Category: Campus & Local

UTM’s Department of Housing hosted its annual Halloween Carnival on Oct. 31, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The carnival was a designated safe zone so kids could safely trick-or-treat and have fun. Martin Primary School and Martin Elementary School children were invited to come. Housing staff welcomed all local area children as well.… Continue reading UTM Housing hosts Halloween Carnival

The UTM Student Health and Counseling Services hosted a Health and Wellness fair for the UTM Community today. The Student Health and Counseling Services planned the Health and Wellness Fair in order to promote awareness of health care services provided in the Martin area, advocate healthy lifestyle choices for everyday living, and provide free healthcare screenings.  Health care businesses… Continue reading Student Orgs participate in the Health and Wellness Fair

With the Young Writer’s Conference underway this week, UTM had the privilege and honor of welcoming award-winning poet, Dr. Marilyn Kallet to give a seminar and help guide workshops for the record number of high school seniors who will be attending these workshops on Friday. Kallet is the director of the Creative Writing program at… Continue reading UTM welcomes award-winning poet to campus

Phi Kappa Phi hosted their Fall Lecture and Recognition Ceremony, Tuesday Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in Watkins Auditorium. The event was held in honor of sophomore and junior students who were in the top 3 percent of their class last year. Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 127 is UTM’s honor society.  Each fall semester, the society honors… Continue reading Students recognized for high achievement

On Thursday night, SGA passed legislation that would support an increase in the “Non-Athletic” student fee of $5 per student each semester. On Oct. 25, SGA held a regular senate meeting, appointing new positions and discussing a new music fee for students. During the meeting, the UTM Music Department gave a presentation on why they need financial help from students. Following… Continue reading SGA passes new music fee for students

The UTM Fitness Challenge is a 9-week program with a T-shirt incentive to help motivate students to continue to work out and stay active after midterms. The UTM Fitness Challenge began Oct. 8 and continues through Dec. 7. Students can no longer register for the UTM Fitness Challenge, but are encouraged to continue to come… Continue reading UTM Fitness Challenge encourages students to stay active

For five years now, students have enjoyed Captain’s Coffee, or Seattle’s Best, in the library on campus, giving them that coffee-fix that they so often need, along with being a place to hang out and complete assignments. However, recently, UTM and Sodexo have been exploring the idea of bringing a Starbucks to campus, giving students an even higher quality… Continue reading Sodexo looks into Starbucks for UTM

“There are some things that are not real positive,” said Jerry Winters to a group of prospective teachers this past Wednesday, Oct. 10.  Winters, a lobbyist in Nashville for the Tennessee Education Association (TEA), has been working for the Tennessee Legislature for over thirty years.  He was invited by the on-campus organization STEA to come… Continue reading TEA lobbyist highlights problems in education

  UTM students took a stand against childhood cancer by participating in the 2012 Up ‘til Dawn fundraiser. Up ‘til Dawn is a fundraising opportunity sponsoring St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The UTM Up ‘til Dawn Executive Board is comprised of 12 students. The program also has many volunteers who make this event possible. Typically, Up ‘til Dawn is held all night long. However, this year… Continue reading Up all night for a worthy cause

Leaders in Residence is a program made up of 35 to 50 first year students, who have been awarded the Leaders in Residence Scholarship of $1,000. This is a year-long program that helps students build their leadership skills that will help them make a difference on campus and in the world when they graduate. According… Continue reading Leaders in Residence program expands; helps students build skills