UT began a program of applying the methods of Japanese teacher Shinichi Suzuki in teaching children to play the violin in 1964, six months after Suzuki introduced his teaching program in the United States. Professor William Starr, of the UT Music Department initiated the program and in 1971 took a group of his Suzuki students … Continued

Dr. Swanson joined the university’s Department of Dairying (later, Department of Animal Science) in 1947 where he served until 1983. He was recognized for his research in four major areas of dairy production: preservation of bull semen, dairy cattle nutrition, lactation physiology, and iodine metabolism and thyroid physiology. His research is published in 115 articles … Continued

The Sweet Tooth, the bakery outlet in Presidential Court, opened for business on January 3, 1979. It served fresh baked cookies, cakes, and pastries, as well as hand-dipped ice cream in eight flavors.

Women’s intercollegiate swimming and diving became a Club Sport in 1972. In 1973, when Vice Chancellor Howard Aldmon announced the move of women’s athletics, swimming and diving was among the seven sports elevated to the institutional level. The Women’s Physical Education Department in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation coordinated the sports. In … Continued

A swimming team was organized in 1934 as part of the “minor sports program,” with Burney Slater as coach. Men’s intercollegiate swimming was discontinued in 1959 and reinstituted in 1967-68, with Coach Ray Bussard in charge.

Earl Swingle, a 1931 alumnus, saw the first All Sing and participated in the first Carnicus. His class was the first to sing the “Alma Mater.” He was present for the first Battle for the Beer Keg with Kentucky, unpacked the model that became the Volunteer Statue, and was a student when the torch first … Continued

The Switch Your Thinking campaign, launched in 2008, provided a coordinated effort to have members of the campus community take individual actions to save energy. Turning off lights, computers, and window air-conditioners, using a power strip for electrical appliances and turning it off at the end of the day, and various other energy-saving actions were … Continued

Sword and Scales, a social outreach and networking fraternity for College of Law students, was started in August 2011 by Alexander Waters to increase opportunities for law students to get to know graduate students in other programs at UT and in the area. The name was taken from the sword and scales held by the … Continued

The Syllabi Repository was first available in fall 2014 as a pilot project. It contained the syllabi of upper-division Arts and Sciences courses for fall 2013 and spring 2014. It was initiated by a request from a student to the Student Government Association, which espoused the suggestion. The Office of the Provost, the SGA, and … Continued

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (now Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) received a gift of software in 2004 from Synopsis worth in excess of $24 million. The gift included technical support, training, and curriculum development for classroom instruction. The software allowed students to learn the same methodology for developing system-on-chip solutions that were … Continued