INSERT INTO `wp_posts` VALUES (2377,2,'2020-07-10 09:22:21','2020-07-10 14:22:21','','10222013_CampusScenery03','','inherit','closed','closed','','10222013_campusscenery03','','','2020-07-10 09:22:21','2020-07-10 14:22:21','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/10222013_CampusScenery03.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2379,2,'2020-07-10 14:04:10','2020-07-10 19:04:10','I want to thank so many of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have reached out to me over the past several weeks as we work to address racial justice and diversity issues. I appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts and feelings with me and other members of the university community.\r\n\r\nSome of the discussions have been painful. Other conversations have been hopeful, but all of these exchanges have been beneficial. As we approach the fall semester, opportunities will be offered to participate in multiple conversations, external training and programming centered on the cultural climate across UT Martin.\r\n\r\nWords are important but have little meaning without action. The following initiatives are among those in process and will drive our work for the 2020-21 academic year.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Hire a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer:  This new position is a recommendation made earlier this year by the Strategic Plan Goal 3 Implementation Task Force. This leadership position will serve as an adviser for our university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness. This is a cabinet-level position that will report directly to me and will assist our senior leadership with all matters related to our diversity initiatives. This role is that of a full-time culture champion for our university, and I\'m extremely excited to see what develops.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Create a Diversity Statement and Develop a Diversity Strategic Plan: The Strategic Plan Goal 3 Implementation Task Force has been busy this spring working on UT Martin’s first diversity statement, which has been submitted to our cabinet for vetting. The task force’s current work is focused on the establishment of a comprehensive and clearly articulated university-wide diversity plan. This process will involve faculty, staff and students across the university and provide measurables for accountability.</li>\r\n 	<li>Academic Affairs\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Review Proposals for New Courses on Race and Diversity through the Faculty Senate: In June, former Faculty Senate President Dr. Philip Smartt sent out a call to the faculty for course proposals that would address race and diversity across the curriculum. The new Faculty Senate president, Dr. Sean Walker, has already initiated many fruitful conversations with faculty, staff, students and alumni and solicited proposals.</li>\r\n 	<li>Increase Faculty Diversity: The university welcomes three new Black faculty members in August for the 2020-21 academic year: one each in criminal justice, teacher education and the Paul Meek Library. Austin Ferrell, lecturer and coordinator of the Call Me MiSTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program, joined the faculty in mid-2019.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student Affairs</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Continue Captain’s Courageous Conversations: These opportunities will engage students in meaningful and challenging conversations around racial justice and other diversity issues.</li>\r\n 	<li>Create a Bias Reporting Process: This process will allow students to notify the university of incidents of bias they witness on campus.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty and Staff: The university currently engages in various employee recruitment efforts to attract diverse faculty and staff. Advertisements in publications, websites and distribution lists appeal to diverse populations. Recruitment through professional organizations and conference attendance provides additional opportunities. The Office of Human Resources will collaborate with the Diversity and Inclusion Goal Strategic Planning Implementation Team to develop a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan to augment the campus diversity plan.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Enhance University Safety: The safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is of paramount importance to all of us at UT Martin. We’re in the final stages of selecting a new Director of Public Safety, a position critical to leading the safe operation of our university. I’m encouraged by the depth and breadth of experience in the candidate pool. Additionally, we plan to complete installation of new security cameras all across campus by the end of July, adding an additional 210 cameras to provide increased monitoring of our university grounds.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Engage Our Community: We will involve our City of Martin Town and Gown Association to strengthen our relationships with partners and allies across Martin and Weakley County.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe have much work to do over the next few weeks and months, but I am excited about the road ahead. We have faced challenges, and it\'s up to us to turn them into opportunities. However, I cannot make these changes alone, and it will take all of us working together to confront racism head on. Please keep the lines of communication open with me. The lives of our Black students, faculty, staff and alumni matter, and we are doing everything we can to remain engaged in the fight against racism and hatred.','Chancellor’s Corner: Racial Justice & Diversity Moving Forward','I want to thank so many of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have reached out to me over the past several weeks as we work to address racial justice and diversity issues.','inherit','closed','closed','','2378-revision-v1','','','2020-07-10 14:04:10','2020-07-10 19:04:10','',2378,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/10/2378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2380,2,'2020-07-10 15:05:55','2020-07-10 20:05:55','I want to thank so many of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have reached out to me over the past several weeks as we work to address racial justice and diversity issues. I appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts and feelings with me and other members of the university community.\r\n\r\nSome of the discussions have been painful. Other conversations have been hopeful, but all of these exchanges have been beneficial. As we approach the fall semester, opportunities will be offered to participate in multiple conversations, external training and programming centered on the cultural climate across UT Martin.\r\n\r\nWords are important but have little meaning without action. The following initiatives are among those in process and will drive our work for the 2020-21 academic year.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Hire a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer:  This new position is a recommendation made earlier this year by the Strategic Plan Goal 3 Implementation Task Force. This leadership position will serve as an adviser for our university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness. This is a cabinet-level position that will report directly to me and will assist our senior leadership with all matters related to our diversity initiatives. This role is that of a full-time culture champion for our university, and I\'m extremely excited to see what develops.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Create a Diversity Statement and Develop a Diversity Strategic Plan: The Strategic Plan Goal 3 Implementation Task Force has been busy this spring working on UT Martin’s first diversity statement, which has been submitted to our cabinet for vetting. The task force’s current work is focused on the establishment of a comprehensive and clearly articulated university-wide diversity plan. This process will involve faculty, staff and students across the university and provide measurables for accountability.</li>\r\n 	<li>Academic Affairs\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Review Proposals for New Courses on Race and Diversity through the Faculty Senate: In June, former Faculty Senate President Dr. Philip Smartt sent out a call to the faculty for course proposals that would address race and diversity across the curriculum. The new Faculty Senate president, Dr. Sean Walker, has already initiated many fruitful conversations with faculty, staff, students and alumni and solicited proposals.</li>\r\n 	<li>Increase Faculty Diversity: The university welcomes three new Black faculty members in August for the 2020-21 academic year: one each in criminal justice, teacher education and the Paul Meek Library. Austin Ferrell, lecturer and coordinator of the Call Me MiSTER (Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) program, joined the faculty in mid-2019.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student Affairs</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Continue Captain’s Courageous Conversations: These opportunities will engage students in meaningful and challenging conversations around racial justice and other diversity issues.</li>\r\n 	<li>Create a Bias Reporting Process: This process will allow students to notify the university of incidents of bias they witness on campus.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Recruit and Retain Diverse Faculty and Staff: The university currently engages in various employee recruitment efforts to attract diverse faculty and staff. Advertisements in publications, websites and distribution lists appeal to diverse populations. Recruitment through professional organizations and conference attendance provides additional opportunities. The Office of Human Resources will collaborate with the Diversity and Inclusion Goal Strategic Planning Implementation Team to develop a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan to augment the campus diversity plan.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Enhance University Safety: The safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is of paramount importance to all of us at UT Martin. We’re in the final stages of selecting a new Director of Public Safety, a position critical to leading the safe operation of our university. I’m encouraged by the depth and breadth of experience in the candidate pool. Additionally, we plan to complete installation of new security cameras all across campus by the end of July, adding an additional 210 cameras to provide increased monitoring of our university grounds.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Engage Our Community: We will involve our City of Martin Town and Gown Association to strengthen our relationships with partners and allies across Martin and Weakley County.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nWe have much work to do over the next few weeks and months, but I am excited about the road ahead. We have faced challenges, and it\'s up to us to turn them into opportunities. However, I cannot make these changes alone, and it will take all of us working together to confront racism head on. Please keep the lines of communication open with me. The lives of our Black students, faculty, staff and alumni matter, and we are doing everything we can to remain engaged in the fight against racism and hatred.','Chancellor’s Corner: Campus Culture & Moving Forward','I want to thank so many of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends who have reached out to me over the past several weeks as we work to address racial justice and diversity issues.','inherit','closed','closed','','2378-revision-v1','','','2020-07-10 15:05:55','2020-07-10 20:05:55','',2378,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/10/2378-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2381,6,'2020-07-13 11:32:32','2020-07-13 16:32:32','Sidney Church, a senior political science major from Santa Fe, is the 2020 recipient of the Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service, which is given in recognition of Dr. S.K. Airee, a long-time chemistry faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Martin and charter member of the Martin Kiwanis Club.\r\n\r\nThe $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a student of at least a sophomore standing who shows academic excellence, leadership in co-curricular activities, and citizenship and service to the university and community. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, have achieved the rank of an Eagle Scout or Gold Girl Scout in the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts of America, and have been a member of the Key Club in high school or have been involved in the collegiate Circle K Club.\r\n\r\nOn top of meeting the award requirements, Church has also volunteered with outreach organizations such as Make a Wish, Letters in Motion, Operation Christmas Child, St. Jude and the Martin Rotary Club. She serves as the Student Government Association academic affairs chair and senator for the College of Business and Global Affairs, is a member of Chi Omega sorority, the treasurer for the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature and is a Peer Enabling Program Leader.\r\n\r\nThe Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service was endowed in 2017 by Airee in honor of the Martin Kiwanis Club.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the award, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Church receives the 2020 Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service','Sidney Church, a senior political science major from Santa Fe, is the 2020 recipient of the Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service.','publish','closed','closed','','church-receives-the-2020-martin-kiwanis-award-for-leadership-and-service','','','2020-07-13 11:32:43','2020-07-13 16:32:43','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2381',0,'post','',0),(2382,6,'2020-07-13 11:29:42','2020-07-13 16:29:42','','MartinKiwanisAwardWinner','Sidney Church received the 2020 Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service. ','inherit','closed','closed','','martinkiwanisawardwinner','','','2020-07-13 11:30:46','2020-07-13 16:30:46','',2381,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/MartinKiwanisAwardWinner.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2383,6,'2020-07-13 11:32:32','2020-07-13 16:32:32','Sidney Church, a senior political science major from Santa Fe, is the 2020 recipient of the Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service, which is given in recognition of Dr. S.K. Airee, a long-time chemistry faculty member at the University of Tennessee at Martin and charter member of the Martin Kiwanis Club.\r\n\r\nThe $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a student of at least a sophomore standing who shows academic excellence, leadership in co-curricular activities, and citizenship and service to the university and community. Eligible students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, have achieved the rank of an Eagle Scout or Gold Girl Scout in the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts of America, and have been a member of the Key Club in high school or have been involved in the collegiate Circle K Club.\r\n\r\nOn top of meeting the award requirements, Church has also volunteered with outreach organizations such as Make a Wish, Letters in Motion, Operation Christmas Child, St. Jude and the Martin Rotary Club. She serves as the Student Government Association academic affairs chair and senator for the College of Business and Global Affairs, is a member of Chi Omega sorority, the treasurer for the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature and is a Peer Enabling Program Leader.\r\n\r\nThe Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service was endowed in 2017 by Airee in honor of the Martin Kiwanis Club.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the award, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Church receives the 2020 Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service','Sidney Church, a senior political science major from Santa Fe, is the 2020 recipient of the Martin Kiwanis Award for Leadership and Service.','inherit','closed','closed','','2381-revision-v1','','','2020-07-13 11:32:32','2020-07-13 16:32:32','',2381,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/13/2381-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2434,6,'2020-07-30 14:35:00','2020-07-30 19:35:00','Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Mallory Clenney knew from an early age that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother and brother as a nurse but in her own style. On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate from the nursing program in three years.\r\n<blockquote>“(Becoming a nurse) was just something that stuck in my heart. I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”</blockquote>\r\n“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”\r\n\r\nClenney, who graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 2017, said she decided to start preparing for nursing school early because she knew she was supposed to be a nurse and didn’t want to waste any time. She quit playing basketball, began taking dual enrollment courses, earned 58 credits before graduating and entered the UT Martin nursing program the following August. While Clenney did struggle in her courses at times, she says it was a rewarding experience that made her the nurse she always wanted to be.\r\n\r\nNow working at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Clenney is confident that her education at the UT Martin Parsons Center has prepared her to be the best nurse she can be even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nAccording to Clenney, “not in 100 years” did she think she would ever be working as a nurse during a global pandemic, but through the hands-on training and trial simulations at the Parsons Center and in her residency, she learned how to treat patients and respond calmly in uncertain situations.\r\n\r\nClenney said working through the pandemic is “definitely scary,” but that after observing the nurses who are treating the virus in the COVID -19 unit, as well as the nurses in other units/ floors taking on strenuous workloads due to higher acuity level, she is confident in their ability to ensure the best care possible for their patients.\r\n<blockquote>“Times are uncertain, but every nurse I have seen or trained with has blown me away. These nurses are amazing, and their dedication shows what nursing is about. I applaud every health-care worker for what they are doing; they are the calm in the midst of the storm, and I am proud to be learning from and working with them.”</blockquote>\r\nNow instead of being scared, she sees the pandemic as a chance to enhance her skills as a nurse to provide better treatments for her patients in the future.\r\n\r\n“I feel like it’s going to help my nursing career and help me,” she said. “There is always an opportunity to learn.”\r\n\r\nClenney is unsure of where her career as a nurse will take her, especially in the current climate. She does know as long as she continues to provide care and comfort for her patients, she will continue accomplishing her dream, just as she did by graduating with her nursing degree in three years.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin Parsons student becomes first-ever to graduate nursing program in three years','On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate the nursing program in three years.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-parsons-student-becomes-first-ever-to-graduate-nursing-program-in-three-years','','','2020-08-03 10:38:34','2020-08-03 15:38:34','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2434',0,'post','',0),(2385,6,'2020-07-13 17:16:27','2020-07-13 22:16:27','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor. </i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin interim dean of graduate studies, represents UT Martin in this effort and can answer related questions.</i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the Student and Exchange Visitors Program. This new directive provides some helpful news for international students, allowing them to take more than three credits of online or hybrid instruction in the U.S. as long they are also taking face-to-face credits. However, should U.S. institutions move to totally remote or online instruction, as many did in Spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students in the U.S. must return to their home countries immediately or transfer to schools offering in-person instruction.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We, the graduate deans of Tennessee, are concerned about the recent ICE directive for four reasons. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">First, nearly 10,000 international students attend Tennessee universities because of the educational opportunities we offer. International graduate students often pay full tuition, which helps to subsidize domestic student scholarships. International students who hold graduate assistantships teach lab and classroom sections of courses and conduct research. U.S. students benefit as they interact with, learn from, and learn about the world and its people through our international students. The U.S. economy is intricately tied to the global economy, and businesses are increasingly globalized. Tennessee’s workforce is also diverse, and the state has important multi-national corporate employers like FedEx, Nissan, Bridgestone, Eastman Chemical and others. What our students learn from one another impacts them as they move into the workplace. Just as having international companies in our state has added value to the state, having international students on campuses and in our communities helps all of us. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Second, COVID-19 is still a threat. During the past two weeks, case numbers in Tennessee continue to rise. Hospitals in other parts of the U.S. are beginning to reach maximum capacity for ICU beds; if this trend continues and affects Tennessee, universities will be faced with decisions to minimize risk, including moving to online/remote instruction. The July 6 ICE directive will put universities in the terrible position of transitioning to remote instruction for the safety and well-being of their students, faculty, and staff while knowing that international students will be forced to return home quickly and at great expense. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, international students contributed $45 billion USD to our domestic economy in 2018, and an estimated $348 million was spent right here in Tennessee. Not only would their departure impact learning, but it will also impact the economy.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third, we believe that this directive is unfair to international students. In addition to paying high tuition, these students also arrive in the U.S. and sign rental and utility agreements and go about the work of setting up housekeeping, which helps small and midsized businesses and the tax base in Tennessee. Some of them bring their spouses and children, children who are enrolled in school, who make friends and who enrich the culture of our communities. Forcing these students and their families to leave is extraordinarily unfair financially, logistically, educationally, and emotionally. International students deserve to be present in the US.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally, some may say that that these students can return after the pandemic subsides, but it is likely that these students will not return. They will instead go to school in Canada, Germany, or another country that is more welcoming. The long-term consequences of losing international graduate students will be devasting for Tennessee higher education and impact our economy for the long term.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On behalf of the Graduate Schools in Tennessee,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Ernest L. Brothers, President</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools</span></p>','Tennessee Graduate Studies Deans address ICE directive in op-ed piece','Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor.','publish','closed','closed','','2385','','','2020-07-13 17:19:41','2020-07-13 22:19:41','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2385',0,'post','',0),(2386,6,'2020-07-13 17:06:20','2020-07-13 22:06:20','','07092019_BusinessBuildingAtNight012','','inherit','closed','closed','','07092019_businessbuildingatnight012-2','','','2020-07-13 17:06:20','2020-07-13 22:06:20','',2385,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07092019_BusinessBuildingAtNight012.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2387,6,'2020-07-13 17:16:27','2020-07-13 22:16:27','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor. </i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin interim dean of graduate studies, represents UT Martin in this effort and can answer related questions.</i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the Student and Exchange Visitors Program. This new directive provides some helpful news for international students, allowing them to take more than three credits of online or hybrid instruction in the U.S. as long they are also taking face-to-face credits. However, should U.S. institutions move to totally remote or online instruction, as many did in Spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students in the U.S. must return to their home countries immediately or transfer to schools offering in-person instruction.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We, the graduate deans of Tennessee, are concerned about the recent ICE directive for four reasons. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">First, nearly 10,000 international students attend Tennessee universities because of the educational opportunities we offer. International graduate students often pay full tuition, which helps to subsidize domestic student scholarships. International students who hold graduate assistantships teach lab and classroom sections of courses and conduct research. U.S. students benefit as they interact with, learn from, and learn about the world and its people through our international students. The U.S. economy is intricately tied to the global economy, and businesses are increasingly globalized. Tennessee’s workforce is also diverse, and the state has important multi-national corporate employers like FedEx, Nissan, Bridgestone, Eastman Chemical and others. What our students learn from one another impacts them as they move into the workplace. Just as having international companies in our state has added value to the state, having international students on campuses and in our communities helps all of us. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Second, COVID-19 is still a threat. During the past two weeks, case numbers in Tennessee continue to rise. Hospitals in other parts of the U.S. are beginning to reach maximum capacity for ICU beds; if this trend continues and affects Tennessee, universities will be faced with decisions to minimize risk, including moving to online/remote instruction. The July 6 ICE directive will put universities in the terrible position of transitioning to remote instruction for the safety and well-being of their students, faculty, and staff while knowing that international students will be forced to return home quickly and at great expense. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, international students contributed $45 billion USD to our domestic economy in 2018, and an estimated $348 million was spent right here in Tennessee. Not only would their departure impact learning, but it will also impact the economy.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third, we believe that this directive is unfair to international students. In addition to paying high tuition, these students also arrive in the U.S. and sign rental and utility agreements and go about the work of setting up housekeeping, which helps small and midsized businesses and the tax base in Tennessee. Some of them bring their spouses and children, children who are enrolled in school, who make friends and who enrich the culture of our communities. Forcing these students and their families to leave is extraordinarily unfair financially, logistically, educationally, and emotionally. International students deserve to be present in the US.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally, some may say that that these students can return after the pandemic subsides, but it is likely that these students will not return. They will instead go to school in Canada, Germany, or another country that is more welcoming. The long-term consequences of losing international graduate students will be devasting for Tennessee higher education and impact our economy for the long term.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On behalf of the Graduate Schools in Tennessee,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Ernest L. Brothers, President</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools</span></p>','','Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor.','inherit','closed','closed','','2385-revision-v1','','','2020-07-13 17:16:27','2020-07-13 22:16:27','',2385,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/13/2385-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2388,6,'2020-07-13 17:19:08','2020-07-13 22:19:08','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor. </i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin interim dean of graduate studies, represents UT Martin in this effort and can answer related questions.</i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the Student and Exchange Visitors Program. This new directive provides some helpful news for international students, allowing them to take more than three credits of online or hybrid instruction in the U.S. as long they are also taking face-to-face credits. However, should U.S. institutions move to totally remote or online instruction, as many did in Spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students in the U.S. must return to their home countries immediately or transfer to schools offering in-person instruction.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We, the graduate deans of Tennessee, are concerned about the recent ICE directive for four reasons. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">First, nearly 10,000 international students attend Tennessee universities because of the educational opportunities we offer. International graduate students often pay full tuition, which helps to subsidize domestic student scholarships. International students who hold graduate assistantships teach lab and classroom sections of courses and conduct research. U.S. students benefit as they interact with, learn from, and learn about the world and its people through our international students. The U.S. economy is intricately tied to the global economy, and businesses are increasingly globalized. Tennessee’s workforce is also diverse, and the state has important multi-national corporate employers like FedEx, Nissan, Bridgestone, Eastman Chemical and others. What our students learn from one another impacts them as they move into the workplace. Just as having international companies in our state has added value to the state, having international students on campuses and in our communities helps all of us. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Second, COVID-19 is still a threat. During the past two weeks, case numbers in Tennessee continue to rise. Hospitals in other parts of the U.S. are beginning to reach maximum capacity for ICU beds; if this trend continues and affects Tennessee, universities will be faced with decisions to minimize risk, including moving to online/remote instruction. The July 6 ICE directive will put universities in the terrible position of transitioning to remote instruction for the safety and well-being of their students, faculty, and staff while knowing that international students will be forced to return home quickly and at great expense. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, international students contributed $45 billion USD to our domestic economy in 2018, and an estimated $348 million was spent right here in Tennessee. Not only would their departure impact learning, but it will also impact the economy.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third, we believe that this directive is unfair to international students. In addition to paying high tuition, these students also arrive in the U.S. and sign rental and utility agreements and go about the work of setting up housekeeping, which helps small and midsized businesses and the tax base in Tennessee. Some of them bring their spouses and children, children who are enrolled in school, who make friends and who enrich the culture of our communities. Forcing these students and their families to leave is extraordinarily unfair financially, logistically, educationally, and emotionally. International students deserve to be present in the US.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally, some may say that that these students can return after the pandemic subsides, but it is likely that these students will not return. They will instead go to school in Canada, Germany, or another country that is more welcoming. The long-term consequences of losing international graduate students will be devasting for Tennessee higher education and impact our economy for the long term.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On behalf of the Graduate Schools in Tennessee,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Ernest L. Brothers, President</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools</span></p>','Tennessee Graduate Studies Deans address ICE directive in op-ed piece','Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor.','inherit','closed','closed','','2385-autosave-v1','','','2020-07-13 17:19:08','2020-07-13 22:19:08','',2385,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/13/2385-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2389,6,'2020-07-13 17:17:34','2020-07-13 22:17:34','','07092019_BusinessBuildingAtNight012','','inherit','closed','closed','','07092019_businessbuildingatnight012-3','','','2020-07-13 17:17:34','2020-07-13 22:17:34','',2385,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07092019_BusinessBuildingAtNight012-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2390,6,'2020-07-13 17:19:41','2020-07-13 22:19:41','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor. </i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dr. Joey Mehlhorn, UT Martin interim dean of graduate studies, represents UT Martin in this effort and can answer related questions.</i></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced changes to the Student and Exchange Visitors Program. This new directive provides some helpful news for international students, allowing them to take more than three credits of online or hybrid instruction in the U.S. as long they are also taking face-to-face credits. However, should U.S. institutions move to totally remote or online instruction, as many did in Spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, international students in the U.S. must return to their home countries immediately or transfer to schools offering in-person instruction.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We, the graduate deans of Tennessee, are concerned about the recent ICE directive for four reasons. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">First, nearly 10,000 international students attend Tennessee universities because of the educational opportunities we offer. International graduate students often pay full tuition, which helps to subsidize domestic student scholarships. International students who hold graduate assistantships teach lab and classroom sections of courses and conduct research. U.S. students benefit as they interact with, learn from, and learn about the world and its people through our international students. The U.S. economy is intricately tied to the global economy, and businesses are increasingly globalized. Tennessee’s workforce is also diverse, and the state has important multi-national corporate employers like FedEx, Nissan, Bridgestone, Eastman Chemical and others. What our students learn from one another impacts them as they move into the workplace. Just as having international companies in our state has added value to the state, having international students on campuses and in our communities helps all of us. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Second, COVID-19 is still a threat. During the past two weeks, case numbers in Tennessee continue to rise. Hospitals in other parts of the U.S. are beginning to reach maximum capacity for ICU beds; if this trend continues and affects Tennessee, universities will be faced with decisions to minimize risk, including moving to online/remote instruction. The July 6 ICE directive will put universities in the terrible position of transitioning to remote instruction for the safety and well-being of their students, faculty, and staff while knowing that international students will be forced to return home quickly and at great expense. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, international students contributed $45 billion USD to our domestic economy in 2018, and an estimated $348 million was spent right here in Tennessee. Not only would their departure impact learning, but it will also impact the economy.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Third, we believe that this directive is unfair to international students. In addition to paying high tuition, these students also arrive in the U.S. and sign rental and utility agreements and go about the work of setting up housekeeping, which helps small and midsized businesses and the tax base in Tennessee. Some of them bring their spouses and children, children who are enrolled in school, who make friends and who enrich the culture of our communities. Forcing these students and their families to leave is extraordinarily unfair financially, logistically, educationally, and emotionally. International students deserve to be present in the US.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Finally, some may say that that these students can return after the pandemic subsides, but it is likely that these students will not return. They will instead go to school in Canada, Germany, or another country that is more welcoming. The long-term consequences of losing international graduate students will be devasting for Tennessee higher education and impact our economy for the long term.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">On behalf of the Graduate Schools in Tennessee,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Dr. Ernest L. Brothers, President</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Conference of Graduate Schools</span></p>','Tennessee Graduate Studies Deans address ICE directive in op-ed piece','Graduate deans representing the public higher education universities in Tennessee are offering the attached information for media to consider as an op-ed piece or as a letter to the editor.','inherit','closed','closed','','2385-revision-v1','','','2020-07-13 17:19:41','2020-07-13 22:19:41','',2385,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/13/2385-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2391,6,'2020-07-14 15:20:18','2020-07-14 20:20:18','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.\r\n<blockquote>“The AP college awards are open to all schools in Tennessee and honor the best work by college journalists working across all platforms - television, radio, print and digital. The competition is pretty fierce, and this year’s results show UT Martin is producing some of the state’s best young journalists,” said Adam Yeomans, southern regional director of The Associated Press. “It’s a credit to their drive and talent, not to mention the direction and guidance they receive from the school’s instructors.”</blockquote>\r\nFirst-place awards include Kayla Brooks, of Dickson, in the radio newscast category; Jillianne Moncrief, a spring 2020 graduate from McLemoresville, in the radio reporter category; John Thornton, a spring 2020 graduate from Atoka, in the radio sports reporting category; and Thornton, Jordan Taylor, of Medon, and Davis Gregory, of Knoxville, in the radio sports coverage/program category.\r\n\r\nSecond-place honors include Brooks for the radio news story and Moncrief for the use of sound categories.\r\n\r\nThird-place recognitions include Brooks in the radio newscast, radio news story, radio feature story, and television videography categories; Thornton, Taylor and Davis in the radio sports coverage/program category; and Moncrief and Thornton in the radio sports reporting category.\r\n\r\nThornton also received Best in Show for radio.\r\n\r\nWUTM competed against universities in Tennessee including UT Knoxville, UT Chattanooga, University of Memphis, Middle Tennessee State University, Lipscomb University, Belmont University and more.\r\n\r\nOf the award recipients, two recent UT Martin graduates and a current student have already begun their careers in broadcast communications. Moncrief is an associate news producer and social media manager for WPSD in Paducah, Kentucky; Thornton has accepted a position as the lead sports play-by-play announcer for Union City sports at Froggy 99.3 radio station, alongside Taylor who will serve as the lead sports analyst and sales specialist. The other recipients will return to UT Martin in the fall to continue their education.\r\n\r\nWith the 13 awards from AP, WUTM also received an additional 30 awards this year from news and broadcast organizations, including the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc., and the Southeast Journalism Conference.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the 2020 Tennessee Associated Press collegiate awards, contact WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” faculty adviser Dr. Richard Robinson at <a href=\"mailto:rrobins@utm.edu\">rrobins@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n###','\'The Hawk\' earns multiple Tennessee Associated Press awards','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.','publish','closed','closed','','the-hawk-earns-multiple-tennessee-associated-press-awards','','','2020-07-21 11:06:01','2020-07-21 16:06:01','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2391',0,'post','',0),(2392,6,'2020-07-14 15:13:35','2020-07-14 20:13:35','','04232018_WUTMRadioShoot003','','inherit','closed','closed','','04232018_wutmradioshoot003','','','2020-07-14 15:13:35','2020-07-14 20:13:35','',2391,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/04232018_WUTMRadioShoot003.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2393,6,'2020-07-14 15:20:18','2020-07-14 20:20:18','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.\r\n\r\n“The AP college awards are open to all schools in Tennessee and honor the best work by college journalists working across all platforms - television, radio, print and digital. The competition is pretty fierce, and this year’s results show UT Martin is producing some of the state’s best young journalists,” said Adam Yeomans, southern regional director of The Associated Press. “It’s a credit to their drive and talent, not to mention the direction and guidance they receive from the school’s instructors.”\r\n\r\nFirst-place awards include Kayla Brooks, of Dickson, in the radio newscast category; Jillianne Moncrief, a spring 2020 graduate from McLemoresville, in the radio reporter category; John Thornton, a spring 2020 graduate from Atoka, in the radio sports reporting category; and Thornton, Jordan Taylor, of Medon, and Davis Gregory, of Knoxville, in the radio sports coverage/program category.\r\n\r\nSecond-place honors include Brooks for the radio news story and Moncrief for the use of sound categories.\r\n\r\nThird-place recognitions include Brooks in the radio newscast, radio news story, radio feature story, and television videography categories; Thornton, Taylor and Davis in the radio sports coverage/program category; and Moncrief and Thornton in the radio sports reporting category.\r\n\r\nThornton also received Best in Show for radio.\r\n\r\nWUTM competed against universities in Tennessee including UT Knoxville, UT Chattanooga, University of Memphis, Middle Tennessee State University, Lipscomb University, Belmont University and more.\r\n\r\nOf the award recipients, two recent UT Martin graduates and a current student have already begun their careers in broadcast communications. Moncrief is an associate news producer and social media manager for WPSD in Paducah, Kentucky; Thornton has accepted a position as the lead sports play-by-play announcer for Union City sports at Froggy 99.3 radio station, alongside Taylor who will serve as the lead sports analyst and sales specialist. The other recipients will return to UT Martin in the fall to continue their education.\r\n\r\nWith the 13 awards from AP, WUTM also received an additional 30 awards this year from news and broadcast organizations, including the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc., and the Southeast Journalism Conference.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the 2020 Tennessee Associated Press collegiate awards, contact WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” faculty adviser Dr. Richard Robinson at rrobins@utm.edu.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n###','\'The Hawk\' earns multiple Tennessee Associated Press awards','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.','inherit','closed','closed','','2391-revision-v1','','','2020-07-14 15:20:18','2020-07-14 20:20:18','',2391,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/14/2391-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2396,6,'2020-07-21 09:06:26','2020-07-21 14:06:26','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am honored to serve in this crucial role at this time in our university’s history,” McCloud said. “I want UT Martin to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do. As an institution, we should be leaders in creating a welcoming and supportive community for all, while learning and respecting the unique individual cultures that make us one.