As the end of the semester approaches, please take note that the scheduling for hooding and graduation is quite different this year. Graduate hooding for all colleges will occur on Thursday evening, May 12, at 7:00 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena. Commencement for our college will occur on Saturday, May 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 […]
Plans are underway for the third annual Celebration of Staff and Awards Event—an occasion to recognize and celebrate staff for their important contributions to the college and its missions. Attendance has increased each year and we encourage staff to save the date on their calendar and plan to participate. Invitations will be sent to all […]
Smithsonian Magazine Interviews McKinney About Insects and Spiders in Homes
Fall semester ended on a positive and uplifting note with the awarding of an honorary degree to Knoxville-born actress Dale Dickey, who attended UT as a theatre major from 1979 to 1984, received an honorary Master of Fine Arts, the highest degree awarded in that discipline, during undergraduate commencement ceremonies held December 14, 2015. It […]
With increasing frequency and intensity public voices have been critical of some of our methods and approaches related to our mission of educating students to become innovative citizen leaders in a global community. In particular, we’ve been put on the defensive regarding our approach to promoting diversity. For some it has been and continues to […]
We have a full agenda for the months ahead and I look forward to working with each of you as we move the college forward. Budget Hearings: Throughout the first few weeks of the semester we are engaged with departments in budget hearings in preparation for the college budget hearing for FY17 scheduled with Provost […]
Dickey, who attended UT as a theatre major from 1979 to 1984, received an honorary Master of Fine Arts, the highest degree awarded in that discipline, during undergraduate commencement ceremonies.
The students’ research and recovery of the lost stories of Cherokee people could be translated into the Cherokee language and become children’s books that would find their way to immersion schools, cultural centers, and local museums.
