted the proclamation on behalf of the sorority.\r\n\r\nBrad Thompson, Martin economic and community development director, saw the event as a success and an inspiration to the nearly 300 persons who attended. “It was a great, great event … all of it just exactly what we need to be doing this day in celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life.”','Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored by City of Martin, UT Martin','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1679-revision-v1','','','2020-01-20 17:37:38','2020-01-20 23:37:38','',1679,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/20/1679-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1681,2,'2020-01-20 17:37:54','2020-01-20 23:37:54','','01202020_MLKBreakfast078','Dr. Mark McCloud was a keynote speaker for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Jan. 20 in UT Martin’s Duncan Ballroom. Speakers, music and award presentations highlighted the event that honors the memory of the slain civil rights leader. ','inherit','closed','closed','','01202020_mlkbreakfast078','','','2020-01-20 17:39:06','2020-01-20 23:39:06','',1679,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/01202020_MLKBreakfast078.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1682,2,'2020-01-20 17:38:55','2020-01-20 23:38:55','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom of UT Martin’s Boling University Center. The event, first held in January 2013, is sponsored by the city and the university’s Black Student Association and welcomed business leaders, community members, elected officials and university faculty, staff and students. The celebration’s theme was “Dream With a Vision. Live With a Purpose.”\n\nMartin alderman and long-time university administrator David Belote emceed the event that included welcoming remarks from Martin Mayor Randy Brundige, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Kaylyn Bailey, of Memphis, UT Martin Black Student Association president. Pastor Orrin Cowley, McCabe United Methodist Church, offered the invocation. Following the meal, UT Martin student Gerrard Cox and Dr. Mark McCloud, director of the university’s Office of Career Planning and Development, served as keynote speakers. Both honored King’s memory by focusing on pursuing and achieving dreams and assuming responsibility in order to make the world a better place in which to live.\n\nCox is a senior criminal justice major from Humboldt. He credited his community and family support system for supporting him through different challenges. “Throughout my life, I’ve always had the problem thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’m good enough to do something, or maybe I just don’t have what it takes,’” he said. “And many times, throughout my life, when I’ll be willing to settle for mediocrity, it seems like these were the times when my support system pushed me the most.” Cox struggled in school early but said that his mother and teachers worked with him to turn his grades in a different direction by the fifth grade and, since then, he has achieved academically. Cox expects to graduate from UT Martin with honors this spring.\n\nCox has an older brother and two younger sisters, and his father wasn’t around much after his parents divorced when he was four. He described his mother, Danita, as “my superhero” and his grandfather, Eugene, as a father figure. He also credited his grandmother, who died during his first week of classes at UT Martin, as the person who inspired his entire family, and he will honor her memory when he receives his diploma in May.\n\nIn addition to his classroom achievements, Cox has also grown as a leader, first as a football player at Humboldt High School and then through his association with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which elected him chapter president. “Being placed in this leadership role has forced me to grow,” he said. “It was one of the best things that could have happened to me because it taught me I could lead, and I could be an effective leader because leadership is something I tend to shy away from.” Cox is also involved in the Student Government Association and was elected a senator during the last SGA election and then speaker of the senate by his fellow senators. “I’m not certain what my future may hold, but I know I’ll be successful at whatever I choose to do,” Cox said as he closed. “After going through so many trials and tribulations in my life, I have obtained the tools that I need to go forward, and now my life is in my own hands.”\n\nMcCloud continued the celebration’s inspirational theme by offering his ideas on how the community can help people achieve their own dreams through respect, responsibility and right choices. Speaking about the importance of respect, he told the audience about attending a conference last summer where he noticed an older man who was wearing a veteran’s cap. He thanked the man for his military service, and the man responded by saying, “You were worth it.” The response was not what McCloud expected and made him realize that this man fought in a war so that he could someday realize his own dreams. “So, we have to have respect for those who came before us because we stand on their shoulders,” McCloud said. “And we have to have respect for future generations because they will stand on ours.”\n\nHe told the audience that many of us hold titles, but our responsibility is “to leave those organizations (in which we lead and work) better than the way we found them” and to change things for the better with the responsibility that we have. He recalled as a parent the first time that he had to gather supplies for a school list and questioned why he had to purchase all of those items. He later realized that all parents couldn’t purchase the supplies, and if other parents did not purchase what was on the list, some children would do without. “So, I had no problem with that because we are our brother’s keeper,” he said. “No one man is an island. No one stands alone. Each man is my brother. … We need to live a life that’s driven by purpose.”\n\nHe closed by saying that too much is made of differences between people. “But guess what? The real issue is right versus wrong, and if it’s not right, it’s probably wrong,” McCloud said. “And there’s no wrong time to do the right thing. Loving thy neighbor as thyself is right. … Being able to be an advocate for those who don’t have a voice is right.” He said that we can all make a difference by doing the right thing and by reaching out to encourage those who are experiencing difficult times.\n\nMusic and award presentations were also featured in the program. UT Martin music major Nylan Barr, of Memphis, performed Bill Withers’ classic song “Lean on Me” and was accompanied on the piano by Dr. Danny Donaldson, Martin optometrist and a UT Martin graduate, who also provided music throughout the event.\n\nIndividual Awards included the Alpha Awards of Merit, presented in memory of King who was an Alpha Phi Alpha member. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated leadership on campus in the area of civil rights. In addition, the Torch Award is given by the Black Student Association and honors individuals who are symbolically “carrying the torch” as leaders in civil rights.  Alpha Awards were presented to Courtney Price, a senior health and human performance from Memphis; Kayla Gooden, a sophomore psychology major, also from Memphis; and event speaker Mark McCloud. The Black Student Association Torch Award was presented to John Blue, the university’s director of student life and multicultural affairs.\n\nThe final award, the Harold Conner City of Martin Award, was presented by Mayor Brundige to Martin resident Hoover Nunley. The award recognizes longtime leadership, service and dedication to the community and is named for the Rev. Harold Conner, the first African American administrator employed by UT Martin after the university was desegregated in 1969. Nunley’s daughter, Joann Collins, received the award on behalf of her father. Before announcing the Conner award, Brundige presented a proclamation for community service and support to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. UT Martin faculty member Tara Tansil accepted the proclamation on behalf of the sorority.\n\nBrad Thompson, Martin economic and community development director, saw the event as a success and an inspiration to the nearly 300 persons who attended. “It was a great, great event … all of it just exactly what we need to be doing this day in celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life.”\n\n###','Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored by City of Martin, UT Martin','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1679-autosave-v1','','','2020-01-20 17:38:55','2020-01-20 23:38:55','',1679,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/20/1679-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1683,2,'2020-01-20 17:39:13','2020-01-20 23:39:13','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom of UT Martin’s Boling University Center. The event, first held in January 2013, is sponsored by the city and the university’s Black Student Association and welcomed business leaders, community members, elected officials and university faculty, staff and students. The celebration’s theme was “Dream With a Vision. Live With a Purpose.”\r\n\r\nMartin alderman and long-time university administrator David Belote emceed the event that included welcoming remarks from Martin Mayor Randy Brundige, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Kaylyn Bailey, of Memphis, UT Martin Black Student Association president. Pastor Orrin Cowley, McCabe United Methodist Church, offered the invocation. Following the meal, UT Martin student Gerrard Cox and Dr. Mark McCloud, director of the university’s Office of Career Planning and Development, served as keynote speakers. Both honored King’s memory by focusing on pursuing and achieving dreams and assuming responsibility in order to make the world a better place in which to live.\r\n\r\nCox is a senior criminal justice major from Humboldt. He credited his community and family support system for supporting him through different challenges. “Throughout my life, I’ve always had the problem thinking, ‘I don’t know if I’m good enough to do something, or maybe I just don’t have what it takes,’” he said. “And many times, throughout my life, when I’ll be willing to settle for mediocrity, it seems like these were the times when my support system pushed me the most.” Cox struggled in school early but said that his mother and teachers worked with him to turn his grades in a different direction by the fifth grade and, since then, he has achieved academically. Cox expects to graduate from UT Martin with honors this spring.\r\n\r\nCox has an older brother and two younger sisters, and his father wasn’t around much after his parents divorced when he was four. He described his mother, Danita, as “my superhero” and his grandfather, Eugene, as a father figure. He also credited his grandmother, who died during his first week of classes at UT Martin, as the person who inspired his entire family, and he will honor her memory when he receives his diploma in May.