UT faculty are at the forefront of their fields and creating solutions that will transform industries and the world we live in. They are creating new lightweight composites to build bridges and cars, developing the next generation of artificial intelligence technology, and finding new strategies for improving literacy skills of young students. The discoveries taking […]
Just weeks after starting my tenure as chancellor in 2019, I held my first office hours—an opportunity for members of our campus community to drop by and talk about anything on their mind. In those early days I was looking to hear directly from people across campus and gain a better understanding of their interests […]
I knew former governor Bill Haslam would share meaningful wisdom with our graduates when we asked him to speak at our fall commencement ceremony, where he was also awarded an honorary degree. But when he asked our graduates to consider an important question, it was one that also made me stop and think: Do you want […]
As we wrap up the semester and head into the break, I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your extraordinary work and to provide you some updates as we all prepare for 2023. Everywhere I go, I talk about the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as a university on the rise. More students […]
I want to keep the campus updated on new leadership and structure in the Division of Finance and Administration. In addition to appointing an interim senior vice chancellor for finance and administration following Chris Cimino’s retirement, I am elevating the Office of Information Technology to a stand-alone unit and have created a new cabinet-level position […]
Chris Cimino, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the calendar year. Chris has been a key member of my cabinet and has served UT Knoxville as senior vice chancellor since 2009. For nearly 30 years, Chris has been part of the UT family, […]
The Volunteer experience we are creating for our students has been a key driver of enrollment growth at UT Knoxville—both attracting new students and helping those already here to succeed. In fact, roughly half of our enrollment growth is from returning students who are persisting toward their degrees. Our innovative approach of leveraging students’ strengths […]
Today, every student–athlete who wears a Lady Vols uniform knows it carries with it a commitment to their team, their studies, and their community.
This is the future of education, and it’s how we prepare the next generation of engineering leaders
Chancellor Donde Plowman appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show on the SEC Network, where she talked about leadership and the intersection of academics and athletics.