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMcCloud will also be responsible for providing oversight to the Chancellor’s Cabinet concerning campus issues related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, as well as partnering with the university community to implement programs, like the Multicultural Center for underrepresented student groups, to foster diversity and increase minority retention rates.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n“I’m honored that Dr. McCloud has accepted the opportunity to serve as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin,” said Chancellor Keith Carver. “Mark is well-suited to guide the university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness.”\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMark graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in economics and holds both a Master of Arts degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel services, as well as a doctorate in higher education from the University of Mississippi. McCloud currently serves as the director of Career Planning and Development, a position that he has held since 2016. McCloud has also served as the interim assistant vice chancellor of Student Affairs in his time at UT Martin.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in creating a welcoming and inclusive university.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.','','','inherit','closed','closed','','2395-revision-v1','','','2020-07-21 09:06:26','2020-07-21 14:06:26','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2395-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2398,6,'2020-07-21 09:11:50','2020-07-21 14:11:50','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion.\r\n\r\n“As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am honored to serve in this crucial role at this time in our university’s history,” McCloud said. “I want UT Martin to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do. As an institution, we should be leaders in creating a welcoming and supportive community for all, while learning and respecting the unique individual cultures that make us one.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud will also be responsible for providing oversight to the Chancellor’s Cabinet concerning campus issues related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, as well as partnering with the university community to implement programs, like the Multicultural Center for underrepresented student groups, to foster diversity and increase minority retention rates.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored that Dr. McCloud has accepted the opportunity to serve as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin,” said Chancellor Keith Carver. “Mark is well-suited to guide the university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness.”\r\n\r\nMark graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in economics and holds both a Master of Arts degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel services, as well as a doctorate in higher education from the University of Mississippi. 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McCloud has also served as the interim assistant vice chancellor of Student Affairs in his time at UT Martin.\r\n\r\nThe chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in creating a welcoming and inclusive university.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1.','inherit','closed','closed','','2395-revision-v1','','','2020-07-21 09:11:50','2020-07-21 14:11:50','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2395-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2401,6,'2020-07-21 10:43:59','2020-07-21 15:43:59','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion.\r\n\r\n“As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am honored to serve in this crucial role at this time in our university’s history,” McCloud said. “I want UT Martin to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do. As an institution, we should be leaders in creating a welcoming and supportive community for all, while learning and respecting the unique individual cultures that make us one.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud will also be responsible for providing oversight to the Chancellor’s Cabinet concerning campus issues related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, as well as partnering with the university community to implement programs, like the Multicultural Center for underrepresented student groups, to foster diversity and increase minority retention rates.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored that Dr. McCloud has accepted the opportunity to serve as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin,” said Chancellor Keith Carver. “Mark is well-suited to guide the university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness.”\r\n\r\nMark graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in economics and holds both a Master of Arts degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel services, as well as a doctorate in higher education from the University of Mississippi. McCloud currently serves as the director of Career Planning and Development, a position that he has held since 2016. McCloud has also served as the interim assistant vice chancellor of Student Affairs in his time at UT Martin.\r\n\r\nThe chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in creating a welcoming and inclusive university.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1.','inherit','closed','closed','','2395-autosave-v1','','','2020-07-21 10:43:59','2020-07-21 15:43:59','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2395-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2400,6,'2020-07-21 10:42:41','2020-07-21 15:42:41','','ChiefDiversity&InclusionOfficer','Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','inherit','closed','closed','','chiefdiversityinclusionofficer','','','2020-07-21 10:43:50','2020-07-21 15:43:50','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ChiefDiversityInclusionOfficer.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2402,6,'2020-07-21 11:05:29','2020-07-21 16:05:29','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion.\r\n<blockquote>“As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am honored to serve in this crucial role at this time in our university’s history,” McCloud said. “I want UT Martin to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do. As an institution, we should be leaders in creating a welcoming and supportive community for all, while learning and respecting the unique individual cultures that make us one.”</blockquote>\r\nMcCloud will also be responsible for providing oversight to the Chancellor’s Cabinet concerning campus issues related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, as well as partnering with the university community to implement programs, like the Multicultural Center for underrepresented student groups, to foster diversity and increase minority retention rates.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored that Dr. McCloud has accepted the opportunity to serve as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin,” said Chancellor Keith Carver. “Mark is well-suited to guide the university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness.”\r\n\r\nMark graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in economics and holds both a Master of Arts degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel services, as well as a doctorate in higher education from the University of Mississippi. McCloud currently serves as the director of Career Planning and Development, a position that he has held since 2016. McCloud has also served as the interim assistant vice chancellor of Student Affairs in his time at UT Martin.\r\n\r\nThe chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in creating a welcoming and inclusive university.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1.','inherit','closed','closed','','2395-revision-v1','','','2020-07-21 11:05:29','2020-07-21 16:05:29','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2395-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2403,6,'2020-07-21 11:06:01','2020-07-21 16:06:01','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.\r\n<blockquote>“The AP college awards are open to all schools in Tennessee and honor the best work by college journalists working across all platforms - television, radio, print and digital. The competition is pretty fierce, and this year’s results show UT Martin is producing some of the state’s best young journalists,” said Adam Yeomans, southern regional director of The Associated Press. “It’s a credit to their drive and talent, not to mention the direction and guidance they receive from the school’s instructors.”</blockquote>\r\nFirst-place awards include Kayla Brooks, of Dickson, in the radio newscast category; Jillianne Moncrief, a spring 2020 graduate from McLemoresville, in the radio reporter category; John Thornton, a spring 2020 graduate from Atoka, in the radio sports reporting category; and Thornton, Jordan Taylor, of Medon, and Davis Gregory, of Knoxville, in the radio sports coverage/program category.\r\n\r\nSecond-place honors include Brooks for the radio news story and Moncrief for the use of sound categories.\r\n\r\nThird-place recognitions include Brooks in the radio newscast, radio news story, radio feature story, and television videography categories; Thornton, Taylor and Davis in the radio sports coverage/program category; and Moncrief and Thornton in the radio sports reporting category.\r\n\r\nThornton also received Best in Show for radio.\r\n\r\nWUTM competed against universities in Tennessee including UT Knoxville, UT Chattanooga, University of Memphis, Middle Tennessee State University, Lipscomb University, Belmont University and more.\r\n\r\nOf the award recipients, two recent UT Martin graduates and a current student have already begun their careers in broadcast communications. Moncrief is an associate news producer and social media manager for WPSD in Paducah, Kentucky; Thornton has accepted a position as the lead sports play-by-play announcer for Union City sports at Froggy 99.3 radio station, alongside Taylor who will serve as the lead sports analyst and sales specialist. The other recipients will return to UT Martin in the fall to continue their education.\r\n\r\nWith the 13 awards from AP, WUTM also received an additional 30 awards this year from news and broadcast organizations, including the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, Collegiate Broadcasters, Inc., and the Southeast Journalism Conference.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the 2020 Tennessee Associated Press collegiate awards, contact WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” faculty adviser Dr. Richard Robinson at <a href=\"mailto:rrobins@utm.edu\">rrobins@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n###','\'The Hawk\' earns multiple Tennessee Associated Press awards','The University of Tennessee at Martin student-run radio station WUTM-FM 90.3 “The Hawk” won 13 awards at the Tennessee Associated Press 2020 College competition, including four first-place awards and Best of Show in radio.','inherit','closed','closed','','2391-revision-v1','','','2020-07-21 11:06:01','2020-07-21 16:06:01','',2391,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2391-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2404,6,'2020-07-21 11:07:27','2020-07-21 16:07:27','The University of Tennessee at Martin departments of computer science and visual and theatre arts have partnered to create a Video Game Design Certificate that will debut this fall for students and design professionals interested in entering the video game industry.\r\n\r\nThe certificate includes 18-hours of computer science and graphic design courses that will teach students video game theory, design, construction and development. Students earning the certificate will take courses such as graphic design, software development, 3D modeling and computer graphics, and video game design and development to produce their own computer video game.\r\n\r\nThe courses offered this fall will be taught online using free design programs students can utilize on their own computers.\r\n\r\nThe certificate was created in a joint effort by Dr. Windy Wang, assistant professor of art education and program coordinator, Dr. Joshua Guerin, associate professor and chair of computer science, Dr. Carol Eckert, professor and chair of visual and theatre arts, and Doug Cook, former chair of visual and theatre arts. Wang, who earned a master’s degree in Immersive Mediated Environments with a concentration in video game design and a Ph.D. in art education from Indiana University, will lead the program with the support of the computer science department.\r\n<blockquote>“One of the main goals for developing this certificate program is that we wanted to benefit our students. We want them to have a chance to learn … how to be digitally skillful so they will be able to get a job,” said Wang.</blockquote>\r\nAccording to the Video Game Design Certificate webpage, “The program provides opportunities for creative and technical-minded students to explore multimedia tools, skills and applications that are essential to staying competitive in today\'s gaming culture.”\r\n\r\nWang, Guerin and Eckert encourage students across campus to participate in the program as the video games designers will need help from multiple disciplines, such as history, English and music majors, to develop characters, backstories, musical scores and more.\r\n<blockquote>\"We’re very excited about this program, and we think it’s going to interest a lot of students,” said Guerin. “I see creative new programs as an important way for us to grow at UT Martin.”</blockquote>\r\n“This is the future. It is absolutely the future,” said Eckert about the design certificate. “I think we will see it grow rapidly.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit www.utm.edu/gamedesign or contact Wang at <a href=\"mailto:twang42@utm.edu\">twang42@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin introduces video game design certificate to begin in the fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin departments of computer science and visual and theatre arts have partnered to create a Video Game Design Certificate that will debut this fall for students and design professionals interested in entering the video game industry.','inherit','closed','closed','','2334-revision-v1','','','2020-07-21 11:07:27','2020-07-21 16:07:27','',2334,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/21/2334-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2406,6,'2020-07-22 10:51:36','2020-07-22 15:51:36','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with <a href=\"https://reupeducation.com/\">ReUp Education</a> Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree.\r\n\r\nReUp Education is a research organization that locates stop-out students for higher education institutions and provides assistance and resources, such as personal success coaches, for students to re-enroll at a partnering university. According to the ReUp Education website, in the past 20 years, 36 million Americans, including over 800,000 Tennesseans, have received some college education but did not earn a degree.\r\n<blockquote>\"The completion crisis facing higher education requires an innovative response that breaks down barriers to help students re-enroll in college. Stop-out students have historically been left behind, and we want to change that,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, the university’s chief academic officer, in a previous release from ReUp Education. “This is about fulfilling our mission to serve West Tennessee by educating and engaging its citizens.”</blockquote>\r\nUT Martin has worked with ReUp Education since June 2019 to re-enroll UT Martin stop-out students; however, through the ReUp Network, the university will be able to recruit students who stopped out from other ReUp Education-connected universities as well. According to Dr. Jamie Mantooth, executive director of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement, as a result of the collaboration, UT Martin has re-enrolled almost 100 stop-out students into online and on-campus programs.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program has attracted many stop-out students because it can be completed online, allowing non-traditional students to finish their degrees without disrupting their daily lives or restarting their college careers.\r\n\r\nSarah MacAaron, a commercial/film producer from Los Angeles, says ReUp gave her the connection to UT Martin as well as a sense of personal accountability to finish her BIS degree in order to advance in her career. She chose UT Martin for its flexible online program and easy admission process.\r\n<blockquote>“Going back to school has felt overwhelming, so the fact that I have (an organization like ReUp Education) to be accountable to to take the steps to go back to school was really helpful for me. That’s all I needed to take the actions myself and apply,” said MacAaron. “I feel like I have a network of support with (ReUp).”</blockquote>\r\nMacAaron encourages stop-out students who are considering going back to school to talk with a ReUp Education counselor to address the concerns students have about continuing their education and what resources are available for students to earn their degrees.\r\n\r\nIn addition to UT Martin, the ReUp Network includes Arkansas Tech University, Bellevue University, Brandman University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Ducere Global Business School, Eastern Michigan University, Excelsior College, Salem University, University of Idaho, and Texas A&amp;M University – Central Texas.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding UT Martin’s affiliation with ReUp Education, contact Mantooth at <a href=\"mailto:jdmantooth@utm.edu\">jdmantooth@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin seeks stop-out students to complete degrees','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with ReUp Education Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree. ','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-seeks-stop-out-students-to-complete-degrees','','','2020-07-23 13:09:44','2020-07-23 18:09:44','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2406',0,'post','',0),(2407,6,'2020-07-22 10:51:36','2020-07-22 15:51:36','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with ReUp Education Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree.\r\n\r\nReUp Education is a research organization that locates stop-out students for higher education institutions and provides assistance and resources, such as personal success coaches, for students to re-enroll at a partnering university. According to the ReUp Education website, in the past 20 years, 36 million Americans, including over 800,000 Tennesseans, have received some college education but did not earn a degree.\r\n<blockquote>\"The completion crisis facing higher education requires an innovative response that breaks down barriers to help students re-enroll in college. Stop-out students have historically been left behind, and we want to change that,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, the university’s chief academic officer, in a previous release from ReUp Education. “This is about fulfilling our mission to serve West Tennessee by educating and engaging its citizens.”</blockquote>\r\nUT Martin has worked with ReUp Education since June 2019 to re-enroll UT Martin stop-out students; however, through the ReUp Network, the university will be able to recruit students who stopped out from other ReUp Education-connected universities as well. According to Dr. Jamie Mantooth, executive director of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement, as a result of the collaboration, UT Martin has re-enrolled almost 100 stop-out students into online and on-campus programs.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program has attracted many stop-out students because it can be completed online, allowing non-traditional students to finish their degrees without disrupting their daily lives or restarting their college careers.\r\n\r\nSarah MacAaron, a commercial/film producer from Los Angeles, says ReUp gave her the connection to UT Martin as well as a sense of personal accountability to finish her BIS degree in order to advance in her career. She chose UT Martin for its flexible online program and easy admission process.\r\n<blockquote>“Going back to school has felt overwhelming, so the fact that I have (an organization like ReUp Education) to be accountable to to take the steps to go back to school was really helpful for me. That’s all I needed to take the actions myself and apply,” said MacAaron. “I feel like I have a network of support with (ReUp).”</blockquote>\r\nMacAaron encourages stop-out students who are considering going back to school to talk with a ReUp Education counselor to address the concerns students have about continuing their education and what resources are available for students to earn their degrees.\r\n\r\nIn addition to UT Martin, the ReUp Network includes Arkansas Tech University, Bellevue University, Brandman University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Ducere Global Business School, Eastern Michigan University, Excelsior College, Salem University, University of Idaho, and Texas A&amp;M University – Central Texas.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding UT Martin’s affiliation with ReUp Education, contact Mantooth at <a href=\"mailto:jdmantooth@utm.edu\">jdmantooth@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin seeks stop-out students to complete degrees','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with ReUp Education Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree. ','inherit','closed','closed','','2406-revision-v1','','','2020-07-22 10:51:36','2020-07-22 15:51:36','',2406,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/22/2406-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2408,6,'2020-07-22 13:18:31','2020-07-22 18:18:31','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with <a href=\"https://reupeducation.com/\">ReUp Education</a> Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree.\r\n\r\nReUp Education is a research organization that locates stop-out students for higher education institutions and provides assistance and resources, such as personal success coaches, for students to re-enroll at a partnering university. According to the ReUp Education website, in the past 20 years, 36 million Americans, including over 800,000 Tennesseans, have received some college education but did not earn a degree.\r\n<blockquote>\"The completion crisis facing higher education requires an innovative response that breaks down barriers to help students re-enroll in college. Stop-out students have historically been left behind, and we want to change that,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, the university’s chief academic officer, in a previous release from ReUp Education. “This is about fulfilling our mission to serve West Tennessee by educating and engaging its citizens.”</blockquote>\r\nUT Martin has worked with ReUp Education since June 2019 to re-enroll UT Martin stop-out students; however, through the ReUp Network, the university will be able to recruit students who stopped out from other ReUp Education-connected universities as well. According to Dr. Jamie Mantooth, executive director of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement, as a result of the collaboration, UT Martin has re-enrolled almost 100 stop-out students into online and on-campus programs.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program has attracted many stop-out students because it can be completed online, allowing non-traditional students to finish their degrees without disrupting their daily lives or restarting their college careers.\r\n\r\nSarah MacAaron, a commercial/film producer from Los Angeles, says ReUp gave her the connection to UT Martin as well as a sense of personal accountability to finish her BIS degree in order to advance in her career. She chose UT Martin for its flexible online program and easy admission process.\r\n<blockquote>“Going back to school has felt overwhelming, so the fact that I have (an organization like ReUp Education) to be accountable to to take the steps to go back to school was really helpful for me. That’s all I needed to take the actions myself and apply,” said MacAaron. “I feel like I have a network of support with (ReUp).”</blockquote>\r\nMacAaron encourages stop-out students who are considering going back to school to talk with a ReUp Education counselor to address the concerns students have about continuing their education and what resources are available for students to earn their degrees.\r\n\r\nIn addition to UT Martin, the ReUp Network includes Arkansas Tech University, Bellevue University, Brandman University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Ducere Global Business School, Eastern Michigan University, Excelsior College, Salem University, University of Idaho, and Texas A&amp;M University – Central Texas.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding UT Martin’s affiliation with ReUp Education, contact Mantooth at <a href=\"mailto:jdmantooth@utm.edu\">jdmantooth@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin seeks stop-out students to complete degrees','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with ReUp Education Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree. ','inherit','closed','closed','','2406-autosave-v1','','','2020-07-22 13:18:31','2020-07-22 18:18:31','',2406,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/22/2406-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2409,6,'2020-07-22 10:53:20','2020-07-22 15:53:20','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with <a href=\"https://reupeducation.com/\">ReUp Education</a> Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree.\r\n\r\nReUp Education is a research organization that locates stop-out students for higher education institutions and provides assistance and resources, such as personal success coaches, for students to re-enroll at a partnering university. According to the ReUp Education website, in the past 20 years, 36 million Americans, including over 800,000 Tennesseans, have received some college education but did not earn a degree.\r\n<blockquote>\"The completion crisis facing higher education requires an innovative response that breaks down barriers to help students re-enroll in college. Stop-out students have historically been left behind, and we want to change that,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, the university’s chief academic officer, in a previous release from ReUp Education. “This is about fulfilling our mission to serve West Tennessee by educating and engaging its citizens.”</blockquote>\r\nUT Martin has worked with ReUp Education since June 2019 to re-enroll UT Martin stop-out students; however, through the ReUp Network, the university will be able to recruit students who stopped out from other ReUp Education-connected universities as well. According to Dr. Jamie Mantooth, executive director of Enrollment Services and Student Engagement, as a result of the collaboration, UT Martin has re-enrolled almost 100 stop-out students into online and on-campus programs.\r\n\r\nThe Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree program has attracted many stop-out students because it can be completed online, allowing non-traditional students to finish their degrees without disrupting their daily lives or restarting their college careers.\r\n\r\nSarah MacAaron, a commercial/film producer from Los Angeles, says ReUp gave her the connection to UT Martin as well as a sense of personal accountability to finish her BIS degree in order to advance in her career. She chose UT Martin for its flexible online program and easy admission process.\r\n<blockquote>“Going back to school has felt overwhelming, so the fact that I have (an organization like ReUp Education) to be accountable to to take the steps to go back to school was really helpful for me. That’s all I needed to take the actions myself and apply,” said MacAaron. “I feel like I have a network of support with (ReUp).”</blockquote>\r\nMacAaron encourages stop-out students who are considering going back to school to talk with a ReUp Education counselor to address the concerns students have about continuing their education and what resources are available for students to earn their degrees.\r\n\r\nIn addition to UT Martin, the ReUp Network includes Arkansas Tech University, Bellevue University, Brandman University, California University of Pennsylvania, Clarion University of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, Ducere Global Business School, Eastern Michigan University, Excelsior College, Salem University, University of Idaho, and Texas A&amp;M University – Central Texas.\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding UT Martin’s affiliation with ReUp Education, contact Mantooth at <a href=\"mailto:jdmantooth@utm.edu\">jdmantooth@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin seeks stop-out students to complete degrees','The University of Tennessee at Martin has partnered with ReUp Education Network to identify students across the globe who have “stopped out,” or temporarily withdrawn from college, to enroll at UT Martin and complete their degree. ','inherit','closed','closed','','2406-revision-v1','','','2020-07-22 10:53:20','2020-07-22 15:53:20','',2406,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/22/2406-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2410,6,'2020-07-22 13:15:54','2020-07-22 18:15:54','','07152020_Scenics014','','inherit','closed','closed','','07152020_scenics014','','','2020-07-22 13:15:54','2020-07-22 18:15:54','',2406,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07152020_Scenics014.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2411,6,'2020-07-23 17:00:19','2020-07-23 22:00:19','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.\r\n\r\nNot only will Mills be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs during tomorrow’s season opener against Milwaukee, first-year manager David Ross announced on Wednesday that Mills has earned a spot in the starting rotation.\r\n<blockquote>“Alec will be our fifth starter,” Ross told the Chicago media yesterday. “He’s done everything he’s needed to do. I couldn’t be happier with Alec – he’s done a great job for us. I like the way he competes.”</blockquote>\r\nMills is one of five Ohio Valley Conference alums on MLB Opening Day rosters in 2020, joining Belmont’s Matt Beaty (Los Angeles Dodgers), Austin Peay’s Ryne Harper (Washington Nationals), Southeast Missouri’s Joey Lucchesi (San Diego Padres) and Austin Peay’s Tyler Rogers (San Francisco Giants).\r\n\r\nMills is expected to make his 2020 debut on Tuesday, July 28 against National League Central division rival Cincinnati. He is part of a Cubs starting rotation that includes Kyle Hendricks, four-time All-Star Yu Darvish, Tyler Chatwood and five-time All-Star Jon Lester.\r\n\r\nBefore MLB’s original spring training was halted in March, Mills went 1-0 with a microscopic 0.84 ERA over five games (three starts), allowing only four hits while fanning eight batters over 10.2 innings of work. When the season got ramped back up this month, he shined in intrasquad games and elevated himself into a more prominent role.\r\n\r\nMills’ preseason success comes on the heels of an impressive 2019 campaign. The Clarksville, Tennessee native went 1-0 with a save over nine appearances (four starts). He generated a 2.75 ERA, conceding 31 hits while dialing up 42 strikeouts in 36 innings. He accounted for a 1.15 ERA in September, a memorable month which included his first career save (against Pittsburgh on Sept. 13), his first career victory (against Cincinnati on Sept. 16) and a career-best nine-strikeout performance in only five innings against St. Louis on Sept. 27.\r\n\r\nIn 19 major league appearances, Mills has combined for a 3.77 ERA over 57.1 innings. The 6-4, 205-pound right-hander boasts a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (69:23) while allowing only 45 hits over parts of three seasons (2016, 2018-19).\r\n\r\nMills was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 22<sup>nd</sup> round of the 2012 MLB Draft and was named an All-Star at three different levels of the minor leagues (2013 at Single-A, 2015 in Advanced Single-A, 2016 at Double-A). He made his big-league debut on May 18, 2016 against the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the Cubs on Feb. 8, 2017.\r\n\r\nBefore becoming the first ever Skyhawk to appear in a MLB game, Mills starred at UT Martin from 2010-12. He developed from a freshman walk-on reliever to a lockdown setup man as a sophomore and eventually to staff ace during his junior campaign.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Mills notched seven victories and three saves while making a school-record 30 appearances for a Skyhawk squad that won an OVC Tournament game for the first time in school history. Fittingly, it was Mills who earned the victory on the mound in that postseason game, just five days after he was tabbed to start in a must-win, tournament-clinching victory in the final game of the regular season.\r\n\r\nMills still ranks on UT Martin’s top-10 career list in appearances (67, sixth), strikeouts (165, seventh) and wins (13, eighth).','Skyhawk alum Alec Mills makes Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.','publish','closed','closed','','skyhawk-alum-alec-mills-makes-chicago-cubs-opening-day-roster','','','2020-07-27 08:26:52','2020-07-27 13:26:52','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2411',0,'post','',0),(2412,6,'2020-07-23 16:45:27','2020-07-23 21:45:27','','Cubs','Alec Mills, a former UT Martin student, is a fifth-starter pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. ','inherit','closed','closed','','cubs-2','','','2020-07-23 16:51:59','2020-07-23 21:51:59','',2411,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/01172019_AlecMillsChicagoCubs002.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2413,6,'2020-07-23 17:00:19','2020-07-23 22:00:19','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.\r\n\r\nNot only will Mills be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs during tomorrow’s season opener against Milwaukee, first-year manager David Ross announced on Wednesday that Mills has earned a spot in the starting rotation.\r\n\r\n“Alec will be our fifth starter,” Ross told the Chicago media yesterday. “He’s done everything he’s needed to do. I couldn’t be happier with Alec – he’s done a great job for us. I like the way he competes.”\r\n\r\nMills is one of five Ohio Valley Conference alums on MLB Opening Day rosters in 2020, joining Belmont’s Matt Beaty (Los Angeles Dodgers), Austin Peay’s Ryne Harper (Washington Nationals), Southeast Missouri’s Joey Lucchesi (San Diego Padres) and Austin Peay’s Tyler Rogers (San Francisco Giants).\r\n\r\nMills is expected to make his 2020 debut on Tuesday, July 28 against National League Central division rival Cincinnati. He is part of a Cubs starting rotation that includes Kyle Hendricks, four-time All-Star Yu Darvish, Tyler Chatwood and five-time All-Star Jon Lester.\r\n\r\nBefore MLB’s original spring training was halted in March, Mills went 1-0 with a microscopic 0.84 ERA over five games (three starts), allowing only four hits while fanning eight batters over 10.2 innings of work. When the season got ramped back up this month, he shined in intrasquad games and elevated himself into a more prominent role.\r\n\r\nMills’ preseason success comes on the heels of an impressive 2019 campaign. The Clarksville, Tennessee native went 1-0 with a save over nine appearances (four starts). He generated a 2.75 ERA, conceding 31 hits while dialing up 42 strikeouts in 36 innings. He accounted for a 1.15 ERA in September, a memorable month which included his first career save (against Pittsburgh on Sept. 13), his first career victory (against Cincinnati on Sept. 16) and a career-best nine-strikeout performance in only five innings against St. Louis on Sept. 27.\r\n\r\nIn 19 major league appearances, Mills has combined for a 3.77 ERA over 57.1 innings. The 6-4, 205-pound right-hander boasts a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (69:23) while allowing only 45 hits over parts of three seasons (2016, 2018-19).\r\n\r\nMills was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 22<sup>nd</sup> round of the 2012 MLB Draft and was named an All-Star at three different levels of the minor leagues (2013 at Single-A, 2015 in Advanced Single-A, 2016 at Double-A). He made his big-league debut on May 18, 2016 against the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the Cubs on Feb. 8, 2017.\r\n\r\nBefore becoming the first ever Skyhawk to appear in a MLB game, Mills starred at UT Martin from 2010-12. He developed from a freshman walk-on reliever to a lockdown setup man as a sophomore and eventually to staff ace during his junior campaign.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Mills notched seven victories and three saves while making a school-record 30 appearances for a Skyhawk squad that won an OVC Tournament game for the first time in school history. Fittingly, it was Mills who earned the victory on the mound in that postseason game, just five days after he was tabbed to start in a must-win, tournament-clinching victory in the final game of the regular season.\r\n\r\nMills still ranks on UT Martin’s top-10 career list in appearances (67, sixth), strikeouts (165, seventh) and wins (13, eighth).','Skyhawk alum Alec Mills makes Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.','inherit','closed','closed','','2411-revision-v1','','','2020-07-23 17:00:19','2020-07-23 22:00:19','',2411,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/23/2411-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2414,6,'2020-07-24 08:45:27','2020-07-24 13:45:27','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.\r\n\r\nNot only will Mills be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs during tomorrow’s season opener against Milwaukee, first-year manager David Ross announced on Wednesday that Mills has earned a spot in the starting rotation.\r\n<blockquote>“Alec will be our fifth starter,” Ross told the Chicago media yesterday. “He’s done everything he’s needed to do. I couldn’t be happier with Alec – he’s done a great job for us. I like the way he competes.”</blockquote>\r\nMills is one of five Ohio Valley Conference alums on MLB Opening Day rosters in 2020, joining Belmont’s Matt Beaty (Los Angeles Dodgers), Austin Peay’s Ryne Harper (Washington Nationals), Southeast Missouri’s Joey Lucchesi (San Diego Padres) and Austin Peay’s Tyler Rogers (San Francisco Giants).\r\n\r\nMills is expected to make his 2020 debut on Tuesday, July 28 against National League Central division rival Cincinnati. He is part of a Cubs starting rotation that includes Kyle Hendricks, four-time All-Star Yu Darvish, Tyler Chatwood and five-time All-Star Jon Lester.\r\n\r\nBefore MLB’s original spring training was halted in March, Mills went 1-0 with a microscopic 0.84 ERA over five games (three starts), allowing only four hits while fanning eight batters over 10.2 innings of work. When the season got ramped back up this month, he shined in intrasquad games and elevated himself into a more prominent role.\r\n\r\nMills’ preseason success comes on the heels of an impressive 2019 campaign. The Clarksville, Tennessee native went 1-0 with a save over nine appearances (four starts). He generated a 2.75 ERA, conceding 31 hits while dialing up 42 strikeouts in 36 innings. He accounted for a 1.15 ERA in September, a memorable month which included his first career save (against Pittsburgh on Sept. 13), his first career victory (against Cincinnati on Sept. 16) and a career-best nine-strikeout performance in only five innings against St. Louis on Sept. 27.\r\n\r\nIn 19 major league appearances, Mills has combined for a 3.77 ERA over 57.1 innings. The 6-4, 205-pound right-hander boasts a 3:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio (69:23) while allowing only 45 hits over parts of three seasons (2016, 2018-19).\r\n\r\nMills was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 22<sup>nd</sup> round of the 2012 MLB Draft and was named an All-Star at three different levels of the minor leagues (2013 at Single-A, 2015 in Advanced Single-A, 2016 at Double-A). He made his big-league debut on May 18, 2016 against the Boston Red Sox before being traded to the Cubs on Feb. 8, 2017.\r\n\r\nBefore becoming the first ever Skyhawk to appear in a MLB game, Mills starred at UT Martin from 2010-12. He developed from a freshman walk-on reliever to a lockdown setup man as a sophomore and eventually to staff ace during his junior campaign.\r\n\r\nIn 2011, Mills notched seven victories and three saves while making a school-record 30 appearances for a Skyhawk squad that won an OVC Tournament game for the first time in school history. Fittingly, it was Mills who earned the victory on the mound in that postseason game, just five days after he was tabbed to start in a must-win, tournament-clinching victory in the final game of the regular season.\r\n\r\nMills still ranks on UT Martin’s top-10 career list in appearances (67, sixth), strikeouts (165, seventh) and wins (13, eighth).','Skyhawk alum Alec Mills makes Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster','For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster.','inherit','closed','closed','','2411-revision-v1','','','2020-07-24 08:45:27','2020-07-24 13:45:27','',2411,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/24/2411-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2415,6,'2020-07-24 08:56:23','2020-07-24 13:56:23','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1. In this new role, McCloud will be responsible for developing a comprehensive cultural competency plan for faculty, staff and students in order to promote institutional diversity and inclusion.\r\n<blockquote>“As a proud UTM alumnus and change agent, I am honored to serve in this crucial role at this time in our university’s history,” McCloud said. “I want UT Martin to reflect diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in everything we do. As an institution, we should be leaders in creating a welcoming and supportive community for all, while learning and respecting the unique individual cultures that make us one.”</blockquote>\r\nMcCloud will also be responsible for providing oversight to the Chancellor’s Cabinet concerning campus issues related to diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging, as well as partnering with the university community to implement programs, like the Multicultural Center for underrepresented student groups, to foster diversity and increase minority retention rates.\r\n\r\n“I’m honored that Dr. McCloud has accepted the opportunity to serve as the interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin,” said Chancellor Keith Carver. “Mark is well-suited to guide the university in the areas of inclusion and cultural awareness.”\r\n\r\nMcCloud graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in economics and holds both a Master of Arts degree in higher education with an emphasis in student personnel services, as well as a doctorate in higher education from the University of Mississippi. McCloud currently serves as the director of Career Planning and Development, a position that he has held since 2016. McCloud has also served as the interim assistant vice chancellor of Student Affairs in his time at UT Martin.\r\n\r\nThe chief diversity and inclusion officer position was recommended by the UT Martin Strategic Plan Inclusion Task Force to provide strategic leadership in creating a welcoming and inclusive university.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','McCloud named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer','Dr. Mark McCloud has been named interim chief diversity and inclusion officer at the University of Tennessee at Martin and will assume duties Aug. 1.','inherit','closed','closed','','2395-revision-v1','','','2020-07-24 08:56:23','2020-07-24 13:56:23','',2395,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/24/2395-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2449,6,'2020-08-04 09:43:34','2020-08-04 14:43:34','In a special called meeting today, the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved changes to the campuses’ student codes of conduct and changes to a Board policy applicable to faculty to comply with new Title IX regulations released by the U.S. Department of Education in May.\r\n\r\nThe revised student codes of conduct were approved as emergency rules under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act to meet the Aug. 14 implementation deadline for the new Title IX regulations. The emergency rules will be submitted to the Tennessee Attorney General for final approval, then filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State, after which they will be effective for 180 days. UT plans to adopt similar permanent rules later this year following a public rulemaking hearing.\r\n\r\nThe major change in the student codes is the creation of a Title IX grievance procedure for resolving Title IX allegations involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking against students.  The new Title IX regulations require that universities hold hearings to determine whether an accused party is responsible for an allegation.  During the Title IX hearings, the parties (through their advisors) must be permitted to cross examine witnesses.\r\n\r\nFaculty and staff members accused of Title IX allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking are also entitled to a Title IX hearing under the new Title IX regulations.  At the meeting, the Board approved changes to a Board policy to create an appellate procedure as part of the required Title IX grievance procedure in cases against faculty members.\r\n\r\nFor cases that are not subject to the Title IX regulations, the university will continue to follow its current processes for resolving those cases.\r\n\r\nUT President Randy Boyd also shared the campus’ preparations to open the new academic year later this month. UT Chattanooga and UT Martin begin classes on Aug. 17 and UT Knoxville’s classes start on Aug. 19. UT Health Science Center classes started in July.\r\n\r\n“There are seemingly endless details, and they are all critical, but our team is dedicated, determined and passionate about ensuring their safe return, and making this not just a new normal, but a better normal,” he said.