INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (4141,7,'2022-07-08 16:33:34','2022-07-08 21:33:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. UT Martin joins other cities and college campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators.\r\n\r\nBee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, with offices across the country. Bee City USA’s mission is to galvanize communities and campuses to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants, and free of pesticides.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Xerces Society, pollinators like bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, honeybees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, and many others are responsible for the reproduction of almost 90% of the world\'s flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food we consume.\r\n\r\n“How each city or campus completes the steps to conserve pollinators is up to them,” said Laura Rost, Bee Campus USA coordinator. “Affiliates play to their own strengths, designing pesticide reduction plans, improving habitat, and holding events ranging from garden tours to native plant giveaways to bee trivia nights.\r\n\r\n“Each campus must renew their affiliation each year and report on accomplishments from the previous year. Other institutions of higher education are invited to explore completing the application process outlined at beecityusa.org.”\r\n<blockquote>“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor.</blockquote>\r\n“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor. “The flexibility to build a program that works best for the university is a strength of the Bee Campus USA affiliation that will allow us to be successful partners in this important work.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Dr. Eric Pelren, UT Martin professor of wildlife biology, the university has planted trees, shrubs and flowers that are beneficial to pollinators as well as occasional delayed mowing to attract more pollinators. The university is committed to minimizing hazards to pollinators by using nearly no neonicotinoids or other potentially dangerous pesticides.\r\n\r\nTo raise awareness about the plight of pollinators, the university plans to publish a webpage to disseminate information to the campus and external communities, including UT Martin’s Integrated Pest Management Plan, a list of native plants incorporated into the campus landscape along with their bloom time and habitat needs, links to student and faculty research into pollinator issues, and information about upcoming events.\r\n\r\nPelren, also the university’s Center for Sustainability coordinator, sees opportunities for student research and service-learning. Already faculty, staff and students have worked together to study and create pollinator habitat with native plants. Multiple courses include pollinators in their syllabi, and removing invasive species is an important student activity. Among related future activities for student groups, the university plans to hold “Weed Wrangle” activities during Earth Week in April.\r\n\r\nFor more information about UT Martin’s Bee Campus USA program, contact Pelren at <a href=\"mailto:epelren@utm.edu\">epelren@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7263. For more information about Bee Campus USA, visit <a href=\"http://www.beecityusa.org/\">www.beecityusa.org/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin becomes Bee Campus USA affiliate','The University of Tennessee at Martin has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-becomes-bee-campus-usa-affiliate','','','2022-07-08 16:47:42','2022-07-08 21:47:42','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4141',0,'post','',0),(4142,7,'2022-07-08 16:31:22','2022-07-08 21:31:22','','06112019_FlowerScenic001','In this file photo, a bee visits a UT Martin campus flower. ','inherit','closed','closed','','06112019_flowerscenic001','','','2022-07-08 16:32:38','2022-07-08 21:32:38','',4141,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/06112019_FlowerScenic001.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4143,7,'2022-07-08 16:33:34','2022-07-08 21:33:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. UT Martin joins other cities and college campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators.\r\n\r\nBee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, with offices across the country. Bee City USA’s mission is to galvanize communities and campuses to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants, and free of pesticides.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Xerces Society, pollinators like bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, honeybees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, and many others are responsible for the reproduction of almost 90% of the world\'s flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food we consume.\r\n\r\n“How each city or campus completes the steps to conserve pollinators is up to them,” said Laura Rost, Bee Campus USA coordinator. “Affiliates play to their own strengths, designing pesticide reduction plans, improving habitat, and holding events ranging from garden tours to native plant giveaways to bee trivia nights.\r\n\r\n“Each campus must renew their affiliation each year and report on accomplishments from the previous year. Other institutions of higher education are invited to explore completing the application process outlined at beecityusa.org.”\r\n<blockquote>“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor.</blockquote>\r\n“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor. “The flexibility to build a program that works best for the university is a strength of the Bee Campus USA affiliation that will allow us to be successful partners in this important work.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Dr. Eric Pelren, UT Martin professor of wildlife biology, the university has planted trees, shrubs and flowers that are beneficial to pollinators as well as occasional delayed mowing to attract more pollinators. The university is committed to minimizing hazards to pollinators by using nearly no neonicotinoids or other potentially dangerous pesticides.\r\n\r\nTo raise awareness about the plight of pollinators, the university plans to publish a webpage to disseminate information to the campus and external communities, including UT Martin’s Integrated Pest Management Plan, a list of native plants incorporated into the campus landscape along with their bloom time and habitat needs, links to student and faculty research into pollinator issues, and information about upcoming events.\r\n\r\nPelren, also the university’s Center for Sustainability coordinator, sees opportunities for student research and service-learning. Already faculty, staff and students have worked together to study and create pollinator habitat with native plants. Multiple courses include pollinators in their syllabi, and removing invasive species is an important student activity. Among related future activities for student groups, the university plans to hold “Weed Wrangle” activities during Earth Week in April.\r\n\r\nFor more information about UT Martin’s Bee Campus USA program, contact Pelren at <a href=\"mailto:epelren@utm.edu\">epelren@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7263. For more information about Bee Campus USA, visit <a href=\"http://www.beecityusa.org/\">www.beecityusa.org/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin becomes Bee Campus USA affiliate','','inherit','closed','closed','','4141-revision-v1','','','2022-07-08 16:33:34','2022-07-08 21:33:34','',4141,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/08/4141-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4144,7,'2022-07-08 16:47:42','2022-07-08 21:47:42','The University of Tennessee at Martin has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators. UT Martin joins other cities and college campuses across the country united in improving their landscapes for pollinators.\r\n\r\nBee City USA and Bee Campus USA are initiatives of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, Oregon, with offices across the country. Bee City USA’s mission is to galvanize communities and campuses to sustain pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat, rich in a variety of native plants, and free of pesticides.\r\n\r\nAccording to the Xerces Society, pollinators like bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees, honeybees, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds, and many others are responsible for the reproduction of almost 90% of the world\'s flowering plant species and one in every three bites of food we consume.\r\n\r\n“How each city or campus completes the steps to conserve pollinators is up to them,” said Laura Rost, Bee Campus USA coordinator. “Affiliates play to their own strengths, designing pesticide reduction plans, improving habitat, and holding events ranging from garden tours to native plant giveaways to bee trivia nights.\r\n\r\n“Each campus must renew their affiliation each year and report on accomplishments from the previous year. Other institutions of higher education are invited to explore completing the application process outlined at beecityusa.org.”\r\n<blockquote>“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor.</blockquote>\r\n“UT Martin serves a key agricultural region and protecting our bee population is necessary for our farms and communities,” said Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor. “The flexibility to build a program that works best for the university is a strength of the Bee Campus USA affiliation that will allow us to be successful partners in this important work.”\r\n\r\nAccording to Dr. Eric Pelren, UT Martin professor of wildlife biology, the university has planted trees, shrubs and flowers that are beneficial to pollinators as well as occasional delayed mowing to attract more pollinators. The university is committed to minimizing hazards to pollinators by using nearly no neonicotinoids or other potentially dangerous pesticides.\r\n\r\nTo raise awareness about the plight of pollinators, the university plans to publish a webpage to disseminate information to the campus and external communities, including UT Martin’s Integrated Pest Management Plan, a list of native plants incorporated into the campus landscape along with their bloom time and habitat needs, links to student and faculty research into pollinator issues, and information about upcoming events.\r\n\r\nPelren, also the university’s Center for Sustainability coordinator, sees opportunities for student research and service-learning. Already faculty, staff and students have worked together to study and create pollinator habitat with native plants. Multiple courses include pollinators in their syllabi, and removing invasive species is an important student activity. Among related future activities for student groups, the university plans to hold “Weed Wrangle” activities during Earth Week in April.\r\n\r\nFor more information about UT Martin’s Bee Campus USA program, contact Pelren at <a href=\"mailto:epelren@utm.edu\">epelren@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7263. For more information about Bee Campus USA, visit <a href=\"http://www.beecityusa.org/\">www.beecityusa.org/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin becomes Bee Campus USA affiliate','The University of Tennessee at Martin has become an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of educational campuses for the benefit of pollinators.','inherit','closed','closed','','4141-revision-v1','','','2022-07-08 16:47:42','2022-07-08 21:47:42','',4141,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/08/4141-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4145,7,'2022-07-12 16:19:03','2022-07-12 21:19:03','Two University of Tennessee at Martin faculty members have been honored for teaching excellence. Dr. Joshua Guerin, professor of computer science, and Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport management, have received Outstanding Teacher Awards from the University of Tennessee Alumni Association. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Award are nominated by students, faculty and alumni based on classroom performance, scholarship and service. The award has been presented since 1966 to faculty members from all UT campuses and includes a one-time stipend of $2,000.\r\n\r\nGuerin began teaching at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2012 and served from 2018 to 2021 as the chair of the computer science department. Guerin earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Transylvania University, located in Lexington, Kentucky. He also holds a graduate certification in cognitive science, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Kentucky. In addition to his classroom teaching, he currently serves as the faculty adviser for GamerHawks, the university’s gaming and esports club. Guerin received the UT Martin College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Ray and Wilma Smith Professorship in 2016, which recognizes teaching excellence and outstanding scholarly activity.\r\n<blockquote>“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said.</blockquote>\r\n“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said. “It is an incredible thing to see them grow, mature and achieve both at the university and attain in their careers and personal lives after graduation.”\r\n\r\nDavis has taught at UT Martin since 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from New York’s Houghton College, a master’s degree in physical education and athletic administration from Canisius College, and a Doctor of Education in Sport Management from the United States Sports Academy.\r\n\r\nSince coming to UT Martin, Davis has organized regional and national trips that allow students to gain firsthand experience working at sporting events such as the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Golf Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, and NASCAR events at Nashville Superspeedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.\r\n<blockquote>“I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”</blockquote>\r\n“This is more than a job for me; it has become a calling and I just strive every day to have an impact of the lives of the students I come into contact with,” Davis said. “I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the awards, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Guerin, Davis receive UTAA Outstanding Teacher Awards','Two University of Tennessee at Martin faculty members have been honored for teaching excellence.','publish','closed','closed','','guerin-davis-receive-utaa-outstanding-teacher-awards','','','2022-07-12 16:30:01','2022-07-12 21:30:01','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4145',0,'post','',0),(4146,7,'2022-07-12 16:14:11','2022-07-12 21:14:11','','OutstandingTeachersGraphic','(l-r) Dr. Dexter Davis and Dr. Joshua Guerin','inherit','closed','closed','','outstandingteachersgraphic','','','2022-07-12 16:18:42','2022-07-12 21:18:42','',4145,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/OutstandingTeachersGraphic.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4147,7,'2022-07-12 16:19:03','2022-07-12 21:19:03','Two University of Tennessee at Martin faculty members have been honored for teaching excellence. Dr. Joshua Guerin, professor of computer science, and Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport management, have received Outstanding Teacher Awards from the University of Tennessee Alumni Association. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Award are nominated by students, faculty and alumni based on classroom performance, scholarship and service. The award has been presented since 1966 to faculty members from all UT campuses and includes a one-time stipend of $2,000.\r\n\r\nGuerin began teaching at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2012 and served from 2018 to 2021 as the chair of the computer science department. Guerin earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Transylvania University, located in Lexington, Kentucky. He also holds a graduate certification in cognitive science, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Kentucky. In addition to his classroom teaching, he currently serves as the faculty adviser for GamerHawks, the university’s gaming and esports club. Guerin received the UT Martin College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Ray and Wilma Smith Professorship in 2016, which recognizes teaching excellence and outstanding scholarly activity.\r\n<blockquote>“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said.</blockquote>\r\n“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said. “It is an incredible thing to see them grow, mature and achieve both at the university and attain in their careers and personal lives after graduation.”\r\n\r\nDavis has taught at UT Martin since 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from New York’s Houghton College, a master’s degree in physical education and athletic administration from Canisius College, and a Doctor of Education in Sport Management from the United States Sports Academy.\r\n\r\nSince coming to UT Martin, Davis has organized regional and national trips that allow students to gain firsthand experience working at sporting events such as the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Golf Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, and NASCAR events at Nashville Superspeedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.\r\n<blockquote>“I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”</blockquote>\r\n“This is more than a job for me; it has become a calling and I just strive every day to have an impact of the lives of the students I come into contact with,” Davis said. “I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the awards, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Guerin, Davis receive UTAA Outstanding Teacher Awards','','inherit','closed','closed','','4145-revision-v1','','','2022-07-12 16:19:03','2022-07-12 21:19:03','',4145,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/12/4145-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4148,7,'2022-07-12 16:29:16','2022-07-12 21:29:16','The Houston (Texas) Civil War Round Table presented a University of Tennessee at Martin faculty member an award for his American Civil War scholarship. Dr. Timothy B. Smith, history lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy, was presented the Frank E. Vandiver Award of Merit in May. The award honors Smith’s contributions to the historiography of the Civil War and his service as an author, National Park Service ranger, tour guide, speaker and preservationist during a career spanning more than 20 years.\r\n\r\nThe Vandiver Award was first presented in 1982 and recognizes contributions to Civil War scholarship or preservation efforts by an individual or an institution. Smith addressed the Houston Civil War Round Table in March and is the award’s 40<sup>th</sup> recipient.\r\n<blockquote>“The HCWRT was extraordinarily fortunate to have a historian with the acclaimed stature of Dr. Smith as the recipient of our award,” said round table President Gene Boisaubin in a news release announcing the honor.</blockquote>\r\n“The HCWRT was extraordinarily fortunate to have a historian with the acclaimed stature of Dr. Smith as the recipient of our award,” said round table President Gene Boisaubin in a news release announcing the honor. “His presentation epitomized those same scholarship attributes as well as being quite entertaining.”\r\n\r\nThe Mississippi native began teaching at UT Martin in 2007. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from the University of Mississippi and a doctoral degree from Mississippi State University. In addition to many articles and essays, Smith is the author, editor, or co-editor of approximately 20 books. His latest work, “Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862” was released this year.\r\n\r\nSmith was also featured in a 2020 three-night miniseries on The History Channel titled “Grant” where he appeared as an expert historian on Civil War general and 18<sup>th</sup> president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. In the series, Smith focused predominantly on Grant’s strategy and success at the Battle of Shiloh. While the battle only lasted two days, it was the bloodiest and most costly battle to date in the Civil War.\r\n\r\n“My major area of research is the Civil War in the Mississippi Valley, which includes Grant’s early war activity, so I’ve studied Grant thoroughly at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh and on down to Vicksburg,” Smith said in 2020. “Plus, I’m co-editor, with John F. Marszalek at Mississippi State University’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, of a book series with Southern Illinois University Press entitled ‘The World of Ulysses S. Grant.’ So, I’ve been studying and working on Grant a while now.” His work with The History Channel continued earlier this year when Smith appeared in the “Abraham Lincoln” documentary that aired in February.\r\n<blockquote>“We are proud of Dr. Smith and his receipt of this award. UT Martin and the Selmer Center are lucky to have a history professor of his caliber and reputation.”</blockquote>\r\nSmith teaches for the UT Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer, to the university’s other regional centers through distance learning, and he also teaches for UT Martin Online. “We had one student postpone his graduation due to his desire to take one of Dr. Smith’s classes the following semester,” said Alan Youngerman, Selmer Center director. “We are proud of Dr. Smith and his receipt of this award. UT Martin and the Selmer Center are lucky to have a history professor of his caliber and reputation.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','History faculty member honored for Civil War Scholarship','The Houston (Texas) Civil War Round Table presented a University of Tennessee at Martin faculty member an award for his American Civil War scholarship. Dr. Timothy B. Smith, history lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy, was presented the Frank E. Vandiver Award of Merit in May. ','publish','closed','closed','','history-faculty-member-honored-for-civil-war-scholarship','','','2022-07-12 16:29:30','2022-07-12 21:29:30','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4148',0,'post','',0),(4149,7,'2022-07-12 16:28:30','2022-07-12 21:28:30','','TimSmithGraphic (1)','Dr. Timothy B. Smith, history lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy, was presented the Frank E. Vandiver Award of Merit in May by the Houston Civil War Round Table. 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The award honors Smith’s contributions to the historiography of the Civil War and his service as an author, National Park Service ranger, tour guide, speaker and preservationist during a career spanning more than 20 years.\r\n\r\nThe Vandiver Award was first presented in 1982 and recognizes contributions to Civil War scholarship or preservation efforts by an individual or an institution. Smith addressed the Houston Civil War Round Table in March and is the award’s 40<sup>th</sup> recipient.\r\n<blockquote>“The HCWRT was extraordinarily fortunate to have a historian with the acclaimed stature of Dr. Smith as the recipient of our award,” said round table President Gene Boisaubin in a news release announcing the honor.</blockquote>\r\n“The HCWRT was extraordinarily fortunate to have a historian with the acclaimed stature of Dr. Smith as the recipient of our award,” said round table President Gene Boisaubin in a news release announcing the honor. “His presentation epitomized those same scholarship attributes as well as being quite entertaining.”\r\n\r\nThe Mississippi native began teaching at UT Martin in 2007. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in history from the University of Mississippi and a doctoral degree from Mississippi State University. In addition to many articles and essays, Smith is the author, editor, or co-editor of approximately 20 books. His latest work, “Early Struggles for Vicksburg: The Mississippi Central Campaign and Chickasaw Bayou, October 25-December 31, 1862” was released this year.\r\n\r\nSmith was also featured in a 2020 three-night miniseries on The History Channel titled “Grant” where he appeared as an expert historian on Civil War general and 18<sup>th</sup> president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. In the series, Smith focused predominantly on Grant’s strategy and success at the Battle of Shiloh. While the battle only lasted two days, it was the bloodiest and most costly battle to date in the Civil War.\r\n\r\n“My major area of research is the Civil War in the Mississippi Valley, which includes Grant’s early war activity, so I’ve studied Grant thoroughly at Forts Henry and Donelson, Shiloh and on down to Vicksburg,” Smith said in 2020. “Plus, I’m co-editor, with John F. Marszalek at Mississippi State University’s Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, of a book series with Southern Illinois University Press entitled ‘The World of Ulysses S. Grant.’ So, I’ve been studying and working on Grant a while now.” His work with The History Channel continued earlier this year when Smith appeared in the “Abraham Lincoln” documentary that aired in February.\r\n<blockquote>“We are proud of Dr. Smith and his receipt of this award. UT Martin and the Selmer Center are lucky to have a history professor of his caliber and reputation.”</blockquote>\r\nSmith teaches for the UT Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer, to the university’s other regional centers through distance learning, and he also teaches for UT Martin Online. “We had one student postpone his graduation due to his desire to take one of Dr. Smith’s classes the following semester,” said Alan Youngerman, Selmer Center director. “We are proud of Dr. Smith and his receipt of this award. UT Martin and the Selmer Center are lucky to have a history professor of his caliber and reputation.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','History faculty member honored for Civil War Scholarship','The Houston (Texas) Civil War Round Table presented a University of Tennessee at Martin faculty member an award for his American Civil War scholarship. Dr. Timothy B. Smith, history lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy, was presented the Frank E. Vandiver Award of Merit in May. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4148-revision-v1','','','2022-07-12 16:29:16','2022-07-12 21:29:16','',4148,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/12/4148-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4151,7,'2022-07-12 16:30:01','2022-07-12 21:30:01','Two University of Tennessee at Martin faculty members have been honored for teaching excellence. Dr. Joshua Guerin, professor of computer science, and Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport management, have received Outstanding Teacher Awards from the University of Tennessee Alumni Association. Recipients of the Outstanding Teacher Award are nominated by students, faculty and alumni based on classroom performance, scholarship and service. The award has been presented since 1966 to faculty members from all UT campuses and includes a one-time stipend of $2,000.\r\n\r\nGuerin began teaching at the University of Tennessee at Martin in 2012 and served from 2018 to 2021 as the chair of the computer science department. Guerin earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Transylvania University, located in Lexington, Kentucky. He also holds a graduate certification in cognitive science, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Kentucky. In addition to his classroom teaching, he currently serves as the faculty adviser for GamerHawks, the university’s gaming and esports club. Guerin received the UT Martin College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Ray and Wilma Smith Professorship in 2016, which recognizes teaching excellence and outstanding scholarly activity.\r\n<blockquote>“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said.</blockquote>\r\n“As a career educator, my work with my students is one of my greatest joys—whether it is in the classroom, participating in club events, or just getting to talk and learn from each other outside of class,” Guerin said. “It is an incredible thing to see them grow, mature and achieve both at the university and attain in their careers and personal lives after graduation.”\r\n\r\nDavis has taught at UT Martin since 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree in physical education from New York’s Houghton College, a master’s degree in physical education and athletic administration from Canisius College, and a Doctor of Education in Sport Management from the United States Sports Academy.\r\n\r\nSince coming to UT Martin, Davis has organized regional and national trips that allow students to gain firsthand experience working at sporting events such as the Jackson-Madison County African American Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Golf Classic, the NFL Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, and NASCAR events at Nashville Superspeedway and Bristol Motor Speedway.\r\n<blockquote>“I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”</blockquote>\r\n“This is more than a job for me; it has become a calling and I just strive every day to have an impact of the lives of the students I come into contact with,” Davis said. “I am truly humbled by this award and have been blessed to have great mentors along the way that have helped mold me into the educator that I am today. Saying ‘thank you’ to all those that have helped me along this path doesn’t do justice to the gratitude I feel for that group of people.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the awards, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Guerin, Davis receive UTAA Outstanding Teacher Awards','Two University of Tennessee at Martin faculty members have been honored for teaching excellence.','inherit','closed','closed','','4145-revision-v1','','','2022-07-12 16:30:01','2022-07-12 21:30:01','',4145,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/12/4145-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4153,7,'2022-07-19 09:00:46','2022-07-19 14:00:46','<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">The 99th State 4-H Roundup and All Star Conference is returning to the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members. The event takes place July 18-22.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee will meet for several days on the UT Martin campus. The 4-H’ers have completed local projects in areas such as communication and public speaking, livestock, computers and technology and photography and will now compete for statewide awards that include college scholarships and trips to the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta. The theme for this meeting and for all 4-H programs in 2022 is “Shaping the Future Together.”</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">“The project competition, networking and service-learning opportunities are among the many 4-H Roundup traditions that will build lasting memories for delegates. 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Solutions. <a href=\"https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Futia.tennessee.edu%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cbdecker2%40tennessee.edu%7C0d51add6956a4c88bdbc08da68d7de55%7C515813d9717d45dd9eca9aa19c09d6f9%7C0%7C0%7C637937573602710182%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AxMTKEkCMyiG31FUX%2BFKAUjg6NFS72MeEkIRT8yINHU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">utia.tennessee.edu</a>.</p>\r\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"></p>\r\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','','The 99th State 4-H Roundup and All Star Conference is returning to the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members.','inherit','closed','closed','','4153-revision-v1','','','2022-07-19 09:00:46','2022-07-19 14:00:46','',4153,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/19/4153-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4156,7,'2022-07-19 09:04:05','2022-07-19 14:04:05','<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">The 99th State 4-H Roundup and All Star Conference is returning to the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate the outstanding project work and leadership accomplishments of senior high 4-H members. The event takes place July 18-22.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee will meet for several days on the UT Martin campus. The 4-H’ers have completed local projects in areas such as communication and public speaking, livestock, computers and technology and photography and will now compete for statewide awards that include college scholarships and trips to the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta. The theme for this meeting and for all 4-H programs in 2022 is “Shaping the Future Together.”</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">“The project competition, networking and service-learning opportunities are among the many 4-H Roundup traditions that will build lasting memories for delegates. 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The event takes place July 18-22.<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /><br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Approximately 300 high school age 4-H’ers from across Tennessee will meet for several days on the UT Martin campus. The 4-H’ers have completed local projects in areas such as communication and public speaking, livestock, computers and technology and photography and will now compete for statewide awards that include college scholarships and trips to the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta. The theme for this meeting and for all 4-H programs in 2022 is “Shaping the Future Together.”</p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">“The project competition, networking and service-learning opportunities are among the many 4-H Roundup traditions that will build lasting memories for delegates. 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The conference, themed “Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable,” discusses strategies for taking advantage of opportunities during uncertain economic environments. The conference is hosted by the university’s Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking and the Gilbert Parker Chair of Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nRegistration is open through Aug. 5. The registration fee is $200 for lenders; $100 for farmers, producers, and UT employees; and $50 for students and spouses. Register online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/agconference\">www.utm.edu/agconference</a>.\r\n\r\nFeatured speakers include Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus of agricultural finance and small business management and entrepreneurship at Virginia Tech University; Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions; and Richard Brock, owner and president of Brock associates. 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The conference, themed “Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable,” discusses strategies for taking advantage of opportunities during uncertain economic environments. The conference is hosted by the university’s Horace and Sara Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking and the Gilbert Parker Chair of Excellence in Agriculture and Natural Resources.\r\n\r\nRegistration is open through Aug. 5. The registration fee is $200 for lenders; $100 for farmers, producers, and UT employees; and $50 for students and spouses. Register online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/agconference\">www.utm.edu/agconference</a>.\r\n\r\nFeatured speakers include Dr. David Kohl, professor emeritus of agricultural finance and small business management and entrepreneurship at Virginia Tech University; Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions; and Richard Brock, owner and president of Brock associates. Kohl will serve as keynote speaker, a role he has held every year since the conference’s inception in 1999. A panel at the conclusion of the conference will address questions about global economics, trade, agricultural markets, weather and climate change and their effects on business.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Traci Crawford, Mid-South Agricultural Finance Conference program coordinator, at tcrawf19@utm.edu or 731-881-7350.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','24th-annual Mid-South Agricultural Finance Conference scheduled for Aug. 10','The 24th-Annual Mid-South Agricultural Finance Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m.- 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 10, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium at the University of Tennessee at Martin.','inherit','closed','closed','','4158-revision-v1','','','2022-07-19 16:43:57','2022-07-19 21:43:57','',4158,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/19/4158-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4161,7,'2022-07-20 10:36:06','2022-07-20 15:36:06','The Master of Business Administration program at the University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking to provide professional consulting to local businesses in West Tennessee. Through the MBA Consulting Project, small businesses will receive consulting assistance from a group of MBA students working on their capstone projects.\r\n\r\nThe objective of the MBA Consulting Project is to provide students with an opportunity to work with businesses as outside consultants. The student teams will meet with business owners to determine best strategies and practices for their organizations. The teams will plan, execute and adjust the project accordingly. The projects may include the following: SWOT analysis, strategic plan development, feasibility studies, business plan development, sales and marketing plans, and market research.\r\n\r\n“The MBA Consulting Project is a win-win for both business owners and graduate students in our nationally-ranked MBA program,” said Landy Fuqua, director of UT Martin’s REED Center. “The project will allow our students an opportunity to work as consultants in real-world situations, which will reinforce their MBA competencies. We are very excited to provide this opportunity to our students and area businesses.”\r\n\r\nAll West Tennessee businesses are eligible to apply for the MBA Consulting Project. For more information or to receive an application, contact Landy Fuqua at <a href=\"mailto:reed@utm.edu\">reed@utm.edu</a> or by calling 731-587-7333.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Small businesses to benefit from UT Martin MBA program, REED Center consulting project','The Master of Business Administration program at the University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking to provide professional consulting to local businesses in West Tennessee.','publish','closed','closed','','small-businesses-to-benefit-from-ut-martin-mba-program-reed-center-consulting-project','','','2022-07-20 10:36:41','2022-07-20 15:36:41','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4161',0,'post','',0),(4162,7,'2022-07-20 10:31:03','2022-07-20 15:31:03','','MBACandids','Dr. Mark Farley, assistant professor of finance, presents to a cohort of MBA students at the University of Tennessee at Martin.   ','inherit','closed','closed','','mbacandids','','','2022-07-20 10:35:27','2022-07-20 15:35:27','',4161,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MBACandids.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4163,7,'2022-07-20 10:36:06','2022-07-20 15:36:06','The Master of Business Administration program at the University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking to provide professional consulting to local businesses in West Tennessee. Through the MBA Consulting Project, small businesses will receive consulting assistance from a group of MBA students working on their capstone projects.\r\n\r\nThe objective of the MBA Consulting Project is to provide students with an opportunity to work with businesses as outside consultants. The student teams will meet with business owners to determine best strategies and practices for their organizations. The teams will plan, execute and adjust the project accordingly. The projects may include the following: SWOT analysis, strategic plan development, feasibility studies, business plan development, sales and marketing plans, and market research.