\r\n\r\nIn addition to his classroom achievements, Cox has also grown as a leader, first as a football player at Humboldt High School and then through his association with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which elected him chapter president. “Being placed in this leadership role has forced me to grow,” he said. “It was one of the best things that could have happened to me because it taught me I could lead, and I could be an effective leader because leadership is something I tend to shy away from.” Cox is also involved in the Student Government Association and was elected a senator during the last SGA election and then speaker of the senate by his fellow senators. “I’m not certain what my future may hold, but I know I’ll be successful at whatever I choose to do,” Cox said as he closed. “After going through so many trials and tribulations in my life, I have obtained the tools that I need to go forward, and now my life is in my own hands.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud continued the celebration’s inspirational theme by offering his ideas on how the community can help people achieve their own dreams through respect, responsibility and right choices. Speaking about the importance of respect, he told the audience about attending a conference last summer where he noticed an older man who was wearing a veteran’s cap. He thanked the man for his military service, and the man responded by saying, “You were worth it.” The response was not what McCloud expected and made him realize that this man fought in a war so that he could someday realize his own dreams. “So, we have to have respect for those who came before us because we stand on their shoulders,” McCloud said. “And we have to have respect for future generations because they will stand on ours.”\r\n\r\nHe told the audience that many of us hold titles, but our responsibility is “to leave those organizations (in which we lead and work) better than the way we found them” and to change things for the better with the responsibility that we have. He recalled as a parent the first time that he had to gather supplies for a school list and questioned why he had to purchase all of those items. He later realized that all parents couldn’t purchase the supplies, and if other parents did not purchase what was on the list, some children would do without. “So, I had no problem with that because we are our brother’s keeper,” he said. “No one man is an island. No one stands alone. Each man is my brother. … We need to live a life that’s driven by purpose.”\r\n\r\nHe closed by saying that too much is made of differences between people. “But guess what? The real issue is right versus wrong, and if it’s not right, it’s probably wrong,” McCloud said. “And there’s no wrong time to do the right thing. Loving thy neighbor as thyself is right. … Being able to be an advocate for those who don’t have a voice is right.” He said that we can all make a difference by doing the right thing and by reaching out to encourage those who are experiencing difficult times.\r\n\r\nMusic and award presentations were also featured in the program. UT Martin music major Nylan Barr, of Memphis, performed Bill Withers’ classic song “Lean on Me” and was accompanied on the piano by Dr. Danny Donaldson, Martin optometrist and a UT Martin graduate, who also provided music throughout the event.\r\n\r\nIndividual Awards included the Alpha Awards of Merit, presented in memory of King who was an Alpha Phi Alpha member. The award recognizes those who have demonstrated leadership on campus in the area of civil rights. In addition, the Torch Award is given by the Black Student Association and honors individuals who are symbolically “carrying the torch” as leaders in civil rights.  Alpha Awards were presented to Courtney Price, a senior health and human performance from Memphis; Kayla Gooden, a sophomore psychology major, also from Memphis; and event speaker Mark McCloud. The Black Student Association Torch Award was presented to John Blue, the university’s director of student life and multicultural affairs.\r\n\r\nThe final award, the Harold Conner City of Martin Award, was presented by Mayor Brundige to Martin resident Hoover Nunley. The award recognizes longtime leadership, service and dedication to the community and is named for the Rev. Harold Conner, the first African American administrator employed by UT Martin after the university was desegregated in 1969. Nunley’s daughter, Joann Collins, received the award on behalf of her father. Before announcing the Conner award, Brundige presented a proclamation for community service and support to the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. UT Martin faculty member Tara Tansil accepted the proclamation on behalf of the sorority.\r\n\r\nBrad Thompson, Martin economic and community development director, saw the event as a success and an inspiration to the nearly 300 persons who attended. “It was a great, great event … all of it just exactly what we need to be doing this day in celebration and remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life.”\r\n\r\n###','Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. honored by City of Martin, UT Martin','The city of Martin and the University of Tennessee at Martin celebrated the life of slain Civil Rights Movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Breakfast held Monday, Jan. 20, in the Duncan Ballroom. ','inherit','closed','closed','','1679-revision-v1','','','2020-01-20 17:39:13','2020-01-20 23:39:13','',1679,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/20/1679-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1684,3,'2020-01-21 08:53:03','2020-01-21 14:53:03','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12. The 16-week lifestyle change program will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in room 120 of UT Martin’s Gooch Hall, and there is no cost to participate.\r\n\r\nThe program’s goal is to help participants permanently lose 5-7 percent of their body weight by eating healthier and being more physically active. The Austin duo use the Prevent T2 Program from the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the support-group style curriculum. All group participants will have access to a lifestyle coach and nursing staff to assist throughout the program.\r\n\r\nDiane Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UT Martin and a Master of Science in Nursing from Union University. She has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in critical care and medical-surgical nursing. Allica Austin is a diabetes prevention program lifestyle coach, as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, and has spent more than 10 years helping people reach health and wellness goals through diet and exercise. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from UT Martin and a master’s degree from Liberty University.\r\n\r\nBrian Carroll, UT Martin lecturer of dietetics, will also assist the group in some sessions. Carroll holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.\r\n\r\nInterested participants should email <a href=\"mailto:allica.austin@gmail.com\">allica.austin@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:daustin@utm.edu\">daustin@utm.edu</a> to enroll in the program. Registration emails should include each individual’s name, phone number and email address. For more information, contact either Allica or Diane Austin at the email addresses above.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to offer Healthy Steps community program','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-offer-healthy-steps-community-program','','','2020-01-23 15:27:28','2020-01-23 21:27:28','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1684',0,'post','',0),(1685,3,'2020-01-21 08:53:03','2020-01-21 14:53:03','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12. The 16-week lifestyle change program will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in room 120 of UT Martin’s Gooch Hall, and there is no cost to participate.\r\n\r\nThe program’s goal is to help participants permanently lose 5-7 percent of their body weight by eating healthier and being more physically active. The Austin duo use the Prevent T2 Program from the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the support-group style curriculum. All group participants will have access to a lifestyle coach and nursing staff to assist throughout the program.\r\n\r\nDiane Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UT Martin and a Master of Science in Nursing from Union University. She has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in critical care and medical-surgical nursing. Allica Austin is a diabetes prevention program lifestyle coach, as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, and has spent more than 10 years helping people reach health and wellness goals through diet and exercise. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from UT Martin and a master’s degree from Liberty University.\r\n\r\nBrian Carroll, UT Martin lecturer of dietetics, will also assist the group in some sessions. Carroll holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.\r\n\r\nInterested participants should email <a href=\"mailto:allica.austin@gmail.com\">allica.austin@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:daustin@utm.edu\">daustin@utm.edu</a> to enroll in the program. Registration emails should include each individual’s name, phone number and email address. 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The 16-week lifestyle change program will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in room 120 of UT Martin’s Gooch Hall, and there is no cost to participate.\n\nThe program’s goal is to help participants permanently lose 5-7 percent of their body weight by eating healthier and being more physically active. The Austin duo use the Prevent T2 Program from the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the support-group style curriculum. All group participants will have access to a lifestyle coach and nursing staff to assist throughout the program.\n\nDiane Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UT Martin and a Master of Science in Nursing from Union University. She has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in critical care and medical-surgical nursing. Allica Austin is a diabetes prevention program lifestyle coach, as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, and has spent more than 10 years helping people reach health and wellness goals through diet and exercise. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from UT Martin and a master’s degree from Liberty University.\n\nBrian Carroll, UT Martin lecturer of dietetics, will also assist the group in some sessions. Carroll holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.