Category: Campus & Local

Nikki Giovanni opens the UTM Civil Rights Conference with keynote speech

Black History month commences this month, and UTM kicked it off with a virtual civil rights conference starting on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, with poet Nikki Giovanni as the first keynote speaker. Giovanni’s speech was entitled Tennessean by Birth: Poet by Choice. Giovanni is highly decorated with over 50 awards and honors listed on her… Continue reading Nikki Giovanni opens the UTM Civil Rights Conference with keynote speech

Engage the Times returns to engage the issue of public discourse

After a rancorous election season, many public figures and intellectuals are dismayed at the low state of American public discourse. There has been a call in recent months to restore civility to the body politic. A panel of UTM faculty and students met to address that question over Zoom on Feb. 5 in the semester’s… Continue reading Engage the Times returns to engage the issue of public discourse

Face-to-face format approved for spring classes

Courses that were approved to operate in hybrid or face-to-face formats may do so beginning tomorrow, January 21, 2021. When the decision was made to open the spring semester in an all-virtual format until January 21, we pledged to monitor conditions related to our campus COVID-19 situation.  Based on information from the Tennessee Department of… Continue reading Face-to-face format approved for spring classes

TWRA to restock rainbow trout Wednesday

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will be restocking rainbow trout into the Martin City Pond on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The TWRA stocks the Martin City Pond, twice a year as part of their Winter Trout Stocking Program, in December and January. Many other small towns in West Tennessee such as Paris and McKenzie… Continue reading TWRA to restock rainbow trout Wednesday

UTM to begin spring semester with all-virtual classes

UTM will open spring semester Jan. 14 with all-virtual classes. This is the original spring semester start date for the main campus and five centers located in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Somerville. The initial all-virtual format will allow monitoring for a potential post-holiday COVID-19 surge. Virtual classes will continue through Jan. 21, and the… Continue reading UTM to begin spring semester with all-virtual classes

When Skyhawks can expect their COVID-19 vaccine

On Dec. 30, 2020, the Tennessee Department of Health made their phased COVID-19 vaccination plan available to the public via the state’s website. In the document, State Health officials outlined their timeline for distributing the Pfizer and Moderna Coronavirus vaccines, as well as procedures for allocation, transportation and storage of vaccine doses across Tennessee’s 95… Continue reading When Skyhawks can expect their COVID-19 vaccine

Martin businesses fall prey to national trends

As America counts nearly eight months from the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, small businesses across the country are in trouble. Following the initial shutdowns and issuance of health guidance, there was a cascading effect throughout the nation as small businesses, which employ around 50% of American workers, were forced to shutter temporarily. As economists… Continue reading Martin businesses fall prey to national trends

How UTM professors are handling a semester of uncertainty

The COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into a panic, and it has affected everyone in an array of ways; those in the education field were faced with a new world of uncertainty centered around the upcoming school year. Mask wearing, social distancing, virtual learning, and even virtual family gatherings quickly became part of the new… Continue reading How UTM professors are handling a semester of uncertainty

Growing money on vines?

For the cash-strapped college student, there are few joys greater than cheap and healthy food. Unfortunately, the world of 2020 simply does not work that way. The problem of nutrition and especially obesity in America is a greater epidemic than COVID-19 and, over time, more deadly. According to the USDA, nearly 11% of American households… Continue reading Growing money on vines?