\r\n\r\nUT Chattanooga will have 63 percent of its classes online with 37 percent having a face-to-face component. UT Knoxville will have 47 percent online with 53 percent having a face-to-face component. UT Martin has about 50 percent online and 50 percent with a face-to-face component.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Boyd said current predictions are for enrollment to be up slightly for the fall.\r\n\r\n“That is a testament to the great brand and reputation our institutions have earned also because of the tirelessly hard work of their staffs,” he said.\r\n\r\nBoyd also reported that the university obtained 22,000 self-sampling kits and contracted with a testing provider to get the results in 24 to 48 hours. The campuses will be test students presenting symptoms, conduct contact tracing and then will test those students who have been in close contact with a student who tested positive. Each campus has also set aside space for quarantining students.\r\n\r\nThe estimated COVID fiscal impact systemwide is about $72.2 million, including almost $28 million in refunds, about $23 million in expenditures and $21.5 million in lost revenue. CARES Act funding will provide about $35.6 million. The UT budget office worked with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to submit grants for state Coronavirus Relief Fund money. UT Knoxville will be eligible for $1.1 million, UT Chattanooga for almost $700,000, UT Martin for more than $500,000 and the Health Science Center for about $14,000.\r\n\r\nIn addition to work using supercomputing to identify drug targets, developing more comfortable designs for and 3-D printing personal protective equipment and developing a novel antibody tests, Boyd said the university is looking for other ways to help the state.\r\n\r\n“We are working on a new webinar series called Pandemic to Possibility that will use UT experts to help Tennessee businesses and non-profits rebound from the pandemic,” Boyd said. “We are sending out a statewide survey to determine what Tennesseans need later today.”\r\n\r\nBoyd also reported he has been meeting with diversity officers and senior leaders of color from across the system to talk about their experiences at UT and to collaborate on a diversity, engagement and inclusion strategy. In the next few months, Boyd said, staff will:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Align the diversity, equity and inclusive excellence agenda with the strategic plan.</li>\r\n 	<li>Review the 2014 Board of Trustees Diversity Statement with the current trustees.</li>\r\n 	<li>Embed diversity, equity and inclusion into the very fabric of the OneUT culture systemwide.</li>\r\n 	<li>Continue to make it safe to have open and honest conversations with the goal of ensuring that everyone has a sense of belonging at UT.</li>\r\n 	<li>Work on a United Together to End Racism system-wide campaign</li>\r\n 	<li>Develop accountability metrics that will be reported annually to the board.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“I look forward to having a great conversation on these efforts at the fall board meeting,” Boyd said.\r\n\r\nUT Board of Trustees Chair John Compton praised the work of the faculty and staff in preparing for the fall. He said the board would be willing to meet to help support in whatever was needed.\r\n\r\n“We know this is not a static situation, but a fluid situation,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe also announced that Trustee Kara Lawson, who recently was named head women’s basketball coach at Duke University, would remain as a trustee.\r\n\r\n“Consistent with provisions in the UT Focus Act, I’m thrilled to report that Kara Lawson will be continuing in her term as a trustee,” he said.\r\n\r\n###','UT Board of Trustees approves Title IX changes','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved changes to the campuses’ student codes of conduct and changes to a Board policy applicable to faculty to comply with new Title IX regulations.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-board-of-trustees-approves-title-ix-changes','','','2020-08-06 16:09:46','2020-08-06 21:09:46','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2449',0,'post','',0),(2417,6,'2020-07-27 10:58:33','2020-07-27 15:58:33','The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. (UTFI) generated its highest number of donors in the system’s history as 67,281 donors gave over $196 million in commitments during the 2019-20 fiscal year. The UTFI also saw an increase in alumni participation with over 220,000 alumni engaging with the UT System throughout the year.\r\n<blockquote>“Our alumni and donors are passionate about the university, and their continued commitment creates opportunities throughout the University of Tennessee System that inspire others to do the same,” said Kerry Witcher, UTFI president and CEO.</blockquote>\r\nLocally, the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Development recorded several milestones. UT Martin saw a one-day giving challenge that shattered not only the stated goal but also the university’s record for the largest amount raised in 24-hours, with over $401,000 donated to the university by a record number of donors. Overall, the university received donations of more than $9.7 million for student aid, programs and campus enhancements during the 2019-20 fiscal year.\r\n\r\n“Alumni and donors believe in our university and trust the leadership and are willing to invest their financial resources to build an even larger foundation for growth in the coming years,” said Dr. Charley Deal, UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement.\r\n\r\nThe fiscal year came with challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic that began late in the third quarter. While the pandemic changed the course for many, the crisis also led to alumni and friends raising over $645,000 for student emergency funds across each of the UT campuses. In addition, alumni offices quickly regrouped, changed in-person events to virtual platforms and created digital engagement opportunities for alumni.\r\n\r\nGiving totals are a compilation of gifts from each campus and institute. Individually, UT Knoxville surpassed $139 million, UT Institute of Agriculture $15 million, UT Health Science Center $16 million and UT Chattanooga $11 million.\r\n\r\nUTFI is an independent, not-for-profit organization created in 2001 to support the University of Tennessee’s educational, research and public activities. As the preferred channel for all private contributions that benefit students and faculty at the UT System, UTFI staff members work with alumni and other prospective donors to secure funds for scholarships, professorships, research, outreach programs and other university initiatives.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.utfi.org/\">utfi.org</a> or contact Deal at <a href=\"mailto:cdeal@utm.edu\">cdeal@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Foundation Inc. reports record-breaking number of donors','The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. 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The UTFI also saw an increase in alumni participation with over 220,000 alumni engaging with the UT System throughout the year.\r\n\r\n“Our alumni and donors are passionate about the university, and their continued commitment creates opportunities throughout the University of Tennessee System that inspire others to do the same,” said Kerry Witcher, UTFI president and CEO.\r\n\r\nLocally, the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Development recorded several milestones. UT Martin saw a one-day giving challenge that shattered not only the stated goal but also the university’s record for the largest amount raised in 24-hours, with over $401,000 donated to the university by a record number of donors. Overall, the university received donations of more than $9.7 million for student aid, programs and campus enhancements during the 2019-20 fiscal year.\r\n\r\n“Alumni and donors believe in our university and trust the leadership and are willing to invest their financial resources to build an even larger foundation for growth in the coming years,” said Dr. Charley Deal, UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement.\r\n\r\nThe fiscal year came with challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic that began late in the third quarter. While the pandemic changed the course for many, the crisis also led to alumni and friends raising over $645,000 for student emergency funds across each of the UT campuses. In addition, alumni offices quickly regrouped, changed in-person events to virtual platforms and created digital engagement opportunities for alumni.\r\n\r\nGiving totals are a compilation of gifts from each campus and institute. Individually, UT Knoxville surpassed $139 million, UT Institute of Agriculture $15 million, UT Health Science Center $16 million and UT Chattanooga $11 million.\r\n\r\nUTFI is an independent, not-for-profit organization created in 2001 to support the University of Tennessee’s educational, research and public activities. As the preferred channel for all private contributions that benefit students and faculty at the UT System, UTFI staff members work with alumni and other prospective donors to secure funds for scholarships, professorships, research, outreach programs and other university initiatives.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit utfi.org or contact Deal at cdeal@utm.edu.\r\n\r\n###','UT Foundation Inc. reports record-breaking number of donors','The University of Tennessee Foundation Inc. 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The UTFI also saw an increase in alumni participation with over 220,000 alumni engaging with the UT System throughout the year.\r\n<blockquote>“Our alumni and donors are passionate about the university, and their continued commitment creates opportunities throughout the University of Tennessee System that inspire others to do the same,” said Kerry Witcher, UTFI president and CEO.</blockquote>\r\nLocally, the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Development recorded several milestones. UT Martin saw a one-day giving challenge that shattered not only the stated goal but also the university’s record for the largest amount raised in 24-hours, with over $401,000 donated to the university by a record number of donors. Overall, the university received donations of more than $9.7 million for student aid, programs and campus enhancements during the 2019-20 fiscal year.\r\n\r\n“Alumni and donors believe in our university and trust the leadership and are willing to invest their financial resources to build an even larger foundation for growth in the coming years,” said Dr. Charley Deal, UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement.\r\n\r\nThe fiscal year came with challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic that began late in the third quarter. While the pandemic changed the course for many, the crisis also led to alumni and friends raising over $645,000 for student emergency funds across each of the UT campuses. In addition, alumni offices quickly regrouped, changed in-person events to virtual platforms and created digital engagement opportunities for alumni.\r\n\r\nGiving totals are a compilation of gifts from each campus and institute. 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The UTFI also saw an increase in alumni participation with over 220,000 alumni engaging with the UT System throughout the year.\r\n<blockquote>“Our alumni and donors are passionate about the university, and their continued commitment creates opportunities throughout the University of Tennessee System that inspire others to do the same,” said Kerry Witcher, UTFI president and CEO.</blockquote>\r\nLocally, the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Development recorded several milestones. UT Martin saw a one-day giving challenge that shattered not only the stated goal but also the university’s record for the largest amount raised in 24-hours, with over $401,000 donated to the university by a record number of donors. Overall, the university received donations of more than $9.7 million for student aid, programs and campus enhancements during the 2019-20 fiscal year.\r\n\r\n“Alumni and donors believe in our university and trust the leadership and are willing to invest their financial resources to build an even larger foundation for growth in the coming years,” said Dr. Charley Deal, UT Martin vice chancellor for university advancement.\r\n\r\nThe fiscal year came with challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic that began late in the third quarter. While the pandemic changed the course for many, the crisis also led to alumni and friends raising over $645,000 for student emergency funds across each of the UT campuses. In addition, alumni offices quickly regrouped, changed in-person events to virtual platforms and created digital engagement opportunities for alumni.\r\n\r\nGiving totals are a compilation of gifts from each campus and institute. 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Taylor and Huestis worked with the UT Martin SAE Aero Design team on the aircraft they will compete with at the 2021 SAE Aero East Competition in Lakeland, Florida.\r\n\r\nBrett Bivens, of Union City, and Thomas Logan, of Martin, placed third for their presentation “The Haunted House Companion App,” which is an app designed to enhance a visitor’s experience at a haunted attraction through interactive features, online ticket purchasing and live video feeds. The app can also be used by the proprietor for marketing and advertising.\r\n\r\nStudents who also presented projects include Hunter Haislip, Nic Pica, Billy Gibson and Phil Lumpkin with the “Unreal Engine Research Project”; Cole Davis and Ethan Seiber with “The Kobold Engine”; and Erik Worley and Jeffrey Jordan with the “REND Unity 2D Battle Arena game.”\r\n\r\nThe annual Association for Computing Machinery Mid-Southeast Conference provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to present original work and receive feedback from computing professionals.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the UT Martin winners of the 2020 Association for Computing Machinery Mid-Southeast Conference, contact Dr. Kathleen Ericson, associate professor of computer science, at <a href=\"mailto:kericson@utm.edu\">kericson@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin computer science students excel at virtual competition','Twelve University of Tennessee at Martin computer science seniors competed at the 2020 Association for Computing Machinery Mid-Southeast Conference virtually Nov. 13-14 as a part of the computer science capstone project.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-computer-science-students-excel-at-virtual-competition','','','2020-12-01 15:49:14','2020-12-01 21:49:14','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2792',0,'post','',0),(2551,6,'2020-09-11 10:50:59','2020-09-11 15:50:59','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&amp;A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nThe Los Lobos event is sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of History and Philosophy, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and the Coleman Family Latino Student Recruitment Initiative.\r\n\r\nLos Lobos has created culturally diverse music for almost 50 years, incorporating genres like soul, R&amp;B, Tejano, son jarocho, rock ‘n’ roll and folk into their music to showcase America’s cultural identity as a melting pot.\r\n\r\nThe event will be livestreamed from the UT Martin Department of Music Facebook account.\r\n\r\nThe guest artist series is named for UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, a 1982 graduate from Bolivar. Sargent is a Grammy-nominated producer and has completed many national and international tours. He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Los Lobos to host virtual interactive performance Sept. 25','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','publish','closed','closed','','los-lobos-to-host-virtual-interactive-performance-sept-25','','','2020-09-11 16:56:13','2020-09-11 21:56:13','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2551',0,'post','',0),(2424,6,'2020-07-28 08:27:33','2020-07-28 13:27:33','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach is offering a series of online ACT prep courses throughout the fall for students preparing for the test.\r\n\r\nThe ACT Digital One-Stop Success Tactics workshops will teach students test-taking strategies over Zoom in either two two-hour sessions on the first Tuesdays and Thursdays of each month or a four-hour session on select Saturdays. Math and Science Reasoning will be taught on Tuesdays, and English and Reading will be taught on Thursdays.\r\n\r\nThe four-hour Saturday sessions will cover all subjects on the ACT and will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. The registration fee is $60.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be taught from 5 – 7 p.m. Registration fees for each course cost $30.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: Aug. 4; Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering the ACT Mastery Classes, which provide expanded, in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will also be able to take a full practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success tactics workshop. Each course has a registration fee of $50, but students will receive a $20 discount for registering for all four courses.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5 – 7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>English Mastery Course: Sept. 21</li>\r\n 	<li>Math Mastery Course: Sept. 22</li>\r\n 	<li>Reading Mastery Course: Sept. 23</li>\r\n 	<li>Science Reasoning Mastery Course: Sept. 24</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. 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Math and Science Reasoning will be taught on Tuesdays, and English and Reading will be taught on Thursdays.\r\n\r\nThe four-hour Saturday sessions will cover all subjects on the ACT and will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. The registration fee is $60.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be taught from 5 – 7 p.m. Registration fees for each course cost $30.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: Aug. 4; Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering the ACT Mastery Classes, which provide expanded, in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will also be able to take a full practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success tactics workshop. Each course has a registration fee of $50, but students will receive a $20 discount for registering for all four courses.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5 – 7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>English Mastery Course: Sept. 21</li>\r\n 	<li>Math Mastery Course: Sept. 22</li>\r\n 	<li>Reading Mastery Course: Sept. 23</li>\r\n 	<li>Science Reasoning Mastery Course: Sept. 24</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. Beene currently serves as a lead instructor for Tennessee Adult Education in three counties and works primarily with rising high school juniors and seniors needing academic help with standardized testing.\r\n\r\nStudents are required to have access to a computer with video and audio capabilities in order to connect to Zoom.\r\n\r\nTo register, visit<a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/actprep\"> www.utm.edu/actprep</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Debbie Mount, director of non-degree programs, at dmount@utm.edu.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','University Outreach offers series of ACT prep courses','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach is offering a series of online ACT prep courses throughout the fall for students preparing for the test.','inherit','closed','closed','','2424-revision-v1','','','2020-07-28 08:27:33','2020-07-28 13:27:33','',2424,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/28/2424-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2427,6,'2020-07-28 08:28:13','2020-07-28 13:28:13','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach is offering a series of online ACT prep courses throughout the fall for students preparing for the test.\r\n\r\nThe ACT Digital One-Stop Success Tactics workshops will teach students test-taking strategies over Zoom in either two two-hour sessions on the first Tuesdays and Thursdays of each month or a four-hour session on select Saturdays. Math and Science Reasoning will be taught on Tuesdays, and English and Reading will be taught on Thursdays.\r\n\r\nThe four-hour Saturday sessions will cover all subjects on the ACT and will be held from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Sept. 12 and Oct. 10. The registration fee is $60.\r\n\r\nThe two-hour sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be taught from 5 – 7 p.m. Registration fees for each course cost $30.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Math and Science Reasoning: Aug. 4; Sept. 1, Oct. 6, Nov. 3 and Dec. 1.</li>\r\n 	<li>English and Reading: Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 and Dec. 3.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUniversity Outreach is also offering the ACT Mastery Classes, which provide expanded, in-depth ACT prep instruction. Students will also be able to take a full practice exam and learn strategies not taught in the success tactics workshop. Each course has a registration fee of $50, but students will receive a $20 discount for registering for all four courses.\r\n\r\nAll classes are offered from 5 – 7 p.m.\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>English Mastery Course: Sept. 21</li>\r\n 	<li>Math Mastery Course: Sept. 22</li>\r\n 	<li>Reading Mastery Course: Sept. 23</li>\r\n 	<li>Science Reasoning Mastery Course: Sept. 24</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nUT Martin adjunct faculty member and author Alex Beene will teach the courses. Beene currently serves as a lead instructor for Tennessee Adult Education in three counties and works primarily with rising high school juniors and seniors needing academic help with standardized testing.\r\n\r\nStudents are required to have access to a computer with video and audio capabilities in order to connect to Zoom.\r\n\r\nTo register, visit<a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/actprep\"> www.utm.edu/actprep</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Debbie Mount, director of non-degree programs, at <a href=\"mailto:dmount@utm.edu\">dmount@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','University Outreach offers series of ACT prep courses','The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of University Outreach is offering a series of online ACT prep courses throughout the fall for students preparing for the test.','inherit','closed','closed','','2424-revision-v1','','','2020-07-28 08:28:13','2020-07-28 13:28:13','',2424,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/28/2424-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2428,6,'2020-07-28 11:15:16','2020-07-28 16:15:16','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe recreation facilities will adopt modified hours of operation and guidelines, which students will be informed of before the beginning of the semester.\r\n\r\nAll UT Martin faculty, staff, retiree and family memberships will continue to be suspended until further notice.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/\">https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/</a> or <a href=\"http://utm.edu/coronavirus\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recreational facilities only open to students this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-recreation-facilities-only-open-to-students-this-fall','','','2020-07-28 15:07:58','2020-07-28 20:07:58','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2428',0,'post','',0),(2429,6,'2020-07-28 11:15:16','2020-07-28 16:15:16','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe recreation facilities will adopt modified hours of operation and guidelines, which students will be informed of before the beginning of the semester.\r\n\r\nAll UT Martin faculty, staff, retiree and family memberships will continue to be suspended until further notice.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/ or utm.edu/coronavirus.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recreation facilities only open to students this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.','inherit','closed','closed','','2428-revision-v1','','','2020-07-28 11:15:16','2020-07-28 16:15:16','',2428,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/28/2428-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2430,6,'2020-07-28 11:15:39','2020-07-28 16:15:39','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe recreation 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suspended until further notice.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/\">https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/</a> or <a href=\"http://utm.edu/coronavirus\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recreation facilities only open to students this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.','inherit','closed','closed','','2428-autosave-v1','','','2020-07-28 15:00:07','2020-07-28 20:00:07','',2428,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/28/2428-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2433,6,'2020-07-28 15:07:58','2020-07-28 20:07:58','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe recreation facilities will adopt modified hours of operation and guidelines, which students will be informed of before the beginning of the semester.\r\n\r\nAll UT Martin faculty, staff, retiree and family memberships will continue to be suspended until further notice.\r\n\r\nFor more information, visit <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/\">https://www.utm.edu/departments/campusrec/</a> or <a href=\"http://utm.edu/coronavirus\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin recreational facilities only open to students this fall','The University of Tennessee at Martin Student Recreation Center, Elam Center and swimming pool will reopen Aug. 17 to registered UT Martin students, but will remain closed to the public in response to safety and health concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.','inherit','closed','closed','','2428-revision-v1','','','2020-07-28 15:07:58','2020-07-28 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','inherit','closed','closed','','02042019_parsonnursingphotoshoot051','','','2020-07-30 14:33:23','2020-07-30 19:33:23','',2434,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot051.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2436,6,'2020-07-30 14:35:00','2020-07-30 19:35:00','Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Mallory Clenney knew from an early age that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother and brother as a nurse but in her own style. On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate the nursing program in three years.\r\n<blockquote>“(Becoming a nurse) was just something that stuck in my heart. I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”</blockquote>\r\n“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”\r\n\r\nClenney, who graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 2017, said she decided to start preparing for nursing school early because she knew she was supposed to be a nurse and didn’t want to waste any time. She quit playing basketball, began taking duel enrollment courses, earned 58 credits before graduating and entered the UT Martin nursing program the following August. While Clenney did struggle in her courses at times, she says it was a rewarding experience that made her the nurse she always wanted to be.\r\n\r\nNow working at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Clenney is confident that her education at the UT Martin Parsons Center has prepared her to be the best nurse she can be even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nAccording to Clenney, “not in 100 years,” did she think she would ever be working as a nurse during a global pandemic, but through the hands-on training and trial simulations at the Parsons Center and in her residency, she learned how to treat patients and respond calmly in uncertain situations.\r\n\r\nClenney said working through the pandemic is “definitely scary,” but that after observing the nurses who are treating the virus in the COVID -19 unit, as well as the nurses in other units/ floors taking on strenuous workloads due to higher acuity level, she is confident in their ability to ensure the best care possible for their patients.\r\n<blockquote>“Times are uncertain, but every nurse I have seen or trained with has blown me away. These nurses are amazing and their dedication shows what nursing is about. I applaud every health care worker for what they are doing; they are the calm in the midst of the storm, and I am proud to be learning from and working with them.”</blockquote>\r\nNow instead of being scared, she sees the pandemic as a chance to enhance her skills as a nurse to provide better treatments for her patients in the future.\r\n\r\n“I feel like it’s going to help my nursing career and help me,” she said. “There is always an opportunity to learn.”\r\n\r\nClenney is unsure of where her career as a nurse will take her, especially in the current climate. She does know as long as she continues to provide care and comfort for her patients, she will continue accomplishing her dream, just as she did by graduating in three years.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Parsons student becomes first-ever to graduate nursing program in three years','On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate the nursing program in three years.','inherit','closed','closed','','2434-revision-v1','','','2020-07-30 14:35:00','2020-07-30 19:35:00','',2434,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/30/2434-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2437,6,'2020-07-30 14:35:34','2020-07-30 19:35:34','','02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046','','inherit','closed','closed','','02042019_parsonnursingphotoshoot046','','','2020-07-30 14:35:34','2020-07-30 19:35:34','',2434,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2438,6,'2020-08-03 10:32:40','2020-08-03 15:32:40','Growing up in a family of medical professionals, Mallory Clenney knew from an early age that she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her mother and brother as a nurse but in her own style. On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate from the nursing program in three years.\n<blockquote>“(Becoming a nurse) was just something that stuck in my heart. I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”</blockquote>\n“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”\n\nClenney, who graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 2017, said she decided to start preparing for nursing school early because she knew she was supposed to be a nurse and didn’t want to waste any time. She quit playing basketball, began taking dual enrollment courses, earned 58 credits before graduating and entered the UT Martin nursing program the following August. While Clenney did struggle in her courses at times, she says it was a rewarding experience that made her the nurse she always wanted to be.\n\nNow working at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Clenney is confident that her education at the UT Martin Parsons Center has prepared her to be the best nurse she can be even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nAccording to Clenney, “not in 100 years” did she think she would ever be working as a nurse during a global pandemic, but through the hands-on training and trial simulations at the Parsons Center and in her residency, she learned how to treat patients and respond calmly in uncertain situations.\n\nClenney said working through the pandemic is “definitely scary,” but that after observing the nurses who are treating the virus in the COVID -19 unit, as well as the nurses in other units/ floors taking on strenuous workloads due to higher acuity level, she is confident in their ability to ensure the best care possible for their patients.\n<blockquote>“Times are uncertain, but every nurse I have seen or trained with has blown me away. These nurses are amazing, and their dedication shows what nursing is about. I applaud every health-care worker for what they are doing; they are the calm in the midst of the storm, and I am proud to be learning from and working with them.”</blockquote>\nNow instead of being scared, she sees the pandemic as a chance to enhance her skills as a nurse to provide better treatments for her patients in the future.\n\n“I feel like it’s going to help my nursing career and help me,” she said. “There is always an opportunity to learn.”\n\nClenney is unsure of where her career as a nurse will take her, especially in the current climate. 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On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate the nursing program in three years.\r\n<blockquote>“(Becoming a nurse) was just something that stuck in my heart. I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”</blockquote>\r\n“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”\r\n\r\nClenney, who graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 2017, said she decided to start preparing for nursing school early because she knew she was supposed to be a nurse and didn’t want to waste any time. She quit playing basketball, began taking duel enrollment courses, earned 58 credits before graduating and entered the UT Martin nursing program the following August. While Clenney did struggle in her courses at times, she says it was a rewarding experience that made her the nurse she always wanted to be.\r\n\r\nNow working at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Clenney is confident that her education at the UT Martin Parsons Center has prepared her to be the best nurse she can be even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nAccording to Clenney, “not in 100 years,” did she think she would ever be working as a nurse during a global pandemic, but through the hands-on training and trial simulations at the Parsons Center and in her residency, she learned how to treat patients and respond calmly in uncertain situations.\r\n\r\nClenney said working through the pandemic is “definitely scary,” but that after observing the nurses who are treating the virus in the COVID -19 unit, as well as the nurses in other units/ floors taking on strenuous workloads due to higher acuity level, she is confident in their ability to ensure the best care possible for their patients.\r\n<blockquote>“Times are uncertain, but every nurse I have seen or trained with has blown me away. These nurses are amazing and their dedication shows what nursing is about. I applaud every health care worker for what they are doing; they are the calm in the midst of the storm, and I am proud to be learning from and working with them.”</blockquote>\r\nNow instead of being scared, she sees the pandemic as a chance to enhance her skills as a nurse to provide better treatments for her patients in the future.\r\n\r\n“I feel like it’s going to help my nursing career and help me,” she said. “There is always an opportunity to learn.”\r\n\r\nClenney is unsure of where her career as a nurse will take her, especially in the current climate. She does know as long as she continues to provide care and comfort for her patients, she will continue accomplishing her dream, just as she did by graduating in three years.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Parsons student becomes first-ever to graduate nursing program in three years','On May 2, 2020, Clenney, who studied at the University of Tennessee at Martin Parsons Center, became the first student in UT Martin history to graduate the nursing program in three years.','inherit','closed','closed','','2434-revision-v1','','','2020-07-30 14:46:26','2020-07-30 19:46:26','',2434,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/07/30/2434-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2457,6,'2020-08-10 11:43:03','2020-08-10 16:43:03','“You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you.” Through the University of Tennessee at Martin <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/mister/\">Call Me MiSTER program</a>, Justyn Johnson has done just that: made the most of every situation he’s experienced while in college.\r\n\r\nThe Call Me MiSTER program, originally founded at Clemson University in 2000, is a leadership program that seeks to provide future teachers from diverse backgrounds with the tools and support needed to pursue successful careers in elementary and middle schools across the nation. “MiSTER” stands for “Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models,” and the program’s goal is to provide under-served, socioeconomically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities with minority educators.\r\n\r\nJohnson, a sophomore secondary education major from Union City, applied to the Call Me MiSTER program in his senior year of high school with the hopes of becoming a history teacher in West Tennessee. As an African American man, Johnson grew up without seeing minority male representation in the education system and wanted to help change that for future generations of students.\r\n<blockquote>“(The Call Me MiSTER program) is something that represents a lot more than just being male minority teachers. I think it is helping because … some people go their entire school careers without ever having a minority teacher,” Johnson said. “For me, I hope that one day when I teach a kid that is like me, that might be mixed or might not come from a good home life, they can look at me and be like, ‘Well, he is like me, and he is successful. He is thriving in his life, so, why can’t I?’”</blockquote>\r\nAustin Ferrell, academic coordinator of UT Martin’s Call Me MiSTER program, explained that fewer than 2% of educators are minority males, so the purpose of the Call Me MiSTER program is to encourage diversity in classrooms and provide minority males the resources to be effective educators and role models.\r\n\r\n“The potential this program has in molding and shaping the students, not only students of color in K-12 but students in general by having … that minority male in the classroom in their presence in schools, is very powerful,” Ferrell said.\r\n\r\nJohnson credits two of his teachers from high school for inspiring him to become a teacher and says he wants to become the positive influence in his students’ lives that they were to him. Having teachers who supported not only his educational growth, but also his personal well-being showed him the impact he could one day have on his students.\r\n\r\n“(I want to let my students) know that even though I’m their teacher, I can also be there to talk to them if they feel like they don’t have anyone else to talk to.”\r\n\r\nJohnson says he is currently receiving the mentorship and support he hopes to give back to his students in his classroom through the Call Me MiSTER program.\r\n<blockquote>“It has made a big difference because I know that UT Martin, in general, has a great support system, but, especially being an African American or a mixed man, having other strong, powerful Black men to support us like Anthony Prewitt (assistant director of multicultural affairs), Samuel Tharpe (administrative coordinator of the Call Me MiSTER program) and Austin Ferrell means a lot to me,” said Johnson. “They’re an example of what I can get to as long as I stay on the right path.”</blockquote>\r\nHe says being in the Call Me MiSTER program has afforded him opportunities he wouldn’t have had the chance to experience if he hadn’t been a part of the program, like living on campus and being involved in student organizations like SOAR (Summer Orientation and Registration) staff and Sigma Phi Epsilon.\r\n\r\n“Those are aspects of my life I’ve enjoyed being a part of that I never thought I would be a part of. It was an interesting plot twist, but one I’ve enjoyed.”\r\n\r\nWhile only in his second year as a MiSTER, Johnson has already had the opportunity to serve in the West Tennessee community and see his impact first-hand. Through a mentorship partnership with minority students at Fulton Independent School District, granting scholarships to teachers in West Tennessee for their classrooms and working with the Rotary Club of Martin, Johnson has already accrued experiences he says will help him as a teacher.\r\n\r\nAs Johnson continues his education at UT Martin, Ferrell is excited to see his personal growth in life and the program.\r\n\r\n“I want Justyn to continue being an effective leader for UTM,” said Ferrell. “I want him to continue to push and to eventually be a great role model teacher for other people to look up to, not only people in the Call Me MiSTER program but people in the community, his students, his family and so on.”\r\n<blockquote>When asked what advice he had for other students, Johnson said, “You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you. So, if something is going wrong in your life, don’t let that define who you are. 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Interested individuals are encouraged to watch the meeting online. The meeting 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=95c76062de&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>President’s update</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Revisions to Uniform Administrative Procedures Act rules</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Revisions to Board Policy BT0006-Polices Governing Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure</li>\r\n 	<li>Grant of tenure upon initial appointment</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe agenda and meeting materials have been posted to the Board website and are accessible at: <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=5b6e169312&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a>.\r\n\r\nThe Board’s <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=1459a7502c&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board</a> has been extended to include this special meeting.  Requests to address the Board may be submitted using the online form or the pdf at:  <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=87041f526d&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board/</a>.  Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 31. 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Interested individuals are encouraged to watch the meeting online. The meeting 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=95c76062de&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>President’s update</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Revisions to Uniform Administrative Procedures Act rules</li>\r\n 	<li>Title IX Revisions to Board Policy BT0006-Polices Governing Academic Freedom, Responsibility and Tenure</li>\r\n 	<li>Grant of tenure upon initial appointment</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe agenda and meeting materials have been posted to the Board website and are accessible at: <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=5b6e169312&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/</a>.\r\n\r\nThe Board’s <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=1459a7502c&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">Standing Rule Governing Requests to Address the Board</a> has been extended to include this special meeting.  Requests to address the Board may be submitted using the online form or the pdf at:  <a href=\"https://tennessee.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d896b38de9dd8fd3c043073b3&amp;id=87041f526d&amp;e=8e2b37ad4b\">https://trustees.tennessee.edu/requests-to-address-the-board/</a>.  Requests will be accepted until 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 31. 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I wanted to be a person that, in the future, could help these people whenever they are the most vulnerable and also help their family… (who) is also struggling,” Clenney said. “I just want to be that sense of calm for them and be able to provide them the best care that I know how.”</blockquote>\r\n“From the moment I met Mallory, I was very impressed with her drive and dedication,” said Christy Blount, Parsons Center nursing program coordinator. “She had started working toward her long-term goal to complete this degree in three years before even graduating from high school. I hope that Mallory is very happy with her choice to enter the nursing profession and she finds an area she loves.”\r\n\r\nClenney, who graduated from Scotts Hill High School in 2017, said she decided to start preparing for nursing school early because she knew she was supposed to be a nurse and didn’t want to waste any time. She quit playing basketball, began taking dual enrollment courses, earned 58 credits before graduating and entered the UT Martin nursing program the following August. While Clenney did struggle in her courses at times, she says it was a rewarding experience that made her the nurse she always wanted to be.\r\n\r\nNow working at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, Clenney is confident that her education at the UT Martin Parsons Center has prepared her to be the best nurse she can be even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2437\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/02042019_ParsonNursingPhotoShoot046.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nAccording to Clenney, “not in 100 years” did she think she would ever be working as a nurse during a global pandemic, but through the hands-on training and trial simulations at the Parsons Center and in her residency, she learned how to treat patients and respond calmly in uncertain situations.\r\n\r\nClenney said working through the pandemic is “definitely scary,” but that after observing the nurses who are treating the virus in the COVID -19 unit, as well as the nurses in other units/ floors taking on strenuous workloads due to higher acuity level, she is confident in their ability to ensure the best care possible for their patients.\r\n<blockquote>“Times are uncertain, but every nurse I have seen or trained with has blown me away. 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The emergency rules will be submitted to the Tennessee Attorney General for final approval, then filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State, after which they will be effective for 180 days. UT plans to adopt similar permanent rules later this year following a public rulemaking hearing.