\n\nInterested participants should email <a href=\"mailto:allica.austin@gmail.com\">allica.austin@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:daustin@utm.edu\">daustin@utm.edu</a> to enroll in the program. Registration emails should include each individual’s name, phone number and email address. For more information, contact either Allica or Diane Austin at the email addresses above.\n\n###','UT Martin to offer Health Steps community program','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12.','inherit','closed','closed','','1684-autosave-v1','','','2020-01-21 08:53:20','2020-01-21 14:53:20','',1684,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/21/1684-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1688,3,'2020-01-21 09:04:14','2020-01-21 15:04:14','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host Test Flight Academic Preview Day beginning at 8 a.m., Feb. 17. High school juniors and seniors are invited to tour the campus, meet with faculty members and students in areas of interest and experience college life inside the classroom.\r\n\r\nCheck-in begins at 8 a.m. in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium with an official welcome following at 8:45. An administrative fair featuring representatives from the offices of undergraduate admissions, financial aid and scholarships, housing, dining services and others will be open during the registration period.\r\n\r\nStudents will be introduced to the various academic departments at 9:45 and can attend a college course in their area of interest. Students will visit classrooms, meet with faculty and attend a question-and-answer discussion panel until lunch at noon. Parents and families can join the “Prepare for Takeoff” program from 9:45-11.\r\n\r\nGuests can have lunch at noon with members of their chosen department, and students will return at 1 p.m. to tour the rest of the UT Martin campus.\r\n\r\nThere is no charge to attend either event, but pre-registration is required. Visit utm.edu/testflight to register online, or contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 731-881-7020 for more information.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to host Test Flight Academic Preview Day','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host Test Flight Academic Preview Day on Feb. 17. High school juniors and seniors are invited to tour the campus, meet with faculty members and experience college life.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-host-test-flight-academic-preview-day','','','2020-01-27 09:22:44','2020-01-27 15:22:44','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1688',0,'post','',0),(1689,3,'2020-01-21 09:00:29','2020-01-21 15:00:29','','07272018_EndOfSummerBash007','Patrick Bishop (foreground, right), a staff member in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, gives a campus tour for a group of students and family members. ','inherit','closed','closed','','07272018_endofsummerbash007','','','2020-01-21 09:04:10','2020-01-21 15:04:10','',1688,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/07272018_EndOfSummerBash007.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1690,3,'2020-01-21 09:04:14','2020-01-21 15:04:14','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host Test Flight Academic Preview Day beginning at 8 a.m., Feb. 17. High school juniors and seniors are invited to tour the campus, meet with faculty members and students in areas of interest and experience college life inside the classroom.\r\n\r\nCheck-in begins at 8 a.m. in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium with an official welcome following at 8:45. An administrative fair featuring representatives from the offices of undergraduate admissions, financial aid and scholarships, housing, dining services and others will be open during the registration period.\r\n\r\nStudents will be introduced to the various academic departments at 9:45 and can attend a college course in their area of interest. Students will visit classrooms, meet with faculty and attend a question-and-answer discussion panel until lunch at noon. Parents and families can join the “Prepare for Takeoff” program from 9:45-11.\r\n\r\nGuests can have lunch at noon with members of their chosen department, and students will return at 1 p.m. to tour the rest of the UT Martin campus.\r\n\r\nThere is no charge to attend either event, but pre-registration is required. Visit utm.edu/testflight to register online, or contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 731-881-7020 for more information.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to host Test Flight Academic Preview Day','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host Test Flight Academic Preview Day on Feb. 17. High school juniors and seniors are invited to tour the campus, meet with faculty members and experience college life.','inherit','closed','closed','','1688-revision-v1','','','2020-01-21 09:04:14','2020-01-21 15:04:14','',1688,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/21/1688-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1692,3,'2020-01-21 16:27:24','2020-01-21 22:27:24','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.\r\n\r\nDr. Christopher Brown, UT Martin professor of philosophy, will discuss the relationship between St. Thomas Aquinas, Heaven and the idea of eternal life. Brown received his doctoral degree at Saint Louis University in 2002 and has been teaching at UT Martin for the past 18 years. He has published articles in the “Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association,” “The Thomist,” “The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly” and “Faith and Philosophy.” His forthcoming book, “St. Thomas Aquinas on God and Perfect Human Happiness: Solving Problems Concerning Eternal Life,” will be published by Catholic University of America Press.\r\n\r\nPhi Kappa Phi is a national honor society whose mission is to recognize and encourage superior scholarship and integrity in all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127 was founded on the UT Martin campus in 1971 and hosts the Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture each spring.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Brown at 731-881-7471.\r\n\r\n###','2020 Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture to discuss eternal life','UT Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.','publish','closed','closed','','2020-phi-kappa-phi-muriel-tomlinson-memorial-lecture-to-discuss-eternal-life','','','2020-01-29 10:54:47','2020-01-29 16:54:47','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1692',0,'post','',0),(1693,3,'2020-01-21 16:27:24','2020-01-21 22:27:24','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.\r\n\r\nDr. Christopher Brown, UT Martin professor of philosophy, will discuss the relationship between St. Thomas Aquinas, Heaven and the idea of “Eternal Light.” Brown received his doctoral degree at Saint Louis University in 2002 and has been teaching at UT Martin for the past 18 years. He has published articles in the “Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association,” “The Tourist,” “The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly” and “Faith and Philosophy.” His forthcoming book, “Catholic University,” discusses St. Thomas’ views on God and perfect human happiness in heaven.\r\n\r\nPhi Kappa Phi is a national honor society whose mission is to recognize and encourage superior scholarship and integrity in all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127 was founded on the UT Martin campus in 1971 and hosts the Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture each spring.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Brown at 731-881-7471.\r\n\r\n###','2020 Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture to discuss eternal life','UT Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.','inherit','closed','closed','','1692-revision-v1','','','2020-01-21 16:27:24','2020-01-21 22:27:24','',1692,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/21/1692-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1694,3,'2020-01-22 09:10:32','2020-01-22 15:10:32','For the seventh consecutive year, UT Martin will be represented at America’s biggest sporting event. Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport business, will take 11 students this year, including three international student-athletes and two graduate students, to work hospitality at the big game and gain the kind of hands-on, real-world experience that can be found nowhere else.\r\n<blockquote>“For many of these kids it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Davis. “It’s also a powerful brand to have on your resume. They can legitimately say that they have worked for one of the most valuable brands in the world at the largest single-day sporting event in the world.”</blockquote>\r\nThe group will leave Tennessee on Jan. 24 and spend that afternoon touring Roger Dean Stadium and FITTEAM Ballpark – the annual spring training site for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals Major League Baseball teams. The group will also work the 2020 Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 25 before returning to Miami to work the Super Bowl Experience, Super Bowl LIVE and associated media events leading up to the big game.\r\n\r\nDavis and his students will also attend the University of Miami’s Sport Industry Conference on Jan. 30, a unique opportunity for them to hear presentations on a variety of industry issues and network with students, faculty and professionals from schools and networks across the country.\r\n\r\nOn game day, students will work with On Location Experiences, the National Football League’s premium hospitality business, serving as talent concierges. This role includes coordinating player appearances, escorting players between venues and helping with on-field activities. Davis is annually involved with player coordination and aspects of the halftime show, and this is his 15<sup>th</sup> Super Bowl.\r\n\r\nStudents attending this year are Leighton Chappell, of Flushing, Michigan; Jodie Duncan, of Munford; Mary Harmon, of Dickson; Lauren Hutchinson, of McEwen; Lucas Istre, of Centerville; Chase Prescott, of Milan, Jon Ward, of Centerville; Peyton Wolfe, of Ramer; and international students Amelia Campbell (Great Britain); Mizuki Sakurai (Great Britain) and Jule Streif (Germany). Chappell, Duncan, Harmon and Wolfe have all attended the event in previous years.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the trip or the UT Martin sport business program, housed in the College of Business and Global Affairs, contact Davis at <a href=\"mailto:ddavis78@utm.edu\">ddavis78@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','Seventh UT Martin cohort to work Super Bowl LIV','For the seventh consecutive year, UT Martin will be represented at America’s biggest sporting event. Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport business, will take 11 students this year.','publish','closed','closed','','seventh-ut-martin-cohort-to-work-super-bowl-liv','','','2020-01-27 09:22:54','2020-01-27 15:22:54','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1694',0,'post','',0),(1695,3,'2020-01-22 09:08:56','2020-01-22 15:08:56','','SuperBowlGroup2020','Eleven students from the University of Tennessee at Martin will work behind-the-scenes during Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Pictured from (l-r) are Lucas Istre, of Centerville; Mary Lane Harmon, of Dickson; Leighton Chappell, of Flushing, Michigan; Jule Streif, of Germany; Amelia Campbell, of Great Britain; Jon Ward, of Centerville; Dr. Dexter Davis, UT Martin associate professor of sport business; Mizuki Sakurai, of Great Britain; Peyton Wolfe, of Ramer; Jodie Duncan, of Munford; Chase Prescott, of Milan; and Lauren Hutchinson, of McEwen.','inherit','closed','closed','','superbowlgroup2020','','','2020-01-22 09:10:03','2020-01-22 15:10:03','',1694,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SuperBowlGroup2020.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(1696,3,'2020-01-22 09:10:32','2020-01-22 15:10:32','For the seventh consecutive year, UT Martin will be represented at America’s biggest sporting event. Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport business, will take 11 students this year, including three international student-athletes and two graduate students, to work hospitality at the big game and gain the kind of hands-on, real-world experience that can be found nowhere else.\r\n<blockquote>“For many of these kids it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” said Davis. “It’s also a powerful brand to have on your resume. They can legitimately say that they have worked for one of the most valuable brands in the world at the largest single-day sporting event in the world.”</blockquote>\r\nThe group will leave Tennessee on Jan. 24 and spend that afternoon touring Roger Dean Stadium and FITTEAM Ballpark – the annual spring training site for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals Major League Baseball teams. The group will also work the 2020 Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, on Jan. 25 before returning to Miami to work the Super Bowl Experience, Super Bowl LIVE and associated media events leading up to the big game.\r\n\r\nDavis and his students will also attend the University of Miami’s Sport Industry Conference on Jan. 30, a unique opportunity for them to hear presentations on a variety of industry issues and network with students, faculty and professionals from schools and networks across the country.\r\n\r\nOn game day, students will work with On Location Experiences, the National Football League’s premium hospitality business, serving as talent concierges. This role includes coordinating player appearances, escorting players between venues and helping with on-field activities. Davis is annually involved with player coordination and aspects of the halftime show, and this is his 15<sup>th</sup> Super Bowl.\r\n\r\nStudents attending this year are Leighton Chappell, of Flushing, Michigan; Jodie Duncan, of Munford; Mary Harmon, of Dickson; Lauren Hutchinson, of McEwen; Lucas Istre, of Centerville; Chase Prescott, of Milan, Jon Ward, of Centerville; Peyton Wolfe, of Ramer; and international students Amelia Campbell (Great Britain); Mizuki Sakurai (Great Britain) and Jule Streif (Germany). Chappell, Duncan, Harmon and Wolfe have all attended the event in previous years.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the trip or the UT Martin sport business program, housed in the College of Business and Global Affairs, contact Davis at <a href=\"mailto:ddavis78@utm.edu\">ddavis78@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','Seventh UT Martin cohort to work Super Bowl LIV','For the seventh consecutive year, UT Martin will be represented at America’s biggest sporting event. Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport business, will take 11 students this year.','inherit','closed','closed','','1694-revision-v1','','','2020-01-22 09:10:32','2020-01-22 15:10:32','',1694,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/22/1694-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1697,3,'2020-01-22 12:07:45','2020-01-22 18:07:45','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.\r\n\r\nDr. Christopher Brown, UT Martin professor of philosophy, will discuss the relationship between St. Thomas Aquinas, Heaven and the idea of eternal life. Brown received his doctoral degree at Saint Louis University in 2002 and has been teaching at UT Martin for the past 18 years. He has published articles in the “Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association,” “The Thomist,” “The American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly” and “Faith and Philosophy.” His forthcoming book, “St. Thomas Aquinas on God and Perfect Human Happiness: Solving Problems Concerning Eternal Life,” will be published by Catholic University of America Press.\r\n\r\nPhi Kappa Phi is a national honor society whose mission is to recognize and encourage superior scholarship and integrity in all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127 was founded on the UT Martin campus in 1971 and hosts the Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture each spring.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Brown at 731-881-7471.\r\n\r\n###','2020 Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture to discuss eternal life','UT Martin will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.','inherit','closed','closed','','1692-revision-v1','','','2020-01-22 12:07:45','2020-01-22 18:07:45','',1692,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/22/1692-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1698,3,'2020-01-22 14:41:25','2020-01-22 20:41:25','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program will host the 22<sup>nd</sup>-annual Working Women’s Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom on the UT Martin main campus. The deadline to register is Feb. 3, and the $50 registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.\r\n\r\nThe theme of this year’s conference is “Aloha! Creating Paradise” and features sessions such as “Decorating your hut” and “Under your beach umbrella or in your office chair.” Keli McAlister, public information officer for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in West Tennessee, will give the keynote address titled, “Lei your burden down: Paradise is what you make it!”\r\n\r\nAdditional conference speakers include Chrystal Dickson, clinical nutrition manager at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital; Paige Fisher Espey, owner of Little Yellow Door in Huntingdon; Sarah Stone Smith, founder, and Courtney Goolsby, co-founder of Say it Southern podcast; Dr. Angie MacKewn, owner of TR yoga in Martin; Kerri Arnold, Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2019; Karyn Adams, principal and creative director of HA Thirty One; Jason Wilkerson and Amber Lawrence, TBI special agents for the Memphis Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Dr. Teresa Collard, UT Martin professor of communications and Dr. Lisa LeBleu, UT Martin professor of family and consumer sciences.\r\n\r\nTo register for the conference, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/weststar/\">utm.edu/weststar</a>. Select the “conferences” tab under “conference &amp; events” and go to “click here to register.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the conference or the WestStar Leadership Program, contact Virginia Grimes, program coordinator, at 731-881-7298.\r\n\r\n###','WestStar to host Working Women\'s Conference on Feb. 7','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program will host the 22nd-annual Working Women’s Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','publish','closed','closed','','weststar-to-host-working-womens-conference-on-feb-7','','','2020-01-27 09:23:01','2020-01-27 15:23:01','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1698',0,'post','',0),(1699,3,'2020-01-22 14:31:09','2020-01-22 20:31:09','','02152019_WestStarWorkingWomensConference040','Joan Cronan, women’s athletic director emeritus for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and author of “Sport is Life with the Volume Turned Up: Lessons Learned That Apply to Business and Life,” presented the keynote address at the 2019 Working Women’s Conference, hosted by the WestStar Leadership Program. 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Creating Paradise” and features sessions such as “Decorating your hut” and “Under your beach umbrella or in your office chair.” Keli McAlister, public information officer for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in West Tennessee, will give the keynote address titled, “Lei your burden down: Paradise is what you make it!”\r\n\r\nAdditional conference speakers include Chrystal Dickson, clinical nutrition manager at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital; Paige Fisher Espey, owner of Little Yellow Door in Huntingdon; Sarah Stone Smith, founder, and Courtney Goolsby, co-founder of Say it Southern podcast; Dr. Angie MacKewn, owner of TR yoga in Martin; Kerri Arnold, Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2019; Karyn Adams, principal and creative director of HA Thirty One; Jason Wilkerson and Amber Lawrence, TBI special agents for the Memphis Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Dr. Teresa Collard, UT Martin professor of communications and Dr. Lisa LeBleu, UT Martin professor of family and consumer sciences.\r\n\r\nTo register for the conference, visit utm.edu/weststar. Select the “conferences” tab under “conference &amp; events” and go to “click here to register.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the conference or the WestStar Leadership Program, contact Virginia Grimes, program coordinator, at 731-881-7298.\r\n\r\n###','WestStar to host Working Women\'s Conference on Feb. 7','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program will host the 22nd-annual Working Women’s Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','inherit','closed','closed','','1698-revision-v1','','','2020-01-22 14:41:25','2020-01-22 20:41:25','',1698,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/22/1698-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1701,2,'2020-01-23 12:52:40','2020-01-23 18:52:40','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program will host the 22<sup>nd</sup>-annual Working Women’s Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom on the UT Martin main campus. The deadline to register is Feb. 3, and the $50 registration fee includes a continental breakfast and lunch.\r\n\r\nThe theme of this year’s conference is “Aloha! Creating Paradise” and features sessions such as “Decorating your hut” and “Under your beach umbrella or in your office chair.” Keli McAlister, public information officer for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in West Tennessee, will give the keynote address titled, “Lei your burden down: Paradise is what you make it!”