\r\n\r\n“The MBA Consulting Project is a win-win for both business owners and graduate students in our nationally-ranked MBA program,” said Landy Fuqua, director of UT Martin’s REED Center. “The project will allow our students an opportunity to work as consultants in real-world situations, which will reinforce their MBA competencies. We are very excited to provide this opportunity to our students and area businesses.”\r\n\r\nAll West Tennessee businesses are eligible to apply for the MBA Consulting Project. For more information or to receive an application, contact Landy Fuqua at <a href=\"mailto:reed@utm.edu\">reed@utm.edu</a> or by calling 731-587-7333.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Small businesses to benefit from UT Martin MBA program, REED Center consulting project','The Master of Business Administration program at the University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (REED) Center, Tennessee Small Business Development Center and the Dunagan Chair of Excellence in Banking to provide professional consulting to local businesses in West Tennessee.','inherit','closed','closed','','4161-revision-v1','','','2022-07-20 10:36:06','2022-07-20 15:36:06','',4161,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/20/4161-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4164,7,'2022-07-20 14:25:34','2022-07-20 19:25:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources received the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Educators’ award for the Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program at the organization’s annual conference July 10-12 in Murfreesboro. This is the third time that UT Martin has received the award.\r\n\r\nThe award recognizes a post-secondary institution or program in which staff and faculty members devote at least 50% of their teaching time to providing exemplary agricultural education training. Recipients are chosen by a committee of agriculture teachers from across the state based on each program’s curriculum, experiential learning and leadership-development opportunities, professional growth of faculty members, and program marketing.\r\n\r\nBy receiving the award on the state level, UT Martin is now eligible for the national award, which will be given at the National Association of Agricultural Educators conference in December in Las Vegas. The selection process will be based on the same criteria, but the deciding committee will be made up of agriculture teachers from across the United States.\r\n\r\n“This award does not represent what a single faculty or staff member has done,” said Dr. William Bird, associate professor of agricultural education. “It represents the collective effort of everyone in our (academic) department – administrators, faculty, instructors, staff and students – who come to work in the department every day with a focus on helping our students find success personally and professionally. The relationships we all foster with our students are what make this a special place to work and learn.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the award, contact Bird at wbird1@utm.edu or 731-881-7271.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin program receives statewide agricultural education award','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources received the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Educators’ award for the Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program at the organization’s annual conference July 10-12 in Murfreesboro.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-program-receives-statewide-agricultural-education-award','','','2022-07-20 14:27:26','2022-07-20 19:27:26','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4164',0,'post','',0),(4165,7,'2022-07-20 14:24:58','2022-07-20 19:24:58','','TAAE-Award_UTM-2022','Pictured (l, r) at the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Educators’ annual conference are Dr. William Bird, associate professor of agricultural education; Samantha Essex, a senior agricultural education major from Crossville; and Emma Corson, a senior agricultural education major from Murfreesboro. ','inherit','closed','closed','','taae-award_utm-2022','','','2022-07-20 14:25:31','2022-07-20 19:25:31','',4164,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/TAAE-Award_UTM-2022.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4166,7,'2022-07-20 14:25:34','2022-07-20 19:25:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources received the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Educators’ award for the Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program at the organization’s annual conference July 10-12 in Murfreesboro. This is the third time that UT Martin has received the award.\r\n\r\nThe award recognizes a post-secondary institution or program in which staff and faculty members devote at least 50% of their teaching time to providing exemplary agricultural education training. Recipients are chosen by a committee of agriculture teachers from across the state based on each program’s curriculum, experiential learning and leadership-development opportunities, professional growth of faculty members, and program marketing.\r\n\r\nBy receiving the award on the state level, UT Martin is now eligible for the national award, which will be given at the National Association of Agricultural Educators conference in December in Las Vegas. The selection process will be based on the same criteria, but the deciding committee will be made up of agriculture teachers from across the United States.\r\n\r\n“This award does not represent what a single faculty or staff member has done,” said Dr. William Bird, associate professor of agricultural education. “It represents the collective effort of everyone in our (academic) department – administrators, faculty, instructors, staff and students – who come to work in the department every day with a focus on helping our students find success personally and professionally. The relationships we all foster with our students are what make this a special place to work and learn.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the award, contact Bird at wbird1@utm.edu or 731-881-7271.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin program receives statewide agricultural education award','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources received the Tennessee Association of Agricultural Educators’ award for the Outstanding Postsecondary Agriculture Program at the organization’s annual conference July 10-12 in Murfreesboro.','inherit','closed','closed','','4164-revision-v1','','','2022-07-20 14:25:34','2022-07-20 19:25:34','',4164,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/20/4164-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4167,7,'2022-07-21 11:09:51','2022-07-21 16:09:51','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program. Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, of Palmersville, interim dean for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Edie Gibson, of Martin, senior adviser to the chancellor; and Dr. Mark McCloud, of Martin, chief diversity and inclusion officer, were among 23 participants in the institute’s 2022 class. This year’s cohort is the third in the program’s history.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus has taught in the Department of Biological Sciences for 25 years and was serving as department chair before being named interim dean in June. She previously served as undergraduate council chair for the UT Martin Faculty Senate and has participated in committee work associated with enrollment and faculty evaluation.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as senior advisor to the chancellor, Gibson serves as secretary to the UT Martin Advisory Board and is institutional compliance chair for the campus. During her 32-year UT Martin career, Gibson has overseen institutional research and served as senior woman administrator for intercollegiate athletics.\r\n\r\nMcCloud was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer in spring 2021 and previously served as the director for the Office of Career Planning and Development. McCloud also serves as the director of diversity and inclusion for the Southern Association for College and Employers and received the organization’s 2020 Mosaic Award for his dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives.\r\n\r\nThe institute is part of UT System President Emeritus Joe DiPietro’s legacy and was established to prepare internal candidates for future leadership positions and complement current succession-planning efforts within the UT System.\r\n\r\nThe institute is led by Dr. Bob Smith, senior associate for leadership and talent development to the UT president and UT Martin chancellor emeritus. The institute offers participants coaching and mentorship as well as experiential learning opportunities and access to online leadership courses to use toward creation of individualized development plans. This year’s class met six times throughout the year for multi-day sessions.\r\n\r\nThe 23 members of the 2022 class represented each UT campus and institute and oversee critical functions within the UT System. Participants must be nominated by a university president, a campus chancellor, an institute’s vice president, the UT Foundation president or a UT System vice president.\r\n\r\nOther 2022 institute class members were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Evan Beech, UT Foundation Inc., director of specialized giving;</li>\r\n 	<li>Doug Bohner, UT Institute of Agriculture, human resource officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Brian Daniels, UT System administration, chief audit and compliance officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Ellie Dougherty, UT System administration, director of marketing;</li>\r\n 	<li>Vicki Farnsworth, UT Chattanooga, chief information officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Teresa Hartnett, UT Health Science Center, associate dean for finance and administration in the College of Medicine;</li>\r\n 	<li>Adam Heller, UT Foundation, Inc., chief financial officer and treasurer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Pam Jeffreys, UT System administration, risk management director;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mark La Branche, special assistant to UT System President Randy Boyd;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mónica Lebrón, UT Knoxville, deputy athletics director for championship resources;</li>\r\n 	<li>Stacy Lightfoot, UT Chattanooga, vice chancellor for diversity and engagement;</li>\r\n 	<li>Paul Leuepke, UT Health Science Center, Department of Periodontology chair;</li>\r\n 	<li>Holly Mercer, UT Knoxville, senior associate dean;</li>\r\n 	<li>Jorge Pérez, UT System administration, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness;</li>\r\n 	<li>Craig Pickett, UT Institute of Agriculture, director for diversity;</li>\r\n 	<li>Susan Robertson, Institute for Public Service, communications manager;</li>\r\n 	<li>Robby Shelton, UT Southern, vice chancellor for finance and administration;</li>\r\n 	<li>Timothy Sigler, UT System administration, assistant vice president for government relations and advocacy;</li>\r\n 	<li>David Steele, UT Chattanooga, chief of staff;</li>\r\n 	<li>David White, UT Institute of Agriculture, associate dean for research.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the institute, visit <a href=\"http://president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/\">president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Three UT Martin administrators complete Executive Leadership Institute','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.','publish','closed','closed','','three-ut-martin-administrators-complete-executive-leadership-institute','','','2022-07-21 11:10:53','2022-07-21 16:10:53','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4167',0,'post','',0),(4168,7,'2022-07-21 11:07:53','2022-07-21 16:07:53','','ELI Class_UTM participants 2022','Edie Gibson, Mark McCloud, and Nancy Buschhaus at the 2022 Executive Leadership Institute Graduation in Knoxville, TN.','inherit','closed','closed','','eli-class_utm-participants-2022','','','2022-07-21 11:07:53','2022-07-21 16:07:53','',4167,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ELI-Class_UTM-participants-2022.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4169,7,'2022-07-21 11:09:51','2022-07-21 16:09:51','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program. Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, of Palmersville, interim dean for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Edie Gibson, of Martin, senior adviser to the chancellor; and Dr. Mark McCloud, of Martin, chief diversity and inclusion officer, were among 23 participants in the institute’s 2022 class. This year’s cohort is the third in the program’s history.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus has taught in the Department of Biological Sciences for 25 years and was serving as department chair before being named interim dean in June. She previously served as undergraduate council chair for the UT Martin Faculty Senate and has participated in committee work associated with enrollment and faculty evaluation.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as senior advisor to the chancellor, Gibson serves as secretary to the UT Martin Advisory Board and is institutional compliance chair for the campus. During her 32-year UT Martin career, Gibson has overseen institutional research and served as senior woman administrator for intercollegiate athletics.\r\n\r\nMcCloud was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer in spring 2021 and previously served as the director for the Office of Career Planning and Development. McCloud also serves as the director of diversity and inclusion for the Southern Association for College and Employers and received the organization’s 2020 Mosaic Award for his dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives.\r\n\r\nThe institute is part of UT System President Emeritus Joe DiPietro’s legacy and was established to prepare internal candidates for future leadership positions and complement current succession-planning efforts within the UT System.\r\n\r\nThe institute is led by Dr. Bob Smith, senior associate for leadership and talent development to the UT president and UT Martin chancellor emeritus. The institute offers participants coaching and mentorship as well as experiential learning opportunities and access to online leadership courses to use toward creation of individualized development plans. This year’s class met six times throughout the year for multi-day sessions.\r\n\r\nThe 23 members of the 2022 class represented each UT campus and institute and oversee critical functions within the UT System. Participants must be nominated by a university president, a campus chancellor, an institute’s vice president, the UT Foundation president or a UT System vice president.\r\n\r\nOther 2022 institute class members were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Evan Beech, UT Foundation Inc., director of specialized giving;</li>\r\n 	<li>Doug Bohner, UT Institute of Agriculture, human resource officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Brian Daniels, UT System administration, chief audit and compliance officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Ellie Dougherty, UT System administration, director of marketing;</li>\r\n 	<li>Vicki Farnsworth, UT Chattanooga, chief information officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Teresa Hartnett, UT Health Science Center, associate dean for finance and administration in the College of Medicine;</li>\r\n 	<li>Adam Heller, UT Foundation, Inc., chief financial officer and treasurer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Pam Jeffreys, UT System administration, risk management director;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mark La Branche, special assistant to UT System President Randy Boyd;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mónica Lebrón, UT Knoxville, deputy athletics director for championship resources;</li>\r\n 	<li>Stacy Lightfoot, UT Chattanooga, vice chancellor for diversity and engagement;</li>\r\n 	<li>Paul Leuepke, UT Health Science Center, Department of Periodontology chair;</li>\r\n 	<li>Holly Mercer, UT Knoxville, senior associate dean;</li>\r\n 	<li>Jorge Pérez, UT System administration, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness;</li>\r\n 	<li>Craig Pickett, UT Institute of Agriculture, director for diversity;</li>\r\n 	<li>Susan Robertson, Institute for Public Service, communications manager;</li>\r\n 	<li>Robby Shelton, UT Southern, vice chancellor for finance and administration;</li>\r\n 	<li>Timothy Sigler, UT System administration, assistant vice president for government relations and advocacy;</li>\r\n 	<li>David Steele, UT Chattanooga, chief of staff;</li>\r\n 	<li>David White, UT Institute of Agriculture, associate dean for research.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the institute, visit president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Three UT Martin administrators complete Executive Leadership Institute','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.','inherit','closed','closed','','4167-revision-v1','','','2022-07-21 11:09:51','2022-07-21 16:09:51','',4167,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/21/4167-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4170,7,'2022-07-21 11:10:33','2022-07-21 16:10:33','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program. Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, of Palmersville, interim dean for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Edie Gibson, of Martin, senior adviser to the chancellor; and Dr. Mark McCloud, of Martin, chief diversity and inclusion officer, were among 23 participants in the institute’s 2022 class. This year’s cohort is the third in the program’s history.\n\nBuschhaus has taught in the Department of Biological Sciences for 25 years and was serving as department chair before being named interim dean in June. She previously served as undergraduate council chair for the UT Martin Faculty Senate and has participated in committee work associated with enrollment and faculty evaluation.\n\nIn addition to her role as senior advisor to the chancellor, Gibson serves as secretary to the UT Martin Advisory Board and is institutional compliance chair for the campus. During her 32-year UT Martin career, Gibson has overseen institutional research and served as senior woman administrator for intercollegiate athletics.\n\nMcCloud was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer in spring 2021 and previously served as the director for the Office of Career Planning and Development. McCloud also serves as the director of diversity and inclusion for the Southern Association for College and Employers and received the organization’s 2020 Mosaic Award for his dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives.\n\nThe institute is part of UT System President Emeritus Joe DiPietro’s legacy and was established to prepare internal candidates for future leadership positions and complement current succession-planning efforts within the UT System.\n\nThe institute is led by Dr. Bob Smith, senior associate for leadership and talent development to the UT president and UT Martin chancellor emeritus. The institute offers participants coaching and mentorship as well as experiential learning opportunities and access to online leadership courses to use toward creation of individualized development plans. This year’s class met six times throughout the year for multi-day sessions.\n\nThe 23 members of the 2022 class represented each UT campus and institute and oversee critical functions within the UT System. Participants must be nominated by a university president, a campus chancellor, an institute’s vice president, the UT Foundation president or a UT System vice president.\n\nOther 2022 institute class members were:\n<ul>\n 	<li>Evan Beech, UT Foundation Inc., director of specialized giving;</li>\n 	<li>Doug Bohner, UT Institute of Agriculture, human resource officer;</li>\n 	<li>Brian Daniels, UT System administration, chief audit and compliance officer;</li>\n 	<li>Ellie Dougherty, UT System administration, director of marketing;</li>\n 	<li>Vicki Farnsworth, UT Chattanooga, chief information officer;</li>\n 	<li>Teresa Hartnett, UT Health Science Center, associate dean for finance and administration in the College of Medicine;</li>\n 	<li>Adam Heller, UT Foundation, Inc., chief financial officer and treasurer;</li>\n 	<li>Pam Jeffreys, UT System administration, risk management director;</li>\n 	<li>Mark La Branche, special assistant to UT System President Randy Boyd;</li>\n 	<li>Mónica Lebrón, UT Knoxville, deputy athletics director for championship resources;</li>\n 	<li>Stacy Lightfoot, UT Chattanooga, vice chancellor for diversity and engagement;</li>\n 	<li>Paul Leuepke, UT Health Science Center, Department of Periodontology chair;</li>\n 	<li>Holly Mercer, UT Knoxville, senior associate dean;</li>\n 	<li>Jorge Pérez, UT System administration, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness;</li>\n 	<li>Craig Pickett, UT Institute of Agriculture, director for diversity;</li>\n 	<li>Susan Robertson, Institute for Public Service, communications manager;</li>\n 	<li>Robby Shelton, UT Southern, vice chancellor for finance and administration;</li>\n 	<li>Timothy Sigler, UT System administration, assistant vice president for government relations and advocacy;</li>\n 	<li>David Steele, UT Chattanooga, chief of staff;</li>\n 	<li>David White, UT Institute of Agriculture, associate dean for research.</li>\n</ul>\nFor more information about the institute, visit <a href=\"http://president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/\">president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Three UT Martin administrators complete Executive Leadership Institute','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.','inherit','closed','closed','','4167-autosave-v1','','','2022-07-21 11:10:33','2022-07-21 16:10:33','',4167,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/21/4167-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4171,7,'2022-07-21 11:10:53','2022-07-21 16:10:53','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program. Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, of Palmersville, interim dean for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Edie Gibson, of Martin, senior adviser to the chancellor; and Dr. Mark McCloud, of Martin, chief diversity and inclusion officer, were among 23 participants in the institute’s 2022 class. This year’s cohort is the third in the program’s history.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus has taught in the Department of Biological Sciences for 25 years and was serving as department chair before being named interim dean in June. She previously served as undergraduate council chair for the UT Martin Faculty Senate and has participated in committee work associated with enrollment and faculty evaluation.\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as senior advisor to the chancellor, Gibson serves as secretary to the UT Martin Advisory Board and is institutional compliance chair for the campus. During her 32-year UT Martin career, Gibson has overseen institutional research and served as senior woman administrator for intercollegiate athletics.\r\n\r\nMcCloud was appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer in spring 2021 and previously served as the director for the Office of Career Planning and Development. McCloud also serves as the director of diversity and inclusion for the Southern Association for College and Employers and received the organization’s 2020 Mosaic Award for his dedication to diversity and inclusion initiatives.\r\n\r\nThe institute is part of UT System President Emeritus Joe DiPietro’s legacy and was established to prepare internal candidates for future leadership positions and complement current succession-planning efforts within the UT System.\r\n\r\nThe institute is led by Dr. Bob Smith, senior associate for leadership and talent development to the UT president and UT Martin chancellor emeritus. The institute offers participants coaching and mentorship as well as experiential learning opportunities and access to online leadership courses to use toward creation of individualized development plans. This year’s class met six times throughout the year for multi-day sessions.\r\n\r\nThe 23 members of the 2022 class represented each UT campus and institute and oversee critical functions within the UT System. Participants must be nominated by a university president, a campus chancellor, an institute’s vice president, the UT Foundation president or a UT System vice president.\r\n\r\nOther 2022 institute class members were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Evan Beech, UT Foundation Inc., director of specialized giving;</li>\r\n 	<li>Doug Bohner, UT Institute of Agriculture, human resource officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Brian Daniels, UT System administration, chief audit and compliance officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Ellie Dougherty, UT System administration, director of marketing;</li>\r\n 	<li>Vicki Farnsworth, UT Chattanooga, chief information officer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Teresa Hartnett, UT Health Science Center, associate dean for finance and administration in the College of Medicine;</li>\r\n 	<li>Adam Heller, UT Foundation, Inc., chief financial officer and treasurer;</li>\r\n 	<li>Pam Jeffreys, UT System administration, risk management director;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mark La Branche, special assistant to UT System President Randy Boyd;</li>\r\n 	<li>Mónica Lebrón, UT Knoxville, deputy athletics director for championship resources;</li>\r\n 	<li>Stacy Lightfoot, UT Chattanooga, vice chancellor for diversity and engagement;</li>\r\n 	<li>Paul Leuepke, UT Health Science Center, Department of Periodontology chair;</li>\r\n 	<li>Holly Mercer, UT Knoxville, senior associate dean;</li>\r\n 	<li>Jorge Pérez, UT System administration, associate vice president for institutional effectiveness;</li>\r\n 	<li>Craig Pickett, UT Institute of Agriculture, director for diversity;</li>\r\n 	<li>Susan Robertson, Institute for Public Service, communications manager;</li>\r\n 	<li>Robby Shelton, UT Southern, vice chancellor for finance and administration;</li>\r\n 	<li>Timothy Sigler, UT System administration, assistant vice president for government relations and advocacy;</li>\r\n 	<li>David Steele, UT Chattanooga, chief of staff;</li>\r\n 	<li>David White, UT Institute of Agriculture, associate dean for research.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the institute, visit <a href=\"http://president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/\">president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Three UT Martin administrators complete Executive Leadership Institute','Three UT Martin administrators have completed the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.','inherit','closed','closed','','4167-revision-v1','','','2022-07-21 11:10:53','2022-07-21 16:10:53','',4167,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/21/4167-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4172,7,'2022-07-21 16:51:24','2022-07-21 21:51:24','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Master of Business Administration program received a national accolade from Menlo Coaching, a leading provider of MBA admissions information and resources. The program was selected as one of the <a href=\"https://menlocoaching.com/best-online-mba-programs/\">Best 50 Online MBA Programs of 2022</a> and was one of only two Tennessee universities to make the list.\r\n\r\nMenlo Coaching is a top MBA admissions consulting firm that evaluates programs across the country to find those that best accommodate a vast variety of lifestyle needs. This ranking considers factors such as employment outcomes, program quality, notoriety and overall reputation.\r\n\r\n“This national recognition our MBA has received highlights the commitment of our faculty, staff and administration to ensure high-quality online education,” said Dr. Adam Wilson, UT Martin Online director. “We are proud of these accolades and how they demonstrate our university’s commitment to engage students in an affordable and flexible online program.”\r\n\r\nThe 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. Open to students in all fields, the program is cohort-based, with approximately 25 students per cohort. The program is designed to be completed in as few as 18 months.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student services coordinator, at 731-881-7208.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Online MBA degree earns national ranking',' The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Master of Business Administration program received a national accolade from Menlo Coaching, a leading provider of MBA admissions information and resources.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-online-mba-degree-earns-national-ranking','','','2022-07-25 15:15:37','2022-07-25 20:15:37','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4172',0,'post','',0),(4173,7,'2022-07-21 16:50:27','2022-07-21 21:50:27','','UTMBusinessBuilding','','inherit','closed','closed','','utmbusinessbuilding','','','2022-07-21 16:50:27','2022-07-21 21:50:27','',4172,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/UTMBusinessBuilding.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4174,7,'2022-07-21 16:51:24','2022-07-21 21:51:24','The University of Tennessee at Martin’s Master of Business Administration program received a national accolade from Menlo Coaching, a leading provider of MBA admissions information and resources. The program was selected as one of the <a href=\"https://menlocoaching.com/best-online-mba-programs/\">Best 50 Online MBA Programs of 2022</a> and was one of only two Tennessee universities to make the list.\r\n\r\nMenlo Coaching is a top MBA admissions consulting firm that evaluates programs across the country to find those that best accommodate a vast variety of lifestyle needs. This ranking considers factors such as employment outcomes, program quality, notoriety and overall reputation.\r\n\r\n“This national recognition our MBA has received highlights the commitment of our faculty, staff and administration to ensure high-quality online education,” said Dr. Adam Wilson, UT Martin Online director. “We are proud of these accolades and how they demonstrate our university’s commitment to engage students in an affordable and flexible online program.”\r\n\r\nThe 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. Open to students in all fields, the program is cohort-based, with approximately 25 students per cohort. 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The gala, themed “A Salute to Black Excellence,” served over 100 guests and successfully endowed the Black Alumni Scholarship.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, the Black Alumni Council was officially recognized as an affiliated program of the UT Martin Alumni Council after many years of creating engagement opportunities and programs for the university’s Black alumni. The official recognition came 10 years after the initial alumni event in Memphis that drew more than 300 alumni and led to the eventual creation of the council. Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in merchandising and marketing. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. He worked at UT Martin for 17 years in both the Offices of Resident Life and Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and helped establish the Multicultural Center on Campus. He recently began a new position at UT Knoxville as the director for Multicultural Student Life and the director of the Frieson Black Cultural Center.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the Black Alumni Council, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 731-881-7610.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Black Alumni Council endows scholarship, give awards at gala June 25','UT Martin’s Black Alumni Council raised $25,000 during the council’s first inaugural scholarship fundraising gala June 25 in Memphis.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-black-alumni-council-endows-scholarship-gives-award-at-gala-june-25','','','2022-08-01 14:48:59','2022-08-01 19:48:59','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4175',0,'post','',0),(4176,7,'2022-07-25 14:50:44','2022-07-25 19:50:44','','Anthony_Prewitt','(l,r) Anthony Prewitt, a recipient of the Black Excellence Award, is pictured with Tonya Parson, Black Alumni Council past-president. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in marketing and management. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in marketing and management. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\n\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\n<ul>\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in merchandising and marketing. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in merchandising and marketing. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. He worked at UT Martin for 17 years in both the Offices of Resident Life and Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and helped establish the Multicultural Center on Campus. He recently began a new position at UT Knoxville as the director for Multicultural Student Life and the director of the Frieson Black Cultural Center.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the Black Alumni Council, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 731-881-7610.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Black Alumni Council endows scholarship, gives award at gala June 25','UT Martin’s Black Alumni Council raised $50,562.50 during the council’s first inaugural scholarship fundraising gala June 25 in Memphis. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4175-revision-v1','','','2022-07-26 09:46:29','2022-07-26 14:46:29','',4175,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/26/4175-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4182,7,'2022-07-26 09:49:36','2022-07-26 14:49:36','UT Martin’s Black Alumni Council raised $25,000 during the council’s first inaugural scholarship fundraising gala June 25 in Memphis. The gala, themed “A Salute to Black Excellence,” served over 100 guests and successfully endowed the Black Alumni Scholarship.\r\n\r\nIn 2016, the Black Alumni Council was officially recognized as an affiliated program of the UT Martin Alumni Council after many years of creating engagement opportunities and programs for the university’s Black alumni. The official recognition came 10 years after the initial alumni event in Memphis that drew more than 300 alumni and led to the eventual creation of the council. Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in merchandising and marketing. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. He worked at UT Martin for 17 years in both the Offices of Resident Life and Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and helped establish the Multicultural Center on Campus. He recently began a new position at UT Knoxville as the director for Multicultural Student Life and the director of the Frieson Black Cultural Center.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the Black Alumni Council, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 731-881-7610.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Black Alumni Council endows scholarship, give awards at gala June 25','UT Martin’s Black Alumni Council raised $50,562.50 during the council’s first inaugural scholarship fundraising gala June 25 in Memphis. 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Since then, the council has supported scholarships, red carpet tours, events, and student recruitment events.\r\n\r\nDuring the event, five alumni received the Black Excellence Award, which recognizes highly engaged alumni within the organization who make positive impacts on student recruitment and retention as well as their community. This is the first year that the award has been given. Those receiving the award were:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Benjamin Hartsfield earned his Bachelor of Science and his Master of Science in Education in 1992 and 1998 respectively. He has experience teaching at McKenzie High School and Memphis City Schools, and he has served as an administrator for 20 years. Hartsfield is known for his recruitment efforts, which consist of bringing Shelby County students to tour the UT Martin campus.</li>\r\n 	<li>R. Lemoyne Robinson received his Bachelor of Science in Communications at UT Martin in 1993 and went on to receive his Master of Science in Organizational Communication from Murray State University and complete a doctoral degree at the University of Memphis. He currently serves as the chairman of the board of trustees for Memphis Public Libraries and helped lead the system to become the first-ever two-time recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ National Medal for Museum and Library Service. In the past, he has served on the University of Tennessee Board of Governors and as president of the UT Martin Alumni Council; in 2011, he received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award from UT Martin.</li>\r\n 	<li>Ivana Cherry earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from UT Martin in 2020, and in May 2022, she earned her Master of Business Administration at Christian Brothers University. After realizing her passion for education, Cherry obtained her teaching certification in two and a half months. She plans to teach business and finance at the Memphis School of Excellence while coaching the track and cheer teams; she also has plans to earn a doctoral degree in education.</li>\r\n 	<li>Toni Franklin is a 1983 graduate of UT Martin, where she earned a degree in merchandising and marketing. She has worked for the United States Postal Service for 32 years and became the first African American woman to serve as postmaster in the Nashville Metropolitan Area. Franklin served as the gala’s keynote speaker.</li>\r\n 	<li>Anthony Prewitt received a Bachelor of Arts in History from UT Martin in 2005, a Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from Murray State University with an emphasis in Student Affairs in 2019, and he is currently completing his Doctor of Education degree at Murray State University. He worked at UT Martin for 17 years in both the Offices of Resident Life and Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and helped establish the Multicultural Center on Campus. He recently began a new position at UT Knoxville as the director for Multicultural Student Life and the director of the Frieson Black Cultural Center.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nFor more information about the Black Alumni Council, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 731-881-7610.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Black Alumni Council endows scholarship, give awards at gala June 25','UT Martin’s Black Alumni Council raised $25,000 during the council’s first inaugural scholarship fundraising gala June 25 in Memphis.','inherit','closed','closed','','4175-revision-v1','','','2022-07-26 09:50:08','2022-07-26 14:50:08','',4175,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/07/26/4175-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4185,7,'2022-07-28 08:13:09','2022-07-28 13:13:09','Elizabeth Campbell entered the University of Tennessee at Martin in fall 2015 with her sights set on a health-care career. Seven years later, Campbell is the first to complete the university’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which prepared her for a new goal of becoming a classroom teacher in STEM education. Campbell received her education master’s degree in May and will begin her K-12 education career this fall as a biology and anatomy teacher at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro.\r\n\r\nThe university received a National Science Foundation award in 2021 totaling $1.2 million over five years to recruit 25 individuals who have science, math or engineering degrees to complete master’s degrees and teach STEM subjects. Program participants receive a $29,000 one-year stipend, complete the Master of Science in Initial Licensure degree, and obtain an educator license. Each teacher who completes the program commits to teaching at least two years in a high-need school district and will be supported by a mentor who receives a $2,000 stipend. The mentorship program is designed to encourage these new teachers to complete full careers in the classroom.