Two very large panels of wood sculpture adorn the hallway at the front entrance of Morgan Hall. Nature scenes are the work of UT Art Professor Joseph Falsetti, who was commissioned by the Institute of Agriculture to prepare the sculptures for the entrance in 1986. Falsetti’s work is installed throughout the country. In Tennessee, commissions … Continued

Also known as the Buckley Amendment, FERPA provides four basic rights to students: the right to review their educational records, the right to seek to amend their education records, the right to limit disclosure of personally identifiable information, and the right to notify the federal Department of Education concerning an academic institution’s failure to comply … Continued

Family Weekend was first held in April 1998 to give parents an opportunity to experience the campus during the semester and to give students an opportunity to show off the campus.

Former Appalachian State head basketball coach and first-year employee as the UT basketball program’s coordinator of video scouting was suddenly named interim head basketball coach on March 21, 2011, when Bruce Pearl and three assistant coaches were fired. Fancher began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Maryville College. He then went to … Continued

Construction began on the $20.9 million state-of-the-art addition to the College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital and associated renovations in spring 2011. The grand opening celebration was held September 21, 2013. The project included more than 85,000 square feet of new and renovated space. The Farm Animal Hospital includes standing and recumbent surgery suites, species-specific … Continued

Hosted by the Institute of Agriculture’s Organic and Sustainable Crops Unit, the weekly farmers market at the UT Gardens began in spring 2010. Produce sold at the market is locally grown and produced by using organic and sustainable practices, including produce from UT’s organic farm. The UT Organic and Sustainable Crop Production Program instituted a … Continued

The Farmers’ Club, an agricultural student organization, was formed in 1890. Its recorded purpose was the “promulgation and preservation of pastoral patriotism.” It required candidates for membership to have “handl’d a hoe—rock’d a cradle—pull’d a bell cord—and raised cane!” Its motto was Hoe Out Your Row; its flower, Corn Flower; its color, grass green; and … Continued

The FarmHouse Club was organized at UT on February 1, 1957, for the purpose of becoming a chapter of FarmHouse Fraternity. The group petitioned the Inter-Fraternity Council for permission to affiliate with the national in 1958 but was refused. The group then petitioned the Administrative Council and was approved. The group received a charter on … Continued

Oscar Little Farris entered UT in 1911 and graduated in agriculture. He served as manager of the Scrub Baseball Club and athletic editor of the student newspaper, Orange and White. In 1920 Farris became Davidson County’s Agricultural Agent, a position he would hold for 21 of the almost 40 years he was employed by the … Continued

Begun by the Muslim Student Association in 2001 to share the tradition of Ramadan with the student body, Fast-a-thon grew to serve also as an avenue to raise awareness about hunger and to raise money for the Love Kitchen.