February 2025 Advisory Board Agenda and Minutes
Webcast Documents
How UT is Helping Make East Tennessee a Top Destination for Nuclear Energy
UT Knoxville has one of the best nuclear engineering programs in the country and some of the world’s top experts in the field. This confluence of partnership and resources is why no region is better positioned to be a national leader in nuclear innovation than East Tennessee—and why no institution is better prepared to help lead us there than UT.
Lamar Alexander Reminds Graduates to Find the Good
“Find the good and praise it.” Those six words from former Senator Lamar Alexander inspired me and, I’m certain, the Class of 2024 when he delivered them at the fall commencement ceremony. Alexander, who received an honorary doctorate in educational leadership and policy at the ceremony, is a former two-term governor, three-term US senator, […]
Celebrating Our Successes
2024 has been another great year for this university. As you know, we reached our highest retention rate ever, with 91.9 percent of last year’s first-year students returning for their second year. As those numbers increase, so do our graduation rates. Our student success efforts have garnered national attention, bringing professionals from more than […]
Taking UT to the Next Level
UT Knoxville has been on the rise. As we continue to meet the goals that we have set for ourselves, it is time to think about what comes next. What will it take to bring UT to the next level?
November 2024 Advisory Board Agenda and Minutes
Webcast Documents
On Leadership: Plowman interviews Coach Vitello on Building Teams
Chancellor Donde Plowman sat down with UT Head Baseball Coach Tony Vitello to talk about his approach to leadership on and off the field.
Student Success Belongs to Everyone
This fall, we celebrated our highest retention and graduation rates ever at nearly 92 percent and 74 percent, respectively. The gains we’ve seen since launching the Division of Student Success five years ago—with retention up 5 percentage points and graduation up 3 percentage points—have bolstered our national reputation as a leader in supporting students and improving outcomes.
Plowman, Williams Talk Student Success with Inside Higher Ed
Chancellor Donde Plowman and Vice Provost for Student Success Amber Williams discussed the university’s innovative work around student well-being and belonging with Inside Higher Ed this month, ahead of the university co-hosting the Student Success US conference.
Volunteers Step Forward to Aid Hurricane Relief
Volunteers across the university have been part of Hurricane Helene relief efforts by providing assistance and resources to communities in need.
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