Three College of Veterinary Medicine veterinarians— Dr. Frank Andrews, Dr. Jim Blackford, and Dr. Eleanor Green—were part of the official team of veterinarians for the equestrian events, held at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Georgia. They volunteered and were chosen to be part of the 48-member veterinary team. They were chosen in part … Continued

Chancellor Archie Dykes announced in November 1971 that he would appoint a university ombudsman to help resolve individual student grievances and recommend ways to improve administrative and academic procedures. An advisory committee recommended names for the position, and Dr. Charles Cleland was appointed the first ombudsman, part time, in 1972. He was succeeded in 1987 … Continued

Omega Beta Sigma was organized October 7, 1921, and was a sub rosa club until November 1922, at which time it was formally recognized as a local fraternity by the Administrative Council of the university faculty.

The UT Iota Beta chapter of Omega Psi Phi was chartered on April 1, 1971, and the local African American fraternity Alpha Kappa Omega was merged into it. Omega Psi Phi was the first national African American fraternity at UT. The fraternity was founded at Howard University in 1911. Howard University declined to accept its … Continued

Omicron Delta Epsilon, one of the world’s largest academic honor societies, was created in 1963 through the merger of two honor societies, Omicron Delta Gamma and Omicron Chi Epsilon. At the time of their merger, both societies had 28 chapters. Omicron Delta Gamma’s chapters were primarily in the midwestern and Pacific states, while the chapters … Continued

On November 28, 1947, UT’s local men’s honorary leadership society, Circle and Torch, became the Beta Nu Circle of the national men’s honorary society Omicron Delta Kappa. ODK membership recognized leadership in campus activities. The society was founded nationally on December 3, 1914, at Washington and Lee University. UT’s ODK chapter first initiated women in … Continued

Omicron Nu, a national honorary organization for seniors and graduate students in home economics, was established at UT (Alpha Epsilon Chapter) with nine charter members in 1935. The national organization was founded at Michigan State in 1912.

The One Stop Express Student Services Center in Hodges Library opened in June 2013. The $650,000 center was designed as an express service center, combining functions of the bursar, registrar, and financial aid offices to eliminate red tape and the need for students to visit multiple offices. The One Stop operation was both virtual and … Continued

An electronic application process for graduate admission was implemented in summer 1998. Prospective students could fill out the application for admission on the web and submit it immediately. The applicant still had to fill out a signature form and mail it with the application fee to have the materials processed and evaluated.

Prior to spring 2000, some four thousand students had to wait in line to turn in applications to apply to return to university housing each year, and then the information had to be manually entered into a computer. In spring 2000 the housing process was placed online (although students still had to print out the … Continued