\r\n\r\nThe major change in the student codes is the creation of a Title IX grievance procedure for resolving Title IX allegations involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking against students.  The new Title IX regulations require that universities hold hearings to determine whether an accused party is responsible for an allegation.  During the Title IX hearings, the parties (through their advisors) must be permitted to cross examine witnesses.\r\n\r\nFaculty and staff members accused of Title IX allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking are also entitled to a Title IX hearing under the new Title IX regulations.  At the meeting, the Board approved changes to a Board policy to create an appellate procedure as part of the required Title IX grievance procedure in cases against faculty members.\r\n\r\nFor cases that are not subject to the Title IX regulations, the university will continue to follow its current processes for resolving those cases.\r\n\r\nUT President Randy Boyd also shared the campus’ preparations to open the new academic year later this month. UT Chattanooga and UT Martin begin classes on Aug. 17 and UT Knoxville’s classes start on Aug. 19. UT Health Science Center classes started in July.\r\n\r\n“There are seemingly endless details, and they are all critical, but our team is dedicated, determined and passionate about ensuring their safe return, and making this not just a new normal, but a better normal,” he said.\r\n\r\nUT Chattanooga will have 63 percent of its classes online with 37 percent having a face-to-face component. UT Knoxville will have 47 percent online with 53 percent having a face-to-face component. UT Martin has about 50 percent online and 50 percent with a face-to-face component.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, Boyd said current predictions are for enrollment to be up slightly for the fall.\r\n\r\n“That is a testament to the great brand and reputation our institutions have earned also because of the tirelessly hard work of their staffs,” he said.\r\n\r\nBoyd also reported that the university obtained 22,000 self-sampling kits and contracted with a testing provider to get the results in 24 to 48 hours. The campuses will be test students presenting symptoms, conduct contact tracing and then will test those students who have been in close contact with a student who tested positive. Each campus has also set aside space for quarantining students.\r\n\r\nThe estimated COVID fiscal impact systemwide is about $72.2 million, including almost $28 million in refunds, about $23 million in expenditures and $21.5 million in lost revenue. CARES Act funding will provide about $35.6 million. The UT budget office worked with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to submit grants for state Coronavirus Relief Fund money. UT Knoxville will be eligible for $1.1 million, UT Chattanooga for almost $700,000, UT Martin for more than $500,000 and the Health Science Center for about $14,000.\r\n\r\nIn addition to work using supercomputing to identify drug targets, developing more comfortable designs for and 3-D printing personal protective equipment and developing a novel antibody tests, Boyd said the university is looking for other ways to help the state.\r\n\r\n“We are working on a new webinar series called Pandemic to Possibility that will use UT experts to help Tennessee businesses and non-profits rebound from the pandemic,” Boyd said. “We are sending out a statewide survey to determine what Tennesseans need later today.”\r\n\r\nBoyd also reported he has been meeting with diversity officers and senior leaders of color from across the system to talk about their experiences at UT and to collaborate on a diversity, engagement and inclusion strategy. In the next few months, Boyd said, staff will:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Align the diversity, equity and inclusive excellence agenda with the strategic plan.</li>\r\n 	<li>Review the 2014 Board of Trustees Diversity Statement with the current trustees.</li>\r\n 	<li>Embed diversity, equity and inclusion into the very fabric of the OneUT culture systemwide.</li>\r\n 	<li>Continue to make it safe to have open and honest conversations with the goal of ensuring that everyone has a sense of belonging at UT.</li>\r\n 	<li>Work on a United Together to End Racism system-wide campaign</li>\r\n 	<li>Develop accountability metrics that will be reported annually to the board.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“I look forward to having a great conversation on these efforts at the fall board meeting,” Boyd said.\r\nUT Board of Trustees Chair John Compton praised the work of the faculty and staff in preparing for the fall. He said the board would be willing to meet to help support in whatever was needed.\r\n\r\n“We know this is not a static situation, but a fluid situation,” he said.\r\n\r\nHe also announced that Trustee Kara Lawson, who recently was named head women’s basketball coach at Duke University, would remain as a trustee.\r\n\r\n“Consistent with provisions in the UT Focus Act, I’m thrilled to report that Kara Lawson will be continuing in her term as a trustee,” he said.\r\n\r\n###','UT Board of Trustees approves Title IX changes','The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved changes to the campuses’ student codes of conduct and changes to a Board policy applicable to faculty to comply with new Title IX regulations.','inherit','closed','closed','','2449-revision-v1','','','2020-08-04 09:43:34','2020-08-04 14:43:34','',2449,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/04/2449-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2456,6,'2020-08-06 15:45:42','2020-08-06 20:45:42','“Keeping the Beat hosted by TNMEA,” 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As an African American man, Johnson grew up without seeing minority male representation in the education system and wanted to help change that for future generations of students.\r\n<blockquote>“(The Call Me MiSTER program) is something that represents a lot more than just being male minority teachers. I think it is helping because … some people go their entire school careers without ever having a minority teacher,” Johnson said. “For me, I hope that one day when I teach a kid that is like me, that might be mixed or might not come from a good home life, they can look at me and be like, ‘Well, he is like me, and he is successful. He is thriving in his life, so, why can’t I?’”</blockquote>\r\nAustin Ferrell, academic coordinator of UT Martin’s Call Me MiSTER program, explained that fewer than 2% of educators are minority males, so the purpose of the Call Me MiSTER program is to encourage diversity in classrooms and provide minority males the resources to be effective educators and role models.\r\n\r\n“The potential this program has in molding and shaping the students, not only students of color in K-12 but students in general by having … that minority male in the classroom in their presence in schools, is very powerful,” Ferrell said.\r\n\r\nJohnson credits two of his teachers from high school for inspiring him to become a teacher and says he wants to become the positive influence in his students’ lives that they were to him. Having teachers who supported not only his educational growth, but also his personal well-being showed him the impact he could one day have on his students.\r\n\r\n“(I want to let my students) know that even though I’m their teacher, I can also be there to talk to them if they feel like they don’t have anyone else to talk to.”\r\n\r\nJohnson says he is currently receiving the mentorship and support he hopes to give back to his students in his classroom through the Call Me MiSTER program.\r\n<blockquote>“It has made a big difference because I know that UT Martin, in general, has a great support system, but, especially being an African American or a mixed man, having other strong, powerful Black men to support us like Anthony Prewitt (assistant director of multicultural affairs), Samuel Tharpe (administrative coordinator of the Call Me MiSTER program) and Austin Ferrell means a lot to me,” said Johnson. “They’re an example of what I can get to as long as I stay on the right path.”</blockquote>\r\nHe says being in the Call Me MiSTER program has afforded him opportunities he wouldn’t have had the chance to experience if he hadn’t been a part of the program, like living on campus and being involved in student organizations like SOAR (Summer Orientation and Registration) staff and Sigma Phi Epsilon.\r\n\r\n“Those are aspects of my life I’ve enjoyed being a part of that I never thought I would be a part of. It was an interesting plot twist, but one I’ve enjoyed.”\r\n\r\nWhile only in his second year as a MiSTER, Johnson has already had the opportunity to serve in the West Tennessee community and see his impact first-hand. Through a mentorship partnership with minority students at Fulton Independent School District, granting scholarships to teachers in West Tennessee for their classrooms and working with the Rotary Club of Martin, Johnson has already accrued experiences he says will help him as a teacher.\r\n\r\nAs Johnson continues his education at UT Martin, Ferrell is excited to see his personal growth in life and the program.\r\n\r\n“I want Justyn to continue being an effective leader for UTM,” said Ferrell. “I want him to continue to push and to eventually be a great role model teacher for other people to look up to, not only people in the Call Me MiSTER program but people in the community, his students, his family and so on.”\r\n<blockquote>When asked what advice he had for other students, Johnson said, “You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you. So, if something is going wrong in your life, don’t let that define who you are. Take that experience, make it a part of you and grow from it,” just as he has.</blockquote>\r\nFor more information about the Call Me MiSTER program, contact Ferrell at <a href=\"mailto:aferre10@utm.edu\">aferre10@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','Johnson seeks to help students through Call Me MiSTER program','“You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you.” ','inherit','closed','closed','','2457-revision-v1','','','2020-08-10 11:43:03','2020-08-10 16:43:03','',2457,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/10/2457-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2461,6,'2020-08-10 14:55:25','2020-08-10 19:55:25','“You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you.” Through the University of Tennessee at Martin <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/departments/mister/\">Call Me MiSTER program</a>, Justyn Johnson has done just that: made the most of every situation he’s experienced while in college.\r\n\r\nThe Call Me MiSTER program, originally founded at Clemson University in 2000, is a leadership program that seeks to provide future teachers from diverse backgrounds with the tools and support needed to pursue successful careers in elementary and middle schools across the nation. “MiSTER” stands for “Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models,” and the program’s goal is to provide under-served, socioeconomically disadvantaged and educationally at-risk communities with minority educators.\r\n\r\nJohnson, a sophomore secondary education major from Union City, applied to the Call Me MiSTER program in his senior year of high school with the hopes of becoming a history teacher in West Tennessee. As an African American man, Johnson grew up without seeing minority male representation in the education system and wanted to help change that for future generations of students.\r\n<blockquote>“(The Call Me MiSTER program) is something that represents a lot more than just being male minority teachers. I think it is helping because … some people go their entire school careers without ever having a minority teacher,” Johnson said. “For me, I hope that one day when I teach a kid that is like me, that might be mixed or might not come from a good home life, they can look at me and be like, ‘Well, he is like me, and he is successful. He is thriving in his life, so, why can’t I?’”</blockquote>\r\nAustin Ferrell, academic coordinator of UT Martin’s Call Me MiSTER program, explained that fewer than 2% of educators are minority males, so the purpose of the Call Me MiSTER program is to encourage diversity in classrooms and provide minority males the resources to be effective educators and role models.\r\n\r\n“The potential this program has in molding and shaping the students, not only students of color in K-12 but students in general by having … that minority male in the classroom in their presence in schools, is very powerful,” Ferrell said.\r\n\r\nJohnson credits two of his teachers from high school for inspiring him to become a teacher and says he wants to become the positive influence in his students’ lives that they were to him. Having teachers who supported not only his educational growth, but also his personal well-being showed him the impact he could one day have on his students.\r\n\r\n“(I want to let my students) know that even though I’m their teacher, I can also be there to talk to them if they feel like they don’t have anyone else to talk to.”\r\n\r\nJohnson says he is currently receiving the mentorship and support he hopes to give back to his students in his classroom through the Call Me MiSTER program.\r\n<blockquote>“It has made a big difference because I know that UT Martin, in general, has a great support system, but, especially being an African American or a mixed man, having other strong, powerful Black men to support us like Anthony Prewitt (assistant director of multicultural affairs), Samuel Tharpe (administrative coordinator of the Call Me MiSTER program) and Austin Ferrell means a lot to me,” said Johnson. “They’re an example of what I can get to as long as I stay on the right path.”</blockquote>\r\nHe says being in the Call Me MiSTER program has afforded him opportunities he wouldn’t have had the chance to experience if he hadn’t been a part of the program, like living on campus and being involved in student organizations like SOAR (Summer Orientation and Registration) staff and Sigma Phi Epsilon.\r\n\r\n“Those are aspects of my life I’ve enjoyed being a part of that I never thought I would be a part of. It was an interesting plot twist, but one I’ve enjoyed.”\r\n\r\nWhile only in his second year as a MiSTER, Johnson has already had the opportunity to serve in the West Tennessee community and see his impact first-hand. Through a mentorship partnership with minority students at Fulton Independent School District, granting scholarships to teachers in West Tennessee for their classrooms and working with the Rotary Club of Martin, Johnson has already accrued experiences he says will help him as a teacher.\r\n\r\nAs Johnson continues his education at UT Martin, Ferrell is excited to see his personal growth in life and the program.\r\n\r\n“I want Justyn to continue being an effective leader for UTM,” said Ferrell. “I want him to continue to push and to eventually be a great role model teacher for other people to look up to, not only people in the Call Me MiSTER program but people in the community, his students, his family and so on.”\r\n<blockquote>When asked what advice he had for other students, Johnson said, “You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you. So, if something is going wrong in your life, don’t let that define who you are. Take that experience, make it a part of you and grow from it,” just as he has.</blockquote>\r\nFor more information about the Call Me MiSTER program, contact Ferrell at <a href=\"mailto:aferre10@utm.edu\">aferre10@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Call Me MiSTER program inspires local student to become a teacher','“You have to make sure you have the experience; don’t let the experience have you.” ','inherit','closed','closed','','2457-revision-v1','','','2020-08-10 14:55:25','2020-08-10 19:55:25','',2457,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/10/2457-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2462,6,'2020-08-11 15:28:32','2020-08-11 20:28:32','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">University of Tennessee at Martin and national pioneer for women’s athletics Bettye Giles was presented her Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame plaque Aug. 11 at the Dunagan Alumni Center.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was announced on Feb. 17 that Giles was part of the star-studded 11-person Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The original banquet was set for Aug. 1 but was postponed because of health and safety concerns because of the pandemic. A fully produced virtual induction ceremony is expected to take place soon.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Giles was the primary advocate for women’s equality in Tennessee sports and was instrumental in the development of athletic opportunities for women. She has served on numerous national committees promoting the growth of women’s sports, receiving the Pathfinder Award from the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports while additionally founding and serving as the first president of the Tennessee College Women’s Sports Federation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Clarksville, Tennessee, native, Giles started her UT Martin tenure as a professor of physical education in the fall of 1952. That same year, she began the university’s women’s tennis program and served as the head coach for eight years. In 1956, the tennis program became UT Martin’s first women’s sport to achieve varsity status.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1969, Giles was entrusted as UT Martin’s first and only director of women’s athletics – a role she would proudly serve in until 1994.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During her time as director, she jokingly convinced a tall, skinny UT Martin freshman from Ashland City, Tennessee, that she had to play volleyball as a “conditioner” for basketball season. That student-athlete was Pat Head Summitt, who went on to become one of the best coaches in the history of basketball, winning 1,098 games and eight national women’s championships at the University of Tennessee.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Giles’ leadership and activism for women’s athletics coincided with the Title IX movement, which was enacted by the U.S. Congress on June 23, 1972. Four years later, the first athletic grant-in-aid scholarship was awarded at UT Martin.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Retired since 1995, Giles remains an avid Skyhawk supporter. She was inducted into the UT Martin Hall of Fame in 1985, and the UT Martin softball program branded its stadium as “Bettye Giles Field” a little over a decade later. During Homecoming weekend of 2012, statues of Giles, Summitt and former UT Martin head women’s basketball coach Nadine Gearin were unveiled outside of the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on campus.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 includes Giles, former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher, current Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin, former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler, former NBA guard Tony Delk, former NFL running back DeAngelo Williams, founder of Bristol Motor Speedway Bruton Smith, current Nashville Predators sports analyst Terry Crisp, former collegiate head basketball coach Sonny Smith, former Tennessee Golf Association executive director Dick Horton and former collegiate football head coach Carl Torbush.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Established in 1966, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame enshrines and honors athletes, teams, coaches, sportswriters and sports administrators who have made an impact on the history of Tennessee sports. The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development oversees all operations along with the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Board of Directors. 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','inherit','closed','closed','','bettye-giles','','','2020-08-11 15:27:08','2020-08-11 20:27:08','',2462,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Bettye-Giles.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2464,6,'2020-08-11 15:28:32','2020-08-11 20:28:32','<p style=\"text-align: left;\">University of Tennessee at Martin and national pioneer for women’s athletics Bettye Giles was presented her Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame plaque Aug. 11 at the Dunagan Alumni Center.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">It was announced on Feb. 17 that Giles was part of the star-studded 11-person Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020. The original banquet was set for Aug. 1 but was postponed because of health and safety concerns because of the pandemic. A fully produced virtual induction ceremony is expected to take place soon.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Giles was the primary advocate for women’s equality in Tennessee sports and was instrumental in the development of athletic opportunities for women. She has served on numerous national committees promoting the growth of women’s sports, receiving the Pathfinder Award from the National Association of Girls and Women in Sports while additionally founding and serving as the first president of the Tennessee College Women’s Sports Federation.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Clarksville, Tennessee, native, Giles started her UT Martin tenure as a professor of physical education in the fall of 1952. That same year, she began the university’s women’s tennis program and served as the head coach for eight years. In 1956, the tennis program became UT Martin’s first women’s sport to achieve varsity status.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 1969, Giles was entrusted as UT Martin’s first and only director of women’s athletics – a role she would proudly serve in until 1994.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During her time as director, she jokingly convinced a tall, skinny UT Martin freshman from Ashland City, Tennessee, that she had to play volleyball as a “conditioner” for basketball season. That student-athlete was Pat Head Summitt, who went on to become one of the best coaches in the history of basketball, winning 1,098 games and eight national women’s championships at the University of Tennessee.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Giles’ leadership and activism for women’s athletics coincided with the Title IX movement, which was enacted by the U.S. Congress on June 23, 1972. Four years later, the first athletic grant-in-aid scholarship was awarded at UT Martin.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Retired since 1995, Giles remains an avid Skyhawk supporter. She was inducted into the UT Martin Hall of Fame in 1985, and the UT Martin softball program branded its stadium as “Bettye Giles Field” a little over a decade later. During Homecoming weekend of 2012, statues of Giles, Summitt and former UT Martin head women’s basketball coach Nadine Gearin were unveiled outside of the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center on campus.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 includes Giles, former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher, current Vanderbilt head baseball coach Tim Corbin, former NFL quarterback Heath Shuler, former NBA guard Tony Delk, former NFL running back DeAngelo Williams, founder of Bristol Motor Speedway Bruton Smith, current Nashville Predators sports analyst Terry Crisp, former collegiate head basketball coach Sonny Smith, former Tennessee Golf Association executive director Dick Horton and former collegiate football head coach Carl Torbush.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Established in 1966, the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame enshrines and honors athletes, teams, coaches, sportswriters and sports administrators who have made an impact on the history of Tennessee sports. 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In 1959, Vinson signed a tile that was then laid in Clement Hall and forgotten about for 63 years. During the infrastructure renovation to Clement in 2020, the tile was recovered, and its legacy returned to Vinson who never expected to see the roots of his hard work uncovered.\r\n\r\nInspired by the story, Carver reminded the faculty and staff that even if they were unsure of the upcoming semester, to continue teaching to the best of their ability because just like the tile, someday someone will recognize the hard work each faculty and staff member has dedicated to the university.\r\n<blockquote>“This is our chance. We have no idea what piece of knowledge, what challenge, what conversation we can put on these students’ hearts this year. We have no idea of knowing (what) this handiwork that we’re doing and we’re responsible for everyday will create, but it’s going to create something that will last,” said Carver. “We’re going to get a societal breakthrough. We’re going to get a medical breakthrough. We’re going to get a cultural breakthrough from our time engaging with these students from something we put on their hearts this year. They deserve our very best, and these challenges are going to bring out our very best. So, let’s talk, let’s work together to give our students the best learning experience they can possibly receive.”</blockquote>\r\nProvost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier explained that through the efforts of the administration and Physical Plant, the university was opening as safely as it could and gave hope that the university community will be able to overcome the challenges at hand because of the pandemic.\r\n\r\n“I think it’s easy to forget just how often we are in the midst of complete uncertainty, and we’ve navigated it, each of us, and survived and thrived on the other side,” said Cavalier. “As you start this semester, whether it’s hybrid or it’s online, none of what you do is going to be familiar, and a lot of what’s going to happen in the next 15 and 30 weeks is completely unknown. And yet, we have all developed skills to be able to navigate this.”\r\n\r\nSeveral new faculty and staff members were welcomed to the university community during the meeting and were able to address concerns for the upcoming semester regarding safety, reporting, testing, funding and course policies, which were answered by Carver, Cavalier, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Petra McPhearson and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Andy Lewter. The questions and answers will be archived for later viewing at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information concerning COVID-19 campus procedures, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>. 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In 1959, Vinson signed a tile that was then laid in Clement Hall and forgotten about for 63 years. During the infrastructure renovation to Clement in 2020, the tile was recovered, and its legacy returned to Vinson who never expected to see the roots of his hard work uncovered.\r\n\r\nInspired by the story, Carver reminded the faculty and staff that even if they were unsure of the upcoming semester, to continue teaching to the best of their ability because just like the tile, someday someone will recognize the hard work each faculty and staff member has dedicated to the university.\r\n<blockquote>“This is our chance. We have no idea what piece of knowledge, what challenge, what conversation we can put on these students’ hearts this year. We have no idea of knowing (what) this handiwork that we’re doing and we’re responsible for everyday will create, but it’s going to create something that will last,” said Carver. “We’re going to get a societal breakthrough. We’re going to get a medical breakthrough. We’re going to get a cultural breakthrough from our time engaging with these students from something we put on their hearts this year. They deserve our very best, and these challenges are going to bring out our very best. So, let’s talk, let’s work together to give our students the best learning experience they can possibly receive.”</blockquote>\r\nProvost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier explained that through the efforts of the administration and Physical Plant, the university was opening as safely as it could and gave hope that the university community will be able to overcome the challenges at hand because of the pandemic.\r\n\r\n“I think it’s easy to forget just how often we are in the midst of complete uncertainty, and we’ve navigated it, each of us, and survived and thrived on the other side,” said Cavalier. “As you start this semester, whether it’s hybrid or it’s online, none of what you do is going to be familiar and a lot of what’s going to happen in the next 15 and 30 weeks is completely unknown. And yet, we have all developed skills to be able to navigate this.”\r\n\r\nSeveral new faculty and staff members were welcomed to the university community during the meeting and were able to address concerns for the upcoming semester regarding safety, reporting, testing, funding and course policies, which were answered by Carver, Cavalier, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Petra McPhearson and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Andy Lewter. The questions and answers will be archived for later viewing at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information concerning COVID-19 campus procedures, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>. For more information about the meeting, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Carver, administrators provide clarity and hope for upcoming semester','In preparation for the University of Tennessee at Martin 2020-21 academic school year, administrators and faculty met virtually to discuss the unprecedented semester that begins Aug. 17.','inherit','closed','closed','','2466-revision-v1','','','2020-08-13 13:10:16','2020-08-13 18:10:16','',2466,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/13/2466-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2469,6,'2020-08-13 13:12:55','2020-08-13 18:12:55','In preparation for the University of Tennessee at Martin 2020-21 academic school year, administrators and faculty met virtually to discuss the unprecedented semester that begins Aug. 17.\r\n\r\nThe meeting, hosted by Dr. Sean Walker, faculty senate president and associate professor of management, addressed many concerns held by the university community regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the safety of returning to campus.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver updated the faculty and staff on the precautionary measures that have been implemented to ensure the university can operate safely, such as tracking health trends and communicating with medical officials in Weakley County and the state to prepare for students returning; increasing cleaning practices across campus; testing emergency response strategies with TEMA; and communicating with the emergency management group daily to update university policies.\r\n<blockquote>“Things look and feel a little different around here right now,” said Carver. “Regardless of what is going on around us, I remain excited for the opportunities and the things we have planned as we move forward.”</blockquote>\r\nHe encouraged the audience to continue raising awareness to concerns the campus community may have and to stay in contact with the administration for important updates through the UT Martin COVID-19 webpage <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\nCarver concluded his address with the story of James Vinson, a 90-year-old bricklayer from Union City, who helped build seven buildings at UT Martin, including the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign. In 1959, Vinson signed a tile that was then laid in Clement Hall and forgotten about for 63 years. During the infrastructure renovation to Clement in 2020, the tile was recovered, and its legacy returned to Vinson who never expected to see the roots of his hard work uncovered.\r\n\r\nInspired by the story, Carver reminded the faculty and staff that even if they were unsure of the upcoming semester, to continue teaching to the best of their ability because just like the tile, someday someone will recognize the hard work each faculty and staff member has dedicated to the university.\r\n<blockquote>“This is our chance. We have no idea what piece of knowledge, what challenge, what conversation we can put on these students’ hearts this year. We have no idea of knowing (what) this handiwork that we’re doing and we’re responsible for everyday will create, but it’s going to create something that will last,” said Carver. “We’re going to get a societal breakthrough. We’re going to get a medical breakthrough. We’re going to get a cultural breakthrough from our time engaging with these students from something we put on their hearts this year. They deserve our very best, and these challenges are going to bring out our very best. So, let’s talk, let’s work together to give our students the best learning experience they can possibly receive.”</blockquote>\r\nProvost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier explained that through the efforts of the administration and Physical Plant, the university was opening as safely as it could and gave hope that the university community will be able to overcome the challenges at hand because of the pandemic.\r\n\r\n“I think it’s easy to forget just how often we are in the midst of complete uncertainty, and we’ve navigated it, each of us, and survived and thrived on the other side,” said Cavalier. “As you start this semester, whether it’s hybrid or it’s online, none of what you do is going to be familiar, and a lot of what’s going to happen in the next 15 and 30 weeks is completely unknown. And yet, we have all developed skills to be able to navigate this.”\r\n\r\nSeveral new faculty and staff members were welcomed to the university community during the meeting and were able to address concerns for the upcoming semester regarding safety, reporting, testing, funding and course policies, which were answered by Carver, Cavalier, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Petra McPhearson and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Andy Lewter. The questions and answers will be archived for later viewing at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information concerning COVID-19 campus procedures, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/alerts/corona.php\">utm.edu/coronavirus</a>. For more information about the meeting, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n\r\n###','Carver, administrators provide clarity and hope for upcoming semester','In preparation for the University of Tennessee at Martin 2020-21 academic school year, administrators and faculty met virtually to discuss the unprecedented semester that begins Aug. 17.','inherit','closed','closed','','2466-revision-v1','','','2020-08-13 13:12:55','2020-08-13 18:12:55','',2466,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/13/2466-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2500,6,'2020-08-24 08:53:05','2020-08-24 13:53:05','“James R. Vinson, Box 98 Sharon Tenn., 5-27-57, Bricklayer,” reads the tile in red ink. For 63 years, this tile laid in a bathroom in Clement Hall on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus unbeknownst to all but the bricklayer who signed it, James R. Vinson.\r\n\r\nHowever, after recent infrastructure renovations to Clement Hall, Vinson’s signature was recovered from the construction debris, bringing light to the now 90-year-old Union City resident and the legacy he literally built at UT Martin.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2502\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson began working at UT Martin as a bricklayer in 1957 when he was 27 years old with his father who taught him the trade. With Clement Hall as his first project, Vinson was later contracted to help build and repair at least seven buildings on campus including the Paul Meek Library, the Student Recreation Center, multiple residence halls as well as the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign.\r\n\r\n“I was just responsible for laying the brick and tile,” said Vinson. “I wasn’t the boss or nothing, I was just a hired hand doing my job. What they told me to do, I’d do it.”\r\n\r\nEven if Vinson had never done what they asked him to do before, he said he’d try to do it to the best of his abilities, and if the lead contractor didn’t approve of it, he’d tear it down and try again.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the tile, Kent Cook, the superintendent for Barger Construction, the company responsible for the renovations to Clement Hall, contacted Dana Hagan, project coordinator for the Physical Plant, to let her know he found something she should see. Much to Hagan’s surprise, when Cook handed her the tile, she quickly recognized the name as a man she had gone to church with for 40 years.\r\n\r\n“My heart just immediately started pounding and my eyes welled up, and I was just like, ‘What in the world? I know him!” said Hagan. “What are the chances? This is a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson said he never expected to see the tile he laid so many years ago again, and when Hagan returned the tile to him, he couldn’t help but tear up and hug her.\r\n<blockquote>“I was shocked,” Vinson said when asked how he reacted to Hagan giving him the tile. “I didn’t realize I’d ever see it again.”</blockquote>\r\nHagan says the whole experience has been “overwhelming” as the renovations in Clement Hall are only happening in specific locations and “the chances of us cutting out the thing that held that (tile) … is truly a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson currently has the tile on display in his home above his brick fireplace as a reminder of the life he built for himself through hard work.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2503\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile002.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson grew up in the 1930s in a house near the Heating Plant on campus. He saw UT Martin grow from the wheat fields he and his brother used to play in to the university that would teach his children and grandchildren.\r\n\r\nVinson’s bricklaying legacy is best exhibited in the Hall-Moody Administration Building front sign, which he helped build in his 60s. His family loves to remind him of his work at UT Martin every time they drive by the university sign.\r\n\r\n“Whoever’s in the car with me … says, ‘There’s your sign!’” he said.\r\n\r\nWhile Vinson enjoyed working at UT Martin and the surrounding area, he and his wife of 40 years, Glenda, often found themselves traveling across the country with a bricklaying team to build churches.\r\n\r\nJust when the Vinsons and Hagan didn’t think the chances of finding the tile could get any more unbelievable, one church in West Tennessee Vinson helped rebuild happened to be Cook’s home church that burned down, which they discovered after meeting.\r\n\r\n“That’s the best part of it to me,” said Cook regarding his church. “It’s pretty interesting to meet someone who built a building 62 years ago. … I was surprised he was still living and that anyone knew who he was.”\r\n\r\nOverall, they have traveled to 37 different states as well as the Philippines, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil to brick churches.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s been an adventure,” said Vinson. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of the work I’ve done (at UT Martin) and around.”</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Legacy laid in tile: bricklayer\'s mark on UT Martin uncovered','“James R. Vinson, Box 98 Sharon Tenn., 5-27-57, Bricklayer,” reads the tile in red ink.','publish','closed','closed','','legacy-laid-in-tile-bricklayers-mark-on-ut-martin-uncovered','','','2020-08-24 08:55:49','2020-08-24 13:55:49','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2500',0,'post','',0),(2471,2,'2020-08-14 16:52:49','2020-08-14 21:52:49','','OVC_Announcement_Orange','','inherit','closed','closed','','ovc_announcement_orange','','','2020-08-14 16:52:49','2020-08-14 21:52:49','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/OVC_Announcement_Orange.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2472,2,'2020-08-14 16:55:04','2020-08-14 21:55:04','The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe decision also includes the fall competitive schedules for men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis as well as the non-traditional competition seasons for baseball and softball.\r\n\r\nOVC football-playing institutions that are able to demonstrate a team’s willingness and readiness to compete based on the NCAA’s Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition and the NCAA’s mental health guidance are approved to play up to four nonconference scheduled games.\r\n\r\nIn making its determination, the Board asked the conference membership to develop plans for conference competition and championships in the spring semester for the impacted sports.\r\n\r\n“After careful deliberation, weighing all the factors as presented, and given the current uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the OVC Board of Presidents voted to postpone the Conference’s fall sports to the spring, said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner.  With the focus on student-athletes, the Conference leaders made this value-based decision with a commitment to continue to monitor the evolving situation and to strive to establish meaningful competitive opportunities in the spring for our fall sport student-athletes.\r\n\r\n“While we understand there are many student-athletes, families, and communities that are disappointed by the lack of Conference competition this fall, and we deeply share that disappointment; it is the OVC’s ardent intention to ensure seasons postponed are not seasons canceled if the facts support it.  I want to thank our student-athletes and coaches for their resilience during these trying times, our staff and administrators for all their hard work and planning over the past five months, and the presidents and chancellors for their strong and principled leadership over this outstanding Conference.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Kurt McGuffin released the following joint statement. “Today’s decision by the Ohio Valley Conference was the correct and necessary move. It is our responsibility to prioritize the safety of not only our student-athletes but everybody around them - including coaches, staff, fans and the general campus population. It has been a grueling process where several scenarios were considered but the unfortunate reality is that the fall season presented many risks moving forward as scheduled.”\r\n\r\nAthletically-related activities for enrolled student-athletes will be evaluated consistent with NCAA legislation and guidance, as well as state, local and institutional parameters and communicated to OVC institutions and its student-athletes accordingly.\r\n\r\nThe plans to play scheduled winter and spring sports remains unaffected at this time.','OVC postpones fall sports competitions and championships','The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.','publish','closed','closed','','ovc-postpones-fall-sports-competitions-and-championships','','','2020-08-18 09:45:24','2020-08-18 14:45:24','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2472',0,'post','',0),(2473,2,'2020-08-14 16:55:04','2020-08-14 21:55:04','The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\nThe decision also includes the fall competitive schedules for men’s and women’s golf and men’s and women’s tennis as well as the non-traditional competition seasons for baseball and softball.\r\n\r\nOVC football-playing institutions that are able to demonstrate a team’s willingness and readiness to compete based on the NCAA’s Resocialization of Collegiate Sport: Developing Standards for Practice and Competition and the NCAA’s mental health guidance are approved to play up to four nonconference scheduled games.\r\n\r\nIn making its determination, the Board asked the conference membership to develop plans for conference competition and championships in the spring semester for the impacted sports.\r\n\r\n“After careful deliberation, weighing all the factors as presented, and given the current uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the OVC Board of Presidents voted to postpone the Conference’s fall sports to the spring, said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner.  With the focus on student-athletes, the Conference leaders made this value-based decision with a commitment to continue to monitor the evolving situation and to strive to establish meaningful competitive opportunities in the spring for our fall sport student-athletes.\r\n\r\n“While we understand there are many student-athletes, families, and communities that are disappointed by the lack of Conference competition this fall, and we deeply share that disappointment; it is the OVC’s ardent intention to ensure seasons postponed are not seasons canceled if the facts support it.  I want to thank our student-athletes and coaches for their resilience during these trying times, our staff and administrators for all their hard work and planning over the past five months, and the presidents and chancellors for their strong and principled leadership over this outstanding Conference.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Kurt McGuffin released the following joint statement. “Today’s decision by the Ohio Valley Conference was the correct and necessary move. 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It is our responsibility to prioritize the safety of not only our student-athletes but everybody around them - including coaches, staff, fans and the general campus population. 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We believe we need to take responsibility for our actions and hold other people accountable for theirs. We also believe that the right choice is to create an environment where people are free to belong.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile the event is closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, media presence will be welcomed. Please contact Sarah Knapp, Office of University Relations staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 901-468-9795 to reserve space at the signing. The program will be recorded for later viewing.