\r\n\r\nAdditional conference speakers include Chrystal Dickson, clinical nutrition manager at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital; Paige Fisher Espey, owner of Little Yellow Door in Huntingdon; Sarah Stone Smith, founder, and Courtney Goolsby, co-founder of Say it Southern podcast; Dr. Angie MacKewn, owner of TR yoga in Martin; Kerri Arnold, Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2019; Karyn Adams, principal and creative director of HA Thirty One; Jason Wilkerson and Amber Lawrence, TBI special agents for the Memphis Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Dr. Teresa Collard, UT Martin professor of communications and Dr. Lisa LeBleu, UT Martin professor of family and consumer sciences.\r\n\r\nTo register for the conference, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/weststar/\">utm.edu/weststar</a>. Select the “conferences” tab under “conference &amp; events” and go to “click here to register.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the conference or the WestStar Leadership Program, contact Virginia Grimes, program coordinator, at 731-881-7298.\r\n\r\n###','WestStar to host Working Women\'s Conference on Feb. 7','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program will host the 22nd-annual Working Women’s Conference from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Feb. 7, in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','inherit','closed','closed','','1698-revision-v1','','','2020-01-23 12:52:40','2020-01-23 18:52:40','',1698,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/23/1698-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1702,3,'2020-01-23 15:27:28','2020-01-23 21:27:28','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12. The 16-week lifestyle change program will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays in room 120 of UT Martin’s Gooch Hall, and there is no cost to participate.\r\n\r\nThe program’s goal is to help participants permanently lose 5-7 percent of their body weight by eating healthier and being more physically active. The Austin duo use the Prevent T2 Program from the National Diabetes Prevention Program, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the support-group style curriculum. All group participants will have access to a lifestyle coach and nursing staff to assist throughout the program.\r\n\r\nDiane Austin holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from UT Martin and a Master of Science in Nursing from Union University. She has more than 20 years of experience as a registered nurse specializing in critical care and medical-surgical nursing. Allica Austin is a diabetes prevention program lifestyle coach, as recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, and has spent more than 10 years helping people reach health and wellness goals through diet and exercise. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health and human performance from UT Martin and a master’s degree from Liberty University.\r\n\r\nBrian Carroll, UT Martin lecturer of dietetics, will also assist the group in some sessions. Carroll holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food and nutrition from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.\r\n\r\nInterested participants should email <a href=\"mailto:allica.austin@gmail.com\">allica.austin@gmail.com</a> or <a href=\"mailto:daustin@utm.edu\">daustin@utm.edu</a> to enroll in the program. Registration emails should include each individual’s name, phone number and email address. For more information, contact either Allica or Diane Austin at the email addresses above.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to offer Healthy Steps community program','Diane Austin, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and her daughter, Allica Austin, will sponsor a community “Healthy Steps” program from Jan. 28-May 12.','inherit','closed','closed','','1684-revision-v1','','','2020-01-23 15:27:28','2020-01-23 21:27:28','',1684,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/23/1684-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1703,3,'2020-01-27 12:15:24','2020-01-27 18:15:24','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver expects 2020 to be a year of growth for the university, mentioning increased enrollment, new academic programs and new buildings on his radar for the coming months.\r\n<blockquote>“Spring enrollment for 2020 is trending upward and says good things for this fall. Our graduate student enrollment has reached a record high, with 580 graduate students currently taking classes. That’s a 60.2 percent increase, so 218 students total, compared to last spring,” he said. “I am also proud to announce that our full-time equivalency totals are up by 143 students, which will be a factor in state funding for the 2020-21 academic year.”</blockquote>\r\nFull-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide. UT Martin has also seen an enrollment increase for dual and concurrent students this spring, with 1,260 students taking classes – an increase of 78 students (6.6 percent) compared to spring 2019. Total student headcount stands at 6,728 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.\r\n\r\n“We’re working hard to secure new freshmen and transfer students and optimize retention efforts for our current students,” he said. The chancellor also spoke of five new academic programs in the coming year, with four of those announced at the master’s level. He says the university’s strategic enrollment plan, in production with the help of national research firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz, will be finished this year and help to guide student recruitment and retention efforts for the next five years.\r\n<blockquote>“I am most excited about the Latimer Engineering and Science Building. This will be the first new academic building developed at UT Martin in more than 40 years,” he said. “We’ll open construction bids later this month, and there will be lots of associated activity as a result of the design and building process. … We’re also working to make sure we have the most secure campus that we can possibly have, and we’ll be installing approximately 200 new security cameras over the next year.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver is also excited to see renovations completed in Clement Hall, which will house a variety of student success units once finalized. The upgrades will make the building a “one-stop shop” for students taking care of university business.\r\n\r\nAs for what the next decade holds, Carver is hopeful the university will continue to thrive and expand to offer even more opportunities for West Tennessee residents.\r\n<blockquote>“I’d like to see us keeping true to our mission to be the finest regional, undergraduate teaching institution that we can possibly be. I’d like to see our five off-campus centers thriving and offering master’s degree programs from those locations,” he said. “I’d hope that our enrollment in 10 years would reflect the diversity of our region and state.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver also mentioned the second Skyhawk Retention Summit, scheduled for May 13, which will continue the discussion about student success and persistence among colleges and universities across the southeast. The 2019 summit welcomed 250 representatives from 28 institutions across six states.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin chancellor looks forward to 2020','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver expects 2020 to be a year of growth for the university, mentioning increased enrollment, new academic programs and new buildings on his radar for the coming months.\r\n\r\n','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-chancellor-looks-forward-to-2020','','','2020-01-29 10:55:09','2020-01-29 16:55:09','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1703',0,'post','',0),(1704,3,'2020-01-27 12:14:30','2020-01-27 18:14:30','','12142019_FallCommencement409','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver is shown speaking during the university’s fall 2019 commencement ceremony. 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That’s a 60.2 percent increase, so 218 students total, compared to last spring,” he said. “I am also proud to announce that our full-time equivalency totals are up by 143 students, which will be a factor in state funding for the 2020-21 academic year.”</blockquote>\r\nFull-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide. UT Martin has also seen an enrollment increase for dual and concurrent students this spring, with 1,260 students taking classes – an increase of 78 students (6.6 percent) compared to spring 2019. Total student headcount stands at 6,728 students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.\r\n\r\n“We’re working hard to secure new freshmen and transfer students and optimize retention efforts for our current students,” he said. The chancellor also spoke of five new academic programs in the coming year, with four of those announced at the master’s level. He says the university’s strategic enrollment plan, in production with the help of national research firm Ruffalo Noel Levitz, will be finished this year and help to guide student recruitment and retention efforts for the next five years.\r\n<blockquote>“I am most excited about the Latimer Engineering and Science Building. This will be the first new academic building developed at UT Martin in more than 40 years,” he said. “We’ll open construction bids later this month, and there will be lots of associated activity as a result of the design and building process. … We’re also working to make sure we have the most secure campus that we can possibly have, and we’ll be installing approximately 200 new security cameras over the next year.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver is also excited to see renovations completed in Clement Hall, which will house a variety of student success units once finalized. The upgrades will make the building a “one-stop shop” for students taking care of university business.\r\n\r\nAs for what the next decade holds, Carver is hopeful the university will continue to thrive and expand to offer even more opportunities for West Tennessee residents.\r\n<blockquote>“I’d like to see us keeping true to our mission to be the finest regional, undergraduate teaching institution that we can possibly be. I’d like to see our five off-campus centers thriving and offering master’s degree programs from those locations,” he said. “I’d hope that our enrollment in 10 years would reflect the diversity of our region and state.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver also mentioned the second Skyhawk Retention Summit, scheduled for May 13, which will continue the discussion about student success and persistence among colleges and universities across the southeast. The 2019 summit welcomed 250 representatives from 28 institutions across six states.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin chancellor looks forward to 2020','University of Tennessee at Martin Chancellor Keith Carver expects 2020 to be a year of growth for the university, mentioning increased enrollment, new academic programs and new buildings on his radar for the coming months.