Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians pursuing study at UT Knoxville are assessed in-state tuition. The policy was effective for fall 2007. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Higher Education and Training Program annually provides a list to UT Knoxville of the students to be assessed in-state fees. While most of the … Continued

In fall 1992 UT was brought online to offer interactive teleclasses, with classes broadcast from specially equipped rooms in the Communications and University Extension Building. In fall 1992 four classes were broadcast to Oak Ridge as part of the Oak Ridge Resident Graduate School’s offerings. Classes were also broadcast to Kingsport.

After a year’s consideration of the most efficient and effective ways to structure UT’s significant interests and accomplishments related to the environment, the new Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment became operational on July 1, 2006. The institute represented a restructuring and expansion of the Waste Management Research and Education Institute—a Center of Excellence … Continued

In 1910 the UT Cooperative Bookstore presented to the university a large silver loving cup to be used as a stimulus for interclass athletics. The freshman, sophomore, junior (including junior law), and senior (including senior law) classes could compete for the honor of having their names engraved upon the cup, which was ensconced on a … Continued

IACMI is a $259 million public-private partnership announced by President Barack Obama in a visit to Clinton, Tennessee, in January 2014. The institute was funded by a $70 million commitment from the US Department of Energy and $189 million from IACMI’s partners. The selected team, led by UT, included 122 partners and connected the world’s … Continued

The Interfraternity Council traces its roots to 1902, when the interfraternity men’s organization of Pan-Hellenic was formed. This first effort fell apart after a few years and was reorganized on a permanent basis in 1915. On December 8, 1930, members of the Pan-Hellenic Council voted unanimously to change the name of the group to Inter-Fraternity … Continued

In 1944 the nation’s first research institute for aviation psychology was established at UT by the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Tennessee Bureau of Aeronautics. The National Research Council’s Committee on Selection and Training of Aircraft Pilots directed the research through a special project committee of UT. Dr. Robert Y. Walker, director of the institute, … Continued

In 1986 the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas agreed to share the well-known interlocking “UT” trademark that both schools use. Tennessee applied for registration of the trademark for the sale of jewelry, paper, metal and leather goods, as well as printed matter, housewares, glassware, and clothing. Texas owned registration of the trademark … Continued

UT mathematical ecologist Dr. Louis J. Gross instigated the formation of the Institute for Environmental Modeling in 1998 to perform basic research on significant environmental problems that impact Tennessee and have national and international implications. The center’s focus was on experimental design, environmental model formulation together with mathematical and statistical analyses of the models, projection … Continued

The International Club was formed in 1958 as the outgrowth of many efforts by various groups to serve UT’s international student population. The organization was particularly interested in providing opportunities for the interaction of social, cultural, academic, and political ideas between American and international students.