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Skyhawk Creed, contact McCloud at <a href=\"mailto:mmcclou5@utm.edu\">mmcclou5@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-3715.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin officials to sign \'Skyhawk Creed\'','The University of Tennessee at Martin will sign the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect at 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 21, in front of the Skyhawk banner at the Boling University Center.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-officials-to-sign-skyhawk-creed','','','2020-08-18 09:44:41','2020-08-18 14:44:41','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2480',0,'post','',0),(2481,6,'2020-08-18 09:29:58','2020-08-18 14:29:58','The University of Tennessee at Martin will sign the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect at 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 21, in front of the Skyhawk banner at the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe document was created in response to students’ concerns of social injustices on campus and represents the values and mission of the university, which strives to foster a diverse and inclusive community.\r\n\r\nThe creed, based on the principles of “respect,” “responsibility” and “right choices,” will be signed by UT Martin Chancellor Dr. Keith Carver, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, Interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Dr. Mark McCloud, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Andy Lewter, Student Government Association President Hunter McCloud and the Black Student Association President Kaylin Bailey as representatives of the entire university community.\r\n<blockquote>“The creed came about from discussions from students being upset that people here could be mistreated based upon race or gender, or any other thing that can make us different,” said McCloud. “The whole concept of the creed is… as voluntary members of this community, as students, as staff, as faculty, we believe that people should be respected. We believe we need to take responsibility for our actions and hold other people accountable for theirs. We also believe that the right choice is to create an environment where people are free to belong.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile the event is closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, media presence will be welcomed. Please contact Sarah Knapp, Office of University Relations staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 901-468-9795 to reserve space at the signing. 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We believe we need to take responsibility for our actions and hold other people accountable for theirs. We also believe that the right choice is to create an environment where people are free to belong.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile the event is closed to the public in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, media presence will be welcomed. Please contact Sarah Knapp, Office of University Relations staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 901-468-9795 to reserve space at the signing. The program will be recorded for later viewing.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Skyhawk Creed, contact McCloud at <a href=\"mailto:mmcclou5@utm.edu\">mmcclou5@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-3715.\r\n\r\n###\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','UT Martin officials to sign \'Skyhawk Creed\'','The University of Tennessee at Martin will sign the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect at 9 a.m., Friday, Aug. 21, in front of the Skyhawk banner at the Boling University Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','2480-autosave-v1','','','2020-08-18 09:44:31','2020-08-18 14:44:31','',2480,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/18/2480-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2477,6,'2020-08-17 16:56:11','2020-08-17 21:56:11','The U.S. Department of Education has mandated a new Title IX policy, effective Aug. 14, updating the measures higher education institutions, like the University of Tennessee at Martin, use to address sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking cases involving students, employees and third-party university contractors.\r\n\r\nTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”\r\n\r\nThrough the Title IX policy, UT Martin works to create and maintain a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living and working environment free from sexual harassment. The purposes of the Title IX policy are to define and prevent the effects of prohibited conduct including sexual assault, rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, dating and domestic violence, stalking, sexual exploitation and retaliation; identify support and reporting options for students and employees; address all university employees’ obligation as mandatory reporters; and identify the grievance procedures the university conducts to thoroughly investigate any reports of prohibited conduct.\r\n<blockquote>“These are significant changes to our policy that will provide equality and due process to all parties involved in this process,” said Joe Henderson, UT Martin Title IX coordinator. “Please be patient as we work through these new changes to strengthen our university community.”</blockquote>\r\nThe major changes to the Title IX policy include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Prohibited conduct: The previous regulations, titled “Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence, and Stalking,” has been expanded to include a broader definition of prohibited conduct, and is now titled the “Policy on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking.” To be considered sexual harassment, the actions must be unwelcome conduct, severe, pervasive, objectively offensive and denies equal access to the university’s educational programs.</li>\r\n 	<li>Supportive measures: Both the complainant (alleged victim) and respondent (accused) have to be provided with equal access to supportive measures in order to conduct a fair and impartial investigation. Supportive measures include access to medical care, counseling, legal resources, housing and classroom relocation and more.</li>\r\n 	<li>Investigations: In order for an investigation to begin, the complainant must submit a written formal complaint to the Title IX coordinator to request an investigation. Also, investigative procedures now include mandatory written notices to each party involved in the investigation.</li>\r\n 	<li>Hearing process: A hearing officer will now oversee the hearing process to determine what actions will result from the evidence provided during the hearing. Previously, the Title IX coordinator made recommendations at the conclusion of the investigation; however, under the new regulations, it will fall to the hearing officer’s judgment. Both the complainant and the respondent will now also have access to the assistance of an adviser during the investigation and hearing process who will be responsible for cross-examining participants in the hearing on behalf of their party.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe obligation of all university employees as mandatory reporters has not changed with the new regulations. Training for the new Title IX policy will be required in the fall.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee System has worked since the announcement on May 6, 2020, to overhaul the current operating Title IX and student conduct policies in compliance with the new regulations. On Aug. 4, the UT Board of Trustees approved the recommended changes to the policy.\r\n\r\nUT Martin’s new Title IX policy can be read at utm.edu/sexualmisconduct. For more information, contact Henderson at 731-881-3505 or <a href=\"mailto:jhende33@utm.edu\">jhende33@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin implements new Title IX policy','The U.S. Department of Education has mandated a new Title IX policy, effective Aug. 14, updating the measures higher education institutions use to address sexual harassment cases involving students, employees and third-party university contractors.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-implements-new-title-ix-policy','','','2020-08-17 16:57:04','2020-08-17 21:57:04','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2477',0,'post','',0),(2478,6,'2020-08-17 16:56:11','2020-08-17 21:56:11','The U.S. Department of Education has mandated a new Title IX policy, effective Aug. 14, updating the measures higher education institutions, like the University of Tennessee at Martin, use to address sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence and stalking cases involving students, employees and third-party university contractors.\r\n\r\nTitle IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”\r\n\r\nThrough the Title IX policy, UT Martin works to create and maintain a safe and non-discriminatory learning, living and working environment free from sexual harassment. The purposes of the Title IX policy are to define and prevent the effects of prohibited conduct including sexual assault, rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, dating and domestic violence, stalking, sexual exploitation and retaliation; identify support and reporting options for students and employees; address all university employees’ obligation as mandatory reporters; and identify the grievance procedures the university conducts to thoroughly investigate any reports of prohibited conduct.\r\n\r\n“These are significant changes to our policy that will provide equality and due process to all parties involved in this process,” said Joe Henderson, UT Martin Title IX coordinator. “Please be patient as we work through these new changes to strengthen our university community.”\r\n\r\nThe major changes to the Title IX policy include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Prohibited conduct: The previous regulations, titled “Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence, and Stalking,” has been expanded to include a broader definition of prohibited conduct, and is now titled the “Policy on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking.” To be considered sexual harassment, the actions must be unwelcome conduct, severe, pervasive, objectively offensive and denies equal access to the university’s educational programs.</li>\r\n 	<li>Supportive measures: Both the complainant (alleged victim) and respondent (accused) have to be provided with equal access to supportive measures in order to conduct a fair and impartial investigation. Supportive measures include access to medical care, counseling, legal resources, housing and classroom relocation and more.</li>\r\n 	<li>Investigations: In order for an investigation to begin, the complainant must submit a written formal complaint to the Title IX coordinator to request an investigation. Also, investigative procedures now include mandatory written notices to each party involved in the investigation.</li>\r\n 	<li>Hearing process: A hearing officer will now oversee the hearing process to determine what actions will result from the evidence provided during the hearing. Previously, the Title IX coordinator made recommendations at the conclusion of the investigation; however, under the new regulations, it will fall to the hearing officer’s judgment. Both the complainant and the respondent will now also have access to the assistance of an adviser during the investigation and hearing process who will be responsible for cross-examining participants in the hearing on behalf of their party.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe obligation of all university employees as mandatory reporters has not changed with the new regulations. Training for the new Title IX policy will be required in the fall.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee System has worked since the announcement on May 6, 2020, to overhaul the current operating Title IX and student conduct policies in compliance with the new regulations. On Aug. 4, the UT Board of Trustees approved the recommended changes to the policy.\r\n\r\nUT Martin’s new Title IX policy can be read at utm.edu/sexualmisconduct. 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The purposes of the Title IX policy are to define and prevent the effects of prohibited conduct including sexual assault, rape, fondling, incest, statutory rape, dating and domestic violence, stalking, sexual exploitation and retaliation; identify support and reporting options for students and employees; address all university employees’ obligation as mandatory reporters; and identify the grievance procedures the university conducts to thoroughly investigate any reports of prohibited conduct.\r\n<blockquote>“These are significant changes to our policy that will provide equality and due process to all parties involved in this process,” said Joe Henderson, UT Martin Title IX coordinator. “Please be patient as we work through these new changes to strengthen our university community.”</blockquote>\r\nThe major changes to the Title IX policy include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Prohibited conduct: The previous regulations, titled “Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Relationship Violence, and Stalking,” has been expanded to include a broader definition of prohibited conduct, and is now titled the “Policy on Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Dating and Domestic Violence, and Stalking.” To be considered sexual harassment, the actions must be unwelcome conduct, severe, pervasive, objectively offensive and denies equal access to the university’s educational programs.</li>\r\n 	<li>Supportive measures: Both the complainant (alleged victim) and respondent (accused) have to be provided with equal access to supportive measures in order to conduct a fair and impartial investigation. Supportive measures include access to medical care, counseling, legal resources, housing and classroom relocation and more.</li>\r\n 	<li>Investigations: In order for an investigation to begin, the complainant must submit a written formal complaint to the Title IX coordinator to request an investigation. Also, investigative procedures now include mandatory written notices to each party involved in the investigation.</li>\r\n 	<li>Hearing process: A hearing officer will now oversee the hearing process to determine what actions will result from the evidence provided during the hearing. Previously, the Title IX coordinator made recommendations at the conclusion of the investigation; however, under the new regulations, it will fall to the hearing officer’s judgment. Both the complainant and the respondent will now also have access to the assistance of an adviser during the investigation and hearing process who will be responsible for cross-examining participants in the hearing on behalf of their party.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe obligation of all university employees as mandatory reporters has not changed with the new regulations. Training for the new Title IX policy will be required in the fall.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee System has worked since the announcement on May 6, 2020, to overhaul the current operating Title IX and student conduct policies in compliance with the new regulations. On Aug. 4, the UT Board of Trustees approved the recommended changes to the policy.\r\n\r\nUT Martin’s new Title IX policy can be read at utm.edu/sexualmisconduct. 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It has been a grueling process where several scenarios were considered but the unfortunate reality is that the fall season presented many risks moving forward as scheduled.”\r\n\r\nAthletically-related activities for enrolled student-athletes will be evaluated consistent with NCAA legislation and guidance, as well as state, local and institutional parameters and communicated to OVC institutions and its student-athletes accordingly.\r\n\r\nThe plans to play scheduled winter and spring sports remains unaffected at this time.','OVC postpones fall sports competitions and championships','The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer and women’s volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.','inherit','closed','closed','','2472-revision-v1','','','2020-08-18 09:45:03','2020-08-18 14:45:03','',2472,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/18/2472-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2485,6,'2020-08-18 12:52:52','2020-08-18 17:52:52','Longtime law enforcement professional and Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew has joined the University of Tennessee at Martin as the new director of public safety. The UT Martin criminal justice graduate has served as Henry County sheriff since 2006 and previously served as a Tennessee State Trooper and as a patrolman, school resource officer and teacher for the Jackson Police Department.\r\n\r\n“We’re excited that Sheriff Belew has joined the UT Martin community,” said Petra McPhearson, UT Martin vice chancellor for finance and administration, in a statement. “His background in law enforcement, training and community relations make him an incredible leader for our public safety team.”\r\n\r\nIn his new role, Belew is responsible for directing UT Martin’s efforts to provide a safe, secure and orderly environment for members of the university community and campus visitors. He will also lead crime prevention activities and education, enforcement activities and interact extensively with students, faculty, staff members and others who are associated with or impacted by the university.\r\n<blockquote>“I am honored and excited about becoming a part of the University of Tennessee at Martin family,” Belew said in a statement. “I look forward to working with all students and faculty as public safety director. My number-one goal is the safety and security for everyone at UTM, and I want to continue making UTM a great place to be.”</blockquote>\r\nBelew’s law-enforcement experience includes completion of professional-development opportunities with the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy and the Tennessee Highway Patrol Cadet School. 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The UT Martin criminal justice graduate has served as Henry County sheriff since 2006 and previously served as a Tennessee State Trooper and as a patrolman, school resource officer and teacher for the Jackson Police Department.\r\n\r\n“We’re excited that Sheriff Belew has joined the UT Martin community,” said Petra McPhearson, UT Martin vice chancellor for finance and administration, in a statement. “His background in law enforcement, training and community relations make him an incredible leader for our public safety team.”\r\n\r\nIn his new role, Belew is responsible for directing UT Martin’s efforts to provide a safe, secure and orderly environment for members of the university community and campus visitors. 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	<li>Collegevaluesonline.com ranked the degree 11<sup>th</sup> for its rigorous and fast-paced program in the Top 20 Accelerated Master’s in School Counseling Online Programs for 2020 category.</li>\n 	<li>Online-Psychology-Degrees.org also ranked the program 11<sup>th</sup> in the Top 30 Master’s Degrees in Educational Psychology Online 2020 listing.</li>\n 	<li>Bestcounselingdegrees.net listed the degree 23<sup>rd</sup> in its Most Affordable Online Master’s in School Counseling Programs for 2020.</li>\n</ul>\nFor more information about the university’s rankings, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin receives numerous national rankings','The University of Tennessee at Martin has received numerous national rankings for its online master’s programs and overall affordability.','inherit','closed','closed','','2489-autosave-v1','','','2020-08-19 11:06:55','2020-08-19 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The document was created in response to students’ concerns of social injustices on campus.\r\n<blockquote>The Skyhawk Creed states, “The University of Tennessee at Martin is an educational community committed to excellence in personal integrity and intellectual growth in a diverse and inclusive environment. As a voluntary member of this community: I will respect the rights and property of all persons and treat them with dignity and civility. I will take responsibility for my actions and hold others accountable for theirs, while demonstrating a concern for others, their feelings, and their sense of belonging. I will make right choices that will demonstrate academic integrity, discourage bigotry and hate, and strive to learn from the unique differences of people and opinions. I pledge to model these principles and values and encourage others to follow my example.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver, McCloud and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Philip Acree Cavalier discussed the importance of each principle of the creed during the signing. Each encouraged students, faculty and staff to be civil when discussing difficult conversations, to hold themselves and others accountable for what they say and do, as well as to have integrity and an open mind.\r\n\r\n“While we can’t always control what other people say, we can control who we are, and we want the world to know who we are as an institution and individuals,” said McCloud.\r\n\r\nDr. Sean Walker, Faculty Senate president, Dr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, and Kaylin Bailey, president of the Black Student Association, also signed the “Skyhawk Creed.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the “Skyhawk Creed,” contact McCloud at <a href=\"mailto:mmcclou5@utm.edu\">mmcclou5@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin officials sign \'Skyhawk Creed\'','University of Tennessee at Martin officials, including Chancellor Keith Carver and interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud, signed the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect Friday, Aug. 21, at the Boling University Center.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-officials-sign-skyhawk-creed','','','2020-08-21 15:10:52','2020-08-21 20:10:52','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2496',0,'post','',0),(2497,6,'2020-08-21 14:56:09','2020-08-21 19:56:09','','08212020_CreedSigning039','UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Philip Acree Cavalier sign the \"Skyhawk Creed\" into effect Aug. 21.','inherit','closed','closed','','08212020_creedsigning039','','','2020-08-21 15:09:19','2020-08-21 20:09:19','',2496,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08212020_CreedSigning039.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2498,6,'2020-08-21 15:10:21','2020-08-21 20:10:21','University of Tennessee at Martin officials, including Chancellor Keith Carver and interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud, signed the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect Friday, Aug. 21, at the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe creed, based on “respect,” “responsibility” and “right choices,” symbolizes the values and mission of UT Martin in its effort to promote a welcoming and diverse university. The document was created in response to students’ concerns of social injustices on campus.\r\n\r\nThe Skyhawk Creed states, “The University of Tennessee at Martin is an educational community committed to excellence in personal integrity and intellectual growth in a diverse and inclusive environment. As a voluntary member of this community: I will respect the rights and property of all persons and treat them with dignity and civility. I will take responsibility for my actions and hold others accountable for theirs, while demonstrating a concern for others, their feelings, and their sense of belonging. I will make right choices that will demonstrate academic integrity, discourage bigotry and hate, and strive to learn from the unique differences of people and opinions. I pledge to model these principles and values and encourage others to follow my example.”\r\n\r\nCarver, McCloud and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Philip Acree Cavalier discussed the importance of each principle of the creed during the signing. Each encouraged students, faculty and staff to be civil when discussing difficult conversations, to hold themselves and others accountable for what they say and do, as well as to have integrity and an open mind.\r\n\r\n“While we can’t always control what other people say, we can control who we are, and we want the world to know who we are as an institution and individuals,” said McCloud.\r\n\r\nDr. Sean Walker, Faculty Senate president, Dr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, and Kaylin Bailey, president of the Black Student Association, also signed the “Skyhawk Creed.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the “Skyhawk Creed,” contact McCloud at <a href=\"mailto:mmcclou5@utm.edu\">mmcclou5@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin officials sign \'Skyhawk Creed\'','University of Tennessee at Martin officials, including Chancellor Keith Carver and interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud, signed the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect Friday, Aug. 21, at the Boling University Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','2496-revision-v1','','','2020-08-21 15:10:21','2020-08-21 20:10:21','',2496,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/21/2496-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2499,6,'2020-08-21 15:10:52','2020-08-21 20:10:52','University of Tennessee at Martin officials, including Chancellor Keith Carver and interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud, signed the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect Friday, Aug. 21, at the Boling University Center.\r\n\r\nThe creed, based on “respect,” “responsibility” and “right choices,” symbolizes the values and mission of UT Martin in its effort to promote a welcoming and diverse university. The document was created in response to students’ concerns of social injustices on campus.\r\n<blockquote>The Skyhawk Creed states, “The University of Tennessee at Martin is an educational community committed to excellence in personal integrity and intellectual growth in a diverse and inclusive environment. As a voluntary member of this community: I will respect the rights and property of all persons and treat them with dignity and civility. I will take responsibility for my actions and hold others accountable for theirs, while demonstrating a concern for others, their feelings, and their sense of belonging. I will make right choices that will demonstrate academic integrity, discourage bigotry and hate, and strive to learn from the unique differences of people and opinions. I pledge to model these principles and values and encourage others to follow my example.”</blockquote>\r\nCarver, McCloud and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Philip Acree Cavalier discussed the importance of each principle of the creed during the signing. Each encouraged students, faculty and staff to be civil when discussing difficult conversations, to hold themselves and others accountable for what they say and do, as well as to have integrity and an open mind.\r\n\r\n“While we can’t always control what other people say, we can control who we are, and we want the world to know who we are as an institution and individuals,” said McCloud.\r\n\r\nDr. Sean Walker, Faculty Senate president, Dr. Andy Lewter, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, and Kaylin Bailey, president of the Black Student Association, also signed the “Skyhawk Creed.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the “Skyhawk Creed,” contact McCloud at <a href=\"mailto:mmcclou5@utm.edu\">mmcclou5@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin officials sign \'Skyhawk Creed\'','University of Tennessee at Martin officials, including Chancellor Keith Carver and interim Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Mark McCloud, signed the “Skyhawk Creed” into effect Friday, Aug. 21, at the Boling University Center.','inherit','closed','closed','','2496-revision-v1','','','2020-08-21 15:10:52','2020-08-21 20:10:52','',2496,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/21/2496-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2501,6,'2020-08-24 08:45:05','2020-08-24 13:45:05','','08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile006','James Vinson, a 90-year-old bricklayer from Union City, helps build the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign in the 1990s. 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Vinson, Box 98 Sharon Tenn., 5-27-57, Bricklayer,” reads the tile in red ink. For 63 years, this tile laid in a bathroom in Clement Hall on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus unbeknownst to all but the bricklayer who signed it, James R. Vinson.\r\n\r\nHowever, after recent infrastructure renovations to Clement Hall, Vinson’s signature was recovered from the construction debris, bringing light to the now 90-year-old Union City resident and the legacy he literally built at UT Martin.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2502\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson began working at UT Martin as a bricklayer in 1957 when he was 27 years old with his father who taught him the trade. With Clement Hall as his first project, Vinson was later contracted to help build and repair at least seven buildings on campus including the Paul Meek Library, the Student Recreation Center, multiple residence halls as well as the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign.\r\n\r\n“I was just responsible for laying the brick and tile,” said Vinson. “I wasn’t the boss or nothing, I was just a hired hand doing my job. What they told me to do, I’d do it.”\r\n\r\nEven if Vinson had never done what they asked him to do before, he said he’d try to do it to the best of his abilities, and if the lead contractor didn’t approve of it, he’d tear it down and try again.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the tile, Kent Cook, the superintendent for Barger Construction, the company responsible for the renovations to Clement Hall, contacted Dana Hagan, project coordinator for the Physical Plant, to let her know he found something she should see. Much to Hagan’s surprise, when Cook handed her the tile, she quickly recognized the name as a man she had gone to church with for 40 years.\r\n\r\n“My heart just immediately started pounding and my eyes welled up, and I was just like, ‘What in the world? I know him!” said Hagan. “What are the chances? This is a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson said he never expected to see the tile he laid so many years ago again, and when Hagan returned the tile to him, he couldn’t help but tear up and hug her.\r\n<blockquote>“I was shocked,” Vinson said when asked how he reacted to Hagan giving him the tile. “I didn’t realize I’d ever see it again.”</blockquote>\r\nHagan says the whole experience has been “overwhelming” as the renovations in Clement Hall are only happening in specific locations and “the chances of us cutting out the thing that held that (tile) … is truly a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson currently has the tile on display in his home above his brick fireplace as a reminder of the life he built for himself through hard work.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2503\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile002.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson grew up in the 1930s in a house near the Heating Plant on campus. He saw UT Martin grow from the wheat fields he and his brother used to play in to the university that would teach his children and grandchildren.\r\n\r\nVinson’s bricklaying legacy is best exhibited in the Hall-Moody Administration Building front sign, which he helped build in his 60s. His family loves to remind him of his work at UT Martin every time they drive by the university sign.\r\n\r\n“Whoever’s in the car with me … says, ‘There’s your sign!’” he said.\r\n\r\nWhile Vinson enjoyed working at UT Martin and the surrounding area, he and his wife of 40 years, Glenda, often found themselves traveling across the country with a bricklaying team to build churches.\r\n\r\nJust when the Vinsons and Hagan didn’t think the chances of finding the tile could get any more unbelievable, one church in West Tennessee Vinson helped rebuild happened to be Cook’s home church that burned down, which they discovered after meeting.\r\n\r\n“That’s the best part of it to me,” said Cook regarding his church. “It’s pretty interesting to meet someone who built a building 62 years ago. … I was surprised he was still living and that anyone knew who he was.”\r\n\r\nOverall, they have traveled to 37 different states as well as the Philippines, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil to brick churches.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s been an adventure,” said Vinson. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of the work I’ve done (at UT Martin) and around.”</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Legacy laid in tile: bricklayers mark on UT Martin uncovered','“James R. Vinson, Box 98 Sharon Tenn., 5-27-57, Bricklayer,” reads the tile in red ink.','inherit','closed','closed','','2500-revision-v1','','','2020-08-24 08:53:05','2020-08-24 13:53:05','',2500,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/24/2500-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2505,6,'2020-08-24 08:54:51','2020-08-24 13:54:51','“James R. Vinson, Box 98 Sharon Tenn., 5-27-57, Bricklayer,” reads the tile in red ink. For 63 years, this tile laid in a bathroom in Clement Hall on the University of Tennessee at Martin campus unbeknownst to all but the bricklayer who signed it, James R. Vinson.\r\n\r\nHowever, after recent infrastructure renovations to Clement Hall, Vinson’s signature was recovered from the construction debris, bringing light to the now 90-year-old Union City resident and the legacy he literally built at UT Martin.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2502\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson began working at UT Martin as a bricklayer in 1957 when he was 27 years old with his father who taught him the trade. With Clement Hall as his first project, Vinson was later contracted to help build and repair at least seven buildings on campus including the Paul Meek Library, the Student Recreation Center, multiple residence halls as well as the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign.\r\n\r\n“I was just responsible for laying the brick and tile,” said Vinson. “I wasn’t the boss or nothing, I was just a hired hand doing my job. What they told me to do, I’d do it.”\r\n\r\nEven if Vinson had never done what they asked him to do before, he said he’d try to do it to the best of his abilities, and if the lead contractor didn’t approve of it, he’d tear it down and try again.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the tile, Kent Cook, the superintendent for Barger Construction, the company responsible for the renovations to Clement Hall, contacted Dana Hagan, project coordinator for the Physical Plant, to let her know he found something she should see. Much to Hagan’s surprise, when Cook handed her the tile, she quickly recognized the name as a man she had gone to church with for 40 years.\r\n\r\n“My heart just immediately started pounding and my eyes welled up, and I was just like, ‘What in the world? I know him!” said Hagan. “What are the chances? This is a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson said he never expected to see the tile he laid so many years ago again, and when Hagan returned the tile to him, he couldn’t help but tear up and hug her.\r\n<blockquote>“I was shocked,” Vinson said when asked how he reacted to Hagan giving him the tile. “I didn’t realize I’d ever see it again.”</blockquote>\r\nHagan says the whole experience has been “overwhelming” as the renovations in Clement Hall are only happening in specific locations and “the chances of us cutting out the thing that held that (tile) … is truly a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson currently has the tile on display in his home above his brick fireplace as a reminder of the life he built for himself through hard work.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2503\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile002.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson grew up in the 1930s in a house near the Heating Plant on campus. He saw UT Martin grow from the wheat fields he and his brother used to play in to the university that would teach his children and grandchildren.\r\n\r\nVinson’s bricklaying legacy is best exhibited in the Hall-Moody Administration Building front sign, which he helped build in his 60s. His family loves to remind him of his work at UT Martin every time they drive by the university sign.\r\n\r\n“Whoever’s in the car with me … says, ‘There’s your sign!’” he said.\r\n\r\nWhile Vinson enjoyed working at UT Martin and the surrounding area, he and his wife of 40 years, Glenda, often found themselves traveling across the country with a bricklaying team to build churches.\r\n\r\nJust when the Vinsons and Hagan didn’t think the chances of finding the tile could get any more unbelievable, one church in West Tennessee Vinson helped rebuild happened to be Cook’s home church that burned down, which they discovered after meeting.\r\n\r\n“That’s the best part of it to me,” said Cook regarding his church. “It’s pretty interesting to meet someone who built a building 62 years ago. … I was surprised he was still living and that anyone knew who he was.”\r\n\r\nOverall, they have traveled to 37 different states as well as the Philippines, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil to brick churches.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s been an adventure,” said Vinson. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of the work I’ve done (at UT Martin) and around.”</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Legacy laid in tile: bricklayer\'s mark on UT Martin uncovered','“James R. 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Vinson.\r\n\r\nHowever, after recent infrastructure renovations to Clement Hall, Vinson’s signature was recovered from the construction debris, bringing light to the now 90-year-old Union City resident and the legacy he literally built at UT Martin.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2502\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson began working at UT Martin as a bricklayer in 1957 when he was 27 years old with his father who taught him the trade. With Clement Hall as his first project, Vinson was later contracted to help build and repair at least seven buildings on campus including the Paul Meek Library, the Student Recreation Center, multiple residence halls as well as the Hall-Moody Administration Building brick sign.\r\n\r\n“I was just responsible for laying the brick and tile,” said Vinson. “I wasn’t the boss or nothing, I was just a hired hand doing my job. What they told me to do, I’d do it.”\r\n\r\nEven if Vinson had never done what they asked him to do before, he said he’d try to do it to the best of his abilities, and if the lead contractor didn’t approve of it, he’d tear it down and try again.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the tile, Kent Cook, the superintendent for Barger Construction, the company responsible for the renovations to Clement Hall, contacted Dana Hagan, project coordinator for the Physical Plant, to let her know he found something she should see. Much to Hagan’s surprise, when Cook handed her the tile, she quickly recognized the name as a man she had gone to church with for 40 years.\r\n\r\n“My heart just immediately started pounding and my eyes welled up, and I was just like, ‘What in the world? I know him!” said Hagan. “What are the chances? This is a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson said he never expected to see the tile he laid so many years ago again, and when Hagan returned the tile to him, he couldn’t help but tear up and hug her.\r\n<blockquote>“I was shocked,” Vinson said when asked how he reacted to Hagan giving him the tile. “I didn’t realize I’d ever see it again.”</blockquote>\r\nHagan says the whole experience has been “overwhelming” as the renovations in Clement Hall are only happening in specific locations and “the chances of us cutting out the thing that held that (tile) … is truly a miracle.”\r\n\r\nVinson currently has the tile on display in his home above his brick fireplace as a reminder of the life he built for himself through hard work.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2503\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/08072020_JamesVinsonClementTile002.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nVinson grew up in the 1930s in a house near the Heating Plant on campus. He saw UT Martin grow from the wheat fields he and his brother used to play in to the university that would teach his children and grandchildren.\r\n\r\nVinson’s bricklaying legacy is best exhibited in the Hall-Moody Administration Building front sign, which he helped build in his 60s. His family loves to remind him of his work at UT Martin every time they drive by the university sign.\r\n\r\n“Whoever’s in the car with me … says, ‘There’s your sign!’” he said.\r\n\r\nWhile Vinson enjoyed working at UT Martin and the surrounding area, he and his wife of 40 years, Glenda, often found themselves traveling across the country with a bricklaying team to build churches.\r\n\r\nJust when the Vinsons and Hagan didn’t think the chances of finding the tile could get any more unbelievable, one church in West Tennessee Vinson helped rebuild happened to be Cook’s home church that burned down, which they discovered after meeting.\r\n\r\n“That’s the best part of it to me,” said Cook regarding his church. “It’s pretty interesting to meet someone who built a building 62 years ago. … I was surprised he was still living and that anyone knew who he was.”\r\n\r\nOverall, they have traveled to 37 different states as well as the Philippines, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Brazil to brick churches.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s been an adventure,” said Vinson. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of the work I’ve done (at UT Martin) and around.”</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Legacy laid in tile: bricklayer\'s mark on UT Martin uncovered','“James R. 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Morgan selected 25 photos to be featured in the gallery he says best represent the “authentic life” of UT Martin since he began photographing the campus community.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2508\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GalleryPoster.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nFrom events such as rodeo and homecoming to the iconic architecture on campus, viewers will see UT Martin as Morgan does through his camera.\r\n<blockquote>“My hope is that this gallery captures the essence of our community and life as I see it at UT Martin,” said Morgan. “I feel like what I do here at UTM is document the community, and I want to leave a legacy through my work. I want to show what life was like during the two thousand-teens to early two thousand-twenties.”</blockquote>\r\nThe “Community” gallery’s opening night will be livestreamed on the UT Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Art’s Facebook page, beginning at 5 p.m., Aug. 25. 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Let’s make week #2 even better than week #1!\r\n\r\nCOVID- 19 has impacted every role of my life, including my responsibilities as your chancellor. And in our current environment, I need your help now more than ever to ensure the health and well-being of our university community.\r\n\r\nNo matter what your feelings are about COVID-19, we need to practice civility. Life is different right now. People have varying attitudes about the virus and society’s response to it. But no matter our stance, we need to treat each other with respect. As Skyhawks, we owe this to each other.<strong>            </strong>\r\nI also need a commitment from you to keep other Skyhawks safe. It means wearing a mask while on campus and keeping physically distanced from your classmates and faculty. It means keeping your hands washed and wiping down your desktops in the classrooms. Yes, this can be seen as an inconvenience, but it’s absolutely the right thing to do.\r\n\r\nI’d also like to ask for your help with off-campus activities. Please make the right choices about limiting those in your social bubble and staying away from large group gatherings and events.\r\n\r\nSkyhawks, help me create a safer learning environment this fall by doing the right thing as it relates to treating each other well and limiting the spread of COVID-19.\r\n\r\nLet’s work together to have a great semester.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions or want additional information, please feel free to email me at <a href=\"mailto:chancellor@utm.edu\">chancellor@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nRemember, even in the midst of uncertain times, it’s a great day to be a Skyhawk!\r\n\r\nDr. C\r\n\r\nP.S. You can always keep track of our active COVID-19 cases and the latest information about COVID-19 on our website:  <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu\">www.utm.edu</a>.','Chancellor\'s Corner: Working Together','Thank you for an incredible first week of classes. While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year.','publish','closed','closed','','chancellor','','','2020-08-25 12:03:18','2020-08-25 17:03:18','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2514',0,'post','',0),(2515,6,'2020-08-25 11:16:12','2020-08-25 16:16:12','August 25, 2020\r\n\r\nSkyhawks,\r\n\r\nThank you for an incredible first week of classes. While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year. Let’s make week #2 even better than week #1!\r\n\r\nCOVID- 19 has impacted every role of my life, including my responsibilities as your chancellor. And in our current environment, I need your help now more than ever to ensure the health and well-being of our university community.\r\n\r\nNo matter what your feelings are about COVID-19, we need to practice civility. Life is different right now. People have varying attitudes about the virus and society’s response to it. But no matter our stance, we need to treat each other with respect. As Skyhawks, we owe this to each other.