The Fall Faculty meeting occurred Aug. 22, 2017, in Watkins Auditorium to discuss the upcoming changes and challenges to UTM, to celebrate student success and to discuss increasing attendance. Dr. Carver addressed the faculty by breaking down the university’s growth in numbers: 1,054 new freshmen and 518 new transfer students will attend UTM this year.… Continue reading UTM by the numbers: fall faculty meeting makes projections
Club honors teacher with memorial bench
A memorial bench funded by the International Club will serve as another element at UTM to honor former professor, Sandra Koch. It was announced on the club’s Facebook page on July 3 that they exceeded their $2000 goal by $300, raising a total of $2300. The commemorative bench is said to be placed on campus… Continue reading Club honors teacher with memorial bench
#SGyAy: What to expect this year
The Student Government Association is supposed to be a student governed body to serve as a communicating branch between UTM scholars and administrators. However, students at UTM often neglect to see the ways in which SGA can and should benefit them. Whether they may be blind to the leadership opportunities it provides or to the… Continue reading #SGyAy: What to expect this year
UTM football takes on Clarion University in season opener
Football is finally here again, and the UTM football team will kick off their first game of the season at home against Clarion University. The UTM team will return 13 starters from the 2016 season, 6 on offense and 7 on defense. One of those returning players on offense includes quarterback Troy Cook who finished… Continue reading UTM football takes on Clarion University in season opener
UTM’s new athletics director shares plans for future
When UTM was in need of a new Athletics Director, the task of picking the perfect candidate for the position fell to Chancellor Keith Carver and a search committee. In their search, they settled upon a man with over 18 years of experience from various schools across the country, Kurt McGuffin. According to Sports Information, Carver… Continue reading UTM’s new athletics director shares plans for future
Respect and good will for the new semester
This summer has been crazy and we at The Pacer are glad to see everyone back on campus! Once the semester starts, students on campus will have many opportunities to get involved. The first-day-back events include the Welcome Back lunch on the UC Patio at 11 a.m., the annual OrgSync fair in the Elam Center at… Continue reading Respect and good will for the new semester
Creative Corner: the spotlight for student artists
Though she started with humble beginnings in children’s choirs, Susanna Brown, junior, from the small town of Savannah, dreams of teaching music in Nashville. Having been raised in an incredibly musically-oriented family, Brown began singing as a child and even sang in a local production of “The Sound of Music” when she was only five… Continue reading Creative Corner: the spotlight for student artists
Record attendance at BCM’s Survival program
A record-breaking attendance of 101 freshmen at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry’s (BCM) “Survival 2017″ sets high expectations for freshmen involvement on campus this year. Survival is a four-day event held by the BCM that helps freshmen and transfer students adjust to college and allows them to interact with other Christians before the fall semester begins.… Continue reading Record attendance at BCM’s Survival program
United States in awe of total solar eclipse
The United States experienced a breathtaking view of a total solar eclipse yesterday on Aug. 21. The eclipse’s path of totality started in Oregon around 10:19 a.m. and swept through the nation, ending in Columbia, South Carolina, around 2:41 p.m. Because of its travel through the US, it has been named the “Great American Eclipse.”… Continue reading United States in awe of total solar eclipse
Explosion takes place on Murray State campus
An explosion at Murray State University in Kentucky on Wednesday, June 28, at 4:53 p.m. has destroyed part of a dormitory building and sent one person to the hospital. Dakota Fields, 26, is being treated at Vanderbilt Medical Center for his injuries. Kentucky State Police reported on Thursday that the residential director is in stable… Continue reading Explosion takes place on Murray State campus