The WestTeach Program, sponsored by the UTM WestStar Leadership Program, will host the West Tennessee Education Summit from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Feb. 28, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. All conference activities will take place in the hospital’s Walter Barnes Conference Center. The summit will focus on facilitating change and curriculum to enhance workforce… Continue reading WestTeach education summit
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Master’s program reduces credit hours
UTM students seeking to earn a master’s degree in Education or Business Administration will now have to complete fewer credit hours in order to receive the degree beginning fall 2019. Students seeking a master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Teaching or Initial Licensure for Elementary or Secondary Education will only need to complete… Continue reading Master’s program reduces credit hours
Whether big or small, know your college
UTM is the smallest school in the UT system in both campus size and student body. Even though a degree from UTM will say “The University of Tennessee” just like a degree from Chattanooga or Knoxville, the experiences students have over four years will differ greatly whether they’re a Moc, Vol or Skyhawk. Martin is… Continue reading Whether big or small, know your college
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS a student
When you enter the English department and head towards the office of Dr. Daniel Pigg you can expect to be greeted by a door that is covered with memes about pigs and an office that is filled with books. Behind the man that sits in the office chair is blank walls; walls that lack the… Continue reading ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS a student
Creative Corner
Rebekah Mansfield is a senior Music Education major with an emphasis in voice from White House, Tennessee. Mansfield grew up in a home where music was prominent. Her dad was a drummer at their church, so she was exposed to music at an early age. She joined choir in the third grade and has been… Continue reading Creative Corner
UTM Arts Inservice
The UTM Department of Visual and Theatre Arts will host its third-annual in-service workshops from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m on Saturday, Sept. 29 in the Fine Arts building. The workshops, designed for K-12 teachers of art, dance and theatre, has 60 spaces available. The seats are on a first-come, first-served basis and the event… Continue reading UTM Arts Inservice
Former candidate may be next to lead UT
Knoxville businessman Randy Boyd may follow retiring President DiPietro This report was compiled from press releases sent by the UT Board of Trustees and the UTM Office of University Relations. The UT Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Knoxville to consider appointing an interim president to serve upon UT President Joe… Continue reading Former candidate may be next to lead UT
Dr. Carver Appointed to SCORE Steering Committee
In August, the State Collaborative for Reforming Education (SCORE) appointed Chancellor Keith Carver to the steering committee overseeing policy direction for their organization. Founded in 2009 by former Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist, SCORE is a non-profit and non-partisan organization that seeks to increase student success and close achievement gaps between Tennessee and other states,… Continue reading Dr. Carver Appointed to SCORE Steering Committee
What level of education is necessary for a well-functioning society?
What level of education is necessary for a well-functioning society? When we talk about things as necessary, we are talking about them as things which are prerequisites to continuance. So what about education is it that is required for a society to function well? And what does it mean for a society to function well?… Continue reading What level of education is necessary for a well-functioning society?
Keith Carver focuses on student success
Dr. Keith Carver has been recommended as the 10th chancellor for UTM. Pending board approval, he hopes to focus his time and efforts on student success. Dr. Joe DiPietro, president of the UT System, recently announced his recommendation for Keith Carver as the next chancellor of UTM. This recommendation will go before the UT Board… Continue reading Keith Carver focuses on student success