<strong>            </strong>\r\nI also need a commitment from you to keep other Skyhawks safe. It means wearing a mask while on campus and keeping physically distanced from your classmates and faculty. It means keeping your hands washed and wiping down your desktops in the classrooms. Yes, this can be seen as an inconvenience, but it’s absolutely the right thing to do.\r\n\r\nI’d also like to ask for your help with off-campus activities. Please make the right choices about limiting those in your social bubble and staying away from large group gatherings and events.\r\n\r\nSkyhawks, help me create a safer learning environment this fall by doing the right thing as it relates to treating each other well and limiting the spread of COVID-19.\r\n\r\nLet’s work together to have a great semester.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions or want additional information, please feel free to email me at <a href=\"mailto:chancellor@utm.edu\">chancellor@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nRemember, even in the midst of uncertain times, it’s a great day to be a Skyhawk!\r\n\r\nDr. C\r\n\r\nP.S. 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And in our current environment, I need your help now more than ever to ensure the health and well-being of our university community.\r\n\r\nNo matter what your feelings are about COVID-19, we need to practice civility. Life is different right now. People have varying attitudes about the virus and society’s response to it. But no matter our stance, we need to treat each other with respect. As Skyhawks, we owe this to each other.<strong>            </strong>\r\nI also need a commitment from you to keep other Skyhawks safe. It means wearing a mask while on campus and keeping physically distanced from your classmates and faculty. It means keeping your hands washed and wiping down your desktops in the classrooms. Yes, this can be seen as an inconvenience, but it’s absolutely the right thing to do.\r\n\r\nI’d also like to ask for your help with off-campus activities. Please make the right choices about limiting those in your social bubble and staying away from large group gatherings and events.\r\n\r\nSkyhawks, help me create a safer learning environment this fall by doing the right thing as it relates to treating each other well and limiting the spread of COVID-19.\r\n\r\nLet’s work together to have a great semester.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions or want additional information, please feel free to email me at <a href=\"mailto:chancellor@utm.edu\">chancellor@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nRemember, even in the midst of uncertain times, it’s a great day to be a Skyhawk!\r\n\r\nDr. C\r\n\r\nP.S. You can always keep track of our active COVID-19 cases and the latest information about COVID019 on our website:  <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu\">www.utm.edu</a>.','Chancellor\'s Corner: Working Together','Thank you for an incredible first week of classes. While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year.','inherit','closed','closed','','2514-revision-v1','','','2020-08-25 12:01:29','2020-08-25 17:01:29','',2514,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/25/2514-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2516,6,'2020-08-25 11:16:45','2020-08-25 16:16:45','August 25, 2020\r\n\r\nSkyhawks,\r\n\r\nThank you for an incredible first week of classes. While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year. Let’s make week #2 even better than week #1!\r\n\r\nCOVID- 19 has impacted every role of my life, including my responsibilities as your chancellor. And in our current environment, I need your help now more than ever to ensure the health and well-being of our university community.\r\n\r\nNo matter what your feelings are about COVID-19, we need to practice civility. Life is different right now. People have varying attitudes about the virus and society’s response to it. But no matter our stance, we need to treat each other with respect. As Skyhawks, we owe this to each other.<strong>            </strong>\r\nI also need a commitment from you to keep other Skyhawks safe. It means wearing a mask while on campus and keeping physically distanced from your classmates and faculty. It means keeping your hands washed and wiping down your desktops in the classrooms. Yes, this can be seen as an inconvenience, but it’s absolutely the right thing to do.\r\n\r\nI’d also like to ask for your help with off-campus activities. Please make the right choices about limiting those in your social bubble and staying away from large group gatherings and events.\r\n\r\nSkyhawks, help me create a safer learning environment this fall by doing the right thing as it relates to treating each other well and limiting the spread of COVID-19.\r\n\r\nLet’s work together to have a great semester.\r\n\r\nIf you have any questions or want additional information, please feel free to email me at <a href=\"mailto:chancellor@utm.edu\">chancellor@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\nRemember, even in the midst of uncertain times, it’s a great day to be a Skyhawk!\r\n\r\nDr. C\r\n\r\nP.S. You can always keep track of our active COVID-19 cases and the latest information about COVID019 on our website:  <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu\">www.utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Chancellor\'s Corner: (REST OF TITLE)','Thank you for an incredible first week of classes. While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year.','inherit','closed','closed','','2514-revision-v1','','','2020-08-25 11:16:45','2020-08-25 16:16:45','',2514,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/08/25/2514-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2538,6,'2020-09-03 10:41:51','2020-09-03 15:41:51','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nWhile spaces in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties are being donated to further the message of UT’s reach, one mural in Greene County, over 380 miles away from the University of Tennessee at Martin, reminds one student of the impact the university has had on her life.\r\n\r\nSarah Douthat, a senior health and human performance major from Mohawk, Tennessee, says her family didn’t hesitate to offer up their barn facing Tennessee State Route 348 for a UT mural and encourages others to do the same. As a multigenerational family of Vols and now a Skyhawk, the Douthats say they are proud to represent UT and the opportunities made available through its mission.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s an honor, really,” said Douthat. “I am so proud that we get to help further the message that UT is everywhere.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile Douthat hails from a family of Volunteers, she said she knew UT Martin was for her as soon as she visited campus. She says her studies in public health and her connection to the Baptist College Ministry helped her find her home and purpose in life, just like her parents and grandparents did at UT Knoxville.\r\n\r\n“Every time I step on the campus, it feels like I’m meant to be there,” said Douthat. “The whole campus feels like a family.”\r\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"></p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200622_Mohawk-Mural_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nFor Douthat, having a piece of UT Martin and her family’s alma mater on their farm is just proof of the impact the universities have had on their lives. 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While we are all adapting to our new learning environment during the pandemic, I’m grateful for your patience and flexibility during this academic year. Let’s make week #2 even better than week #1!\r\n\r\nCOVID- 19 has impacted every role of my life, including my responsibilities as your chancellor. And in our current environment, I need your help now more than ever to ensure the health and well-being of our university community.\r\n\r\nNo matter what your feelings are about COVID-19, we need to practice civility. Life is different right now. People have varying attitudes about the virus and society’s response to it. But no matter our stance, we need to treat each other with respect. As Skyhawks, we owe this to each other.<strong>            </strong>\r\nI also need a commitment from you to keep other Skyhawks safe. It means wearing a mask while on campus and keeping physically distanced from your classmates and faculty. 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The Zoom links will be announced on the Engage the Book website at <a href=\"https://www.utm.edu/engage/book.php\">utm.edu/engage/book</a>.\r\n\r\nThe meetings are open to the public and begin at 7 p.m. The meeting dates and discussion leaders are:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020: Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020: Dr. Mark McCloud, UT Martin interim chief diversity and inclusion officer</li>\r\n 	<li>Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020: Dr. Lynn Alexander, dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n“Callings” is available free of charge for all UT Martin faculty, staff and first-year students through the university’s Barnes and Noble Bookstore. Complimentary copies are also available for community members at the C. E. 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From astronauts to bricklayers, contractors to dentists, the real people in these pages love their jobs and will inspire readers to seek more out of their employment than just the money. Focusing on the key question of why we work, ‘Callings’ is sure to engage readers in various stages of their careers—from students to retirees—and will please anyone who likes uplifting stories.”</blockquote>\r\nFor more information, visit utm.edu/engage, or contact Carithers at 731-881-7237 or <a href=\"mailto:dcarithe@utm.edu\">dcarithe@utm.edu</a>.\r\n\r\n###','UT Martin Engage Civic Initiative to host online book discussions','The University of Tennessee at Martin Engage Civic Initiative is hosting three online events this fall to discuss the Engage the Book common reader “Callings” by David Isay. 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The lessons are recorded on Zoom and shared on Discovery Park’s education resource page.\r\n\r\n“We met with our friends at UT Martin to explore ways we could combine our resources to support teachers and parents during this time, and collectively, we came up with this idea,” said Jarvis. “I am excited and honored to be the host of this series, especially with professors I had when I attended UT Martin.”\r\n\r\nWhile the lessons target students in grades six through nine, they are available to anyone interested in the topics covered.\r\n\r\n“This is a great opportunity for a university and a museum, both located in Northwest Tennessee, to collaborate together to bring rich, educational content not only to our local communities, but to students and lifelong learners around the world,” said Polly Brasher, Discovery Park’s education director. “Our mission is to inspire children and adults to see beyond, and we’re thrilled we can implement that mission beyond the walls of our museum in such a unique way.”\r\n\r\nKyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese at UT Martin, shared her thoughts on why technology and this partnership is so important today more than ever.\r\n\r\n“There can be no doubt that technology has brought our world closer together than ever before. As an educator, I believe that we all should be curious what is going on outside our immediate borders and, above all, be compassionate toward one another,” said Hammond. “I consider teaching the Japanese language and culture at UT Martin to be a great privilege because it enables me to contribute to the goal of intercultural peace and understanding. I am very excited about our partnership with the Discovery Park of America and look forward to more opportunities to collaborate with Discovery Park to the benefit of all of us, here and abroad.”\r\n\r\nDiscovery Park also recently announced free virtual field trips that provide a unique, standards-based educational program that may be experienced from home or a classroom.\r\n\r\nSince opening, Discovery Park has provided support for teachers and administrators in taking STEAM and history teaching out of the classroom and applying it in a hands-on, state-of-the-art experience at the museum and heritage park located in Union City, Tenn. 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Many students are spending more time learning from home because of the threat of COVID-19.\n\nHosted by Discovery Park’s marketing and public relations manager Katie Jarvis, professors from UT Martin share a fun and entertaining 20-30-minute Zoom lesson utilizing their area of expertise. Topics covered include Japanese, computer science, astronomy, public speaking, history, music, geology and more. The lessons are recorded on Zoom and shared on Discovery Park’s education resource page.\n\n“We met with our friends at UT Martin to explore ways we could combine our resources to support teachers and parents during this time, and collectively, we came up with this idea,” said Jarvis. “I am excited and honored to be the host of this series, especially with professors I had when I attended UT Martin.”\n\nWhile the lessons target students in grades six through nine, they are available to anyone interested in the topics covered.\n\n“This is a great opportunity for a university and a museum, both located in Northwest Tennessee, to collaborate together to bring rich, educational content not only to our local communities, but to students and lifelong learners around the world,” said Polly Brasher, Discovery Park’s education director. “Our mission is to inspire children and adults to see beyond, and we’re thrilled we can implement that mission beyond the walls of our museum in such a unique way.”\n\nKyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese at UT Martin, shared her thoughts on why technology and this partnership is so important today more than ever.\n\n“There can be no doubt that technology has brought our world closer together than ever before. As an educator, I believe that we all should be curious what is going on outside our immediate borders and, above all, be compassionate toward one another,” said Hammond. “I consider teaching the Japanese language and culture at UT Martin to be a great privilege because it enables me to contribute to the goal of intercultural peace and understanding. I am very excited about our partnership with the Discovery Park of America and look forward to more opportunities to collaborate with Discovery Park to the benefit of all of us, here and abroad.”\n\nDiscovery Park also recently announced free virtual field trips that provide a unique, standards-based educational program that may be experienced from home or a classroom.\n\nSince opening, Discovery Park has provided support for teachers and administrators in taking STEAM and history teaching out of the classroom and applying it in a hands-on, state-of-the-art experience at the museum and heritage park located in Union City, Tenn. They are still hosting student groups for field trips and are open to the public. They are strictly following all recommended <a href=\"https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/guidelines/\">health and safety guidelines for employees and guests</a> including masks.\n\nThe first six recordings from the partnership include:\n<ul>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz1vSkUMeRE&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Japanese 101</a>” with Kyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese</li>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf7R372o2Jc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Storytelling with Alice</a>” and “<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xUjYNoHeIk&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Programming in Python (3)</a>” with Dr. Kate Ericson, associate professor of computer science</li>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVSdMp2zu40&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Why is physical activity important?</a>” with Dr. Tim Dasinger, assistant professor of health and human performance</li>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5VSFbDGup0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Introduction to German</a>” with Dr. Charles Hammond, professor of German</li>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJRBKAiB2g&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Benefits of Teaching Physical Education during COVID-19</a>” with Dr. Stuart Currie, associate professor of health and human performance</li>\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyTjxK5o-Po&amp;feature=youtu.be\">How to Organize and Deliver an Effective Speech</a>” with Dr. Teresa Collard, communications professor</li>\n</ul>\nThese and more can be found at <a href=\"https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/education/\">discoveryparkofamerica.com/education</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin partners with Discovery Park of America to provide free virtual learning resources for students','The University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with Discovery Park of America to provide free digital resources to teachers and parents who are now navigating the world of virtual education.','inherit','closed','closed','','2533-autosave-v1','','','2020-09-01 09:56:58','2020-09-01 14:56:58','',2533,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/01/2533-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2537,6,'2020-09-01 09:57:18','2020-09-01 14:57:18','The University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with <a href=\"https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/\">Discovery Park of America</a> to provide free digital resources to teachers and parents who are now navigating the world of virtual education. Many students are spending more time learning from home because of the threat of COVID-19.\r\n\r\nHosted by Discovery Park’s marketing and public relations manager Katie Jarvis, professors from UT Martin share a fun and entertaining 20-30-minute Zoom lesson utilizing their area of expertise. Topics covered include Japanese, computer science, astronomy, public speaking, history, music, geology and more. The lessons are recorded on Zoom and shared on Discovery Park’s education resource page.\r\n\r\n“We met with our friends at UT Martin to explore ways we could combine our resources to support teachers and parents during this time, and collectively, we came up with this idea,” said Jarvis. “I am excited and honored to be the host of this series, especially with professors I had when I attended UT Martin.”\r\n\r\nWhile the lessons target students in grades six through nine, they are available to anyone interested in the topics covered.\r\n\r\n“This is a great opportunity for a university and a museum, both located in Northwest Tennessee, to collaborate together to bring rich, educational content not only to our local communities, but to students and lifelong learners around the world,” said Polly Brasher, Discovery Park’s education director. “Our mission is to inspire children and adults to see beyond, and we’re thrilled we can implement that mission beyond the walls of our museum in such a unique way.”\r\n\r\nKyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese at UT Martin, shared her thoughts on why technology and this partnership is so important today more than ever.\r\n\r\n“There can be no doubt that technology has brought our world closer together than ever before. As an educator, I believe that we all should be curious what is going on outside our immediate borders and, above all, be compassionate toward one another,” said Hammond. “I consider teaching the Japanese language and culture at UT Martin to be a great privilege because it enables me to contribute to the goal of intercultural peace and understanding. I am very excited about our partnership with the Discovery Park of America and look forward to more opportunities to collaborate with Discovery Park to the benefit of all of us, here and abroad.”\r\n\r\nDiscovery Park also recently announced free virtual field trips that provide a unique, standards-based educational program that may be experienced from home or a classroom.\r\n\r\nSince opening, Discovery Park has provided support for teachers and administrators in taking STEAM and history teaching out of the classroom and applying it in a hands-on, state-of-the-art experience at the museum and heritage park located in Union City, Tenn. They are still hosting student groups for field trips and are open to the public. They are strictly following all recommended <a href=\"https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/guidelines/\">health and safety guidelines for employees and guests</a> including masks.\r\n\r\nThe first six recordings from the partnership include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz1vSkUMeRE&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Japanese 101</a>” with Kyoko Hammond, lecturer of Japanese</li>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf7R372o2Jc&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Storytelling with Alice</a>” and “<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xUjYNoHeIk&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Programming in Python (3)</a>” with Dr. Kate Ericson, associate professor of computer science</li>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVSdMp2zu40&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Why is physical activity important?</a>” with Dr. Tim Dasinger, assistant professor of health and human performance</li>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5VSFbDGup0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Introduction to German</a>” with Dr. Charles Hammond, professor of German</li>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJRBKAiB2g&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Benefits of Teaching Physical Education during COVID-19</a>” with Dr. Stuart Currie, associate professor of health and human performance</li>\r\n 	<li>“<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyTjxK5o-Po&amp;feature=youtu.be\">How to Organize and Deliver an Effective Speech</a>” with Dr. Teresa Collard, communications professor</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThese and more can be found at <a href=\"https://discoveryparkofamerica.com/education/\">discoveryparkofamerica.com/education</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin partners with Discovery Park of America to provide free virtual learning resources','The University of Tennessee at Martin is partnering with Discovery Park of America to provide free digital resources to teachers and parents who are now navigating the world of virtual education.','inherit','closed','closed','','2533-revision-v1','','','2020-09-01 09:57:18','2020-09-01 14:57:18','',2533,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/01/2533-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2539,6,'2020-09-03 09:55:47','2020-09-03 14:55:47','','200818_Mohawk Mural_001','The latest \"Everywhere You Look, UT\" mural is located on a UT Martin student\'s family farm in Mohawk, Tennessee. ','inherit','closed','closed','','200818_mohawk-mural_001','','','2020-09-03 09:59:38','2020-09-03 14:59:38','',2538,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200818_Mohawk-Mural_001.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2540,6,'2020-09-03 10:03:24','2020-09-03 15:03:24','','200622_Mohawk Mural_003','Images from the Douthat family property in Mohawk, Tennessee on June 22, 2020. This is the site of an upcoming Everywhere you look, UT mural. Credit to University of Tennessee.','inherit','closed','closed','','200622_mohawk-mural_003','','','2020-09-03 10:03:24','2020-09-03 15:03:24','',2538,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200622_Mohawk-Mural_003.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2541,6,'2020-09-03 10:41:51','2020-09-03 15:41:51','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nWhile spaces in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties are being donated to further the message of UT’s reach, one mural in Greene County, over 380 miles away from the University of Tennessee at Martin, reminds one student of the impact the university has had on her life.\r\n\r\nSarah Douthat, a senior health and human performance major from Mohawk, Tennessee, says her family didn’t hesitate to offer up their barn facing Tennessee State Route 348 for a UT mural and encourages others to do the same. As a multigenerational family of Vols and now a Skyhawk, the Douthats say they are proud to represent UT and the opportunities made available through its mission.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s an honor, really,” said Douthat. “I am so proud that we get to help further the message that UT is everywhere.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile Douthat hails from a family of Volunteers, she said she knew UT Martin was for her as soon as she visited campus. She says her studies in public health and her connection to the Baptist College Ministry helped her find her home and purpose in life, just like her parents and grandparents did at UT Knoxville.\r\n\r\n“Every time I step on the campus, it feels like I’m meant to be there,” said Douthat. “The whole campus feels like a family.”\r\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"></p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200622_Mohawk-Mural_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nFor Douthat, having a piece of UT Martin and her family’s alma mater on their farm is just proof of the impact the universities have had on their lives. She hopes others who see the murals and are interested in the University of Tennessee will pursue an education and enjoy the experience just as her family has.\r\n\r\n“We just want everyone to know that UT is everywhere.”\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the “Everywhere You Look, UT” campaign, visit <a href=\"http://everywhere.tennessee.edu\">everywhere.tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPhoto ID: The Douthat family is featured in front of the barn where the latest \"Everywhere You Look, UT\" mural is now located. The photo, taken in July before the mural was painted, features Jonathon, Sarah, Rebecca, Beth and Debbie Douthat.','\'Everywhere You Look, UT\' mural in Mohawk connects UT Martin and home for one student','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.','inherit','closed','closed','','2538-revision-v1','','','2020-09-03 10:41:51','2020-09-03 15:41:51','',2538,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/03/2538-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2542,6,'2020-09-04 12:45:47','2020-09-04 17:45:47','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.\n\nWhile spaces in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties are being donated to further the message of UT’s reach, one mural in Greene County, over 380 miles away from the University of Tennessee at Martin, reminds one student of the impact the university has had on her life.\n\nSarah Douthat, a senior health and human performance major from Mohawk, Tennessee, says her family didn’t hesitate to offer up their barn facing Tennessee State Route 348 for a UT mural and encourages others to do the same. As a multigenerational family of Vols and now a Skyhawk, the Douthats say they are proud to represent UT and the opportunities made available through its mission.\n<blockquote>“It’s an honor, really,” said Douthat. “I am so proud that we get to help further the message that UT is everywhere.”</blockquote>\nWhile Douthat hails from a family of Volunteers, she said she knew UT Martin was for her as soon as she visited campus. She says her studies in public health and her connection to the Baptist College Ministry helped her find her home and purpose in life, just like her parents and grandparents did at UT Knoxville.\n\n“Every time I step on the campus, it feels like I’m meant to be there,” said Douthat. “The whole campus feels like a family.”\n\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200622_Mohawk-Mural_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\n\nFor Douthat, having a piece of UT Martin and her family’s alma mater on their farm is just proof of the impact the universities have had on their lives. She hopes others who see the murals and are interested in the University of Tennessee will pursue an education and enjoy the experience just as her family has.\n\n“We just want everyone to know that UT is everywhere.”\n\nFor more information regarding the “Everywhere You Look, UT” campaign, visit <a href=\"http://everywhere.tennessee.edu\">everywhere.tennessee.edu</a>.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\n&nbsp;\n\nPhoto ID: The Douthat family is featured in front of the barn where the latest \"Everywhere You Look, UT\" mural is now located. The photo, taken in July before the mural was painted, features Jonathon, Sarah, Rebecca, Beth and Debbie Douthat.','\'Everywhere You Look, UT\' mural connects UT Martin and home for one student','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.','inherit','closed','closed','','2538-autosave-v1','','','2020-09-04 12:45:47','2020-09-04 17:45:47','',2538,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/03/2538-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2543,6,'2020-09-03 10:45:13','2020-09-03 15:45:13','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.\r\n\r\nWhile spaces in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties are being donated to further the message of UT’s reach, one mural in Greene County, over 380 miles away from the University of Tennessee at Martin, reminds one student of the impact the university has had on her life.\r\n\r\nSarah Douthat, a senior health and human performance major from Mohawk, Tennessee, says her family didn’t hesitate to offer up their barn facing Tennessee State Route 348 for a UT mural and encourages others to do the same. As a multigenerational family of Vols and now a Skyhawk, the Douthats say they are proud to represent UT and the opportunities made available through its mission.\r\n<blockquote>“It’s an honor, really,” said Douthat. “I am so proud that we get to help further the message that UT is everywhere.”</blockquote>\r\nWhile Douthat hails from a family of Volunteers, she said she knew UT Martin was for her as soon as she visited campus. She says her studies in public health and her connection to the Baptist College Ministry helped her find her home and purpose in life, just like her parents and grandparents did at UT Knoxville.\r\n\r\n“Every time I step on the campus, it feels like I’m meant to be there,” said Douthat. “The whole campus feels like a family.”\r\n<p class=\"mceTemp\"></p>\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/200622_Mohawk-Mural_003.jpg\" alt=\"\" />\r\n\r\nFor Douthat, having a piece of UT Martin and her family’s alma mater on their farm is just proof of the impact the universities have had on their lives. She hopes others who see the murals and are interested in the University of Tennessee will pursue an education and enjoy the experience just as her family has.\r\n\r\n“We just want everyone to know that UT is everywhere.”\r\n\r\nFor more information regarding the “Everywhere You Look, UT” campaign, visit <a href=\"http://everywhere.tennessee.edu\">everywhere.tennessee.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nPhoto ID: The Douthat family is featured in front of the barn where the latest \"Everywhere You Look, UT\" mural is now located. The photo, taken in July before the mural was painted, features Jonathon, Sarah, Rebecca, Beth and Debbie Douthat.','\'Everywhere You Look, UT\' mural connects UT Martin and home for one student','Soon, every county in Tennessee will be painted with an “Everywhere You Look, UT” mural created through a campaign by the University of Tennessee.','inherit','closed','closed','','2538-revision-v1','','','2020-09-03 10:45:13','2020-09-03 15:45:13','',2538,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/03/2538-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2544,6,'2020-09-04 12:06:44','2020-09-04 17:06:44','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver made the announcement Sept. 4, which is an extension of the first contract that McGuffin received when he was introduced as the 15<sup>th</sup> athletic director in Skyhawk history on May 22, 2017.\r\n<blockquote>“Kurt has been a phenomenal leader for the UT Martin intercollegiate athletics program since 2017,” Carver said. “I’m continually impressed with his vision, work ethic and passion for our coaches and student-athletes. Kurt has served as the primary advocate for Skyhawk Athletics, but he’s seen as an invaluable part of the campus leadership team as well.”</blockquote>\r\nDuring his UT Martin tenure, McGuffin has overseen multiple Ohio Valley Conference championship programs while implementing significant facility upgrades across the board. During the 2019-20 season, the Skyhawks were on pace for their best finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings in school history before the league’s cancellation of spring championships.\r\n\r\nAcademically, UT Martin Athletics shattered a school record with 191 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients in 2019-20 and set a new departmental record with a 3.26 Grade Point Average in the spring semester.\r\n<blockquote>“This extension wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff,” McGuffin said. “The West Tennessee community has embraced my family and I since we arrived at UT Martin three years ago and we are so grateful for the confidence that Dr. Carver has shown in me throughout my time here.”</blockquote>\r\nMcGuffin, who boasts almost 25 years of experience in the collegiate athletics forum, is a proud member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Development Directors (NADD). He was selected as one of just 10 members to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee this season and is also serving on the NACDA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee while chairing the OVC’s Council of Athletic Directors during the 2020-21 academic year.\r\n\r\n“Under Kurt’s leadership, UT Martin has achieved a record number of student-athletes on campus, seen a marked increase in private giving and has expanded our communication and marketing efforts outside our region,” Carver said. “Additionally, our student-athletes have seen tremendous progress in the classroom as demonstrated by a record number of OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients.”\r\n\r\nAn Iola, Kansas native, McGuffin graduated from Kansas State with a degree in education in 1996 and obtained his masters degree in education from Wichita State in 1999. He is married to the former Jessica Whisler of Goodland, Kansas, and the couple has three children – Bryce, Brett and Brea.','Skyhawk athletic director McGuffin receives four-year contract extension','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.','publish','closed','closed','','skyhawk-athletic-director-mcguffin-receives-four-year-contract-extension','','','2020-09-04 14:41:20','2020-09-04 19:41:20','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2544',0,'post','',0),(2545,6,'2020-09-04 12:02:49','2020-09-04 17:02:49','','04162018_AthleticsUTMys003','Skyhawk Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has accepted a four-year contract extension. McGuffin has served as the athletic director since 2017.','inherit','closed','closed','','04162018_athleticsutmys003','','','2020-09-04 12:05:37','2020-09-04 17:05:37','',2544,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/04162018_AthleticsUTMys003.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2546,6,'2020-09-04 12:06:44','2020-09-04 17:06:44','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver made the announcement Sept. 4, which is an extension of the first contract that McGuffin received when he was introduced as the 15<sup>th</sup> athletic director in Skyhawk history on May 22, 2017.\r\n\r\n“Kurt has been a phenomenal leader for the UT Martin intercollegiate athletics program since 2017,” Carver said. “I’m continually impressed with his vision, work ethic and passion for our coaches and student-athletes. Kurt has served as the primary advocate for Skyhawk Athletics but he’s seen as an invaluable part of the campus leadership team as well.”\r\n\r\nDuring his UT Martin tenure, McGuffin has overseen multiple Ohio Valley Conference championship programs while implementing significant facility upgrades across the board. During the 2019-20 season, the Skyhawks were on pace for their best finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings in school history before the league’s cancellation of spring championships.\r\n\r\nAcademically, UT Martin Athletics shattered a school record with 191 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients in 2019-20 and set a new departmental record with a 3.26 Grade Point Average in the spring semester.\r\n\r\n“This extension wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff,” McGuffin said. “The West Tennessee community has embraced my family and I since we arrived at UT Martin three years ago and we are so grateful for the confidence that Dr. Carver has shown in me throughout my time here.”\r\n\r\nMcGuffin, who boasts almost 25 years of experience in the collegiate athletics forum, is a proud member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Development Directors (NADD). He was selected as one of just 10 members to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee this season and is also serving on the NACDA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee while chairing the OVC’s Council of Athletic Directors during the 2020-21 academic year.\r\n\r\n“Under Kurt’s leadership, UT Martin has achieved a record number of student-athletes on campus, seen a marked increase in private giving and has expanded our communication and marketing efforts outside our region,” Carver said. “Additionally, our student-athletes have seen tremendous progress in the classroom as demonstrated by a record number of OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients.”\r\n\r\nAn Iola, Kansas native, McGuffin graduated from Kansas State with a degree in education in 1996 and obtained his Master’s degree in education from Wichita State in 1999. 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Kurt has served as the primary advocate for Skyhawk Athletics, but he’s seen as an invaluable part of the campus leadership team as well.”</blockquote>\nDuring his UT Martin tenure, McGuffin has overseen multiple Ohio Valley Conference championship programs while implementing significant facility upgrades across the board. During the 2019-20 season, the Skyhawks were on pace for their best finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings in school history before the league’s cancellation of spring championships.\n\nAcademically, UT Martin Athletics shattered a school record with 191 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients in 2019-20 and set a new departmental record with a 3.26 Grade Point Average in the spring semester.\n<blockquote>“This extension wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff,” McGuffin said. “The West Tennessee community has embraced my family and I since we arrived at UT Martin three years ago and we are so grateful for the confidence that Dr. Carver has shown in me throughout my time here.”</blockquote>\nMcGuffin, who boasts almost 25 years of experience in the collegiate athletics forum, is a proud member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Development Directors (NADD). He was selected as one of just 10 members to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee this season and is also serving on the NACDA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee while chairing the OVC’s Council of Athletic Directors during the 2020-21 academic year.\n\n“Under Kurt’s leadership, UT Martin has achieved a record number of student-athletes on campus, seen a marked increase in private giving and has expanded our communication and marketing efforts outside our region,” Carver said. “Additionally, our student-athletes have seen tremendous progress in the classroom as demonstrated by a record number of OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients.”\n\nAn Iola, Kansas native, McGuffin graduated from Kansas State with a degree in education in 1996 and obtained his master’s degree in education from Wichita State in 1999. He is married to the former Jessica Whisler of Goodland, Kansas, and the couple has three children – Bryce, Brett and Brea.','Skyhawk athletic director McGuffin receives four-year contract extension','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.','inherit','closed','closed','','2544-autosave-v1','','','2020-09-04 14:41:18','2020-09-04 19:41:18','',2544,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/04/2544-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2548,6,'2020-09-04 12:08:02','2020-09-04 17:08:02','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver made the announcement Sept. 4, which is an extension of the first contract that McGuffin received when he was introduced as the 15<sup>th</sup> athletic director in Skyhawk history on May 22, 2017.\r\n<blockquote>“Kurt has been a phenomenal leader for the UT Martin intercollegiate athletics program since 2017,” Carver said. “I’m continually impressed with his vision, work ethic and passion for our coaches and student-athletes. Kurt has served as the primary advocate for Skyhawk Athletics but he’s seen as an invaluable part of the campus leadership team as well.”</blockquote>\r\nDuring his UT Martin tenure, McGuffin has overseen multiple Ohio Valley Conference championship programs while implementing significant facility upgrades across the board. During the 2019-20 season, the Skyhawks were on pace for their best finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings in school history before the league’s cancellation of spring championships.\r\n\r\nAcademically, UT Martin Athletics shattered a school record with 191 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients in 2019-20 and set a new departmental record with a 3.26 Grade Point Average in the spring semester.\r\n<blockquote>“This extension wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff,” McGuffin said. “The West Tennessee community has embraced my family and I since we arrived at UT Martin three years ago and we are so grateful for the confidence that Dr. Carver has shown in me throughout my time here.”</blockquote>\r\nMcGuffin, who boasts almost 25 years of experience in the collegiate athletics forum, is a proud member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Development Directors (NADD). He was selected as one of just 10 members to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee this season and is also serving on the NACDA Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Executive Committee while chairing the OVC’s Council of Athletic Directors during the 2020-21 academic year.\r\n\r\n“Under Kurt’s leadership, UT Martin has achieved a record number of student-athletes on campus, seen a marked increase in private giving and has expanded our communication and marketing efforts outside our region,” Carver said. “Additionally, our student-athletes have seen tremendous progress in the classroom as demonstrated by a record number of OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients.”\r\n\r\nAn Iola, Kansas native, McGuffin graduated from Kansas State with a degree in education in 1996 and obtained his Master’s degree in education from Wichita State in 1999. He is married to the former Jessica Whisler of Goodland, Kansas, and the couple has three children – Bryce, Brett and Brea.','Skyhawk athletic director McGuffin receives four-year contract extension','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.','inherit','closed','closed','','2544-revision-v1','','','2020-09-04 12:08:02','2020-09-04 17:08:02','',2544,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/04/2544-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2549,6,'2020-09-04 14:41:20','2020-09-04 19:41:20','Athletic Director Kurt McGuffin has agreed to a contract extension that will keep him at the University of Tennessee at Martin through June 30, 2025.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver made the announcement Sept. 4, which is an extension of the first contract that McGuffin received when he was introduced as the 15<sup>th</sup> athletic director in Skyhawk history on May 22, 2017.\r\n<blockquote>“Kurt has been a phenomenal leader for the UT Martin intercollegiate athletics program since 2017,” Carver said. “I’m continually impressed with his vision, work ethic and passion for our coaches and student-athletes. Kurt has served as the primary advocate for Skyhawk Athletics, but he’s seen as an invaluable part of the campus leadership team as well.”</blockquote>\r\nDuring his UT Martin tenure, McGuffin has overseen multiple Ohio Valley Conference championship programs while implementing significant facility upgrades across the board. During the 2019-20 season, the Skyhawks were on pace for their best finish in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup standings in school history before the league’s cancellation of spring championships.\r\n\r\nAcademically, UT Martin Athletics shattered a school record with 191 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipients in 2019-20 and set a new departmental record with a 3.26 Grade Point Average in the spring semester.\r\n<blockquote>“This extension wouldn’t be possible without the hard work and dedication of our Skyhawk student-athletes, coaches and staff,” McGuffin said. “The West Tennessee community has embraced my family and I since we arrived at UT Martin three years ago and we are so grateful for the confidence that Dr. Carver has shown in me throughout my time here.”</blockquote>\r\nMcGuffin, who boasts almost 25 years of experience in the collegiate athletics forum, is a proud member of the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and the National Association of Development Directors (NADD). 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Photo provided by Los Lobos','inherit','closed','closed','','los-lobos-press-photo-3-credit-piero-f-giunti-2019','','','2020-09-11 10:50:19','2020-09-11 15:50:19','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Los-Lobos-Press-Photo-3-credit-Piero-F.-Giunti-2019.