The Normandy Scholars Program, which combined on-campus study in Knoxville and a monthlong trip to Caen, France, accepted its first class of students in 1992. Open to all students with sophomore standing, scholarships were provided to ensure that students would be able to participate. UT had been approached by the Battle of Normandy Foundation, a … Continued

The original, one-story part of this structure was built in 1842 and was known as the East Dwelling House, or sometimes the Allison House. In 1871 the trustees leased the East Dwelling House to A. K. Foster and the West Dwelling House to M. W. Janney, with the understanding that each would board students with … Continued

The UT Commission for Women instituted the Angie Warren Perkins Notable Woman Award in 1995, and the first designee was Angie Warren Perkins. Award recipients were listed on a plaque in the Carolyn P. Brown University Center (unveiled March 14, 1996). The award was first presented at the Charter Day luncheon and then, with the … Continued

In February 2010 Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek established the bimonthly, electronically delivered, newsletter “Notes from the Chancellor.”

Nourish International was founded at the University of North Carolina in 2003, with Aaron Groh as founder. Nourish International chapters operate small business ventures during the year to raise funds to assist a country with a project chosen by the chapter and send students during the summer to help implement the project.

Dr. W. A. Noyes was appointed professor of chemistry in August 1883. He held the PhD from Johns Hopkins. In 1886 he resigned following a reorganization to take a position at Rose Polytechnic Institute. He later became head of the Chemistry Department at the University of Illinois and president of the American Chemical Society. While … Continued

In 1960 workmen put the finishing touches to the $61,000 Nuclear Engineering Laboratory on the Cherokee Trail. Away from heavily populated or thickly traveled areas, the Cherokee Farm had been chosen in consultation with representatives of the Atomic Energy Commission because of potential radiation danger. The outstanding feature of the building was the large windowless … Continued

An online graduate nuclear engineering program that allowed students to earn a master’s degree in nuclear engineering or a graduate certificate in nuclear safety was announced by Dr. H. Lee Dodds, head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering in fall 2002.

In 1950 use of nude, or “figure,” models in art classes was prohibited by the administration. Models were required to wear bathing suits or other clothing.

The first course in child care was introduced at UT in 1922, and a nursery school was first operated in the summer of 1927, for three- to five-year-olds. With the arrival of Dr. Ella J. Day in 1929, the Nursery School was immediately changed to year-round operation. As part of the plans for a new … Continued