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Education majors spend years preparing for the ultimate field experience test, student teaching. Those who major in Education are required to spend their last semester teaching in two different schools. Secondary Education majors may spend the first half of the semester in a middle school and the second half in a high school. Elementary Education majors… Continue reading Education majors prepare for leading classrooms

Innovators of today can lead to economic development not only tomorrow but for years to come. That is the main goal of a new program at UTM called the Ned McWherter Institute. “It’s the brainchild of Clayton McWhorter. … He wanted to do something to honor his friend Ned McWherter and something that would, on… Continue reading New institute prepares innovators for challenges

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett will deliver the commencement address at this year’s graduation at 11 a.m. on May 3 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Hargett is a native of Ripley who attained a B.B.A. in accounting with honors from Memphis State University and a M.B.A. from University of Memphis. Hargett was… Continue reading Secretary of State to give commencement address

“It’s good to be home,” began guest speaker Van Jones in his speech to the UTM Department of Communications during the department’s annual banquet yesterday. The 1990 alumnus returned after many years of being out in the world, graduating Yale Law School; becoming a special advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White… Continue reading Van Jones inspires Communications students

With the current fascination in post-apocalyptic entertainment, it shouldn’t take a zombie apocalypse or alien invasion to get you thinking about being prepared for an unexpected event. Whether it be a natural disaster, a terrorist attack or even a man-made disaster, like the Fukushima incident, the idea of being prepared is probably the best thing… Continue reading Preparing for the unexpected

The Tennessee legislators have been very busy this year. They have been proposing several policies that could have a large potential effect on UTM. The bill that has been introduced that will potentially have the largest effect on campus is the Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced the details of the Tennessee Promise, which… Continue reading Tennessee legislation threatens changes at UTM

The Society of Professional Journalists at UTM hosted “Seeing South Sudan Through an African’s Eyes” Thursday, April 10. The keynote speakers at the event included Dr. Trisha Capansky, Professor Lemmy Ejorewoia, and Pierre Mopo Gonhameu.  Ejorewoia and Pierre Mopo spoke about their experiences in Africa. Ejorewoia spoke specifically about his experiences from 2000-2004 when he… Continue reading Speakers give opportunity to learn about African culture

The Special Olympics of Tennessee is hosting a 5k Unity Run April 12 in Martin. The race is considered to be an opportunity to bring the community together and “knock down barriers.” Its purpose is to give the opportunity for an inclusive sporting event. Nathan Dunnavant is a local UTM student who is organizing the… Continue reading Special Olympics hosts 5k Unity Run April 12

The  2014 Student Government Association Make-Up Election was held on April 10, and 641 UTM students cast a ballot. This election was held due to the technical difficulties in the original election on April 1. The YOUniversity Party swept the election in the Senate races. (Click here for the Unofficial 2014 SGA Election Results in… Continue reading YOUniversity Party sweeps SGA Election; runoff scheduled for Friday

The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha hold an annual event, Pike Fights, to raise money for their philanthropy, the Weakley County Reading Railroad. This year was the 25th annual event. The fights consist of three rounds of one minute fights, and then the judges pick a winner. The event was held in the Skyhawk field house… Continue reading Pike Fights raises funds for Reading Railroad