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UT Gardens hosted their fall Plant Sale Sept. 24-25, featuring a variety of house plants, perennials, exotic evergreens, trees, shrubs of all sizes and more.
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In a darkened Lindsay Young Auditorium Sunday night, the Involuntary Sports Party (ISP) improv team took the stage to bring back some of the joy another Volunteer team lost to Florida the day before.
National Hazing Prevention Week, hosted by the Division of Student Life and the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life (OSFL), ran from Sept. 20-24. UT Greek Life hosted many events for students to express the importance of hazing prevention, as well as to educate the community on the impact…
While many people may associate maps with being mundane or conventional, many are unaware of the underlying power mapping has had to help combat racism. In a lecture titled “Black Mapping Matters,” Derek Alderman, a professor in the department of geography, was welcomed to the Current Trends…
On Thursday night, longtime magazine writer and editor Erin Zammett Ruddy (‘00) shared lifestyle advice from a panel of invisible experts at the Student Union Auditorium. They were the scores of experts she spoke with while writing her latest book “The Little Book of Life Skills,” and their …
For most students at the University of Tennessee, classes, clubs and social events are more than enough to keep the calendar full. But for TikTok star and UT senior Gabby DePietro, also known as @gibz_, life as a college student is just a little extra busy.
At 11 a.m. Tuesday morning, Chancellor Donde Plowman held her third annual Flagship Address in the Student Union Auditorium. She spoke on her five goals for the University of Tennessee: cultivating the Volunteer experience, conducting research that makes life and lives better, ensuring a cul…
At 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, several faculty and staff members with United Campus Workers (UCW) and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) gathered outside the front of the Student Union holding signs demanding safer working conditions during the pandemic.
William Burton Larsen, a beloved longtime professor of cinema studies, passed away on Sept. 7 at the age of 73.
The University of Tennessee faculty art show, "Professional Practices," opened Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 at the Ewing Gallery in the Art and Architecture building. The exhibited art includes work by faculty members Joshua Bienko, Paule Lee, Christopher McNulty, Althea Murphy-Price and Koichi Ya…
This past Thursday marked the five year anniversary of Smokey’s Closet, an on-campus service that provides students with professional clothing for various work environments. To commemorate the occasion, members of SGA, the Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration and the UT N…
On Friday, Sept. 17, the University of Tennessee hosted a dedication ceremony to honor the legacy of UT alumnus Theotis Robinson, Jr. and Rita Sanders Geier, both of whom were instrumental in Tennessee’s fight for racial justice in higher education. The former Orange and White Halls, located…
Going to a Tennessee football game can be an incredibly fun and exciting time. If you’re not prepared, however, you can miss out on some of the best parts of the game day experience.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a lively campus that never seems to die down during the school year. So many events and opportunities are always being presented, but many people wouldn’t know what any of these were if it weren’t for social media.
On Monday, Sept. 13, the six-time Olympic medalist winner and two-time Olympic team captain Aly Raisman spoke to students on her experience in the sport of gymnastics at the Student Union.
McClung Museum brings a more feministic approach to its temporary exhibit this semester. “Between the Hand and Sky: The Art of Elizabeth Gould” is an exhibition brought on by UT MFA graduate, Erin Wohletz. Wohletz had been studying Gould previously in an art history course during the time sh…
UT Athletics, in partnership with the UT Student Health Center and the Knox County Health Department, will be offering Vol fans a free shot of the FDA-approved Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine before Saturday’s football match-up against Pitt.
On Wednesday, Sept. 8, the multi-talented Todrick Hall delivered an unforgettable performance in the Student Union’s auditorium, hosted by the Campus Events Board. Hall is most well known for his YouTube videos, which have garnered over 300 million views, in addition to releasing original mu…
UT has altered its alcohol policy to allow campus organizations to serve alcohol at their events if they have completed the new event registration procedure and have been approved by the university. With the new policy, however, there are still many restrictions, and all changes fully comply…
On Friday, Aug. 20, the University of Tennessee Pride Center opened the doors to their new location in the Student Union. The Pride Center is an LGBTQ+ resource center that has provided a safe space for queer students throughout the past decade.
Well into the third school year with the pandemic, COVID-19 has remained a large concern for a majority of students. Its lasting impact on the world and the community continue to be seen as cases continue to rise.
From Aug. 16 to Aug. 27, Hodges Library’s Mary Greer room was occupied by what seemed to be a blacked out secret room. But for those who dared to step inside, it was a test of wits to “save Smokey.”
In a semester already filled with as much anxiety and uncertainty as this one, the long-soothing tradition of slapping a 97.5 ton slab of dolomite with some paint cures all.
