Category: Campus & Local

The Office of Student Organizations is rolling out a few new programs this year in order to assist students looking to get involved on campus. Katie Smith, Student Organizations coordinator, has many big plans for student organizations this year. Smith started her position as coordinator last December. Smith has already revamped the website, called The… Continue reading Get involved through student organizations

UTM students and faculty alike can expect to see many new faces around campus this year. This is a new year with many new faculty joining the UTM family, in fact, three of the five deans are new to campus this year. Dr. Todd Winters is the dean of College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences,… Continue reading UTM welcomes 36 new faculty members this year

Many of UTM’s athletes have earned high honors from various organizations, such as the Ohio Valley Conference and Tennessee Sports Writers Association, but next April one of UTM’s student-athletes will take home the inaugural Pacer Player of the Year award. Each week, starting with the first week of the school year, a player will be… Continue reading The Pacer to award Player of the Year award for 2013-14 seasons

After four years of waiting, this past Friday, those within the College of Humanities and Fine Arts finally got what they have been waiting for: a new 112,000-square-foot, $14 million building that can better house music, art and theatre. “We’re [now] all together in one place,” said Doug Cook, Chair of the Department of Visual… Continue reading New Fine Arts Building opens at official ribbon cutting

Walking into a local bookstore and experiencing the crack of a new spine isn’t something most UTM students can say they’ve been able to experience, at least, not without driving for an hour at minimum. Wonderland Books and Games, an independent bookstore, opened on Aug. 1 and is hoping to offer the Martin community a new experience.… Continue reading Wonderland Books and Games offers new experience

New to Martin but not new to the area, Higher Ground Coffee Company opened Aug. 2 in Martin’s newest shopping center. “We wanted to create a good atmosphere for people just to be able to come, hang out and be comfortable,” Owner Kevin Herrell said. Higher Ground is a full service specialty coffee shop that originally opened… Continue reading Higher Ground brings new hang out to Martin

On July 22, UTM Parsons Center broke ground on its 10,000 square foot addition, which will house its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The new program will be offered starting in the fall of 2014. The addition is funded by the state of Tennessee, private donations and a $1 million commitment by the West… Continue reading Parsons Center welcomes new nursing addition

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a six percent instate tuition increase for students attending UTM, effective for the 2013 fall semester. Approval came Thursday during the board’s annual meeting in Knoxville. Instate tuition and fees will now cost undergraduate students an additional $229 per semester for a total of $3,757 or $7,514 for… Continue reading UTM tuition increases six percent