UT faculty members were among the first to express disapproval of the Presidential Search Committee’s sudden recommendation to the full board of trustees that the search for a new president of the UT system be stopped and former Governor Lamar Alexander be appointed to the position. The Daily Beacon chimed in, reminding the trustees of … Continued

Ready for the World began in 2004 as UT’s Quality Enhancement Plan, which was required for reaccreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UT’s plan, “The International and Intercultural Awareness Initiative,” is the institution-wide emphasis on preparing undergraduates to succeed in the global society. The goal of Ready for the World is to … Continued

The Ready for the World Café began in 2008, under the direction of John Antun, assistant professor in the Department of Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Management. Antun, a certified executive chef with a doctorate in higher education administration, spent more than 40 years in the hospitality industry and opened and operated four successful restaurants in … Continued

The second phase of the awareness initiative of the Ready for the World initiative focused on encouraging students to become aware of and engaged with people different from themselves and to volunteer in ways that improved conditions for others. Participants were given a free Volunteers Rock the World! T-shirt and sent photographs or videos of … Continued

The first phase of awareness of UT’s Ready for the World initiative focused upon students experiencing cultures and places other than their own—the “think global” part of the “think global, act local” emphasis of the program. In a two-year program begun in 2007, students, faculty, and staff—and alumni and friends who volunteered—were given free T-shirts … Continued

An extensive policy statement providing criteria for official recognition of student organizations and the bringing of speakers to campus was released on November 20, 1964. The document, drafted by a joint student-faculty committee in winter and spring quarters, was approved by the administrative council and then by the board of trustees at its February 13, … Continued

On April 26, 1986, UT fans numbered 73,801 at the 7:00 p.m. Orange and White Football Game in Neyland Stadium. A record $25,000 was raised by the spring game for the Neyland Scholarship Endowment. The effort built upon the euphoria of winning the Sugar Bowl in January and far surpassed the 36,000 attendance in 1981, … Continued

In 1984 Professor Michael Pemberton, of the then Graduate School of Library and Information Science, proposed to UT Executive Vice Chancellor for Business, Planning, and Finance Homer Fisher the establishment of a records management office. Fisher convinced Pemberton to work part time for a year to establish policies and practices that could lead to establishment … Continued

Recyclemania, coordinated by the Facilities Services’ Office of Sustainability, is an annual eight-week competition among more than six hundred colleges and universities across the country to promote waste reduction activities. The event began in 2001 as a challenge between Ohio University and Miami of Ohio University, when the recycling coordinators at the two schools sought … Continued