Category: Campus & Local

UTM will be reopening its center in Jackson on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The Jackson Center will give more students the chance to get a more convenient education by giving them the opportunity to earn degrees in Bachelor of University Studies, Bachelor in Social Work and Master’s in Education. The building will be located at 3031… Continue reading Jackson campus to reopen soon

Student Health has prepared for the upcoming flu season by offering flu shots for only $20. The flu shots can only be purchased with Skyhawk Silver money, since Student Health no longer accepts cash. Students without insurance don’t need to worry. Student Health doesn’t accept any form of insurance, because the only requirement is that… Continue reading Student Health preps for flu season

Refuge Martin is a fairly new student organization on the UT Martin campus. Refuge is an uncut Bible study held in Martin every Thursday at the University of Tennessee at Martin campus. Each week the organization gets into depth teachings of faith and how to live a maximized life in Christ Jesus. The Bible studies… Continue reading Refuge Martin reaches out for students

While UTM is looking forward to the future, it took a moment last week to reflect on its past. On Sept. 15, 2011, UTM celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first African-American students to enroll on and graduate from this campus, beginning the fall of 1961 with Jessie Lou Arnold Pryor and culminating in 1964… Continue reading A celebration of desegregation

Owner and operator of The Laundry Bag, Kelly Frazier, has started a laundry service specifically for UTM students to put the L back in “GTL: gym, tan, laundry.” Her service offers students a chance to get their clothes washed, folded, hung up and any other laundry service they may desire. “Students pay $10 for the… Continue reading Convenient laundry service new to campus

This past week’s Times Talk, was about 9/11, and the discussion was lead by nontraditional students Gregory Frye, Betsy Metler, Christopher Davis and James Galewski. There was a big turnout of about 30 to 40 people. Students showed a sense of shock while listening to and telling their own personal stories.  The youngest in the… Continue reading 9/11 Times Talk stirs emotions, memories

A gaming society, OGRE officially means “organization of games and role-playing enthusiasts” and is a national organization, according to its web site: http://ogres.wikia.com/wiki/The_Ogre_Lair. The web site also shows that OGRE members “play a myraid of role-playing, board, card, party, and live action games,” but the games played might be different from one chapter to the next. The… Continue reading OGREs ‘club’ their way onto UTM campus

Thanks to a generous supporter, The UTM Marching Band added a new “rolling billboard” trailer to its inventory this past summer in order to keep up with the band’s traveling needs. With the reconstruction of the Fine Arts Building, the marching band had been displaced. This displacement created a need for a proper storage and… Continue reading Donor digs deep so band can roll in style

The men of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s Tau Psi chapter held a PHreshman PHorum on August 25, 2011 was given to help guide new freshmen through this new life of college. The event was held in the UC ballroom. The panel members included Michael Poke, Aaron Wilkins, Whitney Smith, Shayla Jenai, Aundrea Geornea Williams, Crystal… Continue reading Alpha Phi Alpha offers ‘phresh’ start for UTM freshmen

UTM students have another reason to be proud of their campus – safety. UTM continues to be one of the safest universities in the state and region with the help of the students and faculty and their concern for themselves and others’ safety. “The campus safety really is possible because we have a great amount… Continue reading UTM still one of the safest campuses in state