The College of Communications (now the College of Communication and Information) abolished the typing, spelling, and grammar tests required for entry to the college for fall 1990 and thereafter, but it continued to require that students pass two English classes and have typing proficiency.

The student organization Project V.E.G.G.I.E. (Vols Educating about Growing Gardens and Inspiring Environmentalism) was founded in 2011 by Candice Lawton and Neil Brown. A community garden, adjacent to the tennis courts behind the Andy Holt Avenue parking garage, was initiated in 2012.

The Community Partnership Center, now a self-funding entity within the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, was founded in 1994 as a joint effort of the Colleges of Architecture and Planning, Arts and Sciences, Education, and Law, along with the University Libraries and the Office of Research Administration. Associate Professor John Govinta (Sociology) and … Continued

The Complete College Act, passed by the Tennessee legislature and signed by Governor Bredesen in January 2010 in a special session of the legislature devoted to education, was intended to enhance cooperation between colleges and universities in the UT and Tennessee Board of Regents systems and move students forward to college degrees. The act changed … Continued

David Van Vactor, head of the Fine Arts Department and then the separated Music Department and conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, was named Composer Laureate of Tennessee by the Tennessee State Legislature.

After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a degree in finance, John joined PepsiCo. He began his PepsiCo career working third shift making Grandma’s cookies.  He rose through the sales and marketing ranks before becoming Vice Chairman and President of Frito-Lay North America. In addition, he served as Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo North … Continued

In 1989 CAFÉ accounts were instituted to give students access to the university’s mainframe computer. CAFÉ users had net and e-mail access, as well as listserv access and access to UTCC’s archives of microcomputer software. According to Bruce Delaney, assistant director of the Computing Center for User Services at the time, use of e-mail by … Continued

UT issued its first policy dealing with computer crimes in 1986. Effective July 1, 1986, employees or students caught committing computer crimes could face expulsion, termination of employment, and prosecution under Tennessee’s Computer Crimes Law enacted in 1983. Chancellor Reese had issued a memo to all employees in January 1985 about computer ethics.

A program was implemented in late spring 1984 through which microcomputers could be purchased at substantial discounts and paid for through interest-free loans by faculty and staff. UT negotiated with hardware manufacturers for discounted prices on machines (not individual computer parts), and the discount was passed along in full to the faculty or staff member … Continued

A mistaken configuration of archives on the main UT computer system led to the posting of the social security numbers of approximately 1,900 students and a small number of UT staff on an archives page of a listserv. There was no evidence that third parties had utilized the numbers.