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2553,6,'2020-09-11 10:50:59','2020-09-11 15:50:59','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&amp;A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nThe Los Lobos event is sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of History and Philosophy, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and the Coleman Family Latino Student Recruitment Initiative.\r\n\r\nLos Lobos has created culturally diverse music for almost 50 years, incorporating genres like soul, R&amp;B, Tejano, son jarocho, rock ‘n’ roll and folk into their music to showcase America’s cultural identity as a melting pot.\r\n\r\nThe event will be livestreamed from the UT Martin Department of Music Facebook account.\r\n\r\nThe guest artist series is named for UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, a 1982 graduate from Bolivar. 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He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit utm.edu/musicevents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n###','','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','inherit','closed','closed','','2551-revision-v1','','','2020-09-11 10:50:59','2020-09-11 15:50:59','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2554,6,'2020-09-11 11:08:26','2020-09-11 16:08:26','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&amp;A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nThe Los Lobos event is sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of History and Philosophy, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and the Coleman Family Latino Student Recruitment Initiative.\r\n\r\nLos Lobos has created culturally diverse music for almost 50 years, incorporating genres like soul, R&amp;B, Tejano, son jarocho, rock ‘n’ roll and folk into their music to showcase America’s cultural identity as a melting pot.\r\n\r\nThe event will be livestreamed from the UT Martin Department of Music Facebook account.\r\n\r\nThe guest artist series is named for UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, a 1982 graduate from Bolivar. Sargent is a Grammy-nominated producer and has completed many national and international tours. He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit utm.edu/musicevents.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Los Lobos to host virtual interactive performance Sept. 25','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','inherit','closed','closed','','2551-autosave-v1','','','2020-09-11 11:08:26','2020-09-11 16:08:26','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2551-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2555,6,'2020-09-11 11:00:42','2020-09-11 16:00:42','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&amp;A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nThe Los Lobos event is sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of History and Philosophy, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and the Coleman Family Latino Student Recruitment Initiative.\r\n\r\nLos Lobos has created culturally diverse music for almost 50 years, incorporating genres like soul, R&amp;B, Tejano, son jarocho, rock ‘n’ roll and folk into their music to showcase America’s cultural identity as a melting pot.\r\n\r\nThe event will be livestreamed from the UT Martin Department of Music Facebook account.\r\n\r\nThe guest artist series is named for UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, a 1982 graduate from Bolivar. Sargent is a Grammy-nominated producer and has completed many national and international tours. He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit utm.edu/musicevents.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n###','Los Lobos to host virtual interactive performance Sept. 25','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','inherit','closed','closed','','2551-revision-v1','','','2020-09-11 11:00:42','2020-09-11 16:00:42','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2556,6,'2020-09-11 11:08:36','2020-09-11 16:08:36','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&amp;A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.\r\n\r\nThe Los Lobos event is sponsored by the Department of Music, the Department of History and Philosophy, the Office of Student Life and Multicultural Affairs and the Coleman Family Latino Student Recruitment Initiative.\r\n\r\nLos Lobos has created culturally diverse music for almost 50 years, incorporating genres like soul, R&amp;B, Tejano, son jarocho, rock ‘n’ roll and folk into their music to showcase America’s cultural identity as a melting pot.\r\n\r\nThe event will be livestreamed from the UT Martin Department of Music Facebook account.\r\n\r\nThe guest artist series is named for UT Martin alum Ed Sargent, a 1982 graduate from Bolivar. Sargent is a Grammy-nominated producer and has completed many national and international tours. He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit utm.edu/musicevents.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Los Lobos to host virtual interactive performance Sept. 25','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','inherit','closed','closed','','2551-revision-v1','','','2020-09-11 11:08:36','2020-09-11 16:08:36','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2608,6,'2020-09-28 11:08:11','2020-09-28 16:08:11','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”\r\n\r\nThirty UT Martin alumni will have their creative works featured in the exhibit.\r\n\r\n“Return of the Living Grad” opens Tuesday, Sept. 29, and runs through Oct. 24. The gallery is open 1 – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, with no admission fee. All guests are required to wear masks while on campus.\r\n\r\nThe Department of Visual and Theatre Arts will host a virtual opening reception that will be livestreamed to the department’s Facebook account at 5 p.m., Sept. 29.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email Jason Stout, professor of art, at jstout7@utm.edu.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;','\'Return of the Living Grad\' exhibit to feature alumni art','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”','publish','closed','closed','','return-of-the-living-grad-exhibit-to-feature-alumni-art','','','2020-10-02 09:13:01','2020-10-02 14:13:01','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2608',0,'post','',0),(2558,6,'2020-09-11 12:24:23','2020-09-11 17:24:23','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 18, via Zoom conference in compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines. In accordance with Governor Lee’s Executive Order No. 16 and in order to maintain social distance, board members will participate through video or phone call.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be available for public viewing via livestream at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisory\">utm.edu/advisory</a> and archived for later viewing.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student-Athlete overview</li>\r\n 	<li>Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Setting future dates for regular meetings of the board<strong> </strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a> or by contacting Sarah Knapp, university staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance in connection with this virtual meeting may contact Knapp to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice.\r\n\r\nFor 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 hold annual fall meeting Sept. 18','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 18, via Zoom conference in compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-advisory-board-to-hold-annual-fall-meeting-sept-18','','','2020-09-11 12:27:47','2020-09-11 17:27:47','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2558',0,'post','',0),(2559,6,'2020-09-11 12:24:23','2020-09-11 17:24:23','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 18, via Zoom conference in compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines. In accordance with Governor Lee’s Executive Order No. 16 and in order to maintain social distance, board members will participate through video or phone call.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be available for public viewing via livestream at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisory\">utm.edu/advisory</a> and archived for later viewing.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student-Athlete overview</li>\r\n 	<li>Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Setting future dates for regular meetings of the board<strong> </strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a> or by contacting Sarah Knapp, university staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance in connection with this virtual meeting may contact Knapp to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. Contact may be made in person, by writing, by email, by telephone or otherwise and should be received no later than 5 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Sept. 16.\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin also distributes this notice to all faculty and staff as part of its compliance with the adequate public notice.\r\n\r\nFor 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 hold annual fall meeting Sept. 18','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 18, via Zoom conference in compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines.','inherit','closed','closed','','2558-revision-v1','','','2020-09-11 12:24:23','2020-09-11 17:24:23','',2558,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2558-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2560,6,'2020-09-11 12:24:37','2020-09-11 17:24:37','','09202019_AdvisoryBoardMeeting025','','inherit','closed','closed','','09202019_advisoryboardmeeting025','','','2020-09-11 12:24:37','2020-09-11 17:24:37','',2558,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09202019_AdvisoryBoardMeeting025.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2561,6,'2020-09-11 12:27:34','2020-09-11 17:27:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board will hold its annual fall meeting at 1 p.m. CDT, Friday, Sept. 18, via Zoom conference in compliance with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control COVID-19 guidelines. In accordance with Governor Lee’s Executive Order No. 16 and in order to maintain social distance, board members will participate through video or phone call.\r\n\r\nThe meeting will be available for public viewing via livestream at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisory\">utm.edu/advisory</a> and archived for later viewing.\r\n\r\nAgenda items include:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Student-Athlete overview</li>\r\n 	<li>Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan</li>\r\n 	<li>Setting future dates for regular meetings of the board<strong> </strong></li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe full agenda and associated meeting materials are available at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/advisoryboard\">utm.edu/advisoryboard</a> or by contacting Sarah Knapp, university staff writer, at <a href=\"mailto:sknapp3@utm.edu\">sknapp3@utm.edu</a> or 731-881-7612.\r\n\r\nAnyone with a disability or otherwise needing assistance in connection with this virtual meeting may contact Knapp to request auxiliary aids or services needed to facilitate attendance. 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Sargent is a Grammy-nominated producer and has completed many national and international tours. He currently serves as tour coordinator for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the event, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Los Lobos to host virtual interactive performance Sept. 25','The University of Tennessee at Martin will host a virtual music presentation and interactive Q&A with “Los Lobos,” a Grammy-winning band from Los Angeles, at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, as the first performance in the fall 2020 installment of the Ed Sargent Guest Artist Series.','inherit','closed','closed','','2551-revision-v1','','','2020-09-11 16:56:13','2020-09-11 21:56:13','',2551,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/11/2551-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2564,6,'2020-09-14 09:27:46','2020-09-14 14:27:46','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">University of Tennessee at Martin and state officials will host the Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Sept. 18, in front of the building construction on the east side of the university’s academic quadrangle. The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/utmartin\">YouTube</a> accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. He is also a 1996 graduate of UT Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, UT President Randy Boyd and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver will attend the groundbreaking ceremony to recognize the Latimer gift and the effect it will have on STEM education at UT Martin. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building began in June 2019 with the demolition of the Communications Building, which stood where the Latimer Building is being constructed. The building is scheduled to open in fall 2022. Current construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building can be viewed from the Holt Humanities Building webcam at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">utm.edu/webcams</a>. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615. </span></p>','Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking ceremony to be held Sept. 18','University of Tennessee at Martin and state officials will host the Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Sept. 18, in front of the building construction on the east side of the university’s academic quadrangle.','publish','closed','closed','','latimer-science-and-engineering-building-groundbreaking-ceremony-to-be-held-sept-18','','','2020-09-17 09:54:29','2020-09-17 14:54:29','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2564',0,'post','',0),(2565,6,'2020-09-14 09:24:24','2020-09-14 14:24:24','','04232019_LatimerEngineering&ScienceBuildingRenderings002','Rendering of the Latimer Science and Engineering Building, which is scheduled to open fall 2022. 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The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin Facebook and YouTube accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. He is also a 1996 graduate of UT Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, UT President Randy Boyd and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver will attend the groundbreaking ceremony to recognize the Latimer gift and the effect it will have on STEM education at UT Martin. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building began in June 2019 with the demolition of the Communications Building, which stood where the Latimer Building is being constructed. The building is scheduled to open in fall 2022. 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The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin Facebook and YouTube accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. He is also a 1996 graduate of UT Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, UT President Randy Boyd and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver will attend the groundbreaking ceremony to recognize the Latimer gift and the effect it will have on STEM education at UT Martin. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building began in June 2019 with the demolition of the Communications Building, which stood where the Latimer Building is being constructed. The building is scheduled to open in fall 2022. 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The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/utmartin\">YouTube</a> accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. 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The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/utmartin\">YouTube</a> accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. 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The university was also designated a veteran-friendly campus with a 17<sup>th</sup>-place ranking for best colleges for veterans in the South.\r\n\r\nThe Princeton Review also recognized UT Martin as a university among the best in the southeast in the 2021 Best Colleges: Region by Region list for the 18<sup>th</sup> consecutive year.\r\n\r\n“UT Martin continues to provide our students with a high-quality, cost-effective education in numerous programs, and the rankings we’ve received from the U.S. News &amp; World Report and designation by The Princeton Review are proof of our long-term commitment to helping students achieve their goals,” said UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin ranked among top universities in the South','The University of Tennessee at Martin ranked among top universities in the South in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report in categories including best regional universities south, best colleges for veterans, best value schools and more.','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-ranked-among-top-universities-in-the-south','','','2020-09-16 15:30:37','2020-09-16 20:30:37','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2570',0,'post','',0),(2571,6,'2020-09-14 17:03:34','2020-09-14 22:03:34','The University of Tennessee at Martin ranked among top universities in the South in the 2021 U.S. News &amp; World Report in categories including best regional universities south, best colleges for veterans, best value schools and more.\r\n\r\nUT Martin ranked 13<sup>th</sup> in the South as a top regional public institution, 30<sup>th</sup> out of all regional southern universities, 49<sup>th</sup> as a best value school in the South and tied in 52<sup>nd</sup>-place as a top performer in social mobility. The university was also designated a veteran-friendly campus with a 17<sup>th</sup>-place ranking for best colleges for veterans in the South.\r\n\r\nThe Princeton Review also recognized UT Martin as a university among the best in the southeast in the 2021 Best Colleges: Region by Region list for the 18<sup>th</sup> consecutive year.\r\n\r\n“UT Martin continues to provide our students with a high-quality, cost-effective education in numerous programs, and the rankings we’ve received from the U.S. News &amp; World Report and designation by The Princeton Review are proof of our long-term commitment to helping students achieve their goals,” said UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin ranked among top universities in the South','The University of Tennessee at Martin ranked among top universities in the South in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report in categories including best regional universities south, best colleges for veterans, best value schools and more.','inherit','closed','closed','','2570-revision-v1','','','2020-09-14 17:03:34','2020-09-14 22:03:34','',2570,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/14/2570-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2572,6,'2020-09-16 15:54:11','2020-09-16 20:54:11','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.\r\n\r\n“CulturEd Online” will feature performances by UT Martin faculty, staff and students, including recitals, ensemble performances, masterclasses, as well as popular previously broadcast programs. The “CulturEd Online” performances will be released on the UT Martin Department of Music’s Facebook and YouTube accounts at 8 p.m. CDT on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the full “CulturEd Online” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“Live From the Tent” will host live performances from the tent located near the Pacer Pond parking lot. The concerts will be aired over FM radio, so audiences can enjoy live music from inside their car.\r\n\r\nThe dates and times for the “Live From the Tent” performances are as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Sept. 29: Roots of Rhythm, noon</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 8: Wind Ensemble &amp; New Pacer Singers, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 15: UTM Big Band, Small Jazz Group, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 24: Dessert Evening with UTM Choirs and Small Jazz Group, 5 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 1: Percussion Ensemble Concert Part One, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 5: Concert Band &amp; Wind Ensemble, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 7: Aviators Marching Band “Last Blast” Concert, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe scheduled dates for “Live From the Tent” are subject to change depending on weather conditions and the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full “Live From the Tent” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“It’s not quite what we’re used to, but we’ve made music for the first time in five months the past three weeks,” said Dr. Julie Hill, chair of the Department of Music. “We shall see how the students and all of us weather the challenges yet to come, but for three weeks, we’ve made some safe and beautiful music on our campus already, and more is yet to come.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Music department premieres new online performance programs','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.','publish','closed','closed','','music-department-premieres-new-online-performance-programs','','','2020-09-16 15:55:09','2020-09-16 20:55:09','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2572',0,'post','',0),(2573,6,'2020-09-16 15:48:34','2020-09-16 20:48:34','','08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054','','inherit','closed','closed','','08252020_outdoormusicclasspercussion054','','','2020-09-16 15:48:34','2020-09-16 20:48:34','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2574,6,'2020-09-16 15:49:35','2020-09-16 20:49:35','','08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054','','inherit','closed','closed','','08252020_outdoormusicclasspercussion054-2','','','2020-09-16 15:49:35','2020-09-16 20:49:35','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2575,6,'2020-09-16 15:50:35','2020-09-16 20:50:35','','08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054','','inherit','closed','closed','','08252020_outdoormusicclasspercussion054-3','','','2020-09-16 15:50:35','2020-09-16 20:50:35','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054-2.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2576,6,'2020-09-16 15:51:36','2020-09-16 20:51:36','','08252020_OutdoorMusicClassPercussion054','Students in a music class participate in their lesson outside in order to social distance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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For the full “CulturEd Online” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“Live From the Tent” will host live performances from the tent located near the Pacer Pond parking lot. The concerts will be aired over FM radio, so audiences can enjoy live music from inside their car.\r\n\r\nThe dates and times for the “Live From the Tent” performances are as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>29: Roots of Rhythm, noon</li>\r\n 	<li>8: Wind Ensemble &amp; New Pacer Singers, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>15: UTM Big Band, Small Jazz Group, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>24: Dessert Evening with UTM Choirs and Small Jazz Group, 5 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>1: Percussion Ensemble Concert Part One, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>5: Concert Band &amp; Wind Ensemble, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>7: Aviators Marching Band “Last Blast” Concert, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe scheduled dates for “Live From the Tent” are subject to change depending on weather conditions and the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full “Live From the Tent” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“It’s not quite what we’re used to, but we’ve made music for the first time in five months the past three weeks,” said Dr. Julie Hill, chair of the Department of Music. “We shall see how the students and all of us weather the challenges yet to come, but for three weeks, we’ve made some safe and beautiful music on our campus already, and more is yet to come.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Music department premieres new online performance programs','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.','inherit','closed','closed','','2572-revision-v1','','','2020-09-16 15:54:11','2020-09-16 20:54:11','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/16/2572-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2578,6,'2020-09-16 15:55:02','2020-09-16 20:55:02','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.\r\n\r\n“CulturEd Online” will feature performances by UT Martin faculty, staff and students, including recitals, ensemble performances, masterclasses, as well as popular previously broadcast programs. The “CulturEd Online” performances will be released on the UT Martin Department of Music’s Facebook and YouTube accounts at 8 p.m. CDT on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the full “CulturEd Online” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“Live From the Tent” will host live performances from the tent located near the Pacer Pond parking lot. The concerts will be aired over FM radio, so audiences can enjoy live music from inside their car.\r\n\r\nThe dates and times for the “Live From the Tent” performances are as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Sept. 29: Roots of Rhythm, noon</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 8: Wind Ensemble &amp; New Pacer Singers, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 15: UTM Big Band, Small Jazz Group, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 24: Dessert Evening with UTM Choirs and Small Jazz Group, 5 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 1: Percussion Ensemble Concert Part One, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 5: Concert Band &amp; Wind Ensemble, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 7: Aviators Marching Band “Last Blast” Concert, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe scheduled dates for “Live From the Tent” are subject to change depending on weather conditions and the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full “Live From the Tent” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“It’s not quite what we’re used to, but we’ve made music for the first time in five months the past three weeks,” said Dr. Julie Hill, chair of the Department of Music. “We shall see how the students and all of us weather the challenges yet to come, but for three weeks, we’ve made some safe and beautiful music on our campus already, and more is yet to come.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Music department premieres new online performance programs','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.','inherit','closed','closed','','2572-autosave-v1','','','2020-09-16 15:55:02','2020-09-16 20:55:02','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/16/2572-autosave-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2579,6,'2020-09-16 15:55:09','2020-09-16 20:55:09','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.\r\n\r\n“CulturEd Online” will feature performances by UT Martin faculty, staff and students, including recitals, ensemble performances, masterclasses, as well as popular previously broadcast programs. The “CulturEd Online” performances will be released on the UT Martin Department of Music’s Facebook and YouTube accounts at 8 p.m. CDT on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the full “CulturEd Online” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“Live From the Tent” will host live performances from the tent located near the Pacer Pond parking lot. The concerts will be aired over FM radio, so audiences can enjoy live music from inside their car.\r\n\r\nThe dates and times for the “Live From the Tent” performances are as follows:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>Sept. 29: Roots of Rhythm, noon</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 8: Wind Ensemble &amp; New Pacer Singers, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 15: UTM Big Band, Small Jazz Group, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Oct. 24: Dessert Evening with UTM Choirs and Small Jazz Group, 5 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 1: Percussion Ensemble Concert Part One, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 5: Concert Band &amp; Wind Ensemble, 6 p.m.</li>\r\n 	<li>Nov. 7: Aviators Marching Band “Last Blast” Concert, 3 p.m.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nThe scheduled dates for “Live From the Tent” are subject to change depending on weather conditions and the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the full “Live From the Tent” schedule, visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/music\">utm.edu/music</a>.\r\n\r\n“It’s not quite what we’re used to, but we’ve made music for the first time in five months the past three weeks,” said Dr. Julie Hill, chair of the Department of Music. “We shall see how the students and all of us weather the challenges yet to come, but for three weeks, we’ve made some safe and beautiful music on our campus already, and more is yet to come.”\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the UT Martin Department of Music at 731-881-7402 or visit <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/musicevents\">utm.edu/musicevents</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Music department premieres new online performance programs','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music is premiering two new programs for the university and community to enjoy for free.','inherit','closed','closed','','2572-revision-v1','','','2020-09-16 15:55:09','2020-09-16 20:55:09','',2572,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/16/2572-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2580,6,'2020-09-17 09:54:29','2020-09-17 14:54:29','<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">University of Tennessee at Martin and state officials will host the Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Sept. 18, in front of the building construction on the east side of the university’s academic quadrangle. The event is closed to the public in response to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will be livestreamed<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> </span>on the UT Martin <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/utmartin\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/utmartin\">YouTube</a> accounts for those unable to attend.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The 120,000-square-foot, three-story Latimer Engineering and Science Building will be dedicated in honor of the Latimer family, specifically Bill Latimer, who donated the $6.5 million needed to receive state funding for the $65 million project in 2016. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">“I’m grateful we will finally get to celebrate Mr. Latimer’s gift to the university,” Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said in reference to the groundbreaking ceremony. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Latimer currently serves UT Martin and the UT System as a member of the UT President’s Council and is a former president of the UT Martin Development Committee. He is also a 1996 graduate of UT Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, UT President Randy Boyd and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver will attend the groundbreaking ceremony to recognize the Latimer gift and the effect it will have on STEM education at UT Martin. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building began in June 2019 with the demolition of the Communications Building, which stood where the Latimer Building is being constructed. The building is scheduled to open in fall 2022. Current construction for the Latimer Engineering and Science Building can be viewed from the Holt Humanities Building webcam at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">utm.edu/webcams</a>. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615. </span></p>','Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking ceremony to be held Sept. 18','University of Tennessee at Martin and state officials will host the Latimer Engineering and Science Building groundbreaking dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Sept. 18, in front of the building construction on the east side of the university’s academic quadrangle.','inherit','closed','closed','','2564-revision-v1','','','2020-09-17 09:54:29','2020-09-17 14:54:29','',2564,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/17/2564-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2581,6,'2020-09-17 12:23:42','2020-09-17 17:23:42','Chancellor Keith Carver has entered quarantine as he was a close contact of an active COVID-19 case. 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Houston Gordon Museum, located in the University of Tennessee at Martin Paul Meek Library, will feature “Terror in the Theater: Fifties Fears,” an exhibit dedicated to the golden age of science fiction films, until Nov. 24.\r\n\r\n“Terror in the Theater: Fifties Fears” includes posters, props and other items from iconic 1950s science fiction movies. The Cold War, the rise of communism and an increase in flying saucer sightings sparked paranoia and contributed to a surge in science fiction films. The exhibition allows visitors to examine the world’s fears during the ‘50s, whether real or imagined.\r\n\r\nThe exhibition comes from the Forest Ackerman Collection at the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.\r\n\r\nThe museum is open to the public from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no admission fee. All visitors are required to wear cloth face coverings while on campus.\r\n\r\nPublic parking is available in the non-designated lot on the west side of Mt. 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The exhibition allows visitors to examine the world’s fears during the ‘50s, whether real or imagined.\r\n\r\nThe exhibition comes from the Forest Ackerman Collection at the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center.\r\n\r\nThe museum is open to the public from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with no admission fee. All visitors are required to wear cloth face coverings while on campus.\r\n\r\nPublic parking is available in the non-designated lot on the west side of Mt. Pelia Road, across from the library.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact Sam Richardson, UT Martin chief archivist and curator, at 731-881-7094.','J Houston Gordon Museum features 1950s movie memorabilia','The J. 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Randy McNally and UT President Randy Boyd were all in attendance to help break ground on the first academic building to be constructed at UT Martin in over 40 years.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol truly understand the vital role education plays in changing the trajectories of families, strengthening communities and developing future leaders,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, UT Martin provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Like many of the speakers and dignitaries who are here today, they value the role the University of Tennessee at Martin plays in the economic development of West Tennessee. Recognizing the new ways this building will contribute to the transformational experiences of our students, Bill provided the lead gift for this building that enabled us to secure the matching funds from the state. Today, because of Bill’s incredible leadership and generosity, we are officially breaking ground on this great new facility.\"\r\n\r\nBill donated the 10% match for the $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story STEM building in 2016 while Dr. Robert Smith was UT Martin interim chancellor. Bill attributed Smith’s diligent work to bettering the university as one of the reasons the groundbreaking ceremony was even happening. Through the hard work and dedication of many UT Martin officials, including Smith and current UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, over the past four years, the Latimers’ donation was realized, and construction began.\r\n\r\n<style>[data-ps-embed-type=slideshow] > iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;}</style>\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0 !important; padding-bottom: 75% !important; width: 100% !important;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G00003210wotYWT4\"></div>\r\n<script src=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js\"></script>\r\n<script>_psEmbed(\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com\");</script>\r\n\r\nBill said of the many reasons he and his wife decided to provide UT Martin with the match needed to fund the building, his faith in God and his faith in UT Martin were the leading factors.\r\n\r\n“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use His blessings to bless others,” said Bill. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever have expected and much, much more than we deserve, and God’s blessing is the reason we are up here today.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics and the pre-professional health sciences program. The Latimer Building will feature classrooms, laboratories, offices, as well as a small observatory.\r\n\r\nThe building is estimated to have an economic impact of $56.3 million, as well as create over 900 jobs from initial construction through the first 10 years of graduates.\r\n\r\n“The Lord certainly granted favor to this university when he introduced the Latimers to it, or when they became as engaged in it as they have been,” said Lee. “Thank you very, very much for your commitment here. It wouldn’t have happened except for you. This building wouldn’t be going up except for you. The lives that are going to be changed in that facility and in this region wouldn’t be changed except for you. We are deeply grateful for that.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building is scheduled to open fall 2022. Current construction for the Latimer Building can be viewed from the Holt Humanities Building webcam at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">utm.edu/webcams</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Latimers honored during engineering and science building groundbreaking ceremony','The University of Tennessee at Martin community, along with numerous notable Tennessee officials, gathered in front of the future site of the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, on Sept. 18, to honor Bill and Carol Latimer for their $6.5 million gift to the university.','publish','closed','closed','','latimers-honored-during-engineering-and-science-building-groundbreaking-ceremony','','','2020-10-01 08:59:23','2020-10-01 13:59:23','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2591',0,'post','',0),(2592,6,'2020-09-18 16:25:14','2020-09-18 21:25:14','The University of Tennessee at Martin community, along with numerous notable Tennessee officials, gathered in front of the future site of the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, on Sept. 18, to honor Bill and Carol Latimer for their $6.5 million gift to the university. The Latimers, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and UT President Randy Boyd were all in attendance to help break ground on the first academic building to be constructed at UT Martin in over 40 years.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol truly understand the vital role education plays in changing the trajectories of families, strengthening communities and developing future leaders,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, UT Martin provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Like many of the speakers and dignitaries who are here today, they value the role the University of Tennessee at Martin plays in the economic development of West Tennessee. Recognizing the new ways this building will contribute to the transformational experiences of our students, Bill provided the lead gift for this building that enabled us to secure the matching funds from the state. Today, because of Bill’s incredible leadership and generosity, we are officially breaking ground on this great new facility.\"\r\n\r\nBill donated the 10% match for the $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story STEM building in 2016 while Dr. Robert Smith was UT Martin interim chancellor. Bill attributed Smith’s diligent work to bettering the university as one of the reasons the groundbreaking ceremony was even happening. Through the hard work and dedication of many UT Martin officials, including Smith and current UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, over the past four years, the Latimers’ donation was realized, and construction began.\r\n\r\nBill said of the many reasons he and his wife decided to provide UT Martin with the match needed to fund the building, his faith in God and his faith in UT Martin were the leading factors.\r\n\r\n“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use His blessings to bless others,” said Bill. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever have expected and much, much more than we deserve, and God’s blessing is the reason we are up here today.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics and the pre-professional health sciences program. The Latimer Building will feature classrooms, laboratories, offices, as well as a small observatory.\r\n\r\nThe building is estimated to have an economic impact of $56.3 million, as well as create over 900 jobs from initial construction through the first 10 years of graduates.\r\n\r\n“The Lord certainly granted favor to this university when he introduced the Latimers to it, or when they became as engaged in it as they have been,” said Lee. “Thank you very, very much for your commitment here. It wouldn’t have happened except for you. This building wouldn’t be going up except for you. The lives that are going to be changed in that facility and in this region wouldn’t be changed except for you. We are deeply grateful for that.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building is scheduled to open fall 2022. 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The Latimers, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and UT President Randy Boyd were all in attendance to help break ground on the first academic building to be constructed at UT Martin in over 40 years.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol truly understand the vital role education plays in changing the trajectories of families, strengthening communities and developing future leaders,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, UT Martin provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Like many of the speakers and dignitaries who are here today, they value the role the University of Tennessee at Martin plays in the economic development of West Tennessee. Recognizing the new ways this building will contribute to the transformational experiences of our students, Bill provided the lead gift for this building that enabled us to secure the matching funds from the state. Today, because of Bill’s incredible leadership and generosity, we are officially breaking ground on this great new facility.\"\r\n\r\nBill donated the 10% match for the $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story STEM building in 2016 while Dr. Robert Smith was UT Martin interim chancellor. Bill attributed Smith’s diligent work to bettering the university as one of the reasons the groundbreaking ceremony was even happening. Through the hard work and dedication of many UT Martin officials, including Smith and current UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, over the past four years, the Latimers’ donation was realized, and construction began.\r\n\r\n<style>[data-ps-embed-type=slideshow] > iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;}</style><div style=\"position:relative;height:0 !important;padding-bottom: 75% !important;width:100% !important;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G00003210wotYWT4\"></div><script src=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js\"></script>\r\n<script>_psEmbed(\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com\");</script>\r\n\r\nBill said of the many reasons he and his wife decided to provide UT Martin with the match needed to fund the building, his faith in God and his faith in UT Martin were the leading factors.\r\n\r\n“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use His blessings to bless others,” said Bill. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever have expected and much, much more than we deserve, and God’s blessing is the reason we are up here today.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics and the pre-professional health sciences program. The Latimer Building will feature classrooms, laboratories, offices, as well as a small observatory.\r\n\r\nThe building is estimated to have an economic impact of $56.3 million, as well as create over 900 jobs from initial construction through the first 10 years of graduates.\r\n\r\n“The Lord certainly granted favor to this university when he introduced the Latimers to it, or when they became as engaged in it as they have been,” said Lee. “Thank you very, very much for your commitment here. It wouldn’t have happened except for you. This building wouldn’t be going up except for you. The lives that are going to be changed in that facility and in this region wouldn’t be changed except for you. We are deeply grateful for that.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building is scheduled to open fall 2022. 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The Latimers, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally and UT President Randy Boyd were all in attendance to help break ground on the first academic building to be constructed at UT Martin in over 40 years.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol truly understand the vital role education plays in changing the trajectories of families, strengthening communities and developing future leaders,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, UT Martin provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Like many of the speakers and dignitaries who are here today, they value the role the University of Tennessee at Martin plays in the economic development of West Tennessee. Recognizing the new ways this building will contribute to the transformational experiences of our students, Bill provided the lead gift for this building that enabled us to secure the matching funds from the state. Today, because of Bill’s incredible leadership and generosity, we are officially breaking ground on this great new facility.