\r\n\r\nCampbell was raised in Dickson and is a Hickman County High School graduate. She completed  a biology degree in 2019 and taught UT Martin anatomy and physiology labs for a year while deciding which medical profession to pursue. She then moved to Murfreesboro and worked in a pharmacy while still planning to pursue a health-care career. It was then that she realized how much she missed teaching.\r\n<blockquote>“I missed teaching the labs, but when I was an undergrad here (at UT Martin), everything I did extracurricular was teaching,” she said.</blockquote>\r\n“I missed teaching the labs, but when I was an undergrad here (at UT Martin), everything I did extracurricular was teaching,” she said, “because I taught group fitness classes for the (Student Recreation Center). I was the supplemental instruction leader for anatomy and physiology. I was a tutor for the athletic department for biology classes.”\r\n\r\nCampbell had already decided to return to graduate school when Dr. Ann Gathers, UT Martin associate professor of biology, contacted her about the Noyce Scholars Program. Gathers was a mentor to Campbell during Elizabeth’s undergraduate days and encouraged her to apply. Dr. Steve Elliott, professor of mathematics and statistics and UT Martin STEM Center director, considered Campbell an ideal prospect for the program. “She had been out of school for about a year and wanted a different career path,” he said. “This (Noyce Scholars Program) offered her an opportunity to enter the teaching-career field with the appropriate training and mentorship and also that excellent biology background so that she could be an effective teacher.”\r\n\r\nThe Noyce Scholars Program offered several advantages to help Campbell progress successfully in the accelerated curriculum, including online classes that allowed her to remain in Murfreesboro and the absence of a financial burden because of the paid-tuition benefit and stipend.\r\n<blockquote>“I think a lot of people struggle with going back to school when you’re already graduated because you’re already in the real world. You already have a job. It’s hard to step back from that.”</blockquote>\r\n“A lot of stress was taken off of me so that I could focus on my classes, but at the same time it was so flexible being online that I could still work,” she said. “I think a lot of people struggle with going back to school when you’re already graduated because you’re already in the real world. You already have a job. It’s hard to step back from that.” Campbell completed the program licensed to teach seventh through 12<sup>th</sup> grade science and well prepared to take the first big step in her teaching career.\r\n\r\nThe start of the school year will be extra special and maybe slightly competitive at the Campbell home this fall. While Elizabeth begins her new teaching position at Riverdale High School, her husband, Logan, starts his new faculty position at cross-town rival Oakland High School. Logan is a 2018 UT Martin graduate from Centerville who graduated with a master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University the day after Elizabeth walked the commencement stage in Martin. He, too, will bring a passion for science to the classroom as he teaches advanced biology.\r\n\r\nWhile the Noyce Scholars Program offers several attractive incentives for successful applicants, Elliott said that among the benefits for pursuing an education career is that teachers get to inspire young minds, the kind of fulfillment that attracted Elizabeth Campbell to the profession.\r\n<blockquote>“The light-bulb moment is what I like to call it. … I’ll know that I’ve made a difference as I see that (in students),” she said.</blockquote>\r\n“The light-bulb moment is what I like to call it. … I’ll know that I’ve made a difference as I see that (in students),” she said. “… So, I’m going to try to make that difference for them with getting that quality of education and not making them scared of science – making them excited to be learning.”\r\n\r\nHigh-quality education is vital to Tennessee’s future, and Elizabeth and Logan Campbell are ready to share their love for science with students as they embark together on classroom teaching careers. 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Seven years later, Campbell is the first to complete the university’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, which prepared her for a new goal of becoming a classroom teacher in STEM education. Campbell received her education master’s degree in May and will begin her K-12 education career this fall as a biology and anatomy teacher at Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro.\r\n\r\nThe university received a National Science Foundation award in 2021 totaling $1.2 million over five years to recruit 25 individuals who have science, math or engineering degrees to complete master’s degrees and teach STEM subjects. Program participants receive a $29,000 one-year stipend, complete the Master of Science in Initial Licensure degree, and obtain an educator license. Each teacher who completes the program commits to teaching at least two years in a high-need school district and will be supported by a mentor who receives a $2,000 stipend. The mentorship program is designed to encourage these new teachers to complete full careers in the classroom.\r\n\r\nCampbell was raised in Dickson and is a Hickman County High School graduate. She completed  a biology degree in 2019 and taught UT Martin anatomy and physiology labs for a year while deciding which medical profession to pursue. She then moved to Murfreesboro and worked in a pharmacy while still planning to pursue a health-care career. It was then that she realized how much she missed teaching.\r\n<blockquote>“I missed teaching the labs, but when I was an undergrad here (at UT Martin), everything I did extracurricular was teaching,” she said.</blockquote>\r\n“I missed teaching the labs, but when I was an undergrad here (at UT Martin), everything I did extracurricular was teaching,” she said, “because I taught group fitness classes for the (Student Recreation Center). I was the supplemental instruction leader for anatomy and physiology. I was a tutor for the athletic department for biology classes.”\r\n\r\nCampbell had already decided to return to graduate school when Dr. Ann Gathers, UT Martin associate professor of biology, contacted her about the Noyce Scholars Program. Gathers was a mentor to Campbell during Elizabeth’s undergraduate days and encouraged her to apply. Dr. Steve Elliott, professor of mathematics and statistics and UT Martin STEM Center director, considered Campbell an ideal prospect for the program. “She had been out of school for about a year and wanted a different career path,” he said. “This (Noyce Scholars Program) offered her an opportunity to enter the teaching-career field with the appropriate training and mentorship and also that excellent biology background so that she could be an effective teacher.”\r\n\r\nThe Noyce Scholars Program offered several advantages to help Campbell progress successfully in the accelerated curriculum, including online classes that allowed her to remain in Murfreesboro and the absence of a financial burden because of the paid-tuition benefit and stipend.\r\n<blockquote>“I think a lot of people struggle with going back to school when you’re already graduated because you’re already in the real world. You already have a job. It’s hard to step back from that.”</blockquote>\r\n“A lot of stress was taken off of me so that I could focus on my classes, but at the same time it was so flexible being online that I could still work,” she said. “I think a lot of people struggle with going back to school when you’re already graduated because you’re already in the real world. You already have a job. It’s hard to step back from that.” Campbell completed the program licensed to teach seventh through 12<sup>th</sup> grade science and well prepared to take the first big step in her teaching career.\r\n\r\nThe start of the school year will be extra special and maybe slightly competitive at the Campbell home this fall. While Elizabeth begins her new teaching position at Riverdale High School, her husband, Logan, starts his new faculty position at cross-town rival Oakland High School. Logan is a 2018 UT Martin graduate from Centerville who graduated with a master’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University the day after Elizabeth walked the commencement stage in Martin. He, too, will bring a passion for science to the classroom as he teaches advanced biology.\r\n\r\nWhile the Noyce Scholars Program offers several attractive incentives for successful applicants, Elliott said that among the benefits for pursuing an education career is that teachers get to inspire young minds, the kind of fulfillment that attracted Elizabeth Campbell to the profession.\r\n<blockquote>“The light-bulb moment is what I like to call it. … I’ll know that I’ve made a difference as I see that (in students),” she said.</blockquote>\r\n“The light-bulb moment is what I like to call it. … I’ll know that I’ve made a difference as I see that (in students),” she said. “… So, I’m going to try to make that difference for them with getting that quality of education and not making them scared of science – making them excited to be learning.”\r\n\r\nHigh-quality education is vital to Tennessee’s future, and Elizabeth and Logan Campbell are ready to share their love for science with students as they embark together on classroom teaching careers. 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In addition, the same donors will provide scholarships to qualified students at the second-year level or above who have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher through their establishment of the Overcast Family Construction Management Scholarship Fund.\r\n\r\nThe new degree received UT Board of Trustees approval during the board’s annual meeting in June and received final approval July 28 during the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s summer meeting in Nashville. The program will begin fall semester 2022.\r\n\r\nThe degree will provide an additional STEM pathway to students interested in the combination of engineering and construction-related work. The degree will be formatted to benefit completion by both traditional students and by professionals currently working in the construction field. Construction management is a vital and sought-after component of the construction industry that provides a professional service using specialized project-management techniques to oversee project planning, design and execution.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Science in Construction Management degree is the third degree offered at the Martin campus by the Department of Engineering, which currently offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with concentrations in civil, computer, electrical, manufacturing and mechatronics. The program curriculum will be accredited by the American Council for Construction Education and taught in the new Latimer Engineering and Science Building.\r\n\r\nAlso approved by the commission was the 2022 UT Martin Master Plan, which was approved in June by the UT Board of Trustees. 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','inherit','closed','closed','','construction-mgt-_latimer-bldg-2022-1','','','2022-08-02 12:12:37','2022-08-02 17:12:37','',4193,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Construction-Mgt._Latimer-Bldg.-2022-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4197,7,'2022-08-02 12:13:38','2022-08-02 17:13:38','An anonymous gift to the University of Tennessee at Martin will support the university’s new Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, an engineering major developed to meet Tennessee workforce needs.\r\n\r\nThe gift of the Overcast Family Professorship for Excellence in Construction Management Endowment will enable the university to hire future faculty members for the new program. In addition, the same donors will provide scholarships to qualified students at the second-year level or above who have a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher through their establishment of the Overcast Family Construction Management Scholarship Fund.\r\n\r\nThe new degree received UT Board of Trustees approval during the board’s annual meeting in June and received final approval July 28 during the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s summer meeting in Nashville. The program will begin fall semester 2022.\r\n\r\nThe degree will provide an additional STEM pathway to students interested in the combination of engineering and construction-related work. The degree will be formatted to benefit completion by both traditional students and by professionals currently working in the construction field. Construction management is a vital and sought-after component of the construction industry that provides a professional service using specialized project-management techniques to oversee project planning, design and execution.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Science in Construction Management degree is the third degree offered at the Martin campus by the Department of Engineering, which currently offers a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with concentrations in civil, computer, electrical, manufacturing and mechatronics. The program curriculum will be accredited by the American Council for Construction Education and taught in the new Latimer Engineering and Science Building.\r\n\r\nAlso approved by the commission was the 2022 UT Martin Master Plan, which was approved in June by the UT Board of Trustees. 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Many groups, including student-athletes, have already returned to campus.\r\n\r\nFirst-Year Initiative, a program for incoming first-year students, begins with Move-In Mania at 6 a.m., Aug. 18, when community groups and student organizations gather to assist students as they move into their residence halls. This annual event marks the first major welcome new students receive as they adjust to their new home.\r\n\r\nThis class of Skyhawks will participate in a freshman walk across the campus to Hardy Graham Stadium at 4:45 p.m., Aug. 18, for the Take Off Ceremony. This addition to Welcome Weekend will celebrate the start of the new students’ collegiate careers.\r\n\r\nNew students will have the opportunity to participate in a campus scavenger hunt, attend the Welcome Back Block Party hosted by the Office of Housing, and meet with their student success counselor. For a full list of Welcome Weekend events, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/fyi/schedule.php\">utm.edu/fyi</a>.\r\n\r\nUpperclassmen and transfer students returned to campus residences over the past weekend, and classes begin at 8 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at the main campus and five UT Martin regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville.\r\n\r\nAny accepted students who have not registered for fall classes should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 731-881-7020.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Welcome Weekend begins Aug. 18','The University of Tennessee at Martin will begin the fall 2022 semester Aug. 22, and incoming first-year students will begin moving into campus residence halls Aug. 18 for Welcome Weekend.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-welcome-weekend-begins-aug-18','','','2022-08-16 16:26:28','2022-08-16 21:26:28','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4199',0,'post','',0),(4200,7,'2022-08-16 16:24:58','2022-08-16 21:24:58','','FallSemester2022','Photo taken first day of fall semester 2021. 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This annual event marks the first major welcome new students receive as they adjust to their new home.\r\n\r\nThis class of Skyhawks will participate in a freshman walk across the campus to Hardy Graham Stadium at 4:45 p.m., Aug. 18, for the Take Off Ceremony. This addition to Welcome Weekend will celebrate the start of the new students’ collegiate careers.\r\n\r\nNew students will have the opportunity to participate in a campus scavenger hunt, attend the Welcome Back Block Party hosted by the Office of Housing, and meet with their student success counselor. For a full list of Welcome Weekend events, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/fyi/schedule.php\">utm.edu/fyi</a>.\r\n\r\nUpperclassmen and transfer students returned to campus residences over the past weekend, and classes begin at 8 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at the main campus and five UT Martin regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville.\r\n\r\nAny accepted students who have not registered for fall classes should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 731-881-7020.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Welcome Weekend begins Aug. 18','','inherit','closed','closed','','4199-revision-v1','','','2022-08-16 16:25:50','2022-08-16 21:25:50','',4199,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/16/4199-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4202,7,'2022-08-16 16:26:21','2022-08-16 21:26:21','The University of Tennessee at Martin will begin the fall 2022 semester Aug. 22, and incoming first-year students will begin moving into campus residence halls Aug. 18 for Welcome Weekend. Many groups, including student-athletes, have already returned to campus.\r\n\r\nFirst-Year Initiative, a program for incoming first-year students, begins with Move-In Mania at 6 a.m., Aug. 18, when community groups and student organizations gather to assist students as they move into their residence halls. This annual event marks the first major welcome new students receive as they adjust to their new home.\r\n\r\nThis class of Skyhawks will participate in a freshman walk across the campus to Hardy Graham Stadium at 4:45 p.m., Aug. 18, for the Take Off Ceremony. This addition to Welcome Weekend will celebrate the start of the new students’ collegiate careers.\r\n\r\nNew students will have the opportunity to participate in a campus scavenger hunt, attend the Welcome Back Block Party hosted by the Office of Housing, and meet with their student success counselor. 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Many groups, including student-athletes, have already returned to campus.\r\n\r\nFirst-Year Initiative, a program for incoming first-year students, begins with Move-In Mania at 6 a.m., Aug. 18, when community groups and student organizations gather to assist students as they move into their residence halls. This annual event marks the first major welcome new students receive as they adjust to their new home.\r\n\r\nThis class of Skyhawks will participate in a freshman walk across the campus to Hardy Graham Stadium at 4:45 p.m., Aug. 18, for the Take Off Ceremony. This addition to Welcome Weekend will celebrate the start of the new students’ collegiate careers.\r\n\r\nNew students will have the opportunity to participate in a campus scavenger hunt, attend the Welcome Back Block Party hosted by the Office of Housing, and meet with their student success counselor. For a full list of Welcome Weekend events, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/fyi/schedule.php\">utm.edu/fyi</a>.\r\n\r\nUpperclassmen and transfer students returned to campus residences over the past weekend, and classes begin at 8 a.m., Monday, Aug. 22, at the main campus and five UT Martin regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville.\r\n\r\nAny accepted students who have not registered for fall classes should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 731-881-7020.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Welcome Weekend begins Aug. 18','The University of Tennessee at Martin will begin the fall 2022 semester Aug. 22, and incoming first-year students will begin moving into campus residence halls Aug. 18 for Welcome Weekend.','inherit','closed','closed','','4199-revision-v1','','','2022-08-16 16:26:28','2022-08-16 21:26:28','',4199,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/16/4199-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4236,7,'2022-09-06 08:46:32','2022-09-06 13:46:32','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received a $299,932 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture program. The grant, entitled “Empowering small farmers and agriculture students: FSAS (Farmers’ School for Agricultural Sustainability) and Experiential Learning Programs,” will benefit a three-year project focusing on strengthening sustainable food production and enhancing agricultural productivity.\r\n\r\nThe program is being led by Dr. Rachna Tewari, associate professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness. Co-project investigators include Dr. Isaac Lepcha, lecturer of plant and soil sciences; Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, Gilbert Parker Chair of Excellence in agriculture and natural resources and professor of agricultural economics; Dr. Eric Pelren, professor of wildlife biology; Dr. Bethany Wolters, assistant professor of plant and soil sciences; Dr. Stan Dunagan, professor of geology; and Dr. Will Bird, associate professor of agricultural education.\r\n\r\nThe objective of this project is to build capacity for sustainable agriculture-focused outreach, education and research programs for agricultural communities in West Tennessee and for students at UT Martin, with support from institutional supporter Penn State University in Pennsylvania.\r\n\r\nUT Martin will be partnering with the Center for Engaged Learning Abroad in Belize, a program dedicated to providing a wide variety of experimental learning, focused on sustainability. Another partner is the Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network located in Martin, which coordinates a thriving and equitable local food system that is accessible to all.\r\n\r\nKey strategies to overcoming the challenges associated with global hunger issues are strengthening sustainable food production and enhancing agricultural productivity. The second sustainable development goal of the United Nations specifically highlights the need for promoting sustainable agriculture by empowering small farmers. Smallholder farms are critical to the sustenance of rural economies in the U.S. and face significant constraints owing to increased rural-urban migration, older population involved in farming, consolidation and climate change.\r\n\r\nThis project primarily aims to strengthen and empower smallholder farms involved in forage-livestock and vegetable production in West Tennessee and Pennsylvania by demonstrating sustainable agriculture practices through research, a producer field school exchange program, the Farmers’ School for Agricultural Sustainability, and an agricultural sustainability and local foods conference.\r\n\r\nAnother goal is to promote global engagement and cultural awareness among students through an international travel-study program in partnership with Penn State University as part of an embedded course in agricultural sustainability, with a focus on agroecology and indigenous communities. The program also plans to highlight the farmers markets in the region and local food networks to promote sustainability and food self-sufficiency in rural communities.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the grant, contact Tewari at (731)-881-7196 or <a href=\"mailto:rtewari@utm.edu\">rtewari@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin receives USDA food sustainability grant','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received a $299,932 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture program.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-receives-usda-food-sustainability-grant','','','2022-09-06 08:46:49','2022-09-06 13:46:49','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4236',0,'post','',0),(4205,7,'2022-08-17 16:20:26','2022-08-17 21:20:26','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Education to offer free virtual ACT workshops and classes throughout the fall.\r\n\r\nThe ACT Success Tactics Workshop will teach students test-taking strategies for Math, Science Reasoning, English and Reading. These courses are designed to give students an overview of the challenges that each section addresses and provide educational methods to solve them.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions will be conducted via Zoom.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: 23 and 30; Sept. 3, 7, 9, 13, 19 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 25; Sept. 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 21 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering ACT Mastery Classes, which provide more in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will be able to take a practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success-tactics workshop. The Mastery Class consists of four class meetings in a one-week period, and students are expected to attend all sessions.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>26-29</li>\r\n 	<li>10-13</li>\r\n 	<li>28-Dec. 1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA new addition to this year’s workshop is ACT Deep Dive: Exploring Geometry and Algebra In-Depth. This course includes a comprehensive review of geometry and algebra problems covered on the exam.\r\n\r\nThese classes are also offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>6</li>\r\n 	<li>3</li>\r\n 	<li>17</li>\r\n 	<li>5</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. 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These courses are designed to give students an overview of the challenges that each section addresses and provide educational methods to solve them.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions will be conducted via Zoom.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: 23 and 30; Sept. 3, 7, 9, 13, 19 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 25; Sept. 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 21 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering ACT Mastery Classes, which provide more in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will be able to take a practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success-tactics workshop. The Mastery Class consists of four class meetings in a one-week period, and students are expected to attend all sessions.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>26-29</li>\r\n 	<li>10-13</li>\r\n 	<li>28-Dec. 1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA new addition to this year’s workshop is ACT Deep Dive: Exploring Geometry and Algebra In-Depth. This course includes a comprehensive review of geometry and algebra problems covered on the exam.\r\n\r\nThese classes are also offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>6</li>\r\n 	<li>3</li>\r\n 	<li>17</li>\r\n 	<li>5</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. 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These courses are designed to give students an overview of the challenges that each section addresses and provide educational methods to solve them.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions will be conducted via Zoom.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: 23 and 30; Sept. 3, 7, 9, 13, 19 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 25; Sept. 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 21 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering ACT Mastery Classes, which provide more in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will be able to take a practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success-tactics workshop. The Mastery Class consists of four class meetings in a one-week period, and students are expected to attend all sessions.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>26-29</li>\r\n 	<li>10-13</li>\r\n 	<li>28-Dec. 1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA new addition to this year’s workshop is ACT Deep Dive: Exploring Geometry and Algebra In-Depth. This course includes a comprehensive review of geometry and algebra problems covered on the exam.\r\n\r\nThese classes are also offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>6</li>\r\n 	<li>3</li>\r\n 	<li>17</li>\r\n 	<li>5</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. 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These courses are designed to give students an overview of the challenges that each section addresses and provide educational methods to solve them.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions will be conducted via Zoom.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: 23 and 30; Sept. 3, 7, 9, 13, 19 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 25; Sept. 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 21 and 24; Oct. 1, 2 and 15</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering ACT Mastery Classes, which provide more in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will be able to take a practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success-tactics workshop. The Mastery Class consists of four class meetings in a one-week period, and students are expected to attend all sessions.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>26-29</li>\r\n 	<li>10-13</li>\r\n 	<li>28-Dec. 1</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nA new addition to this year’s workshop is ACT Deep Dive: Exploring Geometry and Algebra In-Depth. This course includes a comprehensive review of geometry and algebra problems covered on the exam.\r\n\r\nThese classes are also offered from 5-7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>6</li>\r\n 	<li>3</li>\r\n 	<li>17</li>\r\n 	<li>5</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. 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Dr. Charley Deal, Gem Bell, Judy Long and Leigh Anne Bentley all received United Way awards during an evening that included a presentation by George Foreman, two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic gold medalist.\r\n\r\nDeal and Bell received the first Joe Exum Service and Leadership Awards, while Long and Bentley received the inaugural Charlotte Stanworth Harris Service and Leadership Awards. Both awards are named for longtime Jackson community leaders and volunteers. Exum was a former United Way board chair, and Harris was the United Way of Tennessee’s first female campaign board chair.\r\n\r\nDeal is UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement; Bell is a supervisor with Teknor Apex Tennessee Co. in Brownsville; Long is president and chief operating officer for First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg; and Bentley is the chief marketing officer for Leaders Credit Union in Jackson. Deal, Bell and Bentley are current United Way of West Tennessee board members, and Bentley is past board chair. All four are UT Martin WestStar Leadership Program graduates, and Deal serves as WestStar board secretary.\r\n\r\nDeal’s United Way involvement covers 12 years, including one year as United Way of West Tennessee board chair, two years as Weakley County United Way board chair, and county campaign and UT Martin campaign chair for four years. He encourages others to support non-profit work.\r\n<blockquote>“We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”</blockquote>\r\n“This award is very humbling to me and very much appreciated. There are numerous other people who are dedicated to serving the needs of their communities. I just happened to be selected,” Deal said. “We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”\r\n\r\nDeal congratulated his fellow award recipients and recognized their significant work on behalf of the organization. “Leigh Ann, Judy and Gem are all great friends to me, and I am honored to share the stage with them as we are honored with our awards,” Deal said. “All three are huge advocates for helping those in need and give of their time and talent to make positive impacts in communities across West Tennessee.”\r\n\r\nMatt Marshall has served as president and CEO for United Way of West Tennessee since October 2019. A 2022 WestStar Leadership Program graduate, Marshall said that volunteers are key to the United Way’s success.\r\n<blockquote>“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement.</blockquote>\r\n“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement. “Without our volunteers — who have sacrificed so much time and energy into bettering West Tennessee — our organization would not exist. We are truly better ‘United,’ so we thought it appropriate to recognize Charley, Gem, Judy and Leigh Anne for their exemplary service to our region.”\r\n\r\nThe United Way of West Tennessee is celebrating 80 years of service by uniting agencies in ways that improve individual access to health, education and financial stability. Counties served include Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy and Weakley. 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Dr. Charley Deal, Gem Bell, Judy Long and Leigh Anne Bentley all received United Way awards during an evening that included a presentation by George Foreman, two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic gold medalist.\r\n\r\nDeal and Bell received the first Joe Exum Service and Leadership Awards, while Long and Bentley received the inaugural Charlotte Stanworth Harris Service and Leadership Awards. Both awards are named for longtime Jackson community leaders and volunteers. Exum was a former United Way board chair, and Harris was the United Way of Tennessee’s first female campaign board chair.\r\n\r\nDeal is UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement; Bell is a supervisor with Teknor Apex Tennessee Co. in Brownsville; Long is executive vice president for First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg; and Bentley is the chief marketing officer for Leaders Credit Union in Jackson. Deal, Bell and Bentley are current United Way of West Tennessee board members, and Bentley is past board chair. All four are UT Martin WestStar Leadership Program graduates, and Deal serves as WestStar board secretary.\r\n\r\nDeal’s United Way involvement covers 12 years, including one year as United Way of West Tennessee board chair, two years as Weakley County United Way board chair, and county campaign and UT Martin campaign chair for four years. He encourages others to support non-profit work.\r\n<blockquote>“We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”</blockquote>\r\n“This award is very humbling to me and very much appreciated. There are numerous other people who are dedicated to serving the needs of their communities. I just happened to be selected,” Deal said. “We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”\r\n\r\nDeal congratulated his fellow award recipients and recognized their significant work on behalf of the organization. “Leigh Ann, Judy and Gem are all great friends to me, and I am honored to share the stage with them as we are honored with our awards,” Deal said. “All three are huge advocates for helping those in need and give of their time and talent to make positive impacts in communities across West Tennessee.”\r\n\r\nMatt Marshall has served as president and CEO for United Way of West Tennessee since October 2019. A 2022 WestStar Leadership Program graduate, Marshall said that volunteers are key to the United Way’s success.\r\n<blockquote>“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement.</blockquote>\r\n“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement. “Without our volunteers — who have sacrificed so much time and energy into bettering West Tennessee — our organization would not exist. We are truly better ‘United,’ so we thought it appropriate to recognize Charley, Gem, Judy and Leigh Anne for their exemplary service to our region.”\r\n\r\nThe United Way of West Tennessee is celebrating 80 years of service by uniting agencies in ways that improve individual access to health, education and financial stability. Counties served include Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy and Weakley. Learn more or donate at uwwt.org.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Charley Deal, WestStar graduates honored with United Way awards','Four community volunteers who have committed time and talent to United Way of West Tennessee were honored by the organization Aug. 18 during the organization’s Unitas community event held at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson.','inherit','closed','closed','','4210-revision-v1','','','2022-08-24 14:57:48','2022-08-24 19:57:48','',4210,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/24/4210-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4255,7,'2022-09-14 15:21:43','2022-09-14 20:21:43','Enrollment at the University of Tennessee at Martin increased fall to fall for the first time since the pandemic began in 2020 reaching 6,873 students. This compares to 6,715 students who registered in fall 2021 and represented a 2.4% increase. First-year students totaled 1,107 students, up 6.2% from 1,042 in fall 2021. Transfers increased 5.7% from 353 to 373 students, and first-time graduate students totaled 268 compared to 224 last fall semester for a 19.6% increase.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n“We’re grateful to the students and families who have chosen UT Martin,” said university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver. “The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to fall enrollment numbers becoming final, UT Martin earned several noteworthy rankings in the 2022-2023 Best Colleges edition released Sept. 12 by U.S. News &amp; World Report. The university was ranked #26 among Regional Universities South, up from #31 a year ago; #10 for Top Public Schools – Regional Universities South, up from #15 last year; and #9 for Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities South, up from last year’s #14 ranking.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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This degree marked his seventh master’s degree and his 10th degree overall, and with another degree in hand, Pigg enters his 33<sup>rd</sup> year at his newest alma mater doing what he enjoys most – teaching English and literature and religious studies to UT Martin students.\r\n\r\nSince he was a child, the Columbia, Tennessee, native was interested in being an educator. Between his grandmother being a third-grade teacher and his childhood nickname, teaching was always the path he wanted to take.\r\n<blockquote>“I knew I wanted to teach from the time I was eight years old. I had a relative who, in fact, dubbed me ‘The Professor’ at age eight, so this has been in the blood for some time,” Pigg said.</blockquote>\r\nPigg began his educational journey at Lipscomb University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He then began his master’s and then doctorate in English at UT Knoxville, which he placed on hold in 1986 to complete a master’s degree in medieval studies at the University of York in England on a Fulbright Scholarship.\r\n\r\n“It (the medieval studies degree) brought together an interdisciplinary way of looking at the world,” Pigg said. “I had courses in medieval Latin, paleography, manuscript studies, literary studies, art history, drama studies – it brought a number of things together.”\r\n\r\nIt was from there that Pigg began his career in 1989 at UT Martin teaching in what was, at the time, the Department of English. He knew he wanted to teach in multiple disciplines, and that opportunity arose through the secondary education program where he could teach both English and education courses. To qualify for a position, Pigg decided to begin his doctorate in curriculum studies at the University of Memphis.\r\n\r\nTo receive that degree, Pigg had to earn nine foundational credit hours at a different institution. When he completed those hours at Middle Tennessee State University, he was informed that he only needed 20 more credits to complete the Master of Education degree program. He finished his second master’s in 2002 and his second doctorate in 2003.\r\n\r\nDuring his earlier studies, Pigg considered working toward a doctorate in biblical studies but ultimately decided against it. After the death of his father in 2005, he decided to begin a Master of Arts in Religion at Memphis Theological Seminary. Since then, Pigg has also completed a Master of Sacred Theology degree in Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible) from the University of the South in Sewanee and a Master of Theological Studies from Phillips Theological Seminary.\r\n\r\nFor Pigg, one of the most noticeable changes between when he began his academic career and now is the attitudes of both the students and educators. Namely, there is often a lot more communication between professors and students about deadlines and schedule conflicts.