In July UT informed 36,000 present and former employees that a database of personal information affecting 36,000 people had been hacked. Names, addresses, and social security numbers were in the database. The problem was discovered in mid-May in a computer on the agriculture campus. An unauthorized entity had been using the computer from August 2005 … Continued

The UC computer store opened August 21, 1989, with a grand opening held the week of September 18.

Fall Sorority Rush 1965 was handled by computers, except for the actual rushing. Students going through rush received IBM cards for invitations, and sororities received master lists of acceptances. Concern that rush would extend past the start of classes led to the decision to have computers take over much of the tedious work connected with … Continued

In January 1994 computers were installed in North Carrick, Clement, and Humes Halls as the first phase of installation of at least two computers for resident use in each residence hall. The project was a joint effort between SGA and the Department of Residence Halls.

The UT Computing Center was established in 1960, with new mathematics faculty member Dr. Gordon Sherman in charge.

The Conference Center Building was constructed as the sole Tennessee installation of Atlanta-based Rich’s Department Store in 1955. Stevens & Wilkinson and Raymond Leowy Associates did the design. Stevens & Wilkinson received a merit award from the American Institute of Architecture in 1957 for the building. The building was owned by Rich’s pension fund and … Continued

The board of trustees first passed a conflict of interest policy on February 4, 1992, at its meeting in Nashville.

UT’s Confucius Institute held its grand opening with a ribbon cutting at the International House on April 12, 2013. Having an institute on campus was a collaborative effort between UT; Southeast University in Nanjing, China; and HANBAN, a subsidiary of the Chinese Ministry of Education. Dr. Shih-Lung Shaw, professor of geography, was the inaugural director … Continued

Two UT alumni have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Army Second Lieutenant Allen J. Greer was awarded the medal on March 10, 1902, for valor on July 2, 1901, during the Philippine Insurrection. US Navy Hospital corpsman David Robert Ray was awarded the medal posthumously for valor on March 19, 1969, in the … Continued

As the Washington Post reported, Richard Timothy Conroy was born December 20, 1927, in Copperhill, Tennessee. His asthma kept him out of the military during World War II. He worked as a draftsman and installed telephone equipment before graduating from UT, where he met his wife, Sara (later Sarah) Booth at the Tyson Episcopal Center, … Continued