Camp Koinonia (pronounced Coin o nia) is a residential outdoor camp held annually in the spring to provide a camping experience for more than one hundred young people (aged 7–21) with disabilities in the Knoxville area. The camp transferred from VPI to UT in 1984 when Dr. Gene Hayes, an internationally known authority on therapeutic … Continued

The Health and Hospice Services group of UT Hospital initiated Camp Rainbow in fall of 1994 for children aged 6–12 who have lost a loved one. The weekend camp takes place at Camp Montvale, and UT student athletes volunteer their time to help with administration and the camp activities.

On October 5, 2013, the Athletics Department officially launched its $154.2 million campaign to raise annual, capital, endowment, and planned gift commitments. The campaign actually began July 1, 2013, and was slated to continue until June 30, 2016. The purpose of the campaign was to return Tennessee to the top of the nation’s elite programs … Continued

Planning for the ambitious $1 billion development campaign for the combined units of UT began in 2003 and 2004, and the campaign began quietly in 2005. By the time of the April 17, 2008, lavish campaign kickoff celebration at Thompson-Boling Arena, over $700 million had already been raised. The 2008 celebration marked the public phase … Continued

Dr. Campbell joined the faculty of the Department of Foods and Nutrition in the College of Home Economics (later Human Ecology and now within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences) in 1961 and remained a member of the faculty until her retirement in 1982. She held a research appointment in the Institute of … Continued

David Campbell was a State of Franklin official and early territorial and state judge. He served in the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. He served on the new Supreme Court of Franklin in the early 1780s. In 1787 he became a member of the North Carolina Assembly and, later that year, was elected judge … Continued

The All Students’ Club established the first Campus Beautification Committee in 1957. In 1958 it planted over two hundred shrubs on campus and placed trash cans in conspicuous places as part of its campaign to Keep UT Clean.

In December 1947 the Campus Chest Campaign was initiated to serve as a single avenue for soliciting charitable contributions from students, faculty, and staff. A budget was established for giving of the proceeds of the campaign to such entities as the Community Chest (now United Way), Infantile Paralysis Fund, Red Cross, World Service Fund, YMCA, … Continued

In June 1967 Vice President Edward J. Boling and Paul Arthur, a Canadian designer, announced that UT external signage would be increased, and all signs would be uniform, including having a new, official UT symbol. Arthur was the sign designer for Expo ’67, the world’s fair held in Montreal. The new UT symbol was conceived … Continued

At its June 18, 1970, meeting, in reaction to previous class cancellations in protest of the Vietnam War, the UT Board of Trustees clarified its policy on cancellation of classes by professors. The board said: “Students who enroll at The University of Tennessee have paid fees for courses in which they are enrolled and the … Continued