\r\n\r\n','inherit','closed','closed','','1703-revision-v1','','','2020-01-27 12:15:24','2020-01-27 18:15:24','',1703,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/27/1703-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1706,3,'2020-01-27 14:41:12','2020-01-27 20:41:12','The Blair String Quartet, currently the string quartet-in-residence at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, will perform at 3 p.m., Feb. 9, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Harriet Fulton Theatre, located inside the Fine Arts Building.\r\n\r\nGeneral admission tickets are $10 per person and $5 for non-UT Martin students and children 12 years old and under. UT Martin students are admitted free with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a> or at the door on concert night.\r\n\r\nIn addition to their work at Vanderbilt University, the Blair String Quartet has performed at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, New York’s 92<sup>nd</sup> Street Y and at Merkin Concert Hall. They have also served in residence at the Aspen Music Festival, the Meadowmount School of Music and the Sewanee Music Festival in the United States, as well as the first International Music Festival in Portillo and Santiago, Chile.\r\n\r\nThe quartet, currently comprised of violinists Stephen Miahky and Connie Heard with violist John Kochanowski and cellist Felix Wang, performed widely on National Public Radio for several years and was a featured quartet on a public television series called “Recital Hall.” Their recordings are available internationally.\r\n\r\nTheir UT Martin appearance is sponsored by Dr. Elaine Harriss, UT Martin professor of music, and is a featured performance in the UT Martin Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the quartet, visit <a href=\"http://my.vanderbilt.edu/blairstringquartet\">my.vanderbilt.edu/blairstringquartet</a>. For information and assistance obtaining performance tickets, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402.\r\n\r\n###','Blair String Quartet to perform Feb. 9 at UT Martin','The Blair String Quartet, currently the string quartet-in-residence at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, will perform at 3 p.m., Feb. 9, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Harriet Fulton Theatre.','publish','closed','closed','','blair-string-quartet-to-perform-feb-9-at-ut-martin','','','2020-02-05 09:01:21','2020-02-05 15:01:21','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1706',0,'post','',0),(1738,3,'2020-02-04 16:13:34','2020-02-04 22:13:34','The WestTeach Program, sponsored by the University of Tennessee at Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program, will host the West Tennessee Education Summit from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 28, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. All conference activities will take place in the hospital’s J. Walter Barnes Conference Center.\r\n\r\nThe summit will focus on facilitating change and curriculum to enhance workforce development across the region and improve opportunities for all educators. A panel comprised of teachers, superintendents, legislators, school board members and private business owners will discuss challenges facing education across West Tennessee.\r\n\r\nThose involved in education and workforce development are invited to attend. There is no cost to register, but pre-registration is required by Feb. 25. School superintendents are also invited to a luncheon following the summit, and those able to attend the luncheon must register with Virginia Grimes, WestStar program coordinator, by email at <a href=\"mailto:vgrimes@utm.edu\">vgrimes@utm.edu</a> or by phone at 731-881-7298.\r\n\r\nOnline registration for the summit is available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/weststar\">utm.edu/weststar</a>. Contact Grimes for more information or registration assistance.\r\n\r\n###','WestTeach to host West Tennessee Education Summit on Feb. 28','The WestTeach Program, sponsored by the UT Martin WestStar Leadership Program, will host the West Tennessee Education Summit from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 28, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. 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UT Martin students are admitted free with valid ID. Tickets can be purchased online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a> or at the door on concert night.\r\n\r\nIn addition to their work at Vanderbilt University, the Blair String Quartet has performed at the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, New York’s 92<sup>nd</sup> Street Y and at Merkin Concert Hall. They have also served in residence at the Aspen Music Festival, the Meadowmount School of Music and the Sewanee Music Festival in the United States, as well as the first International Music Festival in Portillo and Santiago, Chile.\r\n\r\nThe quartet, currently comprised of violinists Stephen Miahky and Connie Heard with violist John Kochanowski and cellist Felix Wang, performed widely on National Public Radio for several years and was a featured quartet on a public television series called “Recital Hall.” Their recordings are available internationally.\r\n\r\nTheir UT Martin appearance is sponsored by Dr. Elaine Harriss, UT Martin professor of music, and is a featured performance in the UT Martin Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nFor more information on the quartet, visit <a href=\"http://my.vanderbilt.edu/blairstringquartet\">my.vanderbilt.edu/blairstringquartet</a>. 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One hundred percent of funds raised will be donated to cancer research foundations in the region.\r\n\r\nMcBeth created Cups for the Cure in 2017 to support cancer patients and their families. McBeth’s mother was diagnosed with cancer on Feb. 4, 2014, and passed away 21 days later. She received financial assistance from Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, a foundation at the cancer center where she was receiving treatment.\r\n\r\nThis event is open to the public, and a variety of beverages and desserts will be available.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Cups for the Cure to be held Feb. 1','The fourth-annual Cups for the Cure event will be held from 2-4 p.m., Feb. 1, at the UT Martin Wesley Foundation building on Lovelace Avenue.','publish','closed','closed','','cups-for-the-cure-to-be-held-feb-1','','','2020-01-27 17:01:41','2020-01-27 23:01:41','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=1710',0,'post','',0),(1711,3,'2020-01-27 17:00:12','2020-01-27 23:00:12','','02022019_CupsforTheCure008','Handcrafted cups like those pictured above will be available for purchase at the event. 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She received financial assistance from Joliet Oncology-Hematology Associates, a foundation at the cancer center where she was receiving treatment.\r\n\r\nThis event is open to the public, and a variety of beverages and desserts will be available.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Cups for the Cure to be held Feb. 1','The fourth-annual Cups for the Cure event will be held from 2-4 p.m., Feb. 1, at the UT Martin Wesley Foundation building on Lovelace Avenue.','inherit','closed','closed','','1710-revision-v1','','','2020-01-27 17:01:33','2020-01-27 23:01:33','',1710,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/27/1710-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1713,3,'2020-01-28 09:47:38','2020-01-28 15:47:38','The American Shakespeare Center’s national tour of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will perform at both 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., Feb. 11, in the University of Tennessee at Martin’s Harriet Fulton Theatre, located inside the Fine Arts Building. The early performance is limited to reserved high school student groups and UT Martin students, and admission is free. The evening performance is open to the local community, and general admission tickets are $10 each.\r\n\r\nThe student show will end with a question-and-answer session between the audience and cast members. The house opens at 9:30 a.m. with the performance running from 10 a.m.-noon. The house opens for the evening show at 7:30 p.m., and the performance runs from approximately 8-10 p.m. There will be no question-and-answer session following the evening performance.\r\n\r\nTickets for the public show will be available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 11, in the UT Martin Honors Programs office in the Holland McCombs Center. Those interested can call 731-881-7436 for assistance. Tickets will also be available in the Fine Arts Building Lobby beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 11.\r\n\r\nWhen asked about the value of William Shakespeare’s work for modern audiences, Sophia Beratta, who plays Quince in the production, said Shakespearean plays give audiences a chance to see the value potential of the English language.\r\n<blockquote>“I think Shakespeare has a reverence and irreverence of language that today’s audiences have lost. … He takes the colloquial and makes it meaningful. He takes the long, complicated, hard-to-pronounce words and makes them comical. Modern audiences should really take this as permission to have fun with language again,” she said.</blockquote>\r\nMichael Moret, who plays Demetrius, one of the production’s Athenian lovers, says this particular production reminds him to have fun with his craft. “One of my favorite parts of the show is the play within the play, where a group of mechanicals put on a production for us – badly. The actors in our troupe go all in and pull out all the stops when performing. So, it is so rewarding to be able to watch them work and play. It taught me to make sure to try and have fun in life.”\r\n\r\nWhile some may view Shakespeare’s works as relics from a time past, Andrew Tung, who plays Snug in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” disagrees.\r\n<blockquote>“The characters in Shakespeare’s works are generally well-rounded, complex portrayals of humanity. The relationships between those characters at their cores are identical to the relationships we make and break in contemporary society,” he says. “Most people know what it’s like to argue with a sibling, or play hard-to-get with a lover, or work to convince a superior or subordinate to agree with them, and these are the same types of happenings the characters in Shakespeare’s works live through.”</blockquote>\r\n“(A Midsummer Night’s Dream) offers, and delivers on, the promise that somehow, despite all appearances to the contrary, everything wrong will be set right and even the biggest fumblings of your life will be well-received by those around you. It’s a nice break from the heaviness of reality and the modern world,” Tung continued.\r\n\r\nBoth performances are sponsored by UT Martin Honors Programs, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. 