\"\r\n\r\nBill donated the 10% match for the $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story STEM building in 2016 while Dr. Robert Smith was UT Martin interim chancellor. Bill attributed Smith’s diligent work to bettering the university as one of the reasons the groundbreaking ceremony was even happening. Through the hard work and dedication of many UT Martin officials, including Smith and current UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, over the past four years, the Latimers’ donation was realized, and construction began.\r\n\r\n<style>[data-ps-embed-type=slideshow] > iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;}</style><div style=\"position:relative;height:0 !important;padding-bottom: 75% !important;width:100% !important;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G00003210wotYWT4\"></div><script src=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js\"></script>\r\n<script>_psEmbed(\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com\");</script>\r\n\r\nBill said of the many reasons he and his wife decided to provide UT Martin with the match needed to fund the building, his faith in God and his faith in UT Martin were the leading factors.\r\n\r\n“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use His blessings to bless others,” said Bill. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever have expected and much, much more than we deserve, and God’s blessing is the reason we are up here today.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics and the pre-professional health sciences program. The Latimer Building will feature classrooms, laboratories, offices, as well as a small observatory.\r\n\r\nThe building is estimated to have an economic impact of $56.3 million, as well as create over 900 jobs from initial construction through the first 10 years of graduates.\r\n\r\n“The Lord certainly granted favor to this university when he introduced the Latimers to it, or when they became as engaged in it as they have been,” said Lee. “Thank you very, very much for your commitment here. It wouldn’t have happened except for you. This building wouldn’t be going up except for you. The lives that are going to be changed in that facility and in this region wouldn’t be changed except for you. We are deeply grateful for that.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building is scheduled to open fall 2022. Current construction for the Latimer Building can be viewed from the Holt Humanities Building webcam at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">utm.edu/webcams</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Latimers honored during engineering and science building groundbreaking ceremony','The University of Tennessee at Martin community, along with numerous notable Tennessee officials, gathered in front of the future site of the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, on Sept. 18, to honor Bill and Carol Latimer for their $6.5 million gift to the university.','inherit','closed','closed','','2591-revision-v1','','','2020-09-18 16:50:17','2020-09-18 21:50:17','',2591,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/18/2591-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2595,6,'2020-09-18 16:50:46','2020-09-18 21:50:46','','WebGroundbreaking001','Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, Carol and Bill Latimer, Tennessee Gov. 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Randy McNally and UT President Randy Boyd were all in attendance to help break ground on the first academic building to be constructed at UT Martin in over 40 years.\r\n\r\n“Bill and Carol truly understand the vital role education plays in changing the trajectories of families, strengthening communities and developing future leaders,” said Dr. Philip Acree Cavalier, UT Martin provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. “Like many of the speakers and dignitaries who are here today, they value the role the University of Tennessee at Martin plays in the economic development of West Tennessee. Recognizing the new ways this building will contribute to the transformational experiences of our students, Bill provided the lead gift for this building that enabled us to secure the matching funds from the state. Today, because of Bill’s incredible leadership and generosity, we are officially breaking ground on this great new facility.\"\r\n\r\nBill donated the 10% match for the $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story STEM building in 2016 while Dr. Robert Smith was UT Martin interim chancellor. Bill attributed Smith’s diligent work to bettering the university as one of the reasons the groundbreaking ceremony was even happening. Through the hard work and dedication of many UT Martin officials, including Smith and current UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver, over the past four years, the Latimers’ donation was realized, and construction began.\r\n\r\n<style>[data-ps-embed-type=slideshow] > iframe {position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;}</style>\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; height: 0 !important; padding-bottom: 75% !important; width: 100% !important;\" data-ps-embed-type=\"slideshow\" data-ps-embed-gid=\"G00003210wotYWT4\"></div>\r\n<script src=\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com/js/psEmbed.js\"></script>\r\n<script>_psEmbed(\"https://utmartin.photoshelter.com\");</script>\r\n\r\nBill said of the many reasons he and his wife decided to provide UT Martin with the match needed to fund the building, his faith in God and his faith in UT Martin were the leading factors.\r\n\r\n“Carol and I believe that if God has blessed you, then you need to use His blessings to bless others,” said Bill. “God has blessed us much more than we could ever have expected and much, much more than we deserve, and God’s blessing is the reason we are up here today.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics and the pre-professional health sciences program. The Latimer Building will feature classrooms, laboratories, offices, as well as a small observatory.\r\n\r\nThe building is estimated to have an economic impact of $56.3 million, as well as create over 900 jobs from initial construction through the first 10 years of graduates.\r\n\r\n“The Lord certainly granted favor to this university when he introduced the Latimers to it, or when they became as engaged in it as they have been,” said Lee. “Thank you very, very much for your commitment here. It wouldn’t have happened except for you. This building wouldn’t be going up except for you. The lives that are going to be changed in that facility and in this region wouldn’t be changed except for you. We are deeply grateful for that.”\r\n\r\nThe Latimer Engineering and Science Building is scheduled to open fall 2022. Current construction for the Latimer Building can be viewed from the Holt Humanities Building webcam at <a href=\"http://www.utm.edu/webcams\">utm.edu/webcams</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Latimers honored during engineering and science building groundbreaking ceremony','The University of Tennessee at Martin community, along with numerous notable Tennessee officials, gathered in front of the future site of the Latimer Engineering and Science Building, on Sept. 18, to honor Bill and Carol Latimer for their $6.5 million gift to the university.','inherit','closed','closed','','2591-revision-v1','','','2020-09-18 16:52:24','2020-09-18 21:52:24','',2591,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/18/2591-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2597,6,'2020-09-21 13:12:26','2020-09-21 18:12:26','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Friday, Sept. 18, to discuss the Skyhawk athletics program, the university’s diversity and inclusion plan, as well as enrollment.\r\n\r\nThe annual fall advisory board meeting served as the first meeting for two new advisory board members: Dr. Philip Smart, professor of natural resources management; and Emma Hilliard, a junior health and human performance major from Bells.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver acknowledged that while the world is in the midst of unrest, and the university is learning how to educate its students from afar, he remains excited and hopeful for the future. Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected enrollment, but Carver announced the university’s full-time equivalency rate was only down by 38 since last fall. Full-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide.\r\n<blockquote>“I am real encouraged by what we’re trying to do with the university,” Carver said.</blockquote>\r\nKurt McGuffin, UT Martin intercollegiate athletics director, gave an overview of intercollegiate athletics concerning the university’s response to COVID-19 and what programs have been implemented to help student-athletes succeed academically. According to McGuffin, all fall sports were postponed due to COVID-19 because of safety concerns for athletes and staff, but fall sports will be allowed to compete during the spring.\r\n\r\n“The spring will be fun if we get to play everything, but it will also be difficult. We’re going to try to play football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross county, track, baseball and softball in six months. Our staff is going to be pushed to the limits, but I have faith in them, and I think we will get a lot of help in pulling that off for the good of our kids,” said McGuffin.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the athletics department boasted 285 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which McGuffin said was achieved in part by the newly renovated study spaces created through a NCAA grant the university received last year.\r\n\r\nDr. Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer, discussed the 90-day diversity campus plan, which included the drafting and signing of the “Skyhawk Creed,” as well as the “Beyond Colorblind Tour” and the campus diversity plan. The 90-day plan was created to establish a guideline of goals for the university in order to ensure campus is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.\r\n\r\n“Never before in recent history have we dealt with a global pandemic and a national racial epidemic at the same time, and we had the opportunity for over 100 students, faculty and staff to have a conversation around race to talk about the things we need to do to move forward as well,” said McCloud concerning the development of the campus’s diversity plan.\r\n\r\nThe advisory board also approved the dates for future meetings, which can be found at utm.edu/advisoryboard, along with the rest of the meeting materials. 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','inherit','closed','closed','','09202019_advisoryboardmeeting036-2','','','2020-09-21 13:10:44','2020-09-21 18:10:44','',2597,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/09202019_AdvisoryBoardMeeting036-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2600,6,'2020-09-21 13:12:26','2020-09-21 18:12:26','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Friday, Sept. 18, to discuss the Skyhawk athletics program, the university’s diversity and inclusion plan, as well as enrollment.\r\n\r\nThe annual fall advisory board meeting served as the first meeting for two new advisory board members: Dr. Philip Smart, professor of natural resources management; and Emma Hilliard, a junior health and human performance major from Bells.\r\n\r\nUT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver acknowledged that while the world is in the midst of unrest, and the university is learning how to educate its students from afar, he remains excited and hopeful for the future. Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected enrollment, but Carver announced the university’s student count was only down by 38 full-time students since last fall.\r\n<blockquote>“I am real encouraged by what we’re trying to do with the university,” Carver said.</blockquote>\r\nKurt McGuffin, UT Martin intercollegiate athletics director, gave an overview of intercollegiate athletics concerning the university’s response to COVID-19 and what programs have been implemented to help student-athletes succeed academically. According to McGuffin, all fall sports were postponed due to COVID-19 because of safety concerns for athletes and staff, but fall sports will be allowed to compete during the spring.\r\n\r\n“The spring will be fun if we get to play everything, but it will also be difficult. We’re going to try to play football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross county, track, baseball and softball in six months. Our staff is going to be pushed to the limits, but I have faith in them, and I think we will get a lot of help in pulling that off for the good of our kids,” said McGuffin.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the athletics department boasted 285 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which McGuffin said was achieved in part by the newly renovated study spaces created through a NCAA grant the university received last year.\r\n\r\nDr. Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer, discussed the 90-day diversity campus plan, which included the drafting and signing of the “Skyhawk Creed,” as well as the “Beyond Colorblind Tour” and the campus diversity plan. The 90-day plan was created to establish a guideline of goals for the university in order to ensure campus is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.\r\n\r\n“Never before in recent history have we dealt with a global pandemic and a national racial epidemic at the same time, and we had the opportunity for over 100 students, faculty and staff to have a conversation around race to talk about the things we need to do to move forward as well,” said McCloud concerning the development of the campus’s diversity plan.\r\n\r\nThe advisory board also approved the dates for future meetings, which can be found at utm.edu/advisoryboard, along with the rest of the meeting materials. 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Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected enrollment, but Carver announced the university’s full-time equivalency was only down by 38 since last fall. Full-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide.\n<blockquote>“I am real encouraged by what we’re trying to do with the university,” Carver said.</blockquote>\nKurt McGuffin, UT Martin intercollegiate athletics director, gave an overview of intercollegiate athletics concerning the university’s response to COVID-19 and what programs have been implemented to help student-athletes succeed academically. According to McGuffin, all fall sports were postponed due to COVID-19 because of safety concerns for athletes and staff, but fall sports will be allowed to compete during the spring.\n\n“The spring will be fun if we get to play everything, but it will also be difficult. We’re going to try to play football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross county, track, baseball and softball in six months. Our staff is going to be pushed to the limits, but I have faith in them, and I think we will get a lot of help in pulling that off for the good of our kids,” said McGuffin.\n\nAcademically, the athletics department boasted 285 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which McGuffin said was achieved in part by the newly renovated study spaces created through a NCAA grant the university received last year.\n\nDr. Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer, discussed the 90-day diversity campus plan, which included the drafting and signing of the “Skyhawk Creed,” as well as the “Beyond Colorblind Tour” and the campus diversity plan. The 90-day plan was created to establish a guideline of goals for the university in order to ensure campus is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.\n\n“Never before in recent history have we dealt with a global pandemic and a national racial epidemic at the same time, and we had the opportunity for over 100 students, faculty and staff to have a conversation around race to talk about the things we need to do to move forward as well,” said McCloud concerning the development of the campus’s diversity plan.\n\nThe advisory board also approved the dates for future meetings, which can be found at utm.edu/advisoryboard, along with the rest of the meeting materials. 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Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected enrollment, but Carver announced the university’s full-time equivalency was only down by 38 since last fall. Full-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide.\r\n<blockquote>“I am real encouraged by what we’re trying to do with the university,” Carver said.</blockquote>\r\nKurt McGuffin, UT Martin intercollegiate athletics director, gave an overview of intercollegiate athletics concerning the university’s response to COVID-19 and what programs have been implemented to help student-athletes succeed academically. According to McGuffin, all fall sports were postponed due to COVID-19 because of safety concerns for athletes and staff, but fall sports will be allowed to compete during the spring.\r\n\r\n“The spring will be fun if we get to play everything, but it will also be difficult. We’re going to try to play football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross county, track, baseball and softball in six months. Our staff is going to be pushed to the limits, but I have faith in them, and I think we will get a lot of help in pulling that off for the good of our kids,” said McGuffin.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the athletics department boasted 285 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which McGuffin said was achieved in part by the newly renovated study spaces created through a NCAA grant the university received last year.\r\n\r\nDr. Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer, discussed the 90-day diversity campus plan, which included the drafting and signing of the “Skyhawk Creed,” as well as the “Beyond Colorblind Tour” and the campus diversity plan. The 90-day plan was created to establish a guideline of goals for the university in order to ensure campus is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.\r\n\r\n“Never before in recent history have we dealt with a global pandemic and a national racial epidemic at the same time, and we had the opportunity for over 100 students, faculty and staff to have a conversation around race to talk about the things we need to do to move forward as well,” said McCloud concerning the development of the campus’s diversity plan.\r\n\r\nThe advisory board also approved the dates for future meetings, which can be found at utm.edu/advisoryboard, along with the rest of the meeting materials. 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Across the nation, the COVID-19 pandemic had affected enrollment, but Carver announced the university’s full-time equivalency rate was only down by 38 since last fall. Full-time equivalency, or FTE, is calculated by dividing the total number of enrolled course hours by 15 for undergraduate students and 12 for graduate students and is used to allocate higher education funding statewide.\r\n<blockquote>“I am real encouraged by what we’re trying to do with the university,” Carver said.</blockquote>\r\nKurt McGuffin, UT Martin intercollegiate athletics director, gave an overview of intercollegiate athletics concerning the university’s response to COVID-19 and what programs have been implemented to help student-athletes succeed academically. According to McGuffin, all fall sports were postponed due to COVID-19 because of safety concerns for athletes and staff, but fall sports will be allowed to compete during the spring.\r\n\r\n“The spring will be fun if we get to play everything, but it will also be difficult. We’re going to try to play football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, cross county, track, baseball and softball in six months. Our staff is going to be pushed to the limits, but I have faith in them, and I think we will get a lot of help in pulling that off for the good of our kids,” said McGuffin.\r\n\r\nAcademically, the athletics department boasted 285 student-athletes on the Ohio Valley Conference Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, which McGuffin said was achieved in part by the newly renovated study spaces created through a NCAA grant the university received last year.\r\n\r\nDr. Mark McCloud, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer, discussed the 90-day diversity campus plan, which included the drafting and signing of the “Skyhawk Creed,” as well as the “Beyond Colorblind Tour” and the campus diversity plan. The 90-day plan was created to establish a guideline of goals for the university in order to ensure campus is welcoming and open to all students, faculty, staff and visitors.\r\n\r\n“Never before in recent history have we dealt with a global pandemic and a national racial epidemic at the same time, and we had the opportunity for over 100 students, faculty and staff to have a conversation around race to talk about the things we need to do to move forward as well,” said McCloud concerning the development of the campus’s diversity plan.\r\n\r\nThe advisory board also approved the dates for future meetings, which can be found at utm.edu/advisoryboard, along with the rest of the meeting materials. The annual winter advisory board meeting will be held Jan. 22, 2021.\r\n\r\nFor more information, contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin Advisory Board discusses student-athletes, diversity plan, enrollment','The University of Tennessee at Martin Advisory Board met Friday, Sept. 18, to discuss the Skyhawk athletics program, the university’s diversity and inclusion plan, as well as enrollment.','inherit','closed','closed','','2597-revision-v1','','','2020-09-21 13:32:34','2020-09-21 18:32:34','',2597,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/21/2597-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2604,6,'2020-09-25 15:50:54','2020-09-25 20:50:54','The University of Tennessee at Martin reports 7,119 students enrolled for the 2020 fall semester, including both undergraduate and graduate students. This represents a 2.4% decrease over the fall 2019 enrollment of 7,296 students and ends three consecutive years of enrollment growth. Despite the decline in total student numbers, several positives are found in the final fall enrollment report prepared by the university’s Office of Institutional Research.\r\n\r\nFirst-time freshmen were down 43 students compared to fall 2019; returning students increased by 34; and graduate students increased 205 or almost 40%. The university’s dual-enrollment program declined by 252 students compared to last fall, a likely reflection of the uncertainties faced by K-12 schools during the pandemic. Dual-enrollment courses offer college credit to high school students in West Tennessee and other parts of Tennessee.\r\n<blockquote>“The pandemic is affecting higher education on several fronts and, given the health concerns and financial challenges facing our students and their families, this is really an amazing outcome,” UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver said. “Everyone is trying to adjust to these new circumstances, and I applaud our students, their families, and our outstanding faculty and staff for adjusting to the realities that we currently face. You always hope for better, but I’m extremely pleased with where the university is positioned moving forward.”</blockquote>\r\nAlso encouraging to Carver and university officials are the full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers that provide the basis for public university funding in Tennessee. Undergraduate FTE declined by 160 or 3% this fall compared to 2019, but graduate FTE rose by 123 or 42.5%. Overall FTE declined by 38 or .7%. FTE is determined by dividing undergraduate student credit hours by 15 and graduate hours by 12.\r\n\r\n“We’re grateful to the state for its financial support of higher education during these uncertain economic times,” Carver said. “Our own UT System leadership and the UT Board of Trustees also continue to support the positive direction that we’re headed with our new Strategic Enrollment Plan. UT Martin is in good financial shape, which allows us to pursue our educational mission at a high level.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin continues to earn solid regional and national rankings both for the university and individual academic programs. The four-year graduation rate has increased 14.4% since the start of the Soar in Four tuition program that was approved in 2016 by the UT Board of Trustees. Soar in Four encourages students to take at least 15 hours per semester in order to graduate in four years. Among other academic success stories are Skyhawk athletes who earned the highest combined grade point average in UT Martin history in spring 2020 with a 3.26 GPA.\r\n\r\nUT Martin joined other University of Tennessee campuses by opening fall semester for in-person classes. Approximately half of UT Martin’s classes offered an in-person component, and all faculty members prepared to offer classes both face to face and online to allow for possibly changing conditions. The fall semester is also accelerated with the cancellation of fall break and classes ending by Thanksgiving. Final exams will then be offered online so that students do not return to the main campus or the five centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville for fall semester.\r\n\r\nPlans for spring semester are still being determined. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin reports fall enrollment decline but hopeful signs amid pandemic','The University of Tennessee at Martin reports 7,119 students enrolled for the 2020 fall semester, including both undergraduate and graduate students. ','publish','closed','closed','','ut-martin-reports-fall-enrollment-decline-but-hopeful-signs-amid-pandemic','','','2020-10-01 08:58:47','2020-10-01 13:58:47','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2604',0,'post','',0),(2605,6,'2020-09-25 15:48:07','2020-09-25 20:48:07','','08172020_FirstDayofClasses012','UT Martin students are shown meeting outside for the first day of fall semester classes. ','inherit','closed','closed','','08172020_firstdayofclasses012','','','2020-09-25 15:48:53','2020-09-25 20:48:53','',2604,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/08172020_FirstDayofClasses012.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2606,6,'2020-09-25 15:50:54','2020-09-25 20:50:54','The University of Tennessee at Martin reports 7,119 students enrolled for the 2020 fall semester, including both undergraduate and graduate students. This represents a 2.4% decrease over the fall 2019 enrollment of 7,296 students and ends three consecutive years of enrollment growth. Despite the decline in total student numbers, several positives are found in the final fall enrollment report prepared by the university’s Office of Institutional Research.\r\n\r\nFirst-time freshmen were down 43 students compared to fall 2019; returning students increased by 34; and graduate students increased 205 or almost 40%. The university’s dual-enrollment program declined by 252 students compared to last fall, a likely reflection of the uncertainties faced by K-12 schools during the pandemic. Dual-enrollment courses offer college credit to high school students in West Tennessee and other parts of Tennessee.\r\n<blockquote>“The pandemic is affecting higher education on several fronts and, given the health concerns and financial challenges facing our students and their families, this is really an amazing outcome,” UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver said. “Everyone is trying to adjust to these new circumstances, and I applaud our students, their families, and our outstanding faculty and staff for adjusting to the realities that we currently face. You always hope for better, but I’m extremely pleased with where the university is positioned moving forward.”</blockquote>\r\nAlso encouraging to Carver and university officials are the full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers that provide the basis for public university funding in Tennessee. Undergraduate FTE declined by 160 or 3% this fall compared to 2019, but graduate FTE rose by 123 or 42.5%. Overall FTE declined by 38 or .7%. FTE is determined by dividing undergraduate student credit hours by 15 and graduate hours by 12.\r\n\r\n“We’re grateful to the state for its financial support of higher education during these uncertain economic times,” Carver said. “Our own UT System leadership and the UT Board of Trustees also continue to support the positive direction that we’re headed with our new Strategic Enrollment Plan. UT Martin is in good financial shape, which allows us to pursue our educational mission at a high level.”\r\n\r\nUT Martin continues to earn solid regional and national rankings both for the university and individual academic programs. The four-year graduation rate has increased 14.4% since the start of the Soar in Four tuition program that was approved in 2016 by the UT Board of Trustees. Soar in Four encourages students to take at least 15 hours per semester in order to graduate in four years. Among other academic success stories are Skyhawk athletes who earned the highest combined grade point average in UT Martin history in spring 2020 with a 3.26 GPA.\r\n\r\nUT Martin joined other University of Tennessee campuses by opening fall semester for in-person classes. Approximately half of UT Martin’s classes offered an in-person component, and all faculty members prepared to offer classes both face to face and online to allow for possibly changing conditions. The fall semester is also accelerated with the cancellation of fall break and classes ending by Thanksgiving. Final exams will then be offered online so that students do not return to the main campus or the five centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville for fall semester.\r\n\r\nPlans for spring semester are still being determined. For more information, contact the UT Martin Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','UT Martin reports fall enrollment decline but hopeful signs amid pandemic','The University of Tennessee at Martin reports 7,119 students enrolled for the 2020 fall semester, including both undergraduate and graduate students. ','inherit','closed','closed','','2604-revision-v1','','','2020-09-25 15:50:54','2020-09-25 20:50:54','',2604,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/25/2604-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2609,6,'2020-09-28 10:43:11','2020-09-28 15:43:11','','02042020ArtGalleryOpening013','','inherit','closed','closed','','02042020artgalleryopening013','','','2020-09-28 10:43:11','2020-09-28 15:43:11','',2608,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/02042020ArtGalleryOpening013.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2610,6,'2020-09-28 10:44:11','2020-09-28 15:44:11','','02042020ArtGalleryOpening013','Visitors admire the student art showcase located in the Fine Arts Gallery that opened February 2020.','inherit','closed','closed','','02042020artgalleryopening013-2','','','2020-09-28 11:08:03','2020-09-28 16:08:03','',2608,'https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/02042020ArtGalleryOpening013-1.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2611,6,'2020-09-28 11:08:11','2020-09-28 16:08:11','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”\r\n\r\nThirty UT Martin alumni will have their creative works featured in the exhibit.\r\n\r\n“Return of the Living Grad” opens Tuesday, Sept. 29, and run through Oct. 24. The gallery is open 1 – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, with no admission fee. All guests are required to wear masks while on campus.\r\n\r\nThe Department of Visual and Theatre Arts will host a virtual opening reception that will be livestreamed to the department’s Facebook account at 5 p.m., Sept. 29.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email Jason Stout, professor of art, at jstout7@utm.edu.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;','\'Return of the Living Grad\' exhibit to feature alumni art','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”','inherit','closed','closed','','2608-revision-v1','','','2020-09-28 11:08:11','2020-09-28 16:08:11','',2608,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/28/2608-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2633,6,'2020-10-08 13:44:00','2020-10-08 18:44:00','“There’s got to be a better way to do this,” Shawn Butler muttered to himself as he hand sprayed cover crops with herbicides to prepare the field for cotton planting.\r\n\r\nButler (Martin ’14, Knoxville ’16, ’19) knew there had to be a more efficient way to terminate strips of living-cover crop than the single-nozzle boom sprayer he was given. Butler, then an employee of the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, worked on a trial herbicide experiment in 2013 that was designed to destroy cover crops planted between cash-crop seasons for weed suppression, and when the first round of trial herbicides proved ineffective, he was left to respray hundreds of rows of cover crop, each 300 feet in length, by hand in the middle of February’s 35-degree temperatures.\r\n\r\nCover crops help maintain healthy soil during the offseason by keeping the soil saturated and locked with nutrients. When terminated, cover crops act as an organic mulch to suppress weeds and reduce herbicide usage, but the process of terminating those cover crops can be difficult, as Butler learned.\r\n\r\nAfter finishing spraying the fields, Butler started researching ways people managed cover crops in the past and came across the roller-crimper. The solid metal steel cylinder with blades fixed around the cylinder allows the machine to pinch the plants stems when making contact with the ground, cutting off the flow of water and nutrients. But the solid cylinder alone just temporarily lays the plants down and is not able to adapt to the changes in terrain.\r\n\r\nButler thought it would work better if he adapted it.\r\n\r\n“Why don’t I just take this roller-crimper, slice it into a bunch of sections, and then I can roller crimp this cover crop in these strips instead of a spray killing it?”\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-2634 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/green-patent-drawings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"716\" />\r\n\r\nThe idea stayed just that until a class at UT Martin in 2014 changed everything.\r\n\r\nButler, along with his friends Austin Scott (Martin ’14) and Daniel Wiggins (Martin ’15), were students in Dr. Paula Gale’s soil and water conservation course when Gale gave her students the option of taking a final or competing in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences entrepreneurial pitch competition for an A. Butler described his idea to his friends, and the trio formed a business model to present in place of studying.\r\n\r\nButler’s flex roller-crimper is designed as individual drums, allowing each crimper to pivot and meet the ground individually, ultimately killing the cover crop, no matter the terrain, in a time- and cost-efficient manner.\r\n<blockquote>“You need some type of unit that is more flexible… and there just hasn’t been a lot of good options out there,” Butler says. “It would be a tremendous honor in itself to develop a product that solves a problem with adoption of a sustainable practice.”</blockquote>\r\nWhen the students first presented at the ag innovation competition, Gale says they did a good job.\r\n\r\n“I had looked at the competition as an opportunity to give them some public speaking experience and some teamwork experience, and they got both of those and more,” she says. “They learned more than anything I could have taught them. You have to learn by doing.”\r\n\r\nThey won UT Martin’s ag innovation contest but also continued to compete in regional and national competitions, winning enough prize money to begin a formal business called FarmSpec, or Farm Specific Technology. From competing in UT System contests like the Boyd Venture Challenge, sponsored by UT President Randy Boyd, to national contests such as the Farm Bureau Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge and the Howard Buffett Ag Innovation Contest, FarmSpec began making a name for itself in agriculture.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-2636 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/07132020_AlumnusFlexRollerCrimper003-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"609\" height=\"406\" />\r\n\r\nHowever, Butler, Wiggins and Scott were each pursuing individual careers in agriculture. While Wiggins and Scott still hold equity in the flex roller-crimper, they recognize that it was originally Butler’s creation and allowed him to continue marketing the product as he desired.\r\n\r\n“Shawn had the idea, … but I think all of us combined together troubleshot it and made the idea into something,” Wiggins says. “I knew it was a good idea, and I knew there wasn’t anything on the market, but I didn’t think we could have a company and a product that one day (he) will be able to sell… I just think from the standpoint of seeing them in use and knowing that I was a part of that, from an ‘easy A’ contest at UT Martin, would be the coolest thing.”\r\n\r\nButler partnered with the UT Research Foundation to begin the patenting process while still a UT Martin student in 2014 with the hopes of seeing it manufactured to help farmers incorporate organic farming practices in a cost-efficient manner. After graduation, he continued working toward his goal while earning his master’s (’16) and doctoral (’19) degrees in agronomy at the UT Institute of Agriculture Herbert College of Agriculture.\r\n<blockquote>“One of my bucket-list items was always to get a patent,” Butler says. “Initially I was like, ‘If I can just make a dollar off of this, I’ll feel great.’ Literally when I signed the license over to the UT Research Foundation, they sent me a dollar in the mail along with 60 other documents that I had to sign, but I got my dollar bill. I was happy at that point.”</blockquote>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-2635 alignleft\" src=\"https://www.utm.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Shawn-Butler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"515\" />\r\n\r\nBut he still wants more.\r\n\r\n“It would mean the world to (manufacture) a physical piece of equipment that helps a grower’s efficiency and profitability,” he says.\r\n\r\nButler, now a cotton development specialist for PhytoGen in Central and Southeast Georgia, received the patent for the flex roller-crimper in October of 2019 and says none of it would have been possible without the UT Martin innovation contest created by Dr. Todd Winters and Gale encouraging him to compete. “Without generating a platform for potential entrepreneurs at UT Martin, (FarmSpec) would have never happened. I am very thankful for UT Martin,” Butler says.\r\n\r\nWhile Butler is the patent holder, all three men said it would be special to see the flex roller-crimper in use after all of their hard work.\r\n\r\n“It’s good to just see something that you helped build be put to use and see other people gaining something from it,” Scott says. “It’s just that feeling of accomplishment that I can change something about the industry I work in every day for the better. So, seeing somebody else benefit from an idea that I helped develop would be awesome.”\r\n\r\n“I’d be tickled to death to see them in any field in West Tennessee as I drive by,” Wiggins says.\r\n\r\nButler is still considering how to manufacture and distribute or license the flex roller-crimper and best market it to farmers looking for innovative techniques to implement on their farms.\r\n\r\nWhile it may have taken seven years, two partners and three degrees, Butler found a better way.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>','Finding a better way: UT Martin alum receives patent','“There’s got to be a better way to do this,” Shawn Butler muttered to himself as he hand sprayed cover crops with herbicides to prepare the field for cotton planting.','publish','closed','closed','','finding-a-better-way-ut-martin-alum-receives-patent','','','2020-10-13 08:08:53','2020-10-13 13:08:53','',0,'https://www.utm.edu/news/?p=2633',0,'post','',0),(2613,6,'2020-09-30 13:30:45','2020-09-30 18:30:45','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”\r\n\r\nThirty UT Martin alumni will have their creative works featured in the exhibit.\r\n\r\n“Return of the Living Grad” opens Tuesday, Sept. 29, and runs through Oct. 24. The gallery is open 1 – 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, with no admission fee. All guests are required to wear masks while on campus.\r\n\r\nThe Department of Visual and Theatre Arts will host a virtual opening reception that will be livestreamed to the department’s Facebook account at 5 p.m., Sept. 29.\r\n\r\nFor more information, email Jason Stout, professor of art, at jstout7@utm.edu.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;','\'Return of the Living Grad\' exhibit to feature alumni art','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Visual and Theatre Arts is hosting an alumni art and design exhibition in the Fine Arts Building Gallery titled “Return of the Living Grad.”','inherit','closed','closed','','2608-revision-v1','','','2020-09-30 13:30:45','2020-09-30 18:30:45','',2608,'https://www.utm.edu/news/2020/09/30/2608-revision-v1/',0,'revision','',0),(2615,6,'2020-10-05 16:19:44','2020-10-05 21:19:44','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Engineering has established a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree that began accepting students in the fall 2020 semester. Previously, the department only had a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) degree with a concentration in mechanical engineering.\r\n\r\nDr. Shadow JQ Robinson, dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, says the new degree program was a result of the mechanical engineering industry-required qualifications students need to find careers in the field after graduating from UT Martin. While the new BSME degree consists of the same classes as the BSE with a concentration in mechanical engineering, the formal designation of a degree is more widely recognized by employers.\r\n<blockquote>“For many large employers and for many prospective students, they want to see the bachelor of science in mechanical engineering,” said Robinson. “The curriculum we had in the concentration was every bit of the curriculum we would have for the full degree. Once the change was approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, we shaped it into a full Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.\r\n\r\n“By getting that degree title changed, it now broadcasts to everyone that this is the full curriculum that you would get at any other four-year university offering the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and you can get it here,” Robinson continued.</blockquote>\r\nSarah Craigie, a senior engineering major with a concentration in mechanical engineering, said she is excited about the new degree and how it can help her future career. While she will graduate just as qualified in the mechanical engineering concentration as the degree, she knows employers are looking for, as she explained, a master of the trade.\r\n\r\n“When you tell an employer that you have a BSE degree, you are saying that you have a base covering of each engineering field. This basically means you know a bit about civil, mechanical and electrical engineering instead of just focusing on a single field. The saying, ‘a jack of all trades is a master of none’ is a very true statement, and employers will keep this in mind when sizing your skills up against other applicants,” Craigie said. “Employers obviously want the best fit for a job so (they) will choose ‘masters’ over ‘jacks.’ … I personally want to embark in the very competitive field of aerodynamics once I graduate, so every edge I can get above my fellow job seekers (such as graduating with a BSME) is very welcome.”\r\n\r\nThe Department of Engineering already requires students pursuing a BSE with a concentration in mechanical engineering to pass the FE Mechanical Engineering licensing exam before graduating in order to ensure the students are capable of succeeding in the field. Now with the BSME, the faculty are sure the students are fully equipped with the knowledge to be mechanical engineers.\r\n\r\n“What that does for our students is makes them more marketable, more recognizable,” said Dr. Tim Nipp, chair of the engineering department. “What we’re excited about is what it offers the students. It gives them more options, and that is what it’s all about; it’s about the students.”\r\n\r\nThe BSE degree also features concentrations in civil, electrical, computer, manufacturing and mechatronics engineering. The Department of Engineering plans to expand more concentrations in the future to serve more students and industry.\r\n\r\nAlthough the UT Martin Department of Engineering is accredited through the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET, the new degree program will not be accredited until the first students enrolled in the program graduate, which is expected to happen in spring 2021. ABET will review the program’s accreditation in fall 2022 during the department’s next accreditation cycle, and if successful, the accreditation will be backdated to 2020 when the program began so graduates will earn their degrees from an accredited program.\r\n\r\nABET is the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. For more information about ABET accreditation, visit <a href=\"http://www.abet.org\">abet.org</a>.\r\n\r\nFor more information about the Department of Engineering, contact Nipp at <a href=\"mailto:tnipp@utm.edu\">tnipp@utm.edu</a>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">###</p>\r\n&nbsp;','Department of Engineering introduces B.S. in Mechanical Engineering','The University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Engineering has established a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) degree that began accepting students in the fall 2020 semester. 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