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STEMOVATE expands to 56 Tennessee counties; additional training planned for November
August 13, 2026
STEMOVATE: Powering Tennessee’s Future Innovators is expanding from 22 to 56 Tennessee counties for the 2026-27 school year. The expansion follows a five-day, five-city training tour that prepared 4-H agents and teachers from 34 new counties to bring hands-on STEMOVATE lessons to sixth-grade classrooms across the state.
On Leadership: Plowman Interviews Randy Boyd on Experiences that Shaped Him
UT System President Randy Boyd joined Chancellor Donde Plowman for an interview exploring his experiences in leadership, including his time as a first-generation college student and the transition from business to government to higher education.
Everywhere You Look, UT
Where in Tennessee can you find the presence of the University of Tennessee System? Everywhere!
From fertile farms to new fields of study, we’re there. And we’re telling our story of statewide impact in a big way — by painting murals on barns and buildings across Tennessee. In fact, we’re on a mission to paint one in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties by 2030!