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The house opens for the evening show at 7:30 p.m., and the performance runs from approximately 8-10 p.m. There will be no question-and-answer session following the evening performance.\r\n\r\nTickets for the public show will be available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 11, in the UT Martin Honors Programs office in the Holland McCombs Center. Those interested can call 731-881-7436 for assistance. Tickets will also be available in the Fine Arts Building Lobby beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 11.\r\n\r\nWhen asked about the value of William Shakespeare’s work for modern audiences, Sophia Beratta, who plays Quince in the production, said Shakespearean plays give audiences a chance to see the value potential of the English language.\r\n\r\n“I think Shakespeare has a reverence and irreverence of language that today’s audiences have lost. … He takes the colloquial and makes it meaningful. He takes the long, complicated, hard-to-pronounce words and makes them comical. Modern audiences should really take this as permission to have fun with language again,” she said.\r\n\r\nMichael Moret, who plays Demetrius, one of the production’s Athenian lovers, says this particular production reminds him to have fun with his craft. “One of my favorite parts of the show is the play within the play, where a group of mechanicals put on a production for us – badly. The actors in our troupe go all in and pull out all the stops when performing. So, it is so rewarding to be able to watch them work and play. It taught me to make sure to try and have fun in life.”\r\n\r\nWhile some may view Shakespeare’s works as relics from a time past, Andrew Tung, who plays Snug in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” disagrees. “The characters in Shakespeare’s works are generally well-rounded, complex portrayals of humanity. The relationships between those characters at their cores are identical to the relationships we make and break in contemporary society,” he says. “Most people know what it’s like to argue with a sibling, or play hard-to-get with a lover, or work to convince a superior or subordinate to agree with them, and these are the same types of happenings the characters in Shakespeare’s works live through.”\r\n\r\n“(A Midsummer Night’s Dream) offers, and delivers on, the promise that somehow, despite all appearances to the contrary, everything wrong will be set right and even the biggest fumblings of your life will be well-received by those around you. It’s a nice break from the heaviness of reality and the modern world,” Tung continued.\r\n\r\nBoth performances are sponsored by UT Martin Honors Programs, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. 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The house opens for the evening show at 7:30 p.m., and the performance runs from approximately 8-10 p.m. There will be no question-and-answer session following the evening performance.\r\n\r\nTickets for the public show will be available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 11, in the UT Martin Honors Programs office in the Holland McCombs Center. Those interested can call 731-881-7436 for assistance. Tickets will also be available in the Fine Arts Building Lobby beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 11.\r\n\r\nWhen asked about the value of William Shakespeare’s work for modern audiences, Sophia Beratta, who plays Quince in the production, said Shakespearean plays give audiences a chance to see the value potential of the English language.\r\n<blockquote>“I think Shakespeare has a reverence and irreverence of language that today’s audiences have lost. … He takes the colloquial and makes it meaningful. He takes the long, complicated, hard-to-pronounce words and makes them comical. Modern audiences should really take this as permission to have fun with language again,” she said.</blockquote>\r\nMichael Moret, who plays Demetrius, one of the production’s Athenian lovers, says this particular production reminds him to have fun with his craft. “One of my favorite parts of the show is the play within the play, where a group of mechanicals put on a production for us – badly. The actors in our troupe go all in and pull out all the stops when performing. So, it is so rewarding to be able to watch them work and play. It taught me to make sure to try and have fun in life.”\r\n\r\nWhile some may view Shakespeare’s works as relics from a time past, Andrew Tung, who plays Snug in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” disagrees.\r\n<blockquote>“The characters in Shakespeare’s works are generally well-rounded, complex portrayals of humanity. The relationships between those characters at their cores are identical to the relationships we make and break in contemporary society,” he says. “Most people know what it’s like to argue with a sibling, or play hard-to-get with a lover, or work to convince a superior or subordinate to agree with them, and these are the same types of happenings the characters in Shakespeare’s works live through.”</blockquote>\r\n“(A Midsummer Night’s Dream) offers, and delivers on, the promise that somehow, despite all appearances to the contrary, everything wrong will be set right and even the biggest fumblings of your life will be well-received by those around you. It’s a nice break from the heaviness of reality and the modern world,” Tung continued.\r\n\r\nBoth performances are sponsored by UT Martin Honors Programs, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. 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The evening performance is open to the local community, and general admission tickets are $10 each.\r\n\r\nThe student show will end with a question-and-answer session between the audience and cast members. The house opens at 9:30 a.m. with the performance running from 10 a.m.-noon. The house opens for the evening show at 7:30 p.m., and the performance runs from approximately 8-10 p.m. There will be no question-and-answer session following the evening performance.\r\n\r\nTickets for the public show will be available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Feb. 11, in the UT Martin Honors Programs office in the Holland McCombs Center. Those interested can call 731-881-7436 for assistance. Tickets will also be available in the Fine Arts Building Lobby beginning at 6 p.m., Feb. 11.\r\n\r\nWhen asked about the value of William Shakespeare’s work for modern audiences, Sophia Beratta, who plays Quince in the production, said Shakespearean plays give audiences a chance to see the value potential of the English language.\r\n<blockquote>“I think Shakespeare has a reverence and irreverence of language that today’s audiences have lost. … He takes the colloquial and makes it meaningful. He takes the long, complicated, hard-to-pronounce words and makes them comical. Modern audiences should really take this as permission to have fun with language again,” she said.</blockquote>\r\nMichael Moret, who plays Demetrius, one of the production’s Athenian lovers, says this particular production reminds him to have fun with his craft. “One of my favorite parts of the show is the play within the play, where a group of mechanicals put on a production for us – badly. The actors in our troupe go all in and pull out all the stops when performing. So, it is so rewarding to be able to watch them work and play. It taught me to make sure to try and have fun in life.”\r\n\r\nWhile some may view Shakespeare’s works as relics from a time past, Andrew Tung, who plays Snug in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” disagrees.\r\n<blockquote>“The characters in Shakespeare’s works are generally well-rounded, complex portrayals of humanity. The relationships between those characters at their cores are identical to the relationships we make and break in contemporary society,” he says. “Most people know what it’s like to argue with a sibling, or play hard-to-get with a lover, or work to convince a superior or subordinate to agree with them, and these are the same types of happenings the characters in Shakespeare’s works live through.”</blockquote>\r\n“(A Midsummer Night’s Dream) offers, and delivers on, the promise that somehow, despite all appearances to the contrary, everything wrong will be set right and even the biggest fumblings of your life will be well-received by those around you. It’s a nice break from the heaviness of reality and the modern world,” Tung continued.\r\n\r\nBoth performances are sponsored by UT Martin Honors Programs, the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, and the Department of Visual and Theatre Arts. 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President’s Council members will have the opportunity to tour the UT Martin campus as part of the showcase and awards event.\r\n\r\nMembers will visit the award-winning UT Martin broadcast studios and hear from communications professors Rodney Freed and Dr. Richard Robinson about their television and radio programs. Members will also watch a demonstration from the UT Martin equestrian team followed by student testimonials about why they chose UT Martin. The showcase will conclude with a trip to downtown Martin, where members will visit Core Ten, a full-service software solutions company that hires UT Martin graduates.\r\n\r\nAfter the day’s activities, members will attend the President’s Council Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. at the Discovery Park of America in Union City. The UT Martin New Pacer Singers, conducted by Dr. Mark Simmons, UT Martin professor of music, will provide the evening’s entertainment, and Miss Tennessee Volunteer Kerri Arnold will serve as the master of ceremonies.\r\n\r\nThe dinner will honor four UT leaders for their service to the university system.\r\n\r\n“I am eternally grateful to these four deserving recipients for their continuing service to this university. Our campuses across the state have become national leaders in a multitude of areas thanks to the generous giving of the recipients’ time, talents and resources. We owe a great deal of our success as a university to these individuals,” said UT System Interim President Randy Boyd.\r\n\r\nJim and Judi Herbert, both UT Knoxville graduates, will be presented with the Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal. The support of the Herberts has been recognized with the renaming of the Writing Center to the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center and the College of Agriculture to the Herbert College of Agriculture. They have served on the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, UT Foundation Board, UTFI Alliance of Women Philanthropists and the UTIA Agriculture Development Board.\r\n\r\nBill Nunnelly, a 1970 UT Martin graduate, and his wife, Rosann, will be honored with the Philanthropist of the Year Award. Their historic $22 million gift is the largest gift ever made to UT Martin and will provide scholarships to students who attend the university, giving preference to students from Hickman County, where Bill was raised on a cattle and feed-grain farm.