The WestTeach Program, sponsored by the UTM WestStar Leadership Program, will host the West Tennessee Education Summit from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 28, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. All conference activities will take place in the hospital’s Walter Barnes Conference Center. The summit will focus on facilitating change and curriculum to enhance workforce… Continue reading WestTeach education summit
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Professor is taking “healthy steps” with new program
UTM will be holding the free Healthy Steps program through May 12 in an attempt to create healthier lifestyles for participants. Diane Austin, an assistant professor in the Nursing department, will be heading the Healthy Steps program alongside her daughter, Allicia Austin. Allicia is recognized by the Center for Disease Control as a diabetes prevention… Continue reading Professor is taking “healthy steps” with new program
Are all politics still local?
Are all politics still local? That is the question that a four-man panel attempted to answer at last week’s Engage the Times event which occurred at 12 noon in room 125 in the Skyhawk Dining Hall. Does local politics still have the most direct impact on people’s lives and civic outlook, or has national politics… Continue reading Are all politics still local?
The Defamation Experience
The Defamation Experience was held in the University Center Ballroom on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. The Defamation Experience is a play by Todd Logan in which the audience becomes the jury in a civil case. In the play, Regina Wade is suing Arthur Golden for defamation. Wade has to prove that Golden made a… Continue reading The Defamation Experience
Annual showcase and awards dinner to be held in Martin
The University of Tennessee President’s Council will hold its sixth annual showcase and awards dinner on Friday, Jan. 31, in Martin. President’s Council members will have the opportunity to tour the UTM campus as part of the showcase and awards event. Members will visit the award-winning UTM broadcast studios and hear from communications professors Rodney… Continue reading Annual showcase and awards dinner to be held in Martin
Annual Phi Kappa Phi lecture to discuss eternal life, heaven
UTM will host the annual Phi Kappa Phi Muriel Tomlinson Memorial Lecture on “What is Eternal Life? St. Thomas Aquinas on the Nature of Heaven” at 7 p.m., Feb. 4, in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium. Dr. Christopher Brown, UTM professor of Philosophy, will discuss the relationship between St. Thomas Aquinas, Heaven and the… Continue reading Annual Phi Kappa Phi lecture to discuss eternal life, heaven
UTM to host Test Flight academic preview day
UTM will host Test Flight Academic Preview Day beginning at 8 a.m., Feb. 17. High school juniors and seniors are invited to tour thecampus, meet with faculty members and students in areas of interest and experience college life inside the classroom. Check-in begins at 8 a.m. in the Boling University Center’s Watkins Auditorium with an… Continue reading UTM to host Test Flight academic preview day
Alternative Spring Break
Ten UTM students will have the opportunity to dedicate their spring break to giving back to communities in Chattanooga through UTM’s new Alternative Spring Break program. “The Alternative Spring Break program is an incredible way to expose our students to community needs in other areas,” Chancellor Keith Carver said.“This trip will immerse them into issues… Continue reading Alternative Spring Break
Mid-South Ag trade show comes to Martin
UTM will host the 2020 Mid-South Agricultural Trade Conference on March 5 in the Boling University Center. The conference will focus on several commodities of agricultural trade relevant to our region, as well as discussions regarding new agreements made between the Trump administration and the Chinese government. There are seven authorities on agricultural trade who… Continue reading Mid-South Ag trade show comes to Martin
UTM students to work Super Bowl 54 in Miami
For the seventh consecutive year, UTM will be represented at America’s biggest sporting event. Dr. Dexter Davis, associate professor of sport business, will take 11 students this year, including three international student-athletes and two graduate students, to work hospitality at the big game and gain the kind of hands-on, real-world experience that can be found… Continue reading UTM students to work Super Bowl 54 in Miami