Since the last update from UTM’s Black History Matters Coalition (BHMC), both current students, as well as UTM alumni, have continued their request for a requirement in African American History and Thought. Below is a timeline of their work throughout 2020. After meeting with Chancellor Carver, Vice Chancellor Cavalier, and Faculty Senate President Sean Walker,… Continue reading Black history matters, Skyhawks say
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Mark Cuban vs. the national anthem
Historically, the NBA has always played the national anthem before each game, but these days, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has called for Americans to practice different pastimes in reflection of the country’s history. For starters, it is important to clarify that that for 13 preseason and regular season games, the team had… Continue reading Mark Cuban vs. the national anthem
UTM plans more in-person classes for fall semester
Students who will attend UTM in fall 2021 can expect a more traditional college experience as the university expands its in-person course offerings to open the semester. Plans for more in-person classesand a more traditional opening at the main campus and five educational outreach centers coincide with increased COVID-19 vaccine availability and improving pandemic conditions in Tennessee. UTM centers are located in Jackson, Parsons,… Continue reading UTM plans more in-person classes for fall semester
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
Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State set to leave the OVC
The Ohio Valley Conference (OVC), the conference that the Skyhawks have competed in since 1992, will decrease in size from 12 to 10 schools, losing the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (JSU) and Eastern Kentucky Colonels (EKU), according to a press release from OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche on Jan. 29. Both schools, along with Central Arkansas of… Continue reading Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State set to leave the OVC
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