\r\n\r\n“I never would have imagined as an undergraduate asking a professor to change the date of a paper,” Pigg said. “In a class in which I was enrolled in spring 2022, on the final class meeting, which was a class that met on weekends, several of us asked if the professor would change the due date for a paper because we were all in difficulty. It was no sweat at all for her to change that.”\r\n\r\nAnother noted change is the use of technology in classrooms and education in general. At the beginning of his educational career, Pigg could only supplement his presentations with handouts, and now online technology is commonly used in college courses, with entire courses even being held online.\r\n\r\nThe differences were especially marked when he was working on his most recent degree: his Master of Science in Higher Education Leadership. Pigg began his degree in 2020, and because of the program’s format and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, all his courses were held completely online, just like the ones he was teaching for his undergraduate students.\r\n\r\n“In some ways, it provided a kind of stability through some really, I think, emotionally wrenching times,” Pigg said. “It was so odd to be on campus, to be in my office and teaching students via Zoom, and they were sitting in their dorm rooms, and I never saw anyone in the halls. It was sort of like the day after the apocalypse, and everybody had disappeared. It was crazy.”\r\n\r\nTwo years later, Pigg finished his master’s degree at the university where he has devoted more than 30 years of leadership and instruction. For Pigg, the degree served to not only further his education but to give back to an institution that became such a major part of his life.\r\n<blockquote>“It feels really nice to be a graduate of the institution where I have spent my teaching career. I didn\'t know from the beginning that UTM was going to be my home for all of my teaching career, but that\'s what developed, and it has been good,” Pigg said.</blockquote>\r\n“It feels really nice to be a graduate of the institution where I have spent my teaching career. I didn\'t know from the beginning that UTM was going to be my home for all of my teaching career, but that\'s what developed, and it has been good,” Pigg said. “In some ways, doing the degree was my kind of ‘thank you’ to UTM.”\r\n\r\nCurrently, Pigg is working on his third doctoral degree from Phillips Theological Seminary. This degree seeks to combine curriculum theory with teaching Biblical Studies in various contexts – two of Pigg’s areas of interest.\r\n\r\nFor students entering their undergraduate experience, Pigg emphasizes the importance of reading about the experiences of others to understand what to expect and how to build a support system to lean on in times of happiness and hardship.\r\n\r\n“College is not a trailblazing experience whereby a person has an ax and hacks through a forest alone and comes out on the other side. That kind of going into the wilderness and surviving the wilderness mode is not a good paradigm for understanding what it means to be part of having a higher ed experience,” Pigg said.\r\n\r\nFor those beginning an advanced degree, Pigg urges students to keep their goals in mind and keep track of any debts that may be incurred.\r\n\r\n“For those people who are thinking about going on to graduate school, I think the question is always, ‘Why am I doing this?’” Pigg said. “I think it\'s always okay for a student to pursue a master\'s degree in an area that they want, as a part of their own intellectual curiosity and development, if they want to do that. I think beyond a master\'s degree, it becomes a very different kind of thing to decide.”\r\n\r\nAs the days until 2022 fall classes started ticking by one by one, Pigg prepared himself for the things that are unexpected as well as one thing that is expected: a little bit of first-day jitters.\r\n\r\n“I\'m looking forward to fall 2022, and just for the record, I\'m always a little nervous on the first day of class. Never changes,” Pigg said. “I have a series of names and a series of people sitting in seats, and the fun begins.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Faculty member adds to his knowledge by degrees','Usually, faculty members who attend University of Tennessee at Martin commencements sit in rows of seats below the stage on the floor of the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center, but on the night of May 6, 2022, Dr. Daniel Pigg, UT Martin professor of English, walked across the stage as he received his master’s degree in higher education leadership. 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Between his grandmother being a third-grade teacher and his childhood nickname, teaching was always the path he wanted to take.\r\n<blockquote>“I knew I wanted to teach from the time I was eight years old. I had a relative who, in fact, dubbed me ‘The Professor’ at age eight, so this has been in the blood for some time,” Pigg said.</blockquote>\r\nPigg began his educational journey at Lipscomb University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in English. He then began his master’s and then doctorate in English at UT Knoxville, which he placed on hold in 1986 to complete a master’s degree in medieval studies at the University of York in England on a Fulbright Scholarship.\r\n\r\n“It (the medieval studies degree) brought together an interdisciplinary way of looking at the world,” Pigg said. “I had courses in medieval Latin, paleography, manuscript studies, literary studies, art history, drama studies – it brought a number of things together.”\r\n\r\nIt was from there that Pigg began his career in 1989 at UT Martin teaching in what was, at the time, the Department of English. He knew he wanted to teach in multiple disciplines, and that opportunity arose through the secondary education program where he could teach both English and education courses. To qualify for a position, Pigg decided to begin his doctorate in curriculum studies at the University of Memphis.\r\n\r\nTo receive that degree, Pigg had to earn nine foundational credit hours at a different institution. When he completed those hours at Middle Tennessee State University, he was informed that he only needed 20 more credits to complete the Master of Education degree program. He finished his second master’s in 2002 and his second doctorate in 2003.\r\n\r\nDuring his earlier studies, Pigg considered working toward a doctorate in biblical studies but ultimately decided against it. After the death of his father in 2005, he decided to begin a Master of Arts in Religion at Memphis Theological Seminary. Since then, Pigg has also completed a Master of Sacred Theology degree in Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible) from the University of the South in Sewanee and a Master of Theological Studies from Phillips Theological Seminary.\r\n\r\nFor Pigg, one of the most noticeable changes between when he began his academic career and now is the attitudes of both the students and educators. Namely, there is often a lot more communication between professors and students about deadlines and schedule conflicts.\r\n\r\n“I never would have imagined as an undergraduate asking a professor to change the date of a paper,” Pigg said. “In a class in which I was enrolled in spring 2022, on the final class meeting, which was a class that met on weekends, several of us asked if the professor would change the due date for a paper because we were all in difficulty. It was no sweat at all for her to change that.”\r\n\r\nAnother noted change is the use of technology in classrooms and education in general. At the beginning of his educational career, Pigg could only supplement his presentations with handouts, and now online technology is commonly used in college courses, with entire courses even being held online.\r\n\r\nThe differences were especially marked when he was working on his most recent degree: his Master of Science in Higher Education Leadership. Pigg began his degree in 2020, and because of the program’s format and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, all his courses were held completely online, just like the ones he was teaching for his undergraduate students.\r\n\r\n“In some ways, it provided a kind of stability through some really, I think, emotionally wrenching times,” Pigg said. “It was so odd to be on campus, to be in my office and teaching students via Zoom, and they were sitting in their dorm rooms, and I never saw anyone in the halls. It was sort of like the day after the apocalypse, and everybody had disappeared. It was crazy.”\r\n\r\nTwo years later, Pigg finished his master’s degree at the university where he has devoted more than 30 years of leadership and instruction. For Pigg, the degree served to not only further his education but to give back to an institution that became such a major part of his life.\r\n<blockquote>“It feels really nice to be a graduate of the institution where I have spent my teaching career. I didn\'t know from the beginning that UTM was going to be my home for all of my teaching career, but that\'s what developed, and it has been good,” Pigg said.</blockquote>\r\n“It feels really nice to be a graduate of the institution where I have spent my teaching career. I didn\'t know from the beginning that UTM was going to be my home for all of my teaching career, but that\'s what developed, and it has been good,” Pigg said. “In some ways, doing the degree was my kind of ‘thank you’ to UTM.”\r\n\r\nCurrently, Pigg is working on his third doctoral degree from Phillips Theological Seminary. This degree seeks to combine curriculum theory with teaching Biblical Studies in various contexts – two of Pigg’s areas of interest.\r\n\r\nFor students entering their undergraduate experience, Pigg emphasizes the importance of reading about the experiences of others to understand what to expect and how to build a support system to lean on in times of happiness and hardship.\r\n\r\n“College is not a trailblazing experience whereby a person has an ax and hacks through a forest alone and comes out on the other side. 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The program begins Dec. 8 with an opening one-day retreat and ends June 20, 2023, with an evening graduation ceremony.\r\n\r\nWestStar’s mission is to “identify, encourage, and equip community-minded people who want to become involved in West Tennessee’s economic success and are willing to accept leadership roles.”\r\n\r\nParticipants learn leadership skills and develop strategies to help communities solve problems and maximize their potential. Participants also become part of a growing network of fellow alumni and community leaders who help shape West Tennessee’s future. 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The program is the largest and oldest regional leadership program in Tennessee, boasts 917 graduates and will welcome its 33<sup>rd</sup> class. The application deadline is Oct. 14. Anyone can apply to participate; nominations are accepted but not required.\r\n\r\nThe program includes eight sessions addressing contemporary issues important to West Tennessee’s development, including agriculture, economics and public policy, transportation, education, tourism and technology. Each session takes place over one-and-a-half days and are held across the region aside from a March session in Nashville. 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Labor Day children’s events include the annual sidewalk chalk art contest at the C.E. Weldon Building from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and the Mad Hatter Tea Party at 11 a.m. at the Martin Public Library and Magical Martin Day from 3-7 p.m. at Virginia Weldon Park.\r\n\r\nDr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, will kick off the UTM Research Series during the festival with a presentation titled “The Magic Bean: Utilization of Soybeans &amp; Effects of Mammalian Physiology.” The presentation will be at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Paul Meek Library.\r\n\r\nA full concert lineup is planned on the WK&amp;T Amphitheater stage at the Martin Public Library, and tickets are on sale now at <a href=\"https://www.tnsoybeanfestival.org/\">tnsoybeanfestival.org</a>. Chris Janson will perform beginning at 7 p.m., Sept. 8; 38 Special will take the stage at 7 p.m., Sept. 9; and Bohemian Queen, a Queen tribute band, will perform at 7 p.m., Sept. 10. Several free concerts are also scheduled, including a fireworks show and performance by the Martin Community Band at 7 p.m., Sept. 4, and Mike Snider and the String Band at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 6, all at the WK&amp;T Amphitheater.\r\n\r\nThe first Tennessee Soybean Festival was held in 1994 through the joint efforts of city leaders and UT Martin officials. Through the years, the festival has sponsored events such as a tractor rodeo and toy pedal tractor pull to showcase the spirit of agriculture that is prevalent today. 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Labor Day children’s events include the annual sidewalk chalk art contest at the C.E. Weldon Building from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and the Mad Hatter Tea Party at 11 a.m. at the Martin Public Library and Magical Martin Day from 3-7 p.m. at Virginia Weldon Park.\r\n\r\nDr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, will kick off the UTM Research Series during the festival with a presentation titled “The Magic Bean: Utilization of Soybeans &amp; Effects of Mammalian Physiology.” The presentation will be at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Paul Meek Library.\r\n\r\nA full concert lineup is planned on the WK&amp;T Amphitheater stage at the Martin Public Library, and tickets are on sale now at <a href=\"https://www.tnsoybeanfestival.org/\">tnsoybeanfestival.org</a>. Chris Janson will perform beginning at 7 p.m., Sept. 8; 38 Special will take the stage at 7 p.m., Sept. 9; and Bohemian Queen, a Queen tribute band, will perform at 7 p.m., Sept. 10. Several free concerts are also scheduled, including a fireworks show and performance by the Martin Community Band at 7 p.m., Sept. 4, and Mike Snider and the String Band at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 6, all at the WK&amp;T Amphitheater.\r\n\r\nThe first Tennessee Soybean Festival was held in 1994 through the joint efforts of city leaders and UT Martin officials. Through the years, the festival has sponsored events such as a tractor rodeo and toy pedal tractor pull to showcase the spirit of agriculture that is prevalent today. 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Labor Day children’s events include the annual sidewalk chalk art contest at the C.E. Weldon Building from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and the Mad Hatter Tea Party at 11 a.m. at the Martin Public Library and Magical Martin Day from 3-7 p.m. at Virginia Weldon Park.\n\nDr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, will kick off the UTM Research Series during the festival with a presentation titled “The Magic Bean: Utilization of Soybeans &amp; Effects of Mammalian Physiology.” The presentation will be at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Paul Meek Library.\n\nA full concert lineup is planned on the WK&amp;T Amphitheater stage at the Martin Public Library, and tickets are on sale now at <a href=\"https://www.tnsoybeanfestival.org/\">tnsoybeanfestival.org</a>. Chris Janson will perform beginning at 7 p.m., Sept. 8; 38 Special will take the stage at 7 p.m., Sept. 9; and Bohemian Queen, a Queen tribute band, will perform at 7 p.m., Sept. 10. Several free concerts are also scheduled, including a fireworks show and performance by the Martin Community Band at 7 p.m., Sept. 4, and Mike Snider and the String Band at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 6, all at the WK&amp;T Amphitheater.\n\nThe first Tennessee Soybean Festival was held in 1994 through the joint efforts of city leaders and UT Martin officials. Through the years, the festival has sponsored events such as a tractor rodeo and toy pedal tractor pull to showcase the spirit of agriculture that is prevalent today. 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UT Martin was ranked third in Tennessee behind the University of Memphis and UT Chattanooga and 18<sup>th</sup> in the South in the report. The website highlights the university for its small class sizes, collaborative projects, and leadership and global management-based curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe Online MBA Report serves as a starting point for prospective online MBA students across the country. The site generates roughly 25,000 user sessions per month, helping organize information so that students can help make individualized decisions about programs. In the past, admissions criteria, tuition costs and enrollment have been factors in the rankings. However, the 2022 rankings were based solely on reputation. More than 400 U.S.-based online MBA programs were evaluated, with UT Martin ranking among the top in each report.\r\n\r\nUTM’s Online MBA Program is a high-quality, convenient, practitioner-focused program that is designed for nontraditional students, such as full-time employees. The program is cohort based, providing a series of four- to five-week courses taught by full-time faculty. Students traditionally complete the Online MBA Program in approximately 18 months.\r\n\r\nUT Martin undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International, which is considered a gold standard accreditation in business education. More than 16,000 colleges and schools of business are located around the world, but only 6% of those schools are accredited by AACSB.\r\n<blockquote>“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.</blockquote>\r\nDr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, College of Business and Global Affairs dean, is pleased with the rankings and what it says about the program. “When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said. “Further, students chose our MBA program not only for the quality of our AASCB-accredited program, but also for the caring attention they receive.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/mba\">www.utm.edu/mba</a> or contact Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student services coordinator at 731-881-7208.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Online MBA program ranks among best in state and region','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received recognition by onlinembareport.com for the high quality of its online Master of Business Administration program.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-online-mba-program-ranks-among-best-in-state-and-region','','','2022-08-31 09:25:37','2022-08-31 14:25:37','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4228',0,'post','',0),(4229,7,'2022-08-31 09:14:16','2022-08-31 14:14:16','','MBA_Online Ranking photo 2022','','inherit','closed','closed','','mba_online-ranking-photo-2022','','','2022-08-31 09:14:16','2022-08-31 14:14:16','',4228,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MBA_Online-Ranking-photo-2022.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4230,7,'2022-08-31 09:14:49','2022-08-31 14:14:49','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received recognition by onlinembareport.com for the high quality of its online Master of Business Administration program. UT Martin was ranked third in Tennessee behind the University of Memphis and UT Chattanooga and 18<sup>th</sup> in the South in the report. The website highlights the university for its small class sizes, collaborative projects, and leadership and global management-based curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe Online MBA Report serves as a starting point for prospective online MBA students across the country. The site generates roughly 25,000 user sessions per month, helping organize information so that students can help make individualized decisions about programs. In the past, admissions criteria, tuition costs and enrollment have been factors in the rankings. However, the 2022 rankings were based solely on reputation. More than 400 U.S.-based online MBA programs were evaluated, with UT Martin ranking among the top in each report.\r\n\r\nUTM’s Online MBA Program is a high-quality, convenient, practitioner-focused program that is designed for nontraditional students, such as full-time employees. The program is cohort based, providing a series of four- to five-week courses taught by full-time faculty. Students traditionally complete the Online MBA Program in approximately 18 months.\r\n\r\nUT Martin undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International, which is considered a gold standard accreditation in business education. 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UT Martin was ranked third in Tennessee behind the University of Memphis and UT Chattanooga and 18<sup>th</sup> in the South in the report. The website highlights the university for its small class sizes, collaborative projects, and leadership and global management-based curriculum.\n\nThe Online MBA Report serves as a starting point for prospective online MBA students across the country. The site generates roughly 25,000 user sessions per month, helping organize information so that students can help make individualized decisions about programs. In the past, admissions criteria, tuition costs and enrollment have been factors in the rankings. However, the 2022 rankings were based solely on reputation. More than 400 U.S.-based online MBA programs were evaluated, with UT Martin ranking among the top in each report.\n\nUTM’s Online MBA Program is a high-quality, convenient, practitioner-focused program that is designed for nontraditional students, such as full-time employees. The program is cohort based, providing a series of four- to five-week courses taught by full-time faculty. Students traditionally complete the Online MBA Program in approximately 18 months.\n\nUT Martin undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International, which is considered a gold standard accreditation in business education. More than 16,000 colleges and schools of business are located around the world, but only 6% of those schools are accredited by AACSB.\n<blockquote>“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.</blockquote>\nDr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, College of Business and Global Affairs dean, is pleased with the rankings and what it says about the program. “When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said. “Further, students chose our MBA program not only for the quality of our AASCB-accredited program, but also for the caring attention they receive.”\n\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/mba\">www.utm.edu/mba</a> or contact Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student services coordinator at 731-881-7208.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Online MBA program ranks among best in state and region','“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.','inherit','closed','closed','','4228-autosave-v1','','','2022-08-31 09:22:46','2022-08-31 14:22:46','',4228,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/31/4228-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4232,7,'2022-08-31 09:22:53','2022-08-31 14:22:53','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received recognition by <a href=\"https://www.onlinembareport.com/categories/tennessee\">onlinembareport.com</a> for the high quality of its online Master of Business Administration program. UT Martin was ranked third in Tennessee behind the University of Memphis and UT Chattanooga and 18<sup>th</sup> in the South in the report. The website highlights the university for its small class sizes, collaborative projects, and leadership and global management-based curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe Online MBA Report serves as a starting point for prospective online MBA students across the country. The site generates roughly 25,000 user sessions per month, helping organize information so that students can help make individualized decisions about programs. In the past, admissions criteria, tuition costs and enrollment have been factors in the rankings. However, the 2022 rankings were based solely on reputation. More than 400 U.S.-based online MBA programs were evaluated, with UT Martin ranking among the top in each report.\r\n\r\nUTM’s Online MBA Program is a high-quality, convenient, practitioner-focused program that is designed for nontraditional students, such as full-time employees. The program is cohort based, providing a series of four- to five-week courses taught by full-time faculty. Students traditionally complete the Online MBA Program in approximately 18 months.\r\n\r\nUT Martin undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International, which is considered a gold standard accreditation in business education. More than 16,000 colleges and schools of business are located around the world, but only 6% of those schools are accredited by AACSB.\r\n<blockquote>“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.</blockquote>\r\nDr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, College of Business and Global Affairs dean, is pleased with the rankings and what it says about the program. “When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said. “Further, students chose our MBA program not only for the quality of our AASCB-accredited program, but also for the caring attention they receive.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/mba\">www.utm.edu/mba</a> or contact Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student services coordinator at 731-881-7208.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Online MBA program ranks among best in state and region','“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.','inherit','closed','closed','','4228-revision-v1','','','2022-08-31 09:22:53','2022-08-31 14:22:53','',4228,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/31/4228-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4233,7,'2022-08-31 09:25:23','2022-08-31 14:25:23','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received recognition by <a href=\"https://www.onlinembareport.com/categories/tennessee\">onlinembareport.com</a> for the high quality of its online Master of Business Administration program. UT Martin was ranked third in Tennessee behind the University of Memphis and UT Chattanooga and 18<sup>th</sup> in the South in the report. The website highlights the university for its small class sizes, collaborative projects, and leadership and global management-based curriculum.\r\n\r\nThe Online MBA Report serves as a starting point for prospective online MBA students across the country. The site generates roughly 25,000 user sessions per month, helping organize information so that students can help make individualized decisions about programs. In the past, admissions criteria, tuition costs and enrollment have been factors in the rankings. However, the 2022 rankings were based solely on reputation. More than 400 U.S.-based online MBA programs were evaluated, with UT Martin ranking among the top in each report.\r\n\r\nUTM’s Online MBA Program is a high-quality, convenient, practitioner-focused program that is designed for nontraditional students, such as full-time employees. The program is cohort based, providing a series of four- to five-week courses taught by full-time faculty. Students traditionally complete the Online MBA Program in approximately 18 months.\r\n\r\nUT Martin undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business – International, which is considered a gold standard accreditation in business education. More than 16,000 colleges and schools of business are located around the world, but only 6% of those schools are accredited by AACSB.\r\n<blockquote>“When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said.</blockquote>\r\nDr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, College of Business and Global Affairs dean, is pleased with the rankings and what it says about the program. “When an academic program receives recognition, regionally and nationally, it will serve as an external validation of the quality of the program,” Dr. Tootoonchi said. “Further, students chose our MBA program not only for the quality of our AASCB-accredited program, but also for the caring attention they receive.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/mba\">www.utm.edu/mba</a> or contact Jennifer Killebrew, MBA program and student services coordinator at 731-881-7208.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Online MBA program ranks among best in state and region','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received recognition by onlinembareport.com for the high quality of its online Master of Business Administration program.','inherit','closed','closed','','4228-revision-v1','','','2022-08-31 09:25:23','2022-08-31 14:25:23','',4228,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/08/31/4228-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4237,7,'2022-09-06 08:42:49','2022-09-06 13:42:49','','Tewari_UTM 2022 (1)','Tewari is pictured in this file photo presenting in the university’s Paul Meek Library. ','inherit','closed','closed','','tewari_utm-2022-1','','','2022-09-06 08:46:08','2022-09-06 13:46:08','',4236,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Tewari_UTM-2022-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4238,7,'2022-09-06 08:46:32','2022-09-06 13:46:32','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received a $299,932 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture program. The grant, entitled “Empowering small farmers and agriculture students: FSAS (Farmers’ School for Agricultural Sustainability) and Experiential Learning Programs,” will benefit a three-year project focusing on strengthening sustainable food production and enhancing agricultural productivity.\r\n\r\nThe program is being led by Dr. Rachna Tewari, associate professor of agricultural economics and agribusiness. Co-project investigators include Dr. Isaac Lepcha, lecturer of plant and soil sciences; Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, Gilbert Parker Chair of Excellence in agriculture and natural resources and professor of agricultural economics; Dr. Eric Pelren, professor of wildlife biology; Dr. Bethany Wolters, assistant professor of plant and soil sciences; Dr. Stan Dunagan, professor of geology; and Dr. Will Bird, associate professor of agricultural education.\r\n\r\nThe objective of this project is to build capacity for sustainable agriculture-focused outreach, education and research programs for agricultural communities in West Tennessee and for students at UT Martin, with support from institutional supporter Penn State University in Pennsylvania.\r\n\r\nUT Martin will be partnering with the Center for Engaged Learning Abroad in Belize, a program dedicated to providing a wide variety of experimental learning, focused on sustainability. Another partner is the Northwest Tennessee Local Food Network located in Martin, which coordinates a thriving and equitable local food system that is accessible to all.\r\n\r\nKey strategies to overcoming the challenges associated with global hunger issues are strengthening sustainable food production and enhancing agricultural productivity. The second sustainable development goal of the United Nations specifically highlights the need for promoting sustainable agriculture by empowering small farmers. Smallholder farms are critical to the sustenance of rural economies in the U.S. and face significant constraints owing to increased rural-urban migration, older population involved in farming, consolidation and climate change.\r\n\r\nThis project primarily aims to strengthen and empower smallholder farms involved in forage-livestock and vegetable production in West Tennessee and Pennsylvania by demonstrating sustainable agriculture practices through research, a producer field school exchange program, the Farmers’ School for Agricultural Sustainability, and an agricultural sustainability and local foods conference.\r\n\r\nAnother goal is to promote global engagement and cultural awareness among students through an international travel-study program in partnership with Penn State University as part of an embedded course in agricultural sustainability, with a focus on agroecology and indigenous communities. The program also plans to highlight the farmers markets in the region and local food networks to promote sustainability and food self-sufficiency in rural communities.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the grant, contact Tewari at (731)-881-7196 or <a href=\"mailto:rtewari@utm.edu\">rtewari@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin receives USDA food sustainability grant','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received a $299,932 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture program.','inherit','closed','closed','','4236-revision-v1','','','2022-09-06 08:46:32','2022-09-06 13:46:32','',4236,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/06/4236-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4239,7,'2022-09-06 08:51:24','2022-09-06 13:51:24','The UT Martin Research Series returns with a timely presentation about soybean research during the Tennessee Soybean Festival. Dr. Todd Winters, dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, will review his career-long research into soybeans with his presentation titled “The Magic Bean: Utilization of Soybeans and Effects on Mammalian Physiology.”\r\n\r\nThe presentation is free and open to the public and will start at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, in the north reading room of the library. Light refreshments will be served, and attendees are welcome to bring their lunch for the event. The presentation will be livestreamed at <a href=\"https://youtu.be/wWnJDuKnoAQ\">https://youtu.be/wWnJDuKnoAQ</a> and archived for later viewing. The monthly research series highlights the research of campus faculty, staff and students and is co-sponsored by the university’s Division of Academic Affairs and the Paul Meek Library.\r\n\r\nMoving beyond farm production of soybeans, Winters’ work has focused on the physiological effects of soybean consumption. Soybeans and their products, including tofu, miso, and animal feed, deliver high levels of isoflavone proteins that impact glucose and lipid levels in humans and other mammals.\r\n\r\nWinters joined UT Martin in 2013 following 19 years at Southern Illinois University.  A native of Washington state, Winters’ research has been published in the “Journal of Medicinal Food, the “Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology” and “FASEB,” the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. In June 2022, Winters took office as president of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). An active participant in UTM’s Study-Abroad Program, he has served as an instructor in Japan and Italy and is planning a student travel-study trip in 2023 to Kenya.\r\n\r\nParking for the reception will be in the Paul Meek Library parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Erik Nordberg, library dean, at 731-881-7070.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Winters to discuss \'The Magic Bean\' during Soybean Festival week','The UT Martin Research Series returns with a timely presentation about soybean research during the Tennessee Soybean Festival. ','publish','closed','closed','','winters-to-discuss-the-magic-bean-during-soybean-festival-week','','','2022-09-06 08:51:36','2022-09-06 13:51:36','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4239',0,'post','',0),(4240,7,'2022-09-06 08:49:48','2022-09-06 13:49:48','','Winters_Library Presentation 2022','Winters, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences dean, is pictured during a previous library event with Dr. Erik Nordberg (right), Paul Meek Library dean. 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The presentation will be livestreamed at <a href=\"https://youtu.be/wWnJDuKnoAQ\">https://youtu.be/wWnJDuKnoAQ</a> and archived for later viewing. The monthly research series highlights the research of campus faculty, staff and students and is co-sponsored by the university’s Division of Academic Affairs and the Paul Meek Library.\r\n\r\nMoving beyond farm production of soybeans, Winters’ work has focused on the physiological effects of soybean consumption. Soybeans and their products, including tofu, miso, and animal feed, deliver high levels of isoflavone proteins that impact glucose and lipid levels in humans and other mammals.\r\n\r\nWinters joined UT Martin in 2013 following 19 years at Southern Illinois University.  A native of Washington state, Winters’ research has been published in the “Journal of Medicinal Food, the “Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology” and “FASEB,” the journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. In June 2022, Winters took office as president of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA). An active participant in UTM’s Study-Abroad Program, he has served as an instructor in Japan and Italy and is planning a student travel-study trip in 2023 to Kenya.\r\n\r\nParking for the reception will be in the Paul Meek Library parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Erik Nordberg, library dean, at 731-881-7070.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Winters to discuss \'The Magic Bean\' during Soybean Festival week','The UT Martin Research Series returns with a timely presentation about soybean research during the Tennessee Soybean Festival. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4239-revision-v1','','','2022-09-06 08:51:24','2022-09-06 13:51:24','',4239,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/06/4239-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4242,7,'2022-09-06 10:00:27','2022-09-06 15:00:27','Graduates of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, now have a new path to receive their master’s degrees from the University of Tennessee at Martin.\r\n\r\nDr. Mark Kistler, ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources dean, said that a new agreement allows ABAC graduates who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in the ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources and who meet admissions criteria will be accepted into UT Martin’s Master of Science in Agriculture and Natural Resources online degree program.\r\n\r\nWe’re always looking for great opportunities for our graduates,” Kistler said. “I believe this a way that we can partner with another institution to benefit students who graduate from ABAC’s School of Agriculture and Natural Resources.”\r\n\r\nFor ABAC graduates who meet the admission requirements to the graduate degree program and enroll in UT Martin coursework, the UT Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences can accept up to six graduate credit hours of prior learning toward the required 36 credit hours for a Master of Science degree.\r\n<blockquote>“This is a great collaboration that will ensure opportunities for students to continue their education either as full-time graduate students or part-time while they work in their professions,” said Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin graduate studies dean.</blockquote>\r\n“This is a great collaboration that will ensure opportunities for students to continue their education either as full-time graduate students or part-time while they work in their professions,” said Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin graduate studies dean. “The opportunities are endless for students to grow professionally.”\r\n\r\nAmong other requirements for students to be a part of the Stallion-Skyhawk Accelerated Agreement, ABAC graduates must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale and must submit two letters of reference from ABAC School of Agriculture and Natural Resources faculty members.\r\n\r\nDr. Todd Winters, professor and dean of the UT Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences, likes the “pipeline” concept from Tifton to Tennessee.\r\n<blockquote>“The end goal is to provide better career opportunities in the agriculture and natural resources sectors.”</blockquote>\r\n“This agreement provides a pipeline from ABAC students to expand their credentials and for UT Martin to grow its graduate program,” Winters said. “The end goal is to provide better career opportunities in the agriculture and natural resources sectors.”\r\n\r\nABAC enrolls 3,815 students from 155 of Georgia’s 159 counties and from 52 of Florida’s 67 counties. 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With five returning staff members, the University of Tennessee at Martin’s student-led station is hopeful they can grow the station’s list of accolades and continue to meet the needs of the university community and public.