At the September 10 football game against Cincinnati in 2011, fans were asked to pause for a moment of silence in memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Patrick Lenoir, who played offensive tackle for UT from 1988 to 1991, carried an American flag and led the … Continued

In 2014 the UT Chapter of Young Americans for Freedom organized the placement of 2,977 American flags on the lawn near the McClung Tower to mark the 13th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Over one hundred YAF affiliates took part in the nationwide Never Forget Project on college campuses.

General name by which the Science/Engineering Building (Science and Engineering Research Facility) is known.

The university celebrated its Sesquicentennial in 1944 with a daylong program on November 17. Dr. John B. Emperor of the Department of English composed a Sesquicentennial Ode for the occasion. Dr. Clifford E. Barbour of the Second Presbyterian Church wrote a Sesquicentennial Prayer. Activities began at 10:00 a.m. in the Alumni Memorial Auditorium. W. T. … Continued

In March 1916 a program, spearheaded by Professor McDermott of the Law Department was instituted to collect funds for the Hunter Settlement House, in which the Law Department’s Free Clinic was located. Two days were set aside each month upon which every student was encouraged to give at least one dime to the cause. The … Continued

Named in the 1794 Charter of Blount College as one of its trustees, John Sevier was the first (and only) governor of the State of Franklin, from 1784 to 1787. He was indicted for treason by the State of North Carolina but was rescued by friends from Morganton and returned to Tennessee. Following the dissolution … Continued

In 1947 the City of Knoxville requested that the university sell it 17 to 20 acres of land at the edge of the agriculture campus, to the rear of Morgan Hall, for use as a sewage treatment plant. The board of trustees declined. In 1952 the City again requested land—this time eight acres that were … Continued

Brianna Rader and Jacob Clark, juniors in College Scholars, founded SEAT (Sexual Empowerment and Awareness at Tennessee) to host Sex Week in 2012. Rider researched Harvard and Yale’s Sex Weeks, and SEAT designed a week of activities to emphasize the importance of transparency and communication when dealing with sexual assault, to provide a platform needed … Continued

Chancellor Cheek appointed a Sexual Assault Task Force in fall 2014 composed of community members, students, faculty, and staff to revise UT’s sexual assault and misconduct policies. The appointment of the task force followed the issuance by Cheek of an interim sexual assault policy, including an affirmative consent provision.

Jamie Whited, assistant trainer for men’s football, filed a sexual harassment complaint against the Men’s Athletics Department on August 27, 1996. In an internal investigation, UT verified 33 complaints, including having student trainers barge into a storage room where she changed clothes; being the subject of a song with sexual innuendo sung by the track … Continued