The UT Police Department implemented a mobile escort service on October 26, 1981, in addition to its existing program of escorting students on foot. The vehicle was originally stationed at the Presidential Complex with a student policeman who was on call to transport students to and from their destinations. The van had a blinking light … Continued
In 1950 Dr. Robert D. Birkhoff of the UT Physics Department, along with Dr. Karl Z. Morgan of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and officials from the Tennessee adjutant general civil defense administration, completed work on the nation’s first mobile, cross-country laboratory for testing radiation hazards in the air and water of areas crippled by … Continued
The Gay and Straight Political Network and Lambda Student Union first commemorated National Freedom to Marry Day with a same-sex wedding ceremony in 1999 to draw attention to legal and economic protections denied to homosexual and lesbian couples by forbidding their marriage.
The UT Libraries and the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy signed a memorandum of understanding in April 2005 that created the Modern Political Archives. Several groups of political papers currently held by the UT Libraries formed the core collection, including the papers of Senators Howard H. Baker Jr., William Emerson Brock III, … Continued
Phillip Moffitt, a native of Kingsport, earned the bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology in 1968 and the master’s in economics in 1971. He was Student Government Association president in 1967–68 (winning by 33 votes) and was a 1968 Torchbearer. He served as assistant dean of students in 1969–70. He was among the founders … Continued
Ed Molinski played guard for Tennessee from 1938 to 1940 and was an All SEC consensus All-American in 1939 and was chosen first team All-America by The Sporting News in 1940. He served in the Marines in World War II and then as an assistant football coach at Memphis State and Mississippi State while working … Continued
In 1946 the UT General Alumni Association began publication of a sports “extra,” the Monday Morning Quarterback, which was mailed to members of the Alumni Association. This popular newsletter contained a brief account of the previous Saturday’s football game, the popular Dyer-Gram of the game published on Sundays in the Knoxville News-Sentinel drawn by talented … Continued
From 1982 until spring 2012, one of the most visited spots on campus was the Money Wall, a collection of ATM machines located on the outside wall of the university center parking garage. The first ATM was installed in this location in 1982, with the bank paying the cost of installation and a monthly payment … Continued
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The Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center began publication of a newspaper calendar to inform students of all campus events of interest on November 26, 1962.