\r\n\r\nThe station has something for everyone by offering a diverse range of music, news, weather and five different staff-hosted radio shows. These shows include information about the Student Government Association, Greek life, Weakley County news, the music industry and sports.\r\n\r\nThe Bench, the station’s award-winning sports talk show, covers SEC football, local high school sports, and everything in between. In 2022, the station has plans to cover all home and away Westview high school football games and all home UT Martin football games. The crew will also cover the UT Martin vs. UT Knoxville game, one of the station’s programming highlights.\r\n<blockquote>“Covering a SEC homecoming game is an extremely exciting opportunity for us,” said WUTM Digital Media Director Dylan Ingram.</blockquote>\r\n“Covering a SEC homecoming game is an extremely exciting opportunity for us,” said WUTM Digital Media Director Dylan Ingram. “It will be a busy weekend, and our staff will have to split coverage between Westview and UTM, but we are looking forward to it.”\r\n\r\nNot only is the station excited for what’s ahead, but they attempt to build on the recognition they earned March 5, 2022, during the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media annual conference. WUTM received 10 awards, including the station’s 13th consecutive Platinum Award, which is the highest peer-reviewed award given by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System.\r\n\r\nWUTM also won first-place awards and seven top-five finalist awards. Hannah Bilger, news director from McKenzie, was named Best News Director in the Nation and was a top-five finalist in the Best Spot News category. Blaine McDonald, of Martin, was a top-five finalist for the Best Business and Traffic Director award and placed first along with Davis Gregory, sports director from Knoxville, in the Best Basketball Play-by-Play category.\r\n\r\nThe station also placed as a top-five finalist for Best Giveaway and Best Live Broadcast Promotional Event for WUTM\'s 50th-anniversary celebration activities as well as Best Sports Interview. Brian Thomas, the station\'s senior broadcast engineer, was a top-five finalist for the Tom Gibson Award for Outstanding Engineering, and Colby Maclin, production manager from Ripley, was a top-five finalist in the Best Liner/Sweeper category.\r\n<blockquote>“Under Dr. Richard Robinson’s leadership, the students there are becoming leaders in their own right and producing great content, which includes newscasts, sports reporting, play-by-play broadcasts, station promotion, marketing and on-air presentations.\"</blockquote>\r\n“WUTM 90.3 ‘The Hawk’ at the University of Tennessee at Martin, has been nationally renowned by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for many years,” said Chet LaPrice, Intercollegiate Broadcasting System board member, in a statement. “Under Dr. Richard Robinson’s leadership, the students there are becoming leaders in their own right and producing great content, which includes newscasts, sports reporting, play-by-play broadcasts, station promotion, marketing and on-air presentations.\r\n\r\n\"They do this not with the primary intent up-front of winning an award – they do it to provide great radio to the university and community audiences they serve.”\r\n\r\nThe station has already begun working toward new goals for next year’s IBS conference. Davis Gregory, WUTM sports director from Knoxville, is working hard in his senior year. “I think everyone at the radio station wants to be able to bring home another ‘best radio station in the country’ award. It’s something that hasn’t been done in a long time, so I’d say that’s a major goal for us.”\r\n\r\nWUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” is managed by the Department of Mass Media and Strategic Communication. For more information, contact Dr. Richard Robinson, station adviser, at 731-881-7555 or <a href=\"mailto:rrobins@utm.edu\">rrobins@utm.edu</a>. 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Davidson, a sophomore from Nesbit, Mississippi, assistant sports director; and Hannah Bilger, a senior from McKenzie, program director; (front row l, r) Callie Stone, a senior from Lynnville, news director; Dylan Ingram, a senior from Martin, digital media director; and Colby Maclin, a junior from Ripley, production director. ','inherit','closed','closed','','08302022_wutm_001','','','2022-09-07 15:31:21','2022-09-07 20:31:21','',4246,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/08302022_WUTM_001.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4248,7,'2022-09-07 15:34:12','2022-09-07 20:34:12','Following a successful 2022 spring semester, WUTM 90.3 “The Hawk” enters a new broadcast year with big plans for sports coverage and the station’s regular programming. With five returning staff members, the University of Tennessee at Martin’s student-led station is hopeful they can grow the station’s list of accolades and continue to meet the needs of the university community and public.\r\n\r\nThe station has something for everyone by offering a diverse range of music, news, weather and five different staff-hosted radio shows. These shows include information about the Student Government Association, Greek life, Weakley County news, the music industry and sports.\r\n\r\nThe Bench, the station’s award-winning sports talk show, covers SEC football, local high school sports, and everything in between. In 2022, the station has plans to cover all home and away Westview high school football games and all home UT Martin football games. The crew will also cover the UT Martin vs. UT Knoxville game, one of the station’s programming highlights.\r\n<blockquote>“Covering a SEC homecoming game is an extremely exciting opportunity for us,” said WUTM Digital Media Director Dylan Ingram.</blockquote>\r\n“Covering a SEC homecoming game is an extremely exciting opportunity for us,” said WUTM Digital Media Director Dylan Ingram. “It will be a busy weekend, and our staff will have to split coverage between Westview and UTM, but we are looking forward to it.”\r\n\r\nNot only is the station excited for what’s ahead, but they attempt to build on the recognition they earned March 5, 2022, during the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Media annual conference. WUTM received 10 awards, including the station’s 13th consecutive Platinum Award, which is the highest peer-reviewed award given by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System.\r\n\r\nWUTM also won first-place awards and seven top-five finalist awards. Hannah Bilger, news director from McKenzie, was named Best News Director in the Nation and was a top-five finalist in the Best Spot News category. Blaine McDonald, of Martin, was a top-five finalist for the Best Business and Traffic Director award and placed first along with Davis Gregory, sports director from Knoxville, in the Best Basketball Play-by-Play category.\r\n\r\nThe station also placed as a top-five finalist for Best Giveaway and Best Live Broadcast Promotional Event for WUTM\'s 50th-anniversary celebration activities as well as Best Sports Interview. Brian Thomas, the station\'s senior broadcast engineer, was a top-five finalist for the Tom Gibson Award for Outstanding Engineering, and Colby Maclin, production manager from Ripley, was a top-five finalist in the Best Liner/Sweeper category.\r\n<blockquote>“Under Dr. Richard Robinson’s leadership, the students there are becoming leaders in their own right and producing great content, which includes newscasts, sports reporting, play-by-play broadcasts, station promotion, marketing and on-air presentations.\"</blockquote>\r\n“WUTM 90.3 ‘The Hawk’ at the University of Tennessee at Martin, has been nationally renowned by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System for many years,” said Chet LaPrice, Intercollegiate Broadcasting System board member, in a statement. “Under Dr. Richard Robinson’s leadership, the students there are becoming leaders in their own right and producing great content, which includes newscasts, sports reporting, play-by-play broadcasts, station promotion, marketing and on-air presentations.\r\n\r\n\"They do this not with the primary intent up-front of winning an award – they do it to provide great radio to the university and community audiences they serve.”\r\n\r\nThe station has already begun working toward new goals for next year’s IBS conference. 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Each event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and an information fair, followed by an official welcome at 9:30 a.m. A panel of current UT Martin students will answer questions and talk about their college experiences at 10 a.m., followed by departmental visits at 10:45 a.m. and a campus tour at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nDuring each Preview Day, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, housing and student life. Academic advisers, financial counselors and current students are available to talk with students and their families in a relaxed environment. There is no cost to attend, and parents, siblings and other visitors are welcome.\r\n\r\nPre-registration is encouraged to ensure that each student can visit areas of personal interest. Registration can be completed online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/preview\">www.utm.edu/preview</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (731)-881-7020 or <a href=\"mailto:admitme@utm.edu\">admitme@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Each event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and an information fair, followed by an official welcome at 9:30 a.m. A panel of current UT Martin students will answer questions and talk about their college experiences at 10 a.m., followed by departmental visits at 10:45 a.m. and a campus tour at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nDuring each Preview Day, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, housing and student life. Academic advisers, financial counselors and current students are available to talk with students and their families in a relaxed environment. There is no cost to attend, and parents, siblings and other visitors are welcome.\r\n\r\nPre-registration is encouraged to ensure that each student can visit areas of personal interest. Registration can be completed online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/preview\">www.utm.edu/preview</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (731)-881-7020 or <a href=\"mailto:admitme@utm.edu\">admitme@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Each event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and an information fair, followed by an official welcome at 9:30 a.m. A panel of current UT Martin students will answer questions and talk about their college experiences at 10 a.m., followed by departmental visits at 10:45 a.m. and a campus tour at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nDuring each Preview Day, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, housing and student life. Academic advisers, financial counselors and current students are available to talk with students and their families in a relaxed environment. There is no cost to attend, and parents, siblings and other visitors are welcome.\r\n\r\nPre-registration is encouraged to ensure that each student can visit areas of personal interest. Registration can be completed online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/preview\">www.utm.edu/preview</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (731)-881-7020 or <a href=\"mailto:admitme@utm.edu\">admitme@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Each event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and an information fair, followed by an official welcome at 9:30 a.m. A panel of current UT Martin students will answer questions and talk about their college experiences at 10 a.m., followed by departmental visits at 10:45 a.m. and a campus tour at 11:30 a.m.\r\n\r\nDuring each Preview Day, students will have the opportunity to ask questions about academic programs, financial aid, scholarships, housing and student life. Academic advisers, financial counselors and current students are available to talk with students and their families in a relaxed environment. There is no cost to attend, and parents, siblings and other visitors are welcome.\r\n\r\nPre-registration is encouraged to ensure that each student can visit areas of personal interest. Registration can be completed online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/preview\">www.utm.edu/preview</a>. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of Undergraduate Admissions at (731)-881-7020 or <a href=\"mailto:admitme@utm.edu\">admitme@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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This compares to 6,715 students who registered in fall 2021 and represented a 2.4% increase. First-year students totaled 1,107 students, up 6.2% from 1,042 in fall 2021. Transfers increased 5.7% from 353 to 373 students, and first-time graduate students totaled 268 compared to 224 last fall semester for a 19.6% increase.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n“We’re grateful to the students and families who have chosen UT Martin,” said university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver. “The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to fall enrollment numbers becoming final, UT Martin earned several noteworthy rankings in the 2022-2023 Best Colleges edition released Sept. 12 by U.S. News &amp; World Report. The university was ranked #26 among Regional Universities South, up from #31 a year ago; #10 for Top Public Schools – Regional Universities South, up from #15 last year; and #9 for Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities South, up from last year’s #14 ranking.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Transfers increased 5.7% from 353 to 373 students, and first-time graduate students totaled 268 compared to 224 last fall semester for a 19.6% increase.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n“We’re grateful to the students and families who have chosen UT Martin,” said university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver. “The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to fall enrollment numbers becoming final, UT Martin earned several noteworthy rankings in the 2022-2023 Best Colleges edition released Sept. 12 by U.S. News &amp; World Report. The university was ranked #26 among Regional Universities South, up from #31 a year ago; #10 for Top Public Schools – Regional Universities South, up from #15 last year; and #9 for Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities South, up from last year’s #14 ranking.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Transfers increased 5.7% from 353 to 373 students, and first-time graduate students totaled 268 compared to 224 last fall semester for a 19.6% increase.\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">“The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n“We’re grateful to the students and families who have chosen UT Martin,” said university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver. “The past few years have been hard for many individuals, businesses and organizations, including higher education. Students, faculty, staff and alumni continue to support the university through this challenging time, and we’re pleased that students and families trust UT Martin and our ability to deliver a high-quality college experience.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to fall enrollment numbers becoming final, UT Martin earned several noteworthy rankings in the 2022-2023 Best Colleges edition released Sept. 12 by U.S. News &amp; World Report. The university was ranked #26 among Regional Universities South, up from #31 a year ago; #10 for Top Public Schools – Regional Universities South, up from #15 last year; and #9 for Best Colleges for Veterans – Regional Universities South, up from last year’s #14 ranking.\r\n\r\nUT Martin is a primary regional campus in the University of Tennessee System offering bachelor’s degrees, majors, concentrations and options in more than 150 specialized fields as well as seven graduate degrees. In addition to the main campus, the university has five regional centers in Jackson, Parsons, Selmer, Ripley and Somerville. UT Martin Online offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees, including the online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree for working adults. 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Dr. Charley Deal, Gem Bell, Judy Long and Leigh Anne Bentley all received United Way awards during an evening that included a presentation by George Foreman, two-time world heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic gold medalist.\r\n\r\nDeal and Bell received the first Joe Exum Service and Leadership Awards, while Long and Bentley received the inaugural Charlotte Stanworth Harris Service and Leadership Awards. Both awards are named for longtime Jackson community leaders and volunteers. Exum was a former United Way board chair, and Harris was the United Way of Tennessee’s first female campaign board chair.\r\n\r\nDeal is UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement; Bell is a supervisor with Teknor Apex Tennessee Co. in Brownsville; Long is president and chief operating officer for First Citizens National Bank in Dyersburg; and Bentley is the chief marketing officer for Leaders Credit Union in Jackson. Deal, Bell and Bentley are current United Way of West Tennessee board members, and Bentley is past board chair. All four are UT Martin WestStar Leadership Program graduates, and Deal serves as WestStar board secretary.\r\n\r\nDeal’s United Way involvement covers 12 years, including one year as United Way of West Tennessee board chair, two years as Weakley County United Way board chair, and county campaign and UT Martin campaign chair for four years. He encourages others to support non-profit work.\r\n<blockquote>“We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”</blockquote>\r\n“This award is very humbling to me and very much appreciated. There are numerous other people who are dedicated to serving the needs of their communities. I just happened to be selected,” Deal said. “We have an obligation to leave our ‘home’ a little better than we found it, so I challenge everyone to get involved with a non-profit and to put your talents to good use.”\r\n\r\nDeal congratulated his fellow award recipients and recognized their significant work on behalf of the organization. “Leigh Ann, Judy and Gem are all great friends to me, and I am honored to share the stage with them as we are honored with our awards,” Deal said. “All three are huge advocates for helping those in need and give of their time and talent to make positive impacts in communities across West Tennessee.”\r\n\r\nMatt Marshall has served as president and CEO for United Way of West Tennessee since October 2019. A 2022 WestStar Leadership Program graduate, Marshall said that volunteers are key to the United Way’s success.\r\n<blockquote>“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement.</blockquote>\r\n“Unitas is a celebration of each and every person who has helped make an impact in our community through United Way,” Marshall said in a statement. “Without our volunteers — who have sacrificed so much time and energy into bettering West Tennessee — our organization would not exist. We are truly better ‘United,’ so we thought it appropriate to recognize Charley, Gem, Judy and Leigh Anne for their exemplary service to our region.”\r\n\r\nThe United Way of West Tennessee is celebrating 80 years of service by uniting agencies in ways that improve individual access to health, education and financial stability. Counties served include Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Madison, McNairy and Weakley. Learn more or donate at uwwt.org.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Charley Deal, WestStar graduates honored with United Way awards','Four community volunteers who have committed time and talent to United Way of West Tennessee were honored by the organization Aug. 18 during the organization’s Unitas community event held at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson.','inherit','closed','closed','','4210-revision-v1','','','2022-09-15 08:04:14','2022-09-15 13:04:14','',4210,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/15/4210-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4273,7,'2022-09-27 09:47:17','2022-09-27 14:47:17','A fall enrollment report and review of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s updated strategic plan were among the agenda items presented during Friday’s fall meeting of the University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board. Updates on the university’s Title IX work and capital projects were also presented to board members during the 1 p.m. meeting held Sept. 23 in the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nAdvisory boards were created for each University of Tennessee campus under the UT FOCUS Act passed during Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration. Board members are appointed by the governor, confirmed by the Tennessee general assembly, and advise the chancellors, UT president and UT Board of Trustees on matters related to the university campuses.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, reported that UT Martin fall enrollment reached 6,868 students, which was the first fall-to-fall enrollment increase for the university since the pandemic began in 2020. Most of the increases compared to fall 2021 numbers came from first-time, first-year students, graduate students and transfers. New graduate student enrollment reached an all-time high of 268 students. Meanwhile the university’s undergraduate retention rate also increased from 70 to 71%.\r\n\r\n“That (retention rate increase) sounds like a small increase but that’s real students and a lot of work,” Cavalier said of the retention number, crediting Dr. Brad Baumgardner, the university’s new director of retention, and the Office of Student Success Center staff for their work enrolling 268 eligible students for fall semester.\r\n\r\nCavalier also previewed the university’s newly updated strategic plan that builds on the existing plan and aligns UT Martin with the UT System strategic plan through 2025 when all UT campuses will begin a new strategic-planning process. In the only board action for this meeting, board members unanimously approved the updated plan that moves next to the UT Board of Trustees for review and consideration for approval when the board meets Oct. 27-28 on the UT Martin main campus.\r\n\r\nDominique Crockett, director for the Office of Equity and Diversity, referenced the university’s annual Title IX report as she updated advisory board members on related progress and initiatives at the university. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives federal government funding.\r\n\r\nCrockett, who came to the university earlier this year from the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, reported a 100% completion rate for faculty and staff who received training that covered UT Martin’s sexual misconduct policy. This was the highest completion rate in the UT System and, in addition to faculty and staff, approximately 1,200 students also completed the same training. She continues outreach efforts across the university to increase Title IX training and awareness.\r\n\r\nPetra McPhearson, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, followed with a capital-projects update and reported $130 million in projects either recently completed or underway. Among the projects she highlighted were major system upgrades in Clement Hall, which was built in 1957 and where an open house earlier in the day welcomed visitors to see newly updated space that centralizes academic records, undergraduate admissions, the bursar’s office, financial aid and other key student-services areas. She also noted a two-part project that added security upgrades, including installation of cameras around the main campus and door locks that allow classrooms to be locked from the inside.\r\n\r\nMcPherson also previewed future projects that include an indoor batting facility for Skyhawk baseball, the Grove Apartments demolition, upgrades in the Johnson EPS Building and Elam Center lighting, and construction of the new Tennessee Entrepreneurial Science and Technology Hub. The TEST Hub was fully funded by the Tennessee General Assembly during the last legislative session.\r\n\r\nIn his closing comments, Chancellor Keith Carver noted the atmosphere around the university following two years of uncertainty caused by the pandemic. “It feels like this summer and fall that we’re actually a residential college again,” he told advisory board members. He cited successful summer camps and full participation in the university’s two governor’s schools that preceded increased fall enrollment, 90% occupancy in residence halls and an increase of 180 residents on campus compared to a year ago.\r\n\r\nCarver also noted positive signs in fundraising support by university donors and alumni. “I can’t say enough about the work of our advancement team but also our faculty, staff and students who are all deputized alumni and development officers,” he said. He expects the university to close out the current $175 million RISE Capital Fundraising Campaign early next year.\r\n\r\n“I’m closing in on the end of year six as chancellor, and it seems to be more exciting when you look at what’s happening in (student) retention, when you look at recruiting, when you look at new industry coming into this area, the success our student (organizations) are having and athletics, the way our alums are responding – it is a great day to be a Skyhawk, and I’m so happy to be here,” he said.\r\n\r\nArt Sparks, of Union City, chairs the seven-member board and is serving his third term as chair. Other advisory board members are Dr. Anderson Starling, faculty representative to the board; Iman Ahmed, UT Martin student representative to the board; Hal Bynum, of Sharon; Monice Hagler, of Memphis; Julia Wells, of Jackson; and Johnny Woolfolk, of Madison County.\r\n\r\nArchived meeting agendas, minutes and meeting webcasts, including the Sept. 23 meeting webcast, are found at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">www.utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. Select the “Agenda and Meeting Materials” menu link for archived content. The winter meeting of the board is set for Jan. 20, 2023. Call the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615 for additional assistance or information.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Fall enrollment increase and strategic plan \'refresh\' highlight Advisory Board meeting','A fall enrollment report and review of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s updated strategic plan were among the agenda items presented during Friday’s fall meeting of the University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board.','publish','closed','closed','','fall-enrollment-increase-and-strategic-plan-refresh-highlight-advisory-board-meeting','','','2022-09-28 17:07:37','2022-09-28 22:07:37','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4273',0,'post','',0),(4263,7,'2022-09-15 10:50:39','2022-09-15 15:50:39','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its 2022 homecoming festivities Sept. 25-Oct. 2 on the main campus. Among this year’s events, the annual Quad City tent festival will begin at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 1, followed by the 2 p.m. homecoming football game against Tennessee Tech at Hardy Graham Stadium. UT Martin is stepping back into the 70s with a theme of “Groovy Days at UTM” for the event-filled week.\r\n\r\n“Our theme is decided by the Student Alumni Council each year,” said Jackie Johnson, assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations and annual giving. “This was one of three great ideas they presented. We chose this theme because it is such a fun, easy decade to reminisce about times at UTM.”\r\n\r\nTraditional homecoming events throughout the week include rope pull held 4 p.m. daily with championships beginning at 3:30 p.m., Sept. 30, behind the Student Recreation Center; lip sync held at 7 p.m., Sept. 27, at the City of Martin Public Library stage; pyramid and pep rally held at 7 p.m., Sept. 30, at the Elam Center; and the National Pan-Hellenic Council step show at 7 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Elam Center.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the step show, the Black Alumni Council is sponsoring several events during homecoming week, including the BAC Feel the Funk Alumni Mixer at 9 p.m., Sept. 30, at the Martin Event Center; the Black Alumni Council tailgate at 12 p.m., Oct. 1, outside Hardy M. Graham Stadium; and the Soul Purpose Alumni After Party at 9 p.m., Oct 1, at the Martin Event Center.\r\n\r\nSaturday, Oct. 1, is the primary day for homecoming activities and includes the Letterwinners’ Breakfast and Hall of Fame inductions and the Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Program (both by invitation only) prior to the opening of Quad City at 10:30 a.m. The Skyhawk football team will take its traditional “Hawk Walk” through the Quad at 11 a.m., and the football game begins at 2 p.m. Homecoming week will end with brunch from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oct. 2, in the Skyhawk Dining Hall.\r\n\r\nMore about the week is available at <a href=\"https://alumni.utm.edu/s/1341/utm/19/interior.aspx?sid=1341&amp;gid=5&amp;pgid=13917\">alumni.utm.edu/homecoming</a> where homecoming T-shirts can be reserved and a complete list of events is posted. Adult T-shirts range from $20-22 and youth T-shirts are $15. For more information about UT Martin homecoming activities, contact Johnson at 731-881-7610 or <a href=\"mailto:jjohn253@utm.edu\">jjohn253@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin homecoming scheduled for Sept. 25-Oct. 2','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its 2022 homecoming festivities Sept. 25-Oct. 2 on the main campus.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-homecoming-scheduled-for-sept-25-oct-2','','','2022-09-15 10:51:21','2022-09-15 15:51:21','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4263',0,'post','',0),(4264,7,'2022-09-15 10:47:13','2022-09-15 15:47:13','','10092021_HomecomingQuadCity008','Pictured is a scene from last year’s Quad City. ','inherit','closed','closed','','10092021_homecomingquadcity008','','','2022-09-15 10:50:06','2022-09-15 15:50:06','',4263,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/10092021_HomecomingQuadCity008.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4265,7,'2022-09-15 10:50:39','2022-09-15 15:50:39','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its 2022 homecoming festivities Sept. 25-Oct. 2 on the main campus. Among this year’s events, the annual Quad City tent festival will begin at 10:30 a.m., Oct. 1, followed by the 2 p.m. homecoming football game against Tennessee Tech at Hardy Graham Stadium. UT Martin is stepping back into the 70s with a theme of “Groovy Days at UTM” for the event-filled week.\r\n\r\n“Our theme is decided by the Student Alumni Council each year,” said Jackie Johnson, assistant vice chancellor for alumni relations and annual giving. “This was one of three great ideas they presented. We chose this theme because it is such a fun, easy decade to reminisce about times at UTM.”\r\n\r\nTraditional homecoming events throughout the week include rope pull held 4 p.m. daily with championships beginning at 3:30 p.m., Sept. 30, behind the Student Recreation Center; lip sync held at 7 p.m., Sept. 27, at the City of Martin Public Library stage; pyramid and pep rally held at 7 p.m., Sept. 30, at the Elam Center; and the National Pan-Hellenic Council step show at 7 p.m., Oct. 1, at the Elam Center.\r\n\r\nIn addition to the step show, the Black Alumni Council is sponsoring several events during homecoming week, including the BAC Feel the Funk Alumni Mixer at 9 p.m., Sept. 30, at the Martin Event Center; the Black Alumni Council tailgate at 12 p.m., Oct. 1, outside Hardy M. Graham Stadium; and the Soul Purpose Alumni After Party at 9 p.m., Oct 1, at the Martin Event Center.\r\n\r\nSaturday, Oct. 1, is the primary day for homecoming activities and includes the Letterwinners’ Breakfast and Hall of Fame inductions and the Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Program (both by invitation only) prior to the opening of Quad City at 10:30 a.m. The Skyhawk football team will take its traditional “Hawk Walk” through the Quad at 11 a.m., and the football game begins at 2 p.m. Homecoming week will end with brunch from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oct. 2, in the Skyhawk Dining Hall.\r\n\r\nMore about the week is available at <a href=\"https://alumni.utm.edu/s/1341/utm/19/interior.aspx?sid=1341&amp;gid=5&amp;pgid=13917\">alumni.utm.edu/homecoming</a> where homecoming T-shirts can be reserved and a complete list of events is posted. Adult T-shirts range from $20-22 and youth T-shirts are $15. For more information about UT Martin homecoming activities, contact Johnson at 731-881-7610 or <a href=\"mailto:jjohn253@utm.edu\">jjohn253@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin homecoming scheduled for Sept. 25-Oct. 2','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host its 2022 homecoming festivities Sept. 25-Oct. 2 on the main campus.','inherit','closed','closed','','4263-revision-v1','','','2022-09-15 10:50:39','2022-09-15 15:50:39','',4263,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/15/4263-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4266,7,'2022-09-19 15:12:46','2022-09-19 20:12:46','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. The meeting is open to the public and will also be available for public viewing via livestream at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">www.utm.edu/abmeeting</a> and archived for later viewing.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Enrollment Update and Strategic Plan Refresh</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Update</li>\r\n 	<li>Capital Projects Update</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">www.utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>  or by contacting Bud Grimes, Office of University Relations, at <a href=\"mailto:rgrimes@utm.edu\">rgrimes@utm.edu</a> or call 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance in connection with this meeting can contact Grimes to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact can be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 21.\r\n\r\nUT Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with providing adequate public notice. For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Advisory Board to meet Sept. 23','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-advisory-board-to-meet-sept-23','','','2022-09-19 15:13:04','2022-09-19 20:13:04','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4266',0,'post','',0),(4267,7,'2022-09-19 15:11:37','2022-09-19 20:11:37','','UTM Advisory Board_file','In this file photo, board chair Art Sparks, of Union City, and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver participate in a previous advisory board meeting. ','inherit','closed','closed','','utm-advisory-board_file','','','2022-09-19 15:12:43','2022-09-19 20:12:43','',4266,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/UTM-Advisory-Board_file.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4268,7,'2022-09-19 15:12:46','2022-09-19 20:12:46','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. The meeting is open to the public and will also be available for public viewing via livestream at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/abmeeting\">www.utm.edu/abmeeting</a> and archived for later viewing.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Enrollment Update and Strategic Plan Refresh</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Update</li>\r\n 	<li>Capital Projects Update</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">www.utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>  or by contacting Bud Grimes, Office of University Relations, at <a href=\"mailto:rgrimes@utm.edu\">rgrimes@utm.edu</a> or call 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance in connection with this meeting can contact Grimes to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact can be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CT, Wednesday, Sept. 21.\r\n\r\nUT Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with providing adequate public notice. For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Advisory Board to meet Sept. 23','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4266-revision-v1','','','2022-09-19 15:12:46','2022-09-19 20:12:46','',4266,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/19/4266-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4269,7,'2022-09-20 09:49:47','2022-09-20 14:49:47','Cody Alcorn, of Atlanta, Georgia; April Armstrong, of Bartlett; and Jimmy Tosh, of Henry, will be honored with alumni awards from the University of Tennessee at Martin during homecoming festivities Oct. 1.\r\n\r\nThe awards will be presented during the annual Chancellor’s Brunch and Alumni Awards Program before the opening of Quad City, and award-winners will later be recognized after the first quarter of the of the homecoming football game against Tennessee Tech. The game begins at 2 p.m. in Hardy Graham Stadium, and tickets are available in advance through the Skyhawk Ticket Office and at the gate on game day.\r\n\r\nAlcorn, a native of Sikeston, Missouri, will receive the 2022 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which honors a university alum under 40 years of age for outstanding achievement in his or her chosen profession. Alcorn is a 2005 UT Martin graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications. In his 17-year, award-winning career in TV news, he has covered a presidential inauguration, a Super Bowl, and numerous breaking news and weather stories. He is currently a journalist for 11Alive, WXIA, in Atlanta.\r\n\r\nArmstrong is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award, which honors a university alum for outstanding achievement in his or her chosen profession. Armstrong is a second-generation alumna of UT Martin and 2004 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She is a systems technology auditor for Memphis Light, Gas, and Water and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.  Armstrong has most recently been named the president of the UT Martin Black Alumni Council.\r\n\r\nTosh, the owner and CEO of Tosh Farms, will receive the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for University Service, which honors an individual for exemplary service to the university. He received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 1972. He now owns and operates the 24<sup>th</sup> largest swine operation in the country. He has been a key driver of the Captain’s Challenge Campaign with his $50,000 match to the UT Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Science.\r\n\r\nTo view the complete schedule of homecoming events, visit <a href=\"https://alumni.utm.edu/s/1341/utm/19/interior.aspx?sid=1341&amp;gid=5&amp;pgid=13917\">alumni.utm.edu/homecoming</a>. 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The game begins at 2 p.m. in Hardy Graham Stadium, and tickets are available in advance through the Skyhawk Ticket Office and at the gate on game day.\r\n\r\nAlcorn, a native of Sikeston, Missouri, will receive the 2022 Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which honors a university alum under 40 years of age for outstanding achievement in his or her chosen profession. Alcorn is a 2005 UT Martin graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications. In his 17-year, award-winning career in TV news, he has covered a presidential inauguration, a Super Bowl, and numerous breaking news and weather stories. He is currently a journalist for 11Alive, WXIA, in Atlanta.\r\n\r\nArmstrong is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award, which honors a university alum for outstanding achievement in his or her chosen profession. Armstrong is a second-generation alumna of UT Martin and 2004 graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She is a systems technology auditor for Memphis Light, Gas, and Water and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.  Armstrong has most recently been named the president of the UT Martin Black Alumni Council.