Category archive for ‘UT Spotlight’ 
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Joy DeSensi Is a Good Sport
Chancellor's Professor Joy DeSensi found her passions early in life: music and sports. She started out to be a classical pianist and still plays the 1931 piano given to her...
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Flipping the Switch
When UT Knoxville launched the Switch Your Thinking campaign, it set an ambitious goal of reducing energy use by 10 percent. Meeting that goal will take effort and a watchful...
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Don’t Be an April Fool!
Don't let your lack of knowledge about UT legends make you a target of April Fools' jokes. Bone up on UT lore and avoid getting caught by any of the...
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Search Committee Chooses National Firm
The search for the next chancellor at UT Knoxville has picked up momentum with the announcement that a search firm has been selected to assist with the process. "The firm...
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Committee, Police to Improve Fort Sanders Safety
I want to update you on numerous efforts to improve safety in the Fort Sanders neighborhood, which is home to more than 12,000 residents—many of them UT students and...
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Street Clinic Plugs Gaps in Medical System
As a volunteer at the People's Clinic in Knoxville's warehouse district, nursing faculty member Mary Kollar takes healthcare to the city's least advantaged...
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Chancellor Search Committee Moves Forward
The search committee charged with helping to find the next Chancellor for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, held its first meeting Thursday and outlined plans for a broad and inclusive...
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Send Roses Award
Each month, the UT Human Resources Positive Recognition Committee - a group selected by the chancellor from departments all across campus - honors an employee who has demonstrated outstanding courtesy...
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Keeping Campus Running During Holidays
During the holidays, most UT employees get the pleasure of spending time at home or traveling out of town to be with family and friends. But for more than a...
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Library Commons Is Soooo Cool
Remember when going to the library meant looking through a card catalog to find a book and studying alone in silence? Well, that's ancient history. Today, Hodges Library at UT...