Buried deep within a Vol Update emailed to students on Thursday was a startling message: All staff, faculty and commuting students must move their cars from their campus parking spots by 3 p.m. next Thursday, Sept. 2.
The sky grew darker, and still the crowd waited impatiently. Large orange and white balloon arches framed the small venue. Lights flared around wildly. The first-row bounced, waving their arms to energetically egg the performers on. The night was just beginning for many.
As the new school year rolls in, life at UT is finally back in full swing. Within the first few weeks of classes alone, the university will be hosting countless events to welcome students back to campus. With that in mind, here are just a few upcoming chances to plug in and kick off the new …
A corpse flower finally bloomed on July 29 at the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses at the University of Tennessee.
College students who are returning to campus this fall are likely to face two major challenges. One is financial and is in no way unique to this year, having been immortalized in the caricature of the poor college kid who survives on ramen noodles and Little Debbies. But the other challenge …
The 2021 Student Engagement Awards were held on March 29. These awards honored 13 student organizations and 13 student leaders who have left their mark on campus. One of the awards for Commitment to Virtual Programming was awarded to Women of Haslam.
On Thursday, the University of Tennessee School of Law hosted a panel as a part of their Critical Conversations series that focuses on race and social issues. This panel, titled Critical Conversations: Race, Children, and Police in Knox County Schools, comes considering the recent protest ov…
We are now in the last full week of classes, and to celebrate, UT is hosting I Heart UT Week to help students finish their classes strong while providing fun breaks.
When Will Lifferth attended UT, he designed his own major through the College Scholars Program which he called “Machine Learning and Ethics.” Now a software engineer at Google, Lifferth said at a TEDxUTK salon event on April 16 that he remains curious about many of the same things he studied…
On Thursday night, writer and activist Terry Tempest Williams spoke on Zoom about her current work on climate change, wildfires and social concerns among the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Thursday afternoon, Shalanda Baker spoke about racial injustice in conjunction with the transition to clean energy as part of the Howard Baker Center's Distinguished Energy and Environment Lecture Series.
UT’s Campus Events Board hosted author Chanel Miller to speak about her book “Know My Name” on Tuesday. This event was held as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
On Tuesday night, a panel of financial experts spoke to students about the importance of financial literacy and how it can increase independents for both artists and students.
The Office of Multicultural Student Life hosted legend Jenifer Lewis on Monday night as a collaboration with the Black Cultural Programming Committee.
Hosted by Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee, Nora Berenstain spoke to students on Friday afternoon about sex work and administrative violence.
On Monday afternoon, professor Andrew Curran discussed questions of race theory in the 18th century as part of the UT Humanities Center’s Ninth Annual Distinguished Lecture Series.
Just as UT President Randy Boyd and leaders from the university system across the state were finishing their annual State of the University address Friday morning, United Campus Workers and supporters gathered at Circle Park to protest an event that went unmentioned at the celebratory address.
On Thursday night, the literary nonprofit and magazine Poets & Writers hosted its annual fundraising gala, with dozens of acclaimed writers and poets sharing their experiences with the beloved organization. Only this time, the event was held virtually and steamed to over 1,000 online attendees.
As of Thursday, the UT Medical Center has opened up COVID-19 vaccination appointments for the Pfizer vaccine for all UT community members 16 and older.
On Friday, a virtual event was held as a part of an ongoing Be Well Sleep Well speaker series. This event was the second part of this series and focused on the effects of sleep deprivation, how sleep patterns change over time and ways to maximize your sleep.
On Thursday, the Office of Multicultural Student Life hosted a virtual event with actress Loretta Devine for this year’s Legends Lecture.
On March 16, the Campus Events Board hosted an in-person and online panel featuring Sarah Thomas, one of the most distinguished women in the NFL.
Kids lie ... a lot, and sometimes those lies get carried away.
This spring, seniors at the University of Tennessee are getting ready for the biggest event of their college career: graduation week.
Hosted by UT’s Campus Events Board (CEB), author Angie Thomas spoke to students over Zoom on March 9 about racial justice and the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as her writing process and career experience.
Hummingbirds, butterflies, dogwood flowers -- and this year, bird houses -- will all soon bring added beauty and life to the University of Tennessee’s Gardens.
On Thursday, March 4, the Center for Student Engagement and the Campus Events Board hosted a Zoom lecture with ALOK Vaid-Menon as part of Culture Week, which runs from March 1 to March 5.
For the very first time, the student-run Phoenix Literary Magazine has produced a public pop-up exhibit of student artwork from its upcoming spring edition. The exhibit, running until March 15 in the Student Union gallery, features mixed media pieces including poetry, photography, paintings …