\r\n\r\nMichael Strickland, founder of Bandit Lites, will receive the President’s Council Service Award. Strickland generously gives his time to UT both in the classroom and on the Haslam College of Business Advisory Counsel. Strickland is a 1977 graduate of the UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business.\r\n\r\nIn addition to these awards, John D. Staley III, a 1993 UT Chattanooga alumnus, will also be inducted into the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council. Staley led the alumni association as president from 2018 to 2019. He has served on the UTC alumni council and board of directors and is the past president of the UTC Physical Therapy Alumni Association. He has also served on the UT Advisory Council, the Alumni Career Services Task Force, and the UTAA annual giving, communication, marketing, career services, engagement and nominating committees.\r\n\r\n<strong>About the Awards</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal was first awarded in 2007 to Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. In addition to exemplary giving, leadership and service, honorees demonstrate a willingness and ability to motivate others to support the university, show a lifelong commitment to UT and higher education, and have personal history of integrity and excellence in all aspects of life. Other previous recipients include Sen. Lamar Alexander (2018), Jim and Sandy Powell (2017), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2016), John and Ann Tickle (2015), the late Hank Lauricella (2014), R. Clayton McWhorter (2013), Andrea Loughry (2012), former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (2011), Scott L. Probasco Jr. (2010), the late Pat Summitt (2009) and Peyton Manning (2008).\r\n\r\nInitiated in 2007, the Philanthropist of the Year Award goes to a donor who has made a significant gift to the University of Tennessee and recognizes the profound impact a single gift can make to the university. Previous winners include Gary and Kathleen Rollins (2018), Bill Latimer (2017), Jim and Judi Herbert (2016), Jim and Sandy Powell (2015), Donnie and Terry Smith (2014), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2013), Brenda Lawson (2012), Charles and Moll Anderson (2011), John and Ann Tickle (2010), Tom and Kathleen Elam (2009), Barbara and Ralph Hamilton (2008) and Jane O. and David T. Bailey (2007).\r\n\r\nThe<strong> </strong>President’s Council Service Award acknowledges exceptional service in the advancement of the university toward the achievement of excellence. Previous recipients include Thomas Griscom (2018), Waymon Hickman (2017), Phillip Fulmer (2016), Jim Duke (2015), Dr. Phil Wenk (2014), Michael T. Strickland (2013), Bill Blankenship (2012), Jim Powell (2011), Waymon Hickman (2010), Charles and the late Julie Wharton (2009), John Sorey (2008) and Charlie W. Brinkley Jr. (2007).\r\n\r\nSince its inception in 1965, the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council has served as an advisory council to the alumni association and as a resource for current alumni programs.\r\n<strong>About the UT President’s Council </strong>\r\n\r\nThe UT President’s Council is a constituency of alumni and friends who understand and support higher education broadly in Tennessee. It is comprised of volunteer leaders who have the opportunity to serve as the university’s premier advocates. The council is the UT System President’s core volunteer leadership group charged with advancing the UT System’s mission to serve the people of Tennessee and beyond through discovery, communication and application of knowledge necessary to create a cohesive, consistent and unifying system model of advancement.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jane Hudson, UT System Office of Communications and Marketing, at 865-974-4211 or jhudso34@tennessee.edu.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','','','inherit','closed','closed','','1719-revision-v1','','','2020-01-29 10:56:07','2020-01-29 16:56:07','',1719,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/29/1719-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(1721,3,'2020-01-29 10:57:33','2020-01-29 16:57:33','The University of Tennessee President’s Council will hold its sixth annual showcase and awards dinner on Friday, Jan. 31, in Martin. President’s Council members will have the opportunity to tour the UT Martin campus as part of the showcase and awards event.\r\n\r\nMembers will visit the award-winning UT Martin broadcast studios and hear from communications professors Rodney Freed and Dr. Richard Robinson about their television and radio programs. Members will also watch a demonstration from the UT Martin equestrian team followed by student testimonials about why they chose UT Martin. The showcase will conclude with a trip to downtown Martin, where members will visit Core Ten, a full-service software solutions company that hires UT Martin graduates.\r\n\r\nAfter the day’s activities, members will attend the President’s Council Awards Dinner at 7 p.m. at the Discovery Park of America in Union City. The UT Martin New Pacer Singers, conducted by Dr. Mark Simmons, UT Martin professor of music, will provide the evening’s entertainment, and Miss Tennessee Volunteer Kerri Arnold will serve as the master of ceremonies.\r\n\r\nThe dinner will honor four UT leaders for their service to the university system.\r\n<blockquote>“I am eternally grateful to these four deserving recipients for their continuing service to this university. Our campuses across the state have become national leaders in a multitude of areas thanks to the generous giving of the recipients’ time, talents and resources. We owe a great deal of our success as a university to these individuals,” said UT System Interim President Randy Boyd.</blockquote>\r\nJim and Judi Herbert, both UT Knoxville graduates, will be presented with the Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal. The support of the Herberts has been recognized with the renaming of the Writing Center to the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center and the College of Agriculture to the Herbert College of Agriculture. They have served on the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board, UT Foundation Board, UTFI Alliance of Women Philanthropists and the UTIA Agriculture Development Board.\r\n\r\nBill Nunnelly, a 1970 UT Martin graduate, and his wife, Rosann, will be honored with the Philanthropist of the Year Award. Their historic $22 million gift is the largest gift ever made to UT Martin and will provide scholarships to students who attend the university, giving preference to students from Hickman County, where Bill was raised on a cattle and feed-grain farm.\r\n\r\nMichael Strickland, founder of Bandit Lites, will receive the President’s Council Service Award. Strickland generously gives his time to UT both in the classroom and on the Haslam College of Business Advisory Counsel. Strickland is a 1977 graduate of the UT Knoxville Haslam College of Business.\r\n\r\nIn addition to these awards, John D. Staley III, a 1993 UT Chattanooga alumnus, will also be inducted into the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council. Staley led the alumni association as president from 2018 to 2019. He has served on the UTC alumni council and board of directors and is the past president of the UTC Physical Therapy Alumni Association. He has also served on the UT Advisory Council, the Alumni Career Services Task Force, and the UTAA annual giving, communication, marketing, career services, engagement and nominating committees.\r\n\r\n<strong>About the Awards</strong>\r\n\r\nThe Jim and Natalie Haslam Presidential Medal was first awarded in 2007 to Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. In addition to exemplary giving, leadership and service, honorees demonstrate a willingness and ability to motivate others to support the university, show a lifelong commitment to UT and higher education, and have personal history of integrity and excellence in all aspects of life. Other previous recipients include Sen. Lamar Alexander (2018), Jim and Sandy Powell (2017), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2016), John and Ann Tickle (2015), the late Hank Lauricella (2014), R. Clayton McWhorter (2013), Andrea Loughry (2012), former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (2011), Scott L. Probasco Jr. (2010), the late Pat Summitt (2009) and Peyton Manning (2008).\r\n\r\nInitiated in 2007, the Philanthropist of the Year Award goes to a donor who has made a significant gift to the University of Tennessee and recognizes the profound impact a single gift can make to the university. Previous winners include Gary and Kathleen Rollins (2018), Bill Latimer (2017), Jim and Judi Herbert (2016), Jim and Sandy Powell (2015), Donnie and Terry Smith (2014), Dr. Bob Kaplan (2013), Brenda Lawson (2012), Charles and Moll Anderson (2011), John and Ann Tickle (2010), Tom and Kathleen Elam (2009), Barbara and Ralph Hamilton (2008) and Jane O. and David T. Bailey (2007).\r\n\r\nThe<strong> </strong>President’s Council Service Award acknowledges exceptional service in the advancement of the university toward the achievement of excellence. Previous recipients include Thomas Griscom (2018), Waymon Hickman (2017), Phillip Fulmer (2016), Jim Duke (2015), Dr. Phil Wenk (2014), Michael T. Strickland (2013), Bill Blankenship (2012), Jim Powell (2011), Waymon Hickman (2010), Charles and the late Julie Wharton (2009), John Sorey (2008) and Charlie W. Brinkley Jr. (2007).\r\n\r\nSince its inception in 1965, the UT Alumni Association Past President’s Council has served as an advisory council to the alumni association and as a resource for current alumni programs.\r\n\r\n<strong>About the UT President’s Council </strong>\r\n\r\nThe UT President’s Council is a constituency of alumni and friends who understand and support higher education broadly in Tennessee. It is comprised of volunteer leaders who have the opportunity to serve as the university’s premier advocates. The council is the UT System President’s core volunteer leadership group charged with advancing the UT System’s mission to serve the people of Tennessee and beyond through discovery, communication and application of knowledge necessary to create a cohesive, consistent and unifying system model of advancement.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jane Hudson, UT System Office of Communications and Marketing, at 865-974-4211 or <a href=\"mailto:jhudso34@tennessee.edu\">jhudso34@tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT President\'s Council to host sixth-annual showcase and awards dinner in Martin on Friday','The University of Tennessee President’s Council will hold its sixth annual showcase and awards dinner on Friday, Jan. 31, in Martin.','inherit','closed','closed','','1719-autosave-v1','','','2020-01-29 10:57:33','2020-01-29 16:57:33','',1719,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/01/29/1719-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),