\r\n\r\nTosh, the owner and CEO of Tosh Farms, will receive the 2022 Chancellor’s Award for University Service, which honors an individual for exemplary service to the university. He received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture in 1972. He now owns and operates the 24<sup>th</sup> largest swine operation in the country. He has been a key driver of the Captain’s Challenge Campaign with his $50,000 match to the UT Martin College of Agriculture and Applied Science.\r\n\r\nTo view the complete schedule of homecoming events, visit <a href=\"https://alumni.utm.edu/s/1341/utm/19/interior.aspx?sid=1341&amp;gid=5&amp;pgid=13917\">alumni.utm.edu/homecoming</a>. 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Updates on the university’s Title IX work and capital projects were also presented to board members during the 1 p.m. meeting held Sept. 23 in the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nAdvisory boards were created for each University of Tennessee campus under the UT FOCUS Act passed during Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration. Board members are appointed by the governor, confirmed by the Tennessee general assembly, and advise the chancellors, UT president and UT Board of Trustees on matters related to the university campuses.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, reported that UT Martin fall enrollment reached 6,868 students, which was the first fall-to-fall enrollment increase for the university since the pandemic began in 2020. Most of the increases compared to fall 2021 numbers came from first-time, first-year students, graduate students and transfers. New graduate student enrollment reached an all-time high of 268 students. Meanwhile the university’s undergraduate retention rate also increased from 70 to 71%.\r\n\r\n“That (retention rate increase) sounds like a small increase but that’s real students and a lot of work,” Cavalier said of the retention number, crediting Dr. Brad Baumgardner, the university’s new director of retention, and the Office of Student Success Center staff for their work enrolling 268 eligible students for fall semester.\r\n\r\nCavalier also previewed the university’s newly updated strategic plan that builds on the existing plan and aligns UT Martin with the UT System strategic plan through 2025 when all UT campuses will begin a new strategic-planning process. In the only board action for this meeting, board members unanimously approved the updated plan that moves next to the UT Board of Trustees for review and consideration for approval when the board meets Oct. 27-28 on the UT Martin main campus.\r\n\r\nDominique Crockett, director for the Office of Equity and Diversity, referenced the university’s annual Title IX report as she updated advisory board members on related progress and initiatives at the university. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives federal government funding.\r\n\r\nCrockett, who came to the university earlier this year from the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, reported a 100% completion rate for faculty and staff who received training that covered UT Martin’s sexual misconduct policy. This was the highest completion rate in the UT System and, in addition to faculty and staff, approximately 1,200 students also completed the same training. She continues outreach efforts across the university to increase Title IX training and awareness.\r\n\r\nPetra McPhearson, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, followed with a capital-projects update and reported $130 million in projects either recently completed or underway. Among the projects she highlighted were major system upgrades in Clement Hall, which was built in 1957 and where an open house earlier in the day welcomed visitors to see newly updated space that centralizes academic records, undergraduate admissions, the bursar’s office, financial aid and other key student-services areas. She also noted a two-part project that added security upgrades, including installation of cameras around the main campus and door locks that allow classrooms to be locked from the inside.\r\n\r\nMcPherson also previewed future projects that include an indoor batting facility for Skyhawk baseball, the Grove Apartments demolition, upgrades in the Johnson EPS Building and Elam Center lighting, and construction of the new Tennessee Entrepreneurial Science and Technology Hub. The TEST Hub was fully funded by the Tennessee General Assembly during the last legislative session.\r\n\r\nIn his closing comments, Chancellor Keith Carver noted the atmosphere around the university following two years of uncertainty caused by the pandemic. “It feels like this summer and fall that we’re actually a residential college again,” he told advisory board members. He cited successful summer camps and full participation in the university’s two governor’s schools that preceded increased fall enrollment, 90% occupancy in residence halls and an increase of 180 residents on campus compared to a year ago.\r\n\r\nCarver also noted positive signs in fundraising support by university donors and alumni. “I can’t say enough about the work of our advancement team but also our faculty, staff and students who are all deputized alumni and development officers,” he said. He expects the university to close out the current $175 million RISE Capital Fundraising Campaign early next year.\r\n\r\n“I’m closing in on the end of year six as chancellor, and it seems to be more exciting when you look at what’s happening in (student) retention, when you look at recruiting, when you look at new industry coming into this area, the success our student (organizations) are having and athletics, the way our alums are responding – it is a great day to be a Skyhawk, and I’m so happy to be here,” he said.\r\n\r\nArt Sparks, of Union City, chairs the seven-member board and is serving his third term as chair. Other advisory board members are Dr. Anderson Starling, faculty representative to the board; Iman Ahmed, UT Martin student representative to the board; Hal Bynum, of Sharon; Monice Hagler, of Memphis; Julia Wells, of Jackson; and Johnny Woolfolk, of Madison County.\r\n\r\nArchived meeting agendas, minutes and meeting webcasts, including the Sept. 23 meeting webcast, are found at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">www.utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. Select the “Agenda and Meeting Materials” menu link for archived content. The winter meeting of the board is set for Jan. 20, 2023. 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He was appointed as the university\'s director of intercollegiate athletics by Chancellor Philip Conn in 2000, a position he held until Dec. 31, 2013. Following his retirement, he returned to campus as a student-engagement consultant from 2014-19.\r\n\r\nIn his role as athletic director, Dane helped transform the Skyhawks into a perennial Ohio Valley Conference contender in mostly every sport. During his 14 years leading the athletic department, 10 different UT Martin sports programs combined for 34 conference or regional championships. That number includes 20 OVC championship squads – 14 of which came over his final five years in that role. Five Skyhawk sports programs (volleyball, football, men\'s basketball, softball, soccer) won their first-ever OVC title under Dane\'s watch as athletic director while UT Martin additionally produced 19 All-Americans during his tenure.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the Skyhawks set school records for OVC Medal of Honor (perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average) recipients and OVC Commissioner\'s Honor Roll winners (at least a 3.25 GPA) in three straight years under Dane. He also oversaw 10 of UT Martin\'s 18 all-time OVC Scholar-Athletes, an award which is considered as the league\'s highest individual honor.\r\n\r\nDane was inducted into the UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 and was just enshrined in the OVC Hall of Fame last year – becoming only the third Skyhawk representative to earn that honor.\r\n\r\nTo this day, Dane\'s impact is still felt on the UT Martin campus. A big part of his legacy was a $50 student fee increase in the fall of 2007, which generated roughly $600,000 annually and provided salaries for five additional positions within the athletic department. Almost $2,000,000 in private funding was raised while Dane was in charge of Skyhawk Athletics, leading to facility upgrades at Hardy Graham Stadium and the Rhodes Golf Center, amongst other amenities. The Graham Stadium pressbox, a facility that was spawned by Dane, opened in time for the 2016 football season and includes the \"Phil Dane Athletic Director Suite\" on the third floor.\r\n\r\nAn Air Force veteran, Dane was a three-year letterman in baseball at Tennessee Tech before graduating in 1978. He earned his Master\'s degree from UT Martin in 1984. 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He was 68 years old.\r\n\r\nA Martin native who lived in Memphis in recent years, Dane landed his first of many positions at UT Martin in 1979. His job titles included internal auditor, director of financial affairs and assistant vice chancellor for business and finance before he was elevated to the role of vice chancellor for business and finance in 1987. He was appointed as the university\'s director of intercollegiate athletics by Chancellor Philip Conn in 2000, a position he held until Dec. 31, 2013. Following his retirement, he returned to campus as a student-engagement consultant from 2014-19.\r\n\r\nIn his role as athletic director, Dane helped transform the Skyhawks into a perennial Ohio Valley Conference contender in mostly every sport. During his 14 years leading the athletic department, 10 different UT Martin sports programs combined for 34 conference or regional championships. That number includes 20 OVC championship squads – 14 of which came over his final five years in that role. Five Skyhawk sports programs (volleyball, football, men\'s basketball, softball, soccer) won their first-ever OVC title under Dane\'s watch as athletic director while UT Martin additionally produced 19 All-Americans during his tenure.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the Skyhawks set school records for OVC Medal of Honor (perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average) recipients and OVC Commissioner\'s Honor Roll winners (at least a 3.25 GPA) in three straight years under Dane. He also oversaw 10 of UT Martin\'s 18 all-time OVC Scholar-Athletes, an award which is considered as the league\'s highest individual honor.\r\n\r\nDane was inducted into the UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 and was just enshrined in the OVC Hall of Fame last year – becoming only the third Skyhawk representative to earn that honor.\r\n\r\nTo this day, Dane\'s impact is still felt on the UT Martin campus. A big part of his legacy was a $50 student fee increase in the fall of 2007, which generated roughly $600,000 annually and provided salaries for five additional positions within the athletic department. Almost $2,000,000 in private funding was raised while Dane was in charge of Skyhawk Athletics, leading to facility upgrades at Hardy Graham Stadium and the Rhodes Golf Center, amongst other amenities. The Graham Stadium pressbox, a facility that was spawned by Dane, opened in time for the 2016 football season and includes the \"Phil Dane Athletic Director Suite\" on the third floor.\r\n\r\nAn Air Force veteran, Dane was a three-year letterman in baseball at Tennessee Tech before graduating in 1978. He earned his Master\'s degree from UT Martin in 1984. 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He was appointed as the university\'s director of intercollegiate athletics by Chancellor Philip Conn in 2000, a position he held until Dec. 31, 2013. Following his retirement, he returned to campus as a student-engagement consultant from 2014-19.\r\n\r\nIn his role as athletic director, Dane helped transform the Skyhawks into a perennial Ohio Valley Conference contender in mostly every sport. During his 14 years leading the athletic department, 10 different UT Martin sports programs combined for 34 conference or regional championships. That number includes 20 OVC championship squads – 14 of which came over his final five years in that role. Five Skyhawk sports programs (volleyball, football, men\'s basketball, softball, soccer) won their first-ever OVC title under Dane\'s watch as athletic director while UT Martin additionally produced 19 All-Americans during his tenure.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the Skyhawks set school records for OVC Medal of Honor (perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average) recipients and OVC Commissioner\'s Honor Roll winners (at least a 3.25 GPA) in three straight years under Dane. He also oversaw 10 of UT Martin\'s 18 all-time OVC Scholar-Athletes, an award which is considered as the league\'s highest individual honor.\r\n\r\nDane was inducted into the UT Martin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2015 and was just enshrined in the OVC Hall of Fame last year – becoming only the third Skyhawk representative to earn that honor.\r\n\r\nTo this day, Dane\'s impact is still felt on the UT Martin campus. A big part of his legacy was a $50 student fee increase in the fall of 2007, which generated roughly $600,000 annually and provided salaries for five additional positions within the athletic department. Almost $2,000,000 in private funding was raised while Dane was in charge of Skyhawk Athletics, leading to facility upgrades at Hardy Graham Stadium and the Rhodes Golf Center, amongst other amenities. The Graham Stadium pressbox, a facility that was spawned by Dane, opened in time for the 2016 football season and includes the \"Phil Dane Athletic Director Suite\" on the third floor.\r\n\r\nAn Air Force veteran, Dane was a three-year letterman in baseball at Tennessee Tech before graduating in 1978. He earned his Master\'s degree from UT Martin in 1984. He is survived by his wife Debbie and daughters Shelly, Katie and Abbey.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin mourns passing of former vice chancellor and athletic director Phil Dane','The University of Tennessee at Martin is saddened to announce the passing of Phil Dane, who dedicated 41 years of service in a variety of roles on campus. He was 68 years old.','inherit','closed','closed','','4276-revision-v1','','','2022-09-28 17:01:26','2022-09-28 22:01:26','',4276,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/28/4276-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4280,7,'2022-09-28 17:07:37','2022-09-28 22:07:37','A fall enrollment report and review of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s updated strategic plan were among the agenda items presented during Friday’s fall meeting of the University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board. Updates on the university’s Title IX work and capital projects were also presented to board members during the 1 p.m. meeting held Sept. 23 in the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nAdvisory boards were created for each University of Tennessee campus under the UT FOCUS Act passed during Gov. Bill Haslam’s administration. Board members are appointed by the governor, confirmed by the Tennessee general assembly, and advise the chancellors, UT president and UT Board of Trustees on matters related to the university campuses.\r\n\r\nDr. Philip Acree Cavalier, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, reported that UT Martin fall enrollment reached 6,868 students, which was the first fall-to-fall enrollment increase for the university since the pandemic began in 2020. Most of the increases compared to fall 2021 numbers came from first-time, first-year students, graduate students and transfers. New graduate student enrollment reached an all-time high of 268 students. Meanwhile the university’s undergraduate retention rate also increased from 70 to 71%.\r\n\r\n“That (retention rate increase) sounds like a small increase but that’s real students and a lot of work,” Cavalier said of the retention number, crediting Dr. Brad Baumgardner, the university’s new director of retention, and the Office of Student Success Center staff for their work enrolling 268 eligible students for fall semester.\r\n\r\nCavalier also previewed the university’s newly updated strategic plan that builds on the existing plan and aligns UT Martin with the UT System strategic plan through 2025 when all UT campuses will begin a new strategic-planning process. In the only board action for this meeting, board members unanimously approved the updated plan that moves next to the UT Board of Trustees for review and consideration for approval when the board meets Oct. 27-28 on the UT Martin main campus.\r\n\r\nDominique Crockett, director for the Office of Equity and Diversity, referenced the university’s annual Title IX report as she updated advisory board members on related progress and initiatives at the university. Title IX prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school or other educational program that receives federal government funding.\r\n\r\nCrockett, who came to the university earlier this year from the UT Health Science Center in Memphis, reported a 100% completion rate for faculty and staff who received training that covered UT Martin’s sexual misconduct policy. This was the highest completion rate in the UT System and, in addition to faculty and staff, approximately 1,200 students also completed the same training. She continues outreach efforts across the university to increase Title IX training and awareness.\r\n\r\nPetra McPhearson, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, followed with a capital-projects update and reported $130 million in projects either recently completed or underway. Among the projects she highlighted were major system upgrades in Clement Hall, which was built in 1957 and where an open house earlier in the day welcomed visitors to see newly updated space that centralizes academic records, undergraduate admissions, the bursar’s office, financial aid and other key student-services areas. She also noted a two-part project that added security upgrades, including installation of cameras around the main campus and door locks that allow classrooms to be locked from the inside.\r\n\r\nMcPherson also previewed future projects that include an indoor batting facility for Skyhawk baseball, the Grove Apartments demolition, upgrades in the Johnson EPS Building and Elam Center lighting, and construction of the new Tennessee Entrepreneurial Science and Technology Hub. The TEST Hub was fully funded by the Tennessee General Assembly during the last legislative session.\r\n\r\nIn his closing comments, Chancellor Keith Carver noted the atmosphere around the university following two years of uncertainty caused by the pandemic. “It feels like this summer and fall that we’re actually a residential college again,” he told advisory board members. He cited successful summer camps and full participation in the university’s two governor’s schools that preceded increased fall enrollment, 90% occupancy in residence halls and an increase of 180 residents on campus compared to a year ago.\r\n\r\nCarver also noted positive signs in fundraising support by university donors and alumni. “I can’t say enough about the work of our advancement team but also our faculty, staff and students who are all deputized alumni and development officers,” he said. He expects the university to close out the current $175 million RISE Capital Fundraising Campaign early next year.\r\n\r\n“I’m closing in on the end of year six as chancellor, and it seems to be more exciting when you look at what’s happening in (student) retention, when you look at recruiting, when you look at new industry coming into this area, the success our student (organizations) are having and athletics, the way our alums are responding – it is a great day to be a Skyhawk, and I’m so happy to be here,” he said.\r\n\r\nArt Sparks, of Union City, chairs the seven-member board and is serving his third term as chair. Other advisory board members are Dr. Anderson Starling, faculty representative to the board; Iman Ahmed, UT Martin student representative to the board; Hal Bynum, of Sharon; Monice Hagler, of Memphis; Julia Wells, of Jackson; and Johnny Woolfolk, of Madison County.\r\n\r\nArchived meeting agendas, minutes and meeting webcasts, including the Sept. 23 meeting webcast, are found at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">www.utm.edu/advisoryboard</a>. Select the “Agenda and Meeting Materials” menu link for archived content. The winter meeting of the board is set for Jan. 20, 2023. Call the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615 for additional assistance or information.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Fall enrollment increase and strategic plan \'refresh\' highlight Advisory Board meeting','A fall enrollment report and review of the University of Tennessee at Martin’s updated strategic plan were among the agenda items presented during Friday’s fall meeting of the University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board.','inherit','closed','closed','','4273-revision-v1','','','2022-09-28 17:07:37','2022-09-28 22:07:37','',4273,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/28/4273-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4281,7,'2022-09-30 08:41:55','2022-09-30 13:41:55','More clinical experience is one reason why UT Martin nursing graduates excel in the health-care world. The university’s nursing program is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, and the program’s tradition of experiential learning continues.\r\n\r\nThe program began in 1972 by providing an associate degree in nursing, and in 1992, the curriculum fully transitioned into a four-year baccalaureate degree program. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and includes three years of clinical rotations offered at local and regional sites, including hospitals, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, community organizations and schools. Students receive hands-on instruction through lab experiences and high-fidelity simulations at the main Martin campus and the UT Martin Parsons Center.\r\n\r\nIn 1999, the Department of Nursing began offering a program intended to help registered nurses receive a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Applicants can transfer select credits from past associate-degree courses, hospital diplomas and existing licenses to streamline the process. Additional courses are offered to supplement the individual nurse’s existing experience in areas such as evidence-based practice, leadership and population health. All RN-BSN completion courses are offered online so that practicing nurses can take classes from anywhere and accommodate hectic schedules.\r\n\r\nThe most recent expansion of the program came in 2014 when UT Martin began offering the BSN program at the university’s Parsons Center. The nursing courses offered at the regional center are taught by on-site instructors, which allows students to receive one-on-one guidance and build face-to-face connections with faculty members. Students in Decatur County and the surrounding area can pursue a nursing degree while staying close to home.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Department of Nursing prepares its students for success in licensure exams and professional placements. Students take a series of courses centered around leadership and professionalism in nursing, and faculty members advise students on resume writing and interview preparation. As of 2022, the program’s current job placement rate is 100% for students pursuing jobs immediately following graduation.\r\n\r\nDr. Mary Radford, nursing department chair, attributes the program’s successes to the faculty. “We have a small faculty-to-student ratio compared to many of our peers in both the classroom and clinical setting,” she said, “Our faculty also remain active in clinical practice, community and professional organizations so they can use current, evidence-based practice to guide instruction.”\r\n\r\nLearn more about the UT Martin Department of Nursing by calling 731-881-7131 or on the Web at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/nursing/\">www.utm.edu/departments/nursing/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin nursing program celebrates 50 years of nursing education','More clinical experience is one reason why UT Martin nursing graduates excel in the health-care world.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-nursing-program-celebrates-50-years-of-nursing-education','','','2022-09-30 10:58:28','2022-09-30 15:58:28','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4281',0,'post','',0),(4282,7,'2022-09-30 08:17:28','2022-09-30 13:17:28','','Nursing 50th_lab 2022','In this file photo, nursing student JaKiya Bond (standing), of Jackson, works with fellow nursing classmate Alexis Flowers, of Jackson, in a nursing lab.','inherit','closed','closed','','nursing-50th_lab-2022','','','2022-09-30 10:58:26','2022-09-30 15:58:26','',4281,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Nursing-50th_lab-2022.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4283,7,'2022-09-30 08:41:55','2022-09-30 13:41:55','More clinical experience is one reason why UT Martin nursing graduates excel in the health-care world. The university’s nursing program is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2022, and the program’s tradition of experiential learning continues.\r\n\r\nThe program began in 1972 by providing an associate degree in nursing, and in 1992, the curriculum fully transitioned into a four-year baccalaureate degree program. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and includes three years of clinical rotations offered at local and regional sites, including hospitals, long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, community organizations and schools. Students receive hands-on instruction through lab experiences and high-fidelity simulations at the main Martin campus and the UT Martin Parsons Center.\r\n\r\nIn 1999, the Department of Nursing began offering a program intended to help registered nurses receive a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. Applicants can transfer select credits from past associate-degree courses, hospital diplomas and existing licenses to streamline the process. Additional courses are offered to supplement the individual nurse’s existing experience in areas such as evidence-based practice, leadership and population health. All RN-BSN completion courses are offered online so that practicing nurses can take classes from anywhere and accommodate hectic schedules.\r\n\r\nThe most recent expansion of the program came in 2014 when UT Martin began offering the BSN program at the university’s Parsons Center. The nursing courses offered at the regional center are taught by on-site instructors, which allows students to receive one-on-one guidance and build face-to-face connections with faculty members. Students in Decatur County and the surrounding area can pursue a nursing degree while staying close to home.\r\n\r\nThe UT Martin Department of Nursing prepares its students for success in licensure exams and professional placements. Students take a series of courses centered around leadership and professionalism in nursing, and faculty members advise students on resume writing and interview preparation. As of 2022, the program’s current job placement rate is 100% for students pursuing jobs immediately following graduation.\r\n\r\nDr. Mary Radford, nursing department chair, attributes the program’s successes to the faculty. “We have a small faculty-to-student ratio compared to many of our peers in both the classroom and clinical setting,” she said, “Our faculty also remain active in clinical practice, community and professional organizations so they can use current, evidence-based practice to guide instruction.”\r\n\r\nLearn more about the UT Martin Department of Nursing by calling 731-881-7131 or on the Web at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/nursing/\">www.utm.edu/departments/nursing/</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin nursing program celebrates 50 years of nursing education','More clinical experience is one reason why UT Martin nursing graduates excel in the health-care world.','inherit','closed','closed','','4281-revision-v1','','','2022-09-30 08:41:55','2022-09-30 13:41:55','',4281,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/30/4281-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4284,7,'2022-09-30 10:17:43','2022-09-30 15:17:43','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. With rapid growth of emerging technology and the need to protect people and property against tornadoes, the competition aims to inspire and engage students by transforming their innovative ideas into real-world functional products.\r\n\r\nWest Tennessee is a part of the tornado region called Dixie Alley, which is known for deadly, long-tracked, violent tornadoes. On Dec. 10, 2021, six states, including Tennessee, were hit with tornadoes that left trails of devastation behind. The main goal of this conference is to provide a sustainable impact on local communities by turning disaster into windows of opportunity by bringing together academic units, organizations and industries that are active in tornado management and recovery.\r\n\r\nThe event, sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, will be a one-day free summit that is open to the public. Students at any level of academic studies are encouraged to participate in the competition. Student teams must include two or more undergraduate and/or graduate students enrolled in any college or university. There is no fee to compete; however, finalists must attend the in-person competition to become eligible as award winners. Proposal submissions are due from each team by Oct. 7.\r\n\r\nThe five suggested creative technology categories are artificial intelligence-enabled technology, augmented and virtual reality systems, drones, robots, and autonomous systems, games and interactive technologies and other innovation themes. Team awards for each category are $600 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. People’s choice will receive $300 for first place, $150 for second place and $50 for third place.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.tatcomp.org/\">https://www.tatcomp.org/</a>, or contact local committee member Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, UT Martin assistant professor of engineering, at <a href=\"mailto:ssargolz@utm.edu\">ssargolz@utm.edu</a> or (731) 881-7395.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host first \'Technology Against Tornado\' competition','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. ','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-host-first-technology-against-tornado-competition','','','2022-09-30 10:18:02','2022-09-30 15:18:02','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4284',0,'post','',0),(4285,7,'2022-09-30 10:16:37','2022-09-30 15:16:37','','02032022_RaindropReflections024','','inherit','closed','closed','','02032022_raindropreflections024','','','2022-09-30 10:16:37','2022-09-30 15:16:37','',4284,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/02032022_RaindropReflections024.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4286,7,'2022-09-30 10:17:43','2022-09-30 15:17:43','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. With rapid growth of emerging technology and the need to protect people and property against tornadoes, the competition aims to inspire and engage students by transforming their innovative ideas into real-world functional products.\r\n\r\nWest Tennessee is a part of the tornado region called Dixie Alley, which is known for deadly, long-tracked, violent tornadoes. On Dec. 10, 2021, six states, including Tennessee, were hit with tornadoes that left trails of devastation behind. The main goal of this conference is to provide a sustainable impact on local communities by turning disaster into windows of opportunity by bringing together academic units, organizations and industries that are active in tornado management and recovery.\r\n\r\nThe event, sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, will be a one-day free summit that is open to the public. Students at any level of academic studies are encouraged to participate in the competition. Student teams must include two or more undergraduate and/or graduate students enrolled in any college or university. There is no fee to compete; however, finalists must attend the in-person competition to become eligible as award winners. Proposal submissions are due from each team by Oct. 7.\r\n\r\nThe five suggested creative technology categories are artificial intelligence-enabled technology, augmented and virtual reality systems, drones, robots, and autonomous systems, games and interactive technologies and other innovation themes. Team awards for each category are $600 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. People’s choice will receive $300 for first place, $150 for second place and $50 for third place.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.tatcomp.org/\">https://www.tatcomp.org/</a>, or contact local committee member Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, UT Martin assistant professor of engineering, at <a href=\"mailto:ssargolz@utm.edu\">ssargolz@utm.edu</a> or (731) 881-7395.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host first \'Technology Against Tornado\' competition','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. 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The main goal of this conference is to provide a sustainable impact on local communities by turning disaster into windows of opportunity by bringing together academic units, organizations and industries that are active in tornado management and recovery.\n\nThe event, sponsored by IEEE Computer Society, will be a one-day free summit that is open to the public. Students at any level of academic studies are encouraged to participate in the competition. Student teams must include two or more undergraduate and/or graduate students enrolled in any college or university. There is no fee to compete; however, finalists must attend the in-person competition to become eligible as award winners. Proposal submissions are due from each team by Oct. 7.\n\nThe five suggested creative technology categories are artificial intelligence-enabled technology, augmented and virtual reality systems, drones, robots, and autonomous systems, games and interactive technologies and other innovation themes. Team awards for each category are $600 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. People’s choice will receive $300 for first place, $150 for second place and $50 for third place.\n\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.tatcomp.org/\">https://www.tatcomp.org/</a>, or contact local committee member Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, UT Martin assistant professor of engineering, at <a href=\"mailto:ssargolz@utm.edu\">ssargolz@utm.edu</a> or (731) 881-7395.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host first \'Technology Against Tornado\' competition','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. 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Proposal submissions are due from each team by Oct. 7.\r\n\r\nThe five suggested creative technology categories are artificial intelligence-enabled technology, augmented and virtual reality systems, drones, robots, and autonomous systems, games and interactive technologies and other innovation themes. Team awards for each category are $600 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place. People’s choice will receive $300 for first place, $150 for second place and $50 for third place.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.tatcomp.org/\">https://www.tatcomp.org/</a>, or contact local committee member Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, UT Martin assistant professor of engineering, at <a href=\"mailto:ssargolz@utm.edu\">ssargolz@utm.edu</a> or (731) 881-7395.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host first \'Technology Against Tornado\' competition','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the first Technology Against Tornado Student Competition and Exposition on April 21, 2023, in the newly constructed Latimer Engineering and Science Building. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4284-revision-v1','','','2022-09-30 10:18:02','2022-09-30 15:18:02','',4284,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/09/30/4284-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4290,7,'2022-10-11 08:26:45','2022-10-11 13:26:45','The 59<sup>th</sup> annual Miss UT Martin and 23<sup>rd</sup> annual Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will be crowned on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. The combined pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant held each July in Jackson.\r\n\r\nContestants must be at least 17 years old by Nov. 5 and no older than 26 years old on July 25, 2023. Miss UT Martin contestants must be enrolled as a full-time student through the spring 2023 semester or have a UTM degree and currently be pursing an additional degree full-time from another Tennessee school. Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival is open to all of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nThe pageant is divided into four phases of competition, including private interview, fitness and wellness, talent and evening wear. Each category counts for 25% and each contestant is scored individually from one to 10 in each category.\r\n\r\nThe contestant crowned Miss UT Martin will receive $2,000 in scholarship money, and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will receive $1,500 if she is a UT Martin student or $500 if not. The first runner-up for Miss UT Martin will receive $750 and the second runner-up will receive $500. There is no financial award for runners-up in the Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival competition.\r\n\r\nBoth titleholders will compete in the statewide Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship pageant next summer, and the winner of that crown will serve as the governor’s spokesperson for character education across the state and compete at Miss Volunteer America the following year.\r\n\r\nTickets will be sold in advance at the Boiling University Center beginning Monday, Oct. 24. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event. Cost of tickets will be $10 for UT Martin students with current student ID and $15 for all others. Only one ticket may be purchased with each student ID.\r\n\r\nFor more information, or to register, contact Katrina Cobb, pageant director, at <a href=\"mailto:kcobb@wljt.org\">kcobb@wljt.org </a>or 731-881-7561.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host annual Miss UTM and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival scholarship pageant','The 59th annual Miss UT Martin and 23rd annual Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will be crowned on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-to-host-annual-miss-utm-and-miss-tennessee-soybean-festival-scholarship-pageant','','','2022-10-17 08:43:48','2022-10-17 13:43:48','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4290',0,'post','',0),(4291,7,'2022-10-11 08:22:59','2022-10-11 13:22:59','','MissUTM','Pictured is the 2021 Miss UT Martin Carly White, of Jackson, being crowned by the 2020 Miss UT Martin Kailey Duffy, of Holladay. 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Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival is open to all of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nThe pageant is divided into four phases of competition, including private interview, fitness and wellness, talent and evening wear. Each category counts for 25% and each contestant is scored individually from one to 10 in each category.\r\n\r\nThe contestant crowned Miss UT Martin will receive $2,000 in scholarship money, and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will receive $1,500 if she is a UT Martin student or $500 if not. The first runner-up for Miss UT Martin will receive $750 and the second runner-up will receive $500. There is no financial award for runners-up in the Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival competition.\r\n\r\nBoth titleholders will compete in the statewide Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship pageant next summer, and the winner of that crown will serve as the governor’s spokesperson for character education across the state and compete at Miss Volunteer America the following year.\r\n\r\nTickets will be sold in advance at the Boiling University Center beginning Monday, Oct. 24. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event. Cost of tickets will be $10 for UT Martin students with current student ID and $15 for all others. Only one ticket may be purchased with each student ID.\r\n\r\nFor more information, or to register, contact Katrina Cobb, pageant director, at <a href=\"mailto:kcobb@wljt.org\">kcobb@wljt.org </a>or 731-881-7561.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin to host annual Miss UTM and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival scholarship pageant','','inherit','closed','closed','','4290-revision-v1','','','2022-10-11 08:26:45','2022-10-11 13:26:45','',4290,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/11/4290-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4293,7,'2022-10-11 08:27:07','2022-10-11 13:27:07','The 59<sup>th</sup> annual Miss UT Martin and 23<sup>rd</sup> annual Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will be crowned on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Boiling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. The combined pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant held each July in Jackson.\r\n\r\nContestants must be at least 17 years old by Nov. 5 and no older than 26 years old on July 25, 2023. Miss UT Martin contestants must be enrolled as a full-time student through the spring 2023 semester or have a UTM degree and currently be pursing an additional degree full-time from another Tennessee school. Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival is open to all of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nThe pageant is divided into four phases of competition, including private interview, fitness and wellness, talent and evening wear. Each category counts for 25% and each contestant is scored individually from one to 10 in each category.\r\n\r\nThe contestant crowned Miss UT Martin will receive $2,000 in scholarship money, and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will receive $1,500 if she is a UT Martin student or $500 if not. The first runner-up for Miss UT Martin will receive $750 and the second runner-up will receive $500. 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The weekend will include food trucks, live music, visits with academic deans and city officials, tailgating and the UT Martin vs. Kennesaw State football game.\r\n\r\nFamily Weekend packages for parents and family members are $30 each and include: a $5 Food Truck Night voucher, a general admission football ticket, a $5 concessions voucher and a Family Weekend long-sleeved comfort colors T-shirt. Family Weekend packages for UTM students are $20 and include everything mentioned with exception of the football game ticket. UT Martin students are admitted to the game free with a student ID.\r\n\r\nThe full schedule of events includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Friday, Nov. 4\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>5 p.m. – Food Truck Night begins in Festival Park. 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UT Martin students are admitted to the game free with a student ID.\r\n\r\nThe full schedule of events includes:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Friday, Nov. 4\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>5 p.m. – Food Truck Night begins in Festival Park. 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The series includes 10 meetings each semester for students, faculty and staff to meet and discuss current events.\r\n\r\nDr. Martin Nekola, an author and researcher, will join students and faculty for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Skyhawk Dining Hall where he will speak on the topic, “The Czech Republic, European Union, Rise of Populism and the War in Ukraine.” From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Paul Meek Library, Nekola will turn his attention to “The War in Ukraine – Lessons for Europe.” Both presentations are based on Nekola’s personal experience from eight international election observation missions.\r\n\r\nJoining Nekola on the 5 p.m. program is Alette Hargis, a Camden Central High School faculty member, who will discuss “Ukrainians’ Daily Life in War.” The two speakers will present in the library’s north reading room, and the program is open to the public. Event parking will be in the Paul Meek Library parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nNekola received his doctorate in political science at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. His research is focused on non-democratic regimes, the era of Communism, the Cold War and the Czech communities in the U.S. He also participates in the election observation missions organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He is the member of Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, the author of more than 300 articles and has published 22 books. He is also coordinator of the Czechoslovak Talks project, which focuses on collecting inspiring life stories of the Czechs abroad.\r\n\r\nHargis is a native Ukrainian who earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education with a specialization in music and a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature from the Chernigiv State Pedagogical University and the Chernigiv Teachers Institute. 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The workshop is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.\r\n\r\nThe workshop will include keynote speaker Dr. Vincent Windrow, a popular national keynote speaker and conference presenter. He was a featured speaker at the annual National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators and was one of six educators chosen to present at the Education Advisory Board’s ConnectED conference.\r\n\r\nThe mission of the university’s Educator Preparation Program is to educate teachers by supporting UT Martin’s 34 K-12 licensure programs. The program’s vision includes fostering community partnerships and creating a culture of learning that advances knowledge, values diversity and promotes social justice. 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The workshop is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.\r\n\r\nThe workshop will include keynote speaker Dr. Vincent Windrow, a popular national keynote speaker and conference presenter. He was a featured speaker at the annual National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators and was one of six educators chosen to present at the Education Advisory Board’s ConnectED conference.\r\n\r\nThe mission of the university’s Educator Preparation Program is to educate teachers by supporting UT Martin’s 34 K-12 licensure programs. The program’s vision includes fostering community partnerships and creating a culture of learning that advances knowledge, values diversity and promotes social justice. The program is approved by the Tennessee State Board of Education and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation.\r\n\r\nFor more information about UT Martin’s Education Preparation Program and the diversity workshop, contact Staci Fuqua, director of educator preparation program and accreditation, at <a href=\"mailto:sfuqua2@utm.edu\">sfuqua2@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Educator Preparation Program to host inaugural diversity workshop','The University of Tennessee at Martin Educator Preparation Program will present its inaugural diversity workshop titled “All of Us for All of Them: Our ONLY Path to OUR Success,” 4-6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium.','inherit','closed','closed','','4302-revision-v1','','','2022-10-17 08:44:18','2022-10-17 13:44:18','',4302,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/17/4302-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4305,7,'2022-10-17 08:43:48','2022-10-17 13:43:48','The 59<sup>th</sup> annual Miss UT Martin and 23<sup>rd</sup> annual Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will be crowned on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom. The combined pageant is a preliminary to the Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship Pageant held each July in Jackson.\r\n\r\nContestants must be at least 17 years old by Nov. 5 and no older than 26 years old on July 25, 2023. Miss UT Martin contestants must be enrolled as a full-time student through the spring 2023 semester or have a UTM degree and currently be pursing an additional degree full-time from another Tennessee school. Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival is open to all of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nThe pageant is divided into four phases of competition, including private interview, fitness and wellness, talent and evening wear. Each category counts for 25% and each contestant is scored individually from one to 10 in each category.\r\n\r\nThe contestant crowned Miss UT Martin will receive $2,000 in scholarship money, and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will receive $1,500 if she is a UT Martin student or $500 if not. The first runner-up for Miss UT Martin will receive $750 and the second runner-up will receive $500. There is no financial award for runners-up in the Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival competition.\r\n\r\nBoth titleholders will compete in the statewide Miss Tennessee Volunteer Scholarship pageant next summer, and the winner of that crown will serve as the governor’s spokesperson for character education across the state and compete at Miss Volunteer America the following year.\r\n\r\nTickets will be sold in advance at the Boiling University Center beginning Monday, Oct. 24. Tickets will also be available at the door the night of the event. Cost of tickets will be $10 for UT Martin students with current student ID and $15 for all others. Only one ticket may be purchased with each student ID.\r\n\r\nFor more information, or to register, contact Katrina Cobb, pageant director, at <a href=\"mailto:kcobb@wljt.org\">kcobb@wljt.org </a>or 731-881-7561.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin to host annual Miss UTM and Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival scholarship pageant','The 59th annual Miss UT Martin and 23rd annual Miss Tennessee Soybean Festival will be crowned on Nov. 5 at 6 p.m. in the Boling University Center’s Duncan Ballroom.','inherit','closed','closed','','4290-revision-v1','','','2022-10-17 08:43:48','2022-10-17 13:43:48','',4290,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/17/4290-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4307,7,'2022-10-17 08:59:55','2022-10-17 13:59:55','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe event is part of a series celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on the UT Martin campus. As the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi initiates more than <strong>25,000 students, graduate students, faculty and staff each year</strong> on more than <strong>325 campuses</strong> across the United States, its territories and the Philippines.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus joined the UT Martin faculty in 1997, and her most recent research interests have focused on bat populations and variations, with multiple projects regularly involving undergraduate student researchers. She is a member of Bat Conservation International, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest and the Western Bat Working Groups, and has received numerous grants in support of this work.\r\n\r\n\"Bats are awesomely cool,” Buschhaus said. “While studying them can be a little tricky since they are active at night, they work very well as a model research organism for undergraduate research projects.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as interim dean, she continues as professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences where she teaches courses in introductory biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, mammalogy and developmental biology. She was selected as the UT Martin Featured Faculty Scholar in fall 2016 and is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.\r\n\r\nConcurrent with the lecture, student members of the American Chemical Society will provide a free, on-site science center for children 12 years old and under to attend.\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public, and free parking is available in the Boiling University Center parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Abigail Shelton, president of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127, at 731-881-7462.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Buschhaus to discuss bats, biology and undergraduate research','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','publish','closed','closed','','buschhaus-to-discuss-bats-biology-and-undergraduate-research','','','2022-10-17 09:01:39','2022-10-17 14:01:39','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4307',0,'post','',0),(4308,7,'2022-10-17 08:59:05','2022-10-17 13:59:05','','UR_WebPhotoBuschhaus_23','','inherit','closed','closed','','ur_webphotobuschhaus_23','','','2022-10-17 08:59:05','2022-10-17 13:59:05','',4307,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/UR_WebPhotoBuschhaus_23.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4309,7,'2022-10-17 08:59:55','2022-10-17 13:59:55','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe event is part of a series celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on the UT Martin campus. As the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi initiates more than <strong>25,000 students, graduate students, faculty and staff each year</strong> on more than <strong>325 campuses</strong> across the United States, its territories and the Philippines.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus joined the UT Martin faculty in 1997, and her most recent research interests have focused on bat populations and variations, with multiple projects regularly involving undergraduate student researchers. She is a member of Bat Conservation International, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest and the Western Bat Working Groups, and has received numerous grants in support of this work.\r\n\r\n\"Bats are awesomely cool,” Buschhaus said. “While studying them can be a little tricky since they are active at night, they work very well as a model research organism for undergraduate research projects.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as interim dean, she continues as professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences where she teaches courses in introductory biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, mammalogy and developmental biology. She was selected as the UT Martin Featured Faculty Scholar in fall 2016 and is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.\r\n\r\nConcurrent with the lecture, student members of the American Chemical Society will provide a free, on-site science center for children 12 years old and under to attend.\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public, and free parking is available in the Boiling University Center parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Abigail Shelton, president of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127, at 731-881-7462.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4307-revision-v1','','','2022-10-17 08:59:55','2022-10-17 13:59:55','',4307,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/17/4307-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4310,7,'2022-10-17 09:00:54','2022-10-17 14:00:54','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe event is part of a series celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on the UT Martin campus. As the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi initiates more than <strong>25,000 students, graduate students, faculty and staff each year</strong> on more than <strong>325 campuses</strong> across the United States, its territories and the Philippines.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus joined the UT Martin faculty in 1997, and her most recent research interests have focused on bat populations and variations, with multiple projects regularly involving undergraduate student researchers. She is a member of Bat Conservation International, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest and the Western Bat Working Groups, and has received numerous grants in support of this work.\r\n\r\n\"Bats are awesomely cool,” Buschhaus said. “While studying them can be a little tricky since they are active at night, they work very well as a model research organism for undergraduate research projects.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as interim dean, she continues as professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences where she teaches courses in introductory biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, mammalogy and developmental biology. She was selected as the UT Martin Featured Faculty Scholar in fall 2016 and is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.\r\n\r\nConcurrent with the lecture, student members of the American Chemical Society will provide a free, on-site science center for children 12 years old and under to attend.\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public, and free parking is available in the Boiling University Center parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Abigail Shelton, president of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127, at 731-881-7462.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Buschhaus to discuss bats, biology and undergraduate research','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4307-autosave-v1','','','2022-10-17 09:00:54','2022-10-17 14:00:54','',4307,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/17/4307-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4311,7,'2022-10-17 09:01:12','2022-10-17 14:01:12','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe event is part of a series celebrating the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on the UT Martin campus. As the nation’s oldest and most selective multidisciplinary collegiate honor society, Phi Kappa Phi initiates more than <strong>25,000 students, graduate students, faculty and staff each year</strong> on more than <strong>325 campuses</strong> across the United States, its territories and the Philippines.\r\n\r\nBuschhaus joined the UT Martin faculty in 1997, and her most recent research interests have focused on bat populations and variations, with multiple projects regularly involving undergraduate student researchers. She is a member of Bat Conservation International, the Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest and the Western Bat Working Groups, and has received numerous grants in support of this work.\r\n\r\n\"Bats are awesomely cool,” Buschhaus said. “While studying them can be a little tricky since they are active at night, they work very well as a model research organism for undergraduate research projects.”\r\n\r\nIn addition to her role as interim dean, she continues as professor and chair of the Department of Biological Sciences where she teaches courses in introductory biology, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, mammalogy and developmental biology. She was selected as the UT Martin Featured Faculty Scholar in fall 2016 and is an alumnus of the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute program.\r\n\r\nConcurrent with the lecture, student members of the American Chemical Society will provide a free, on-site science center for children 12 years old and under to attend.\r\n\r\nThe event is open to the public, and free parking is available in the Boiling University Center parking lot on Wayne Fisher Drive off Mt. Pelia Road. Parking permits are available online at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety\">www.utm.edu/departments/publicsafety</a> by selecting the “Online Visitor Parking Permit” link.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Dr. Abigail Shelton, president of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127, at 731-881-7462.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Buschhaus to discuss bats, biology and undergraduate research','Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, interim dean of the college of engineering and natural sciences at the University of Tennessee Martin, will present “Listening to Bats – An Odyssey of Experiential Learning and Undergraduate Research” at 6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10, in Room 206 of the Boling University Center. ','inherit','closed','closed','','4307-revision-v1','','','2022-10-17 09:01:12','2022-10-17 14:01:12','',4307,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/17/4307-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4313,7,'2022-10-20 13:14:33','2022-10-20 18:14:33','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its fall meetings Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center, Duncan Ballroom, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (11 Wayne Fisher Drive, Martin, Tennessee).<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Meetings are scheduled as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 27\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>10:30 a.m. CDT – Finance and Administration Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Noon CDT – Board of Trustees Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 28\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>8 a.m. CDT – Audit and Compliance Committee (Public and Non-Public Sessions)</li>\r\n 	<li>9:30 a.m. CDT – Education, Research and Service Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>11:15 a.m. CDT – Board of Trustees Fall Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAll meeting times are approximate. If a meeting ends earlier or later than expected, the next meeting may begin following a short break. All meetings will be webcast live and archived for later viewing; a link to the webcast will be available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=f0921e5f39&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">tennessee.edu</a>.  <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Agenda items include, but are not limited to:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>President’s address</li>\r\n 	<li>FY 2023-24 operating budget appropriations request for specialized units</li>\r\n 	<li>UT Martin Strategic Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Proposed School of Natural Resources, UT Institute of Agriculture</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Amendment, UT Knoxville</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Boundary, UT Southern</li>\r\n 	<li>Adoption of peer and aspirational peer institutions</li>\r\n 	<li>Annual Safety Report Update</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda for each meeting is available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=392e6b9893&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a> or by contacting the individuals below. All meeting materials will be posted in advance of the meetings and available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6c32aa0008&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a>. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Requests to address the board concerning items on the meeting agenda or other issues germane to the responsibilities of the board may be submitted using the registration form available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6472ed01a8&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"5\">trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board/</a>. Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 24. The board’s Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board (also available at the above link) describes the procedures, terms and conditions that govern requests to address the board. The Board of Trustees Office will notify registrants whether they will be scheduled to speak at the meeting and, if so, the specific time and place of their presentations. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting may contact the individuals listed below 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. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 26.    <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of the state open meetings law.','UT Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 27-28 at UT Martin','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its fall meetings Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center, Duncan Ballroom, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (11 Wayne Fisher Drive, Martin, Tennessee).','publish','closed','closed','','ut-board-of-trustees-to-meet-oct-27-28-at-ut-martin','','','2022-10-20 13:15:58','2022-10-20 18:15:58','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4313',0,'post','',0),(4314,7,'2022-10-20 13:14:33','2022-10-20 18:14:33','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its fall meetings Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center, Duncan Ballroom, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (11 Wayne Fisher Drive, Martin, Tennessee).<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Meetings are scheduled as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 27\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>10:30 a.m. CDT – Finance and Administration Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Noon CDT – Board of Trustees Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 28\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>8 a.m. CDT – Audit and Compliance Committee (Public and Non-Public Sessions)</li>\r\n 	<li>9:30 a.m. CDT – Education, Research and Service Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>11:15 a.m. CDT – Board of Trustees Fall Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAll meeting times are approximate. If a meeting ends earlier or later than expected, the next meeting may begin following a short break. All meetings will be webcast live and archived for later viewing; a link to the webcast will be available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=f0921e5f39&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">tennessee.edu</a>.  <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Agenda items include, but are not limited to:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>President’s address</li>\r\n 	<li>FY 2023-24 operating budget appropriations request for specialized units</li>\r\n 	<li>UT Martin Strategic Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Proposed School of Natural Resources, UT Institute of Agriculture</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Amendment, UT Knoxville</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Boundary, UT Southern</li>\r\n 	<li>Adoption of peer and aspirational peer institutions</li>\r\n 	<li>Annual Safety Report Update</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda for each meeting is available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=392e6b9893&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a> or by contacting the individuals below. All meeting materials will be posted in advance of the meetings and available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6c32aa0008&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a>. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Requests to address the board concerning items on the meeting agenda or other issues germane to the responsibilities of the board may be submitted using the registration form available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6472ed01a8&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"5\">trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board/</a>. Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 24. The board’s Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board (also available at the above link) describes the procedures, terms and conditions that govern requests to address the board. The Board of Trustees Office will notify registrants whether they will be scheduled to speak at the meeting and, if so, the specific time and place of their presentations. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting may contact the individuals listed below 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. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 26.    <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of the state open meetings law.','UT Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 27-28 at UT Martin','','inherit','closed','closed','','4313-revision-v1','','','2022-10-20 13:14:33','2022-10-20 18:14:33','',4313,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/20/4313-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4315,7,'2022-10-20 13:15:58','2022-10-20 18:15:58','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its fall meetings Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center, Duncan Ballroom, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (11 Wayne Fisher Drive, Martin, Tennessee).<br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Meetings are scheduled as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 27\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>10:30 a.m. CDT – Finance and Administration Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>Noon CDT – Board of Trustees Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 28\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>8 a.m. CDT – Audit and Compliance Committee (Public and Non-Public Sessions)</li>\r\n 	<li>9:30 a.m. CDT – Education, Research and Service Committee</li>\r\n 	<li>11:15 a.m. CDT – Board of Trustees Fall Meeting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nAll meeting times are approximate. If a meeting ends earlier or later than expected, the next meeting may begin following a short break. All meetings will be webcast live and archived for later viewing; a link to the webcast will be available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=f0921e5f39&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">tennessee.edu</a>.  <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Agenda items include, but are not limited to:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>President’s address</li>\r\n 	<li>FY 2023-24 operating budget appropriations request for specialized units</li>\r\n 	<li>UT Martin Strategic Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Proposed School of Natural Resources, UT Institute of Agriculture</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Amendment, UT Knoxville</li>\r\n 	<li>Campus Master Plan Boundary, UT Southern</li>\r\n 	<li>Adoption of peer and aspirational peer institutions</li>\r\n 	<li>Annual Safety Report Update</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda for each meeting is available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=392e6b9893&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"3\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a> or by contacting the individuals below. All meeting materials will be posted in advance of the meetings and available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6c32aa0008&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a>. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Requests to address the board concerning items on the meeting agenda or other issues germane to the responsibilities of the board may be submitted using the registration form available at <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=6472ed01a8&amp;e=8ac5a1a066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"5\">trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board/</a>. Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 24. The board’s Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board (also available at the above link) describes the procedures, terms and conditions that govern requests to address the board. The Board of Trustees Office will notify registrants whether they will be scheduled to speak at the meeting and, if so, the specific time and place of their presentations. <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />Anyone with a disability who wishes to attend this meeting may contact the individuals listed below 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. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 26.    <br aria-hidden=\"true\" /> <br aria-hidden=\"true\" />The University of Tennessee System distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice requirement of the state open meetings law.','UT Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 27-28 at UT Martin','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its fall meetings Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center, Duncan Ballroom, located on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin (11 Wayne Fisher Drive, Martin, Tennessee).','inherit','closed','closed','','4313-revision-v1','','','2022-10-20 13:15:58','2022-10-20 18:15:58','',4313,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/20/4313-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4316,7,'2022-10-21 11:15:42','2022-10-21 16:15:42','The new Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated during a 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony Thursday, Oct. 27, at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story building is located on Hurt Street between the business and sociology buildings. The public is invited to attend, and the event will be livestreamed at <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">www.facebook.com/utmartin</a>.\r\n\r\nThe dedication coincides with the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees fall meeting being held Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center. Scheduled speakers include UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, UT President Randy Boyd, UT Martin Chancellor Emeritus Bob Smith, and Bill Latimer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.\r\n\r\nThe building was made possible by a $6.5 million gift from Latimer and his wife, Carol, who live in Union City. The gift provided the 10% match required by the state for construction of the state-of-the-art facility. Ground was officially broken Sept. 18, 2020, and the building will open for classes in spring 2023.\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and the pre-professional health sciences program. The building features classrooms, laboratories, offices, and a small observatory and can be viewed at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">www.utm.edu/webcams</a>. The building will be open for informal walking tours and a reception following the dedication.\r\n\r\nDedication parking will be in Lot 15 located at the intersection of Hurt and Lovelace streets. The event will be held on the west side of the building, which is a short walk from the parking lot. In case of rain, the ceremony will be moved inside the Latimer Building. Contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615 for more information.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','New Latimer Engineering and Science Building dedication set for Oct. 27','The new Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated during a 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony Thursday, Oct. 27, at the University of Tennessee at Martin.','publish','closed','closed','','new-latimer-engineering-and-science-building-dedication-set-for-oct-27','','','2022-10-21 11:16:58','2022-10-21 16:16:58','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4316',0,'post','',0),(4317,7,'2022-10-21 11:06:52','2022-10-21 16:06:52','','10202022_Latimer009-2','','inherit','closed','closed','','10202022_latimer009-2','','','2022-10-21 11:06:52','2022-10-21 16:06:52','',4316,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/10202022_Latimer009-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(4318,7,'2022-10-21 11:15:42','2022-10-21 16:15:42','The new Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated during a 3:30 p.m. dedication ceremony Thursday, Oct. 27, at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story building is located on Hurt Street between the business and sociology buildings. The public is invited to attend, and the event will be livestreamed at <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">www.facebook.com/utmartin</a>.\r\n\r\nThe dedication coincides with the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees fall meeting being held Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center. Scheduled speakers include UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, UT President Randy Boyd, UT Martin Chancellor Emeritus Bob Smith, and Bill Latimer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.\r\n\r\nThe building was made possible by a $6.5 million gift from Latimer and his wife, Carol, who live in Union City. The gift provided the 10% match required by the state for construction of the state-of-the-art facility. Ground was officially broken Sept. 18, 2020, and the building will open for classes in spring 2023.\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and the pre-professional health sciences program. The building features classrooms, laboratories, offices, and a small observatory and can be viewed at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">www.utm.edu/webcams</a>. The building will be open for informal walking tours and a reception following the dedication.\r\n\r\nDedication parking will be in Lot 15 located at the intersection of Hurt and Lovelace streets. The event will be held on the west side of the building, which is a short walk from the parking lot. In case of rain, the ceremony will be moved inside the Latimer Building. 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Fast forward to August, and the 20-year-old from Chicago began classes this fall with her tuition, room and board fully paid by the Latimers as she attends the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to changing colleges, the first-generation college student has also changed majors with the goal to become an attorney and help those who experience similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nPuentes is Mexican American, was raised in Chicago’s South Side, and considers her aunt, uncle and cousins as parents and siblings. She attended public schools until receiving a scholarship to attend and later graduate from a private high school. She excelled in academics and soccer in high school and began her college journey in 2020 as a pre-med major at another university. She was involved in orientation advising and guiding campus tours, so her life outside the classroom was busy. Then COVID-19 changed the world and life for Puentes.\r\n\r\nThe college required students to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and Puentes originally sought a religious exemption, which was denied. She reconsidered, decided to take the vaccine and had no related health issues with the first Pfizer dose. Such was not the case following the second dose, which she said caused her to become ill and eventually be hospitalized. Because of the reaction, including ongoing symptoms that she ties to the vaccine, she applied unsuccessfully for a medical exemption when the college required the booster. Attempts to plead her case with the college administration were unsuccessful, and she had to seek another college option.\r\n\r\nPuentes returned home, and with the help of “The Thinker,” an independent, conservative online newspaper managed by University of Chicago students, Puentes’ story gained a platform and nationwide attention. Her story generated podcast appearances, and she was even interviewed by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson. The Latimers were among those who saw her story in the media and have a special affinity for first-generation students. They decided to help by offering to pay Puentes’ way to attend UT Martin.\r\n<blockquote>“Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”</blockquote>\r\n“Carol and I wanted to show Ellie that there are other sections of the country where people not only tried to help students, especially first-generation students, get their degree, but they also have compassion for the needs of others,” Latimer wrote in an email. “Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”\r\n\r\nAt Bill’s request, the university reached out to Puentes, first through social media, followed by several more text-message exchanges and then a phone conversation that explained who the Latimers were and what they wanted to do. She delayed responding but soon received an Instagram message from university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver, which confirmed that the offer of assistance was legitimate. “Mom, I think they really want me here,” she remembered saying. A campus visit followed July 15, which helped her decide that UT Martin would be her choice for completing her degree.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4320\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/08222022_ElliePuentes004.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nPuentes’ world has been anything but normal since April. Her Fox News interview even caught the attention of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign. She subsequently received a fellowship to write for the campaign, and because she’s bilingual, she fills a campaign need to write in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThrough all of this, Puentes has learned much about herself. She’s always wanted to help people and becoming an attorney instead of pursuing the medical field will position her to assist those who have similar experiences. She also acknowledges that what has happened to her has made her tougher.\r\n\r\n“I mean given the choice between education or your health, that\'s an easy choice,” she said. “But I think getting out of that situation (at her former college) and sticking to my beliefs made me stronger because not a lot of people can do that.\r\n\r\n“A lot of people cave in and then just follow what everyone else is doing. But being able to step out and be that one different voice so I can maybe make a change is something I did learn that I like to be a voice for others.”\r\n\r\nIn the end, Puentes is at UT Martin because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s generosity. She fully appreciates the gift that has changed her life.\r\n<blockquote>“So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”</blockquote>\r\n“I\'ve told them before, I\'m very grateful for this opportunity and everything that they\'ve done in getting me here and getting me back to college,” she said. “So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”\r\n\r\nCarver invites first-generation college students to stand at each university commencement. He sees Puentes as another example of a first-generation student who has found a college home at UT Martin. He also isn’t surprised by the Latimers’ generosity, which is evident in the university’s new Latimer Engineering and Science Building that was made possible through a matching gift by the couple.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol Latimer repeatedly demonstrate that they care about education, and the gift of Ellie’s education is simply an extension of their generosity,” he said. “I expect to see Ellie take this opportunity and dedicate her life to helping many others like the Latimers have helped her. We couldn’t be more pleased to have her at UT Martin.”\r\n\r\nDuring her first weekend in Martin, Carver and his wife, Hollianne, accompanied Puentes to the local Walmart to purchase school supplies and other necessities. Dinner at the Carvers’ home is coming, and Puentes plans to fully participate in student life. She knew only a handful of people when she arrived, but new friendships are ahead, and her younger brother might soon join her at the university from another college. Life has taken a positive turn in just a few short months.\r\n\r\nA leap of faith brought Ellie Puentes to Tennessee, and she hasn’t looked back. “It (coming to UT Martin) was really just following God’s plan,” she said. “And I think God’s plan led me here.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Ellie Puentes finds new college home at UT Martin','More than 100 students have attended college because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s financial support. 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She was involved in orientation advising and guiding campus tours, so her life outside the classroom was busy. Then COVID-19 changed the world and life for Puentes.\r\n\r\nThe college required students to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and Puentes originally sought a religious exemption, which was denied. She reconsidered, decided to take the vaccine and had no related health issues with the first Pfizer dose. Such was not the case following the second dose, which she said caused her to become ill and eventually be hospitalized. Because of the reaction, including ongoing symptoms that she ties to the vaccine, she applied unsuccessfully for a medical exemption when the college required the booster. Attempts to plead her case with the college administration were unsuccessful, and she had to seek another college option.\r\n\r\nPuentes returned home, and with the help of “The Thinker,” an independent, conservative online newspaper managed by University of Chicago students, Puentes’ story gained a platform and nationwide attention. Her story generated podcast appearances, and she was even interviewed by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson. The Latimers were among those who saw her story in the media and have a special affinity for first-generation students. They decided to help by offering to pay Puentes’ way to attend UT Martin.\r\n<blockquote>“Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”</blockquote>\r\n“Carol and I wanted to show Ellie that there are other sections of the country where people not only tried to help students, especially first-generation students, get their degree, but they also have compassion for the needs of others,” Latimer wrote in an email. “Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”\r\n\r\nAt Bill’s request, the university reached out to Puentes, first through social media, followed by several more text-message exchanges and then a phone conversation that explained who the Latimers were and what they wanted to do. She delayed responding but soon received an Instagram message from university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver, which confirmed that the offer of assistance was legitimate. “Mom, I think they really want me here,” she remembered saying. A campus visit followed July 15, which helped her decide that UT Martin would be her choice for completing her degree.\r\n\r\nPuentes’ world has been anything but normal since April. Her Fox News interview even caught the attention of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign. She subsequently received a fellowship to write for the campaign, and because she’s bilingual, she fills a campaign need to write in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThrough all of this, Puentes has learned much about herself. She’s always wanted to help people and becoming an attorney instead of pursuing the medical field will position her to assist those who have similar experiences. She also acknowledges that what has happened to her has made her tougher.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4320\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/08222022_ElliePuentes004.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\n“I mean given the choice between education or your health, that\'s an easy choice,” she said. “But I think getting out of that situation (at her former college) and sticking to my beliefs made me stronger because not a lot of people can do that.\r\n\r\n“A lot of people cave in and then just follow what everyone else is doing. But being able to step out and be that one different voice so I can maybe make a change is something I did learn that I like to be a voice for others.”\r\n\r\nIn the end, Puentes is at UT Martin because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s generosity. She fully appreciates the gift that has changed her life.\r\n<blockquote>“So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”</blockquote>\r\n“I\'ve told them before, I\'m very grateful for this opportunity and everything that they\'ve done in getting me here and getting me back to college,” she said. “So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”\r\n\r\nCarver invites first-generation college students to stand at each university commencement. He sees Puentes as another example of a first-generation student who has found a college home at UT Martin. He also isn’t surprised by the Latimers’ generosity, which is evident in the university’s new Latimer Engineering and Science Building that was made possible through a matching gift by the couple.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol Latimer repeatedly demonstrate that they care about education, and the gift of Ellie’s education is simply an extension of their generosity,” he said. “I expect to see Ellie take this opportunity and dedicate her life to helping many others like the Latimers have helped her. We couldn’t be more pleased to have her at UT Martin.”\r\n\r\nDuring her first weekend in Martin, Carver and his wife, Hollianne, accompanied Puentes to the local Walmart to purchase school supplies and other necessities. Dinner at the Carvers’ home is coming, and Puentes plans to fully participate in student life. She knew only a handful of people when she arrived, but new friendships are ahead, and her younger brother might soon join her at the university from another college. 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She was involved in orientation advising and guiding campus tours, so her life outside the classroom was busy. Then COVID-19 changed the world and life for Puentes.\n\nThe college required students to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and Puentes originally sought a religious exemption, which was denied. She reconsidered, decided to take the vaccine and had no related health issues with the first Pfizer dose. Such was not the case following the second dose, which she said caused her to become ill and eventually be hospitalized. Because of the reaction, including ongoing symptoms that she ties to the vaccine, she applied unsuccessfully for a medical exemption when the college required the booster. Attempts to plead her case with the college administration were unsuccessful, and she had to seek another college option.\n\nPuentes returned home, and with the help of “The Thinker,” an independent, conservative online newspaper managed by University of Chicago students, Puentes’ story gained a platform and nationwide attention. Her story generated podcast appearances, and she was even interviewed by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson. The Latimers were among those who saw her story in the media and have a special affinity for first-generation students. They decided to help by offering to pay Puentes’ way to attend UT Martin.\n<blockquote>“Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”</blockquote>\n“Carol and I wanted to show Ellie that there are other sections of the country where people not only tried to help students, especially first-generation students, get their degree, but they also have compassion for the needs of others,” Latimer wrote in an email. “Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”\n\nAt Bill’s request, the university reached out to Puentes, first through social media, followed by several more text-message exchanges and then a phone conversation that explained who the Latimers were and what they wanted to do. She delayed responding but soon received an Instagram message from university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver, which confirmed that the offer of assistance was legitimate. “Mom, I think they really want me here,” she remembered saying. A campus visit followed July 15, which helped her decide that UT Martin would be her choice for completing her degree.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4320\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/08222022_ElliePuentes004.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\nPuentes’ world has been anything but normal since April. Her Fox News interview even caught the attention of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign. She subsequently received a fellowship to write for the campaign, and because she’s bilingual, she fills a campaign need to write in Spanish.\n\nThrough all of this, Puentes has learned much about herself. She’s always wanted to help people and becoming an attorney instead of pursuing the medical field will position her to assist those who have similar experiences. She also acknowledges that what has happened to her has made her tougher.\n\n“I mean given the choice between education or your health, that\'s an easy choice,” she said. “But I think getting out of that situation (at her former college) and sticking to my beliefs made me stronger because not a lot of people can do that.\n\n“A lot of people cave in and then just follow what everyone else is doing. But being able to step out and be that one different voice so I can maybe make a change is something I did learn that I like to be a voice for others.”\n\nIn the end, Puentes is at UT Martin because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s generosity. She fully appreciates the gift that has changed her life.\n<blockquote>“So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”</blockquote>\n“I\'ve told them before, I\'m very grateful for this opportunity and everything that they\'ve done in getting me here and getting me back to college,” she said. “So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”\n\nCarver invites first-generation college students to stand at each university commencement. He sees Puentes as another example of a first-generation student who has found a college home at UT Martin. He also isn’t surprised by the Latimers’ generosity, which is evident in the university’s new Latimer Engineering and Science Building that was made possible through a matching gift by the couple.\n\n“Bill and Carol Latimer repeatedly demonstrate that they care about education, and the gift of Ellie’s education is simply an extension of their generosity,” he said. “I expect to see Ellie take this opportunity and dedicate her life to helping many others like the Latimers have helped her. We couldn’t be more pleased to have her at UT Martin.”\n\nDuring her first weekend in Martin, Carver and his wife, Hollianne, accompanied Puentes to the local Walmart to purchase school supplies and other necessities. Dinner at the Carvers’ home is coming, and Puentes plans to fully participate in student life. She knew only a handful of people when she arrived, but new friendships are ahead, and her younger brother might soon join her at the university from another college. Life has taken a positive turn in just a few short months.\n\nA leap of faith brought Ellie Puentes to Tennessee, and she hasn’t looked back. “It (coming to UT Martin) was really just following God’s plan,” she said. “And I think God’s plan led me here.”\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Ellie Puentes finds new college home at UT Martin','More than 100 students have attended college because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s financial support. When the Union City, Tennessee, couple saw a news story earlier this year that Ellie Puentes had to leave her New York college in April because of health issues linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, they wanted to change another life.','inherit','closed','closed','','4319-autosave-v1','','','2022-10-31 16:38:38','2022-10-31 21:38:38','',4319,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4328',0,'revision','',0),(4324,7,'2022-10-24 15:02:21','2022-10-24 20:02:21','More than 100 students have attended college because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s financial support. When the Union City, Tennessee, couple saw a news story earlier this year that Ellie Puentes had to leave her New York college in April because of health issues linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, they wanted to change another life. Fast forward to August, and the 20-year-old from Chicago began classes this fall with her tuition, room and board fully paid by the Latimers as she attends the University of Tennessee at Martin. In addition to changing colleges, the first-generation college student has also changed majors with the goal to become an attorney and help those who experience similar circumstances.\r\n\r\nPuentes is Mexican American, was raised in Chicago’s South Side, and considers her aunt, uncle and cousins as parents and siblings. She attended public schools until receiving a scholarship to attend and later graduate from a private high school. She excelled in academics and soccer in high school and began her college journey in 2020 as a pre-med major at another university. She was involved in orientation advising and guiding campus tours, so her life outside the classroom was busy. Then COVID-19 changed the world and life for Puentes.\r\n\r\nThe college required students to take the COVID-19 vaccine, and Puentes originally sought a religious exemption, which was denied. She reconsidered, decided to take the vaccine and had no related health issues with the first Pfizer dose. Such was not the case following the second dose, which she said caused her to become ill and eventually be hospitalized. Because of the reaction, including ongoing symptoms that she ties to the vaccine, she applied unsuccessfully for a medical exemption when the college required the booster. Attempts to plead her case with the college administration were unsuccessful, and she had to seek another college option.\r\n\r\nPuentes returned home, and with the help of “The Thinker,” an independent, conservative online newspaper managed by University of Chicago students, Puentes’ story gained a platform and nationwide attention. Her story generated podcast appearances, and she was even interviewed by Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson. The Latimers were among those who saw her story in the media and have a special affinity for first-generation students. They decided to help by offering to pay Puentes’ way to attend UT Martin.\r\n<blockquote>“Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”</blockquote>\r\n“Carol and I wanted to show Ellie that there are other sections of the country where people not only tried to help students, especially first-generation students, get their degree, but they also have compassion for the needs of others,” Latimer wrote in an email. “Using the blessings that God has given us, we have been able to help over 100 young people get their college degree, and most have been first-generation students.”\r\n\r\nAt Bill’s request, the university reached out to Puentes, first through social media, followed by several more text-message exchanges and then a phone conversation that explained who the Latimers were and what they wanted to do. She delayed responding but soon received an Instagram message from university chancellor Dr. Keith Carver, which confirmed that the offer of assistance was legitimate. “Mom, I think they really want me here,” she remembered saying. A campus visit followed July 15, which helped her decide that UT Martin would be her choice for completing her degree.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4320\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/08222022_ElliePuentes004.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nPuentes’ world has been anything but normal since April. Her Fox News interview even caught the attention of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ re-election campaign. She subsequently received a fellowship to write for the campaign, and because she’s bilingual, she fills a campaign need to write in Spanish.\r\n\r\nThrough all of this, Puentes has learned much about herself. She’s always wanted to help people and becoming an attorney instead of pursuing the medical field will position her to assist those who have similar experiences. She also acknowledges that what has happened to her has made her tougher.\r\n\r\n“I mean given the choice between education or your health, that\'s an easy choice,” she said. “But I think getting out of that situation (at her former college) and sticking to my beliefs made me stronger because not a lot of people can do that.\r\n\r\n“A lot of people cave in and then just follow what everyone else is doing. But being able to step out and be that one different voice so I can maybe make a change is something I did learn that I like to be a voice for others.”\r\n\r\nIn the end, Puentes is at UT Martin because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s generosity. She fully appreciates the gift that has changed her life.\r\n<blockquote>“So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”</blockquote>\r\n“I\'ve told them before, I\'m very grateful for this opportunity and everything that they\'ve done in getting me here and getting me back to college,” she said. “So, this has always been my goal to graduate from college, and they made this a chance for me to go to college and finish it up. So just ‘thank you.’”\r\n\r\nCarver invites first-generation college students to stand at each university commencement. He sees Puentes as another example of a first-generation student who has found a college home at UT Martin. He also isn’t surprised by the Latimers’ generosity, which is evident in the university’s new Latimer Engineering and Science Building that was made possible through a matching gift by the couple.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol Latimer repeatedly demonstrate that they care about education, and the gift of Ellie’s education is simply an extension of their generosity,” he said. “I expect to see Ellie take this opportunity and dedicate her life to helping many others like the Latimers have helped her. We couldn’t be more pleased to have her at UT Martin.”\r\n\r\nDuring her first weekend in Martin, Carver and his wife, Hollianne, accompanied Puentes to the local Walmart to purchase school supplies and other necessities. Dinner at the Carvers’ home is coming, and Puentes plans to fully participate in student life. She knew only a handful of people when she arrived, but new friendships are ahead, and her younger brother might soon join her at the university from another college. Life has taken a positive turn in just a few short months.\r\n\r\nA leap of faith brought Ellie Puentes to Tennessee, and she hasn’t looked back. “It (coming to UT Martin) was really just following God’s plan,” she said. “And I think God’s plan led me here.”\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Ellie Puentes finds new college home at UT Martin','More than 100 students have attended college because of Bill and Carol Latimer’s financial support. When the Union City, Tennessee, couple saw a news story earlier this year that Ellie Puentes had to leave her New York college in April because of health issues linked to the COVID-19 vaccine, they wanted to change another life.','inherit','closed','closed','','4319-revision-v1','','','2022-10-24 15:02:21','2022-10-24 20:02:21','',4319,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2022/10/24/4319-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(4329,7,'2022-10-31 16:44:48','2022-10-31 21:44:48','<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bill and Carol Latimer believe in the power of education to change lives. Their commitment to education inspired the Union City couple’s $6.5 million gift that made possible the new Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building at the University of Tennessee at Martin. The $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story building was dedicated during a 3:30 p.m. ceremony Thursday, Oct. 27.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The dedication coincided with the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees fall meeting held Oct. 27-28 in the Boling University Center. Earlier that afternoon, board members approved a request by Bill Latimer to add Dr. Bob Smith’s name to the building in recognition of the former UT Martin chancellor’s service during a critical period in the university’s history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Latimer gift provided the 10% match required by the state for construction of the state-of-the-art facility. Ground was officially broken Sept. 18, 2020, and the building will open for classes in spring 2023. The Latimer Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and the pre-professional health sciences program. The building features classrooms, laboratories, offices, and a small observatory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the crowd that gathered on the building’s west side, which he noted is the university’s first new academic building in 40 years. “We’re excited for our campus community, students, faculty, staff – especially those in our STEM disciplines who are going to utilize this building,” Carver said. He introduced UT President Randy Boyd who told the audience that the university won’t have to wait 40 years for its next building. “We have over 1,200 buildings in the University of Tennessee System,” he said. “This is one of the best anywhere across the system, so you have a lot to be proud of.”                                                                                                  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boyd thanked both Carver and Smith for the vision and leadership they provided that made the building possible. Prior to Carver being named chancellor in 2016, Smith led the university for 19 months beginning in June 2015 during which time the Latimers’ gift moved the project forward. Boyd first met the couple during his campaign for Tennessee governor, and since then he has seen the impact of the Latimers’ generosity in the state. “I think we’re going to be thankful to them for their donations, but I know myself and many others that know them will be thankful for their inspiration,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith followed Boyd on the program and recalled the challenges faced by the university and the region at the time he was named interim chancellor. Those included high unemployment, problems in school systems and UT Martin’s accreditation probation. Despite the obstacles, he and others never lost the vision for a long-planned STEM building. “Among all the other projects that we were working on, we had to keep this building very much, and its opportunity for this campus, in front of us,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith recalled that the building came closer to reality during the 2016 legislative session, thanks to a change in the university’s required match to fund the project. The match reduction from 25 percent to 10 percent was led by State Sen. John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) and was the first of its kind in Tennessee government. The university was given a one-year opportunity to match 10% or approximately $6.5 million of the cost to construct the building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In April 2016, Latimer asked to meet with Smith, and during that meeting, he told Smith to take care of the university, and Carol and he would cover the needed match so that the building could be constructed. Smith said that some key lessons in philanthropy led to the historic gift.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The first one is it is really always about relationships,” he said. “… That sets the foundation for where philanthropy can bear fruit.” Smith said that the second lesson is that Latimer makes transformational gifts. “He does not want to make – and most of the successful philanthropists – do not want to make gifts that are just gifts,” he said. “They want them to be truly ones that make a difference.”           </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And the third one was Bill and Carol are about making investments, not writing checks and gifts, and that investment must produce a return,” he said. Smith noted larger gifts to the university in recent years, likely inspired by the Latimers’ generosity. “So that investment has multiplied well beyond the initial gift, but it would never have if Bill hadn’t, and Carol hadn’t have stepped forward.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latimer used his time in the program to credit others for the building, which a few minutes later, would be announced by Carver as the Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building out of Latimer’s respect for Bob Smith and his service as chancellor. He began by speaking of his personal faith.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use his blessings to bless others,” he said. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever deserve and much, much more than we expected, and God’s blessings is the reason that Carol and I are here today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We believe in education, and we believe that is the best way to help get people out of poverty.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latimer added his praise for State Sen. John Stevens and former State Rep. Andy Holt for their legislative work in 2016 that changed the way buildings were financed for higher education. He acknowledged UT President Emeritus Joe DiPietro for convincing Smith to return and lead UT Martin during a pivotal time. But perhaps he saved is greatest compliment for his friend with whom he shared the stage on this perfect October afternoon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In my opinion, for the amount of time Bob was chancellor … he did more for UTM than any other chancellor that I’ve had the privilege of knowing,” Latimer said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early in his remarks, Latimer asked his cousin, the Rev. Jimmy Latimer, senior pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Church in Germantown, to bless the new building and all who use the facility in the future. Before praying, he recalled the family’s history and why the new building fits the Latimer legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Bill\'s ancestors and my ancestors came here from Middle Tennessee in 1853 to Obion County, and they were brothers and they had joining lands and farms,” Jimmy Latimer said. “And the first thing they did when they came to West Tennessee was, they put a plot of land from each farm together and built the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Beech School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our family has been involved as farmers, educators, and churchmen all these years, and today is a beautiful fruition of what God has done through Bill. It really says what our family has tried to be all these years.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building dedicated','Bill and Carol Latimer believe in the power of education to change lives. Their commitment to education inspired the Union City couple’s $6.5 million gift that made possible the new Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building at the University of Tennessee at Martin.','publish','closed','closed','','latimer-smith-engineering-and-science-building-dedicated','','','2022-10-31 16:44:48','2022-10-31 21:44:48','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4329',0,'post','',0),(4330,7,'2022-10-31 16:42:35','2022-10-31 21:42:35','','Latimer-Smith Dedication_2022','Bill Latimer addresses the crowd gathered to celebrate the dedication of UT Martin’s new Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building. The event was held Thursday, Oct. 27, at UT Martin.	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Earlier that afternoon, board members approved a request by Bill Latimer to add Dr. Bob Smith’s name to the building in recognition of the former UT Martin chancellor’s service during a critical period in the university’s history.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Latimer gift provided the 10% match required by the state for construction of the state-of-the-art facility. Ground was officially broken Sept. 18, 2020, and the building will open for classes in spring 2023. The Latimer Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and the pre-professional health sciences program. The building features classrooms, laboratories, offices, and a small observatory.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver welcomed the crowd that gathered on the building’s west side, which he noted is the university’s first new academic building in 40 years. “We’re excited for our campus community, students, faculty, staff – especially those in our STEM disciplines who are going to utilize this building,” Carver said. He introduced UT President Randy Boyd who told the audience that the university won’t have to wait 40 years for its next building. “We have over 1,200 buildings in the University of Tennessee System,” he said. “This is one of the best anywhere across the system, so you have a lot to be proud of.”                                                                                                  </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Boyd thanked both Carver and Smith for the vision and leadership they provided that made the building possible. Prior to Carver being named chancellor in 2016, Smith led the university for 19 months beginning in June 2015 during which time the Latimers’ gift moved the project forward. Boyd first met the couple during his campaign for Tennessee governor, and since then he has seen the impact of the Latimers’ generosity in the state. “I think we’re going to be thankful to them for their donations, but I know myself and many others that know them will be thankful for their inspiration,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith followed Boyd on the program and recalled the challenges faced by the university and the region at the time he was named interim chancellor. Those included high unemployment, problems in school systems and UT Martin’s accreditation probation. Despite the obstacles, he and others never lost the vision for a long-planned STEM building. “Among all the other projects that we were working on, we had to keep this building very much, and its opportunity for this campus, in front of us,” he said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Smith recalled that the building came closer to reality during the 2016 legislative session, thanks to a change in the university’s required match to fund the project. The match reduction from 25 percent to 10 percent was led by State Sen. John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) and was the first of its kind in Tennessee government. The university was given a one-year opportunity to match 10% or approximately $6.5 million of the cost to construct the building.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In April 2016, Latimer asked to meet with Smith, and during that meeting, he told Smith to take care of the university, and Carol and he would cover the needed match so that the building could be constructed. Smith said that some key lessons in philanthropy led to the historic gift.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“The first one is it is really always about relationships,” he said. “… That sets the foundation for where philanthropy can bear fruit.” Smith said that the second lesson is that Latimer makes transformational gifts. “He does not want to make – and most of the successful philanthropists – do not want to make gifts that are just gifts,” he said. “They want them to be truly ones that make a difference.”           </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“And the third one was Bill and Carol are about making investments, not writing checks and gifts, and that investment must produce a return,” he said. Smith noted larger gifts to the university in recent years, likely inspired by the Latimers’ generosity. “So that investment has multiplied well beyond the initial gift, but it would never have if Bill hadn’t, and Carol hadn’t have stepped forward.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latimer used his time in the program to credit others for the building, which a few minutes later, would be announced by Carver as the Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building out of Latimer’s respect for Bob Smith and his service as chancellor. He began by speaking of his personal faith.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use his blessings to bless others,” he said. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever deserve and much, much more than we expected, and God’s blessings is the reason that Carol and I are here today.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“We believe in education, and we believe that is the best way to help get people out of poverty.”</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Latimer added his praise for State Sen. John Stevens and former State Rep. Andy Holt for their legislative work in 2016 that changed the way buildings were financed for higher education. He acknowledged UT President Emeritus Joe DiPietro for convincing Smith to return and lead UT Martin during a pivotal time. But perhaps he saved is greatest compliment for his friend with whom he shared the stage on this perfect October afternoon.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“In my opinion, for the amount of time Bob was chancellor … he did more for UTM than any other chancellor that I’ve had the privilege of knowing,” Latimer said.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Early in his remarks, Latimer asked his cousin, the Rev. Jimmy Latimer, senior pastor of Redeemer Evangelical Church in Germantown, to bless the new building and all who use the facility in the future. Before praying, he recalled the family’s history and why the new building fits the Latimer legacy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Bill\'s ancestors and my ancestors came here from Middle Tennessee in 1853 to Obion County, and they were brothers and they had joining lands and farms,” Jimmy Latimer said. “And the first thing they did when they came to West Tennessee was, they put a plot of land from each farm together and built the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Beech School.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>“Our family has been involved as farmers, educators, and churchmen all these years, and today is a beautiful fruition of what God has done through Bill. It really says what our family has tried to be all these years.” &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','Latimer-Smith Engineering and Science Building dedicated','Bill and Carol Latimer believe in the power of education to change lives. 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Because of the pandemic, the traditional Empty Bowls soup meal will return for the first time since 2019. With each donation, guests will be able to enjoy an all-you-can-eat soup lunch provide by community members.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The project not only benefits the community, but also serves as a hands-on learning opportunity for students. “Students gain a sense of community by helping with the bowl making and glazing and by helping with the project the day of the event,” said McBeth.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>We Care Ministries was founded in 1973 and receives no government funding. 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Student choreographers include Maleia Bigham, a first-year dance education major from Polk County; Lanna-Kate Graves, a first-year dance education major from Weakley County; and Marlee Scott, a sophomore dance education major from Williamson County. These three students will also perform in the show. Sarah McCormick, director of ensemble and professor of dance, choreographed three new dances for the fall show.&nbsp;</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Student performers not involved in choreography include Madison Bixler, a first-year dance education major from Obion County; Abby Walker, a first-year dance education major from Rutherford County; and Shelby Kruep, a sophomore theatre arts major from DuPage County, Illinois.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for students, and children 10 and under are free. Tickets will be sold at the door starting at 6 p.m. the night of the show and can be purchased with cash or check. Credit card purchases can be made online starting Nov. 14 at <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/finearts/tickets.php\">www.utm.edu/departments/finearts/tickets.php</a>.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>For more information about the performance, contact the Vanguard Box Office at 731-881-7400.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->','UT Martin Dance Ensemble to perform fall showcase','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts Dance Ensemble will showcase their fall 2022 production “Ambivalence” at 7 p.m., Nov. 17-18, in Harriet Fulton Theatre located in the Fine Arts Building on the main campus.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-dance-ensemble-to-perform-fall-showcase','','','2022-11-14 09:43:27','2022-11-14 15:43:27','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=4361',0,'post','',0),