CHATTANOOGA – The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will hold its winter meetings Feb. 23-24 in the University Center (Tennessee Room) located on the University of Tennessee Chattanooga campus, 710 E. 5th Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Keith Carver, chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Martin, will serve as the new leader of the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA). Pending board approval, Carver will begin March 1.
Based on the rise in COVID-19 Delta variant numbers across the state, campuses throughout the University of Tennessee System will adjust mask requirements for at least the next two weeks.
UT System President Randy Boyd is urging students, faculty and staff to talk with their families and healthcare providers about the benefits of receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
Linda C. Martin has agreed to serve on an interim basis following the Aug. 31 retirement of Tim Cross. The university will launch a search this fall to fill the role permanently.
The newly adopted rule requires vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella, chicken pox, meningococcal disease and hepatitis B, but does