UT Board of Trustees to Hold Special Meeting on Dec. 9
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet at 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST on Dec. 9.
Learn MoreMission
The UT System’s delivery of education, discovery, outreach and public service contributes to the economic, social and environmental well-being of all Tennesseans.
Educate
Even before she came to college, Marielle Echavez enjoyed making videos. One class at UT Chattanooga changed her career plans.
Discover
Faced with the option to take a final or participate in an entrepreneurial pitch competition, Shawn Butler and two classmates at UT Martin embarked on a seven-year journey leading to a patent.
Connect
UT’s Municipal Technical Advisory Service created a strategic planning process allowing local fire departments to meet the needs of their communities.
Innovation Changing Lives
From lightweight manufactured auto components to smart grid traffic monitoring, innovators throughout the University of Tennessee System are using science and collaboration to improve lives and shape the future.
Initiatives
Strategic Plan
The revised strategic plan sets new data-informed goals and objectives for the UT System through the year 2025.
Advocacy
UT Advocacy is the official grassroots network of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Tennessee.
Transparent UT
The UT System is committed to providing greater and easier access to information for the faculty, staff, students and communities it serves.
Campuses
The University of Tennessee is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis.
Knoxville
UT Knoxville is ranked in the top 100 of the best value colleges in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
Chattanooga
Through regional, out-of-state tuition discounts, UT Chattanooga offers an $8,000 annual tuition reduction to eligible residents of all eight Tennessee border states, plus South Carolina.
Martin
More than 93 percent of UT Martin graduates are employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation.
Health Science Center
With nearly 3,000 students enrolled at major campuses in Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville, plus 1,200 medical resident and fellows in training, UTHSC serves thousands of patients across Tennessee every day.
Institutes
The University of Tennessee is comprised of the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service
Institute of Agriculture
The UT Institute of Agriculture delivers real life solutions through $54.5 million in research, educational outreach to 3.3 million people and veterinary services to more than 21,000 animals annually. UTIA’s two colleges currently enroll 1,700 students.
Institute for Public Service
The statewide Institute for Public Service helps Tennessee companies generate $817 million annually to the state economy, answers more than 28,000 requests for assistance and trains 15,000 municipal, county and state employees, manufacturers and law enforcement personnel.
Employees
The University of Tennessee employs more than 12,000 people in Tennessee with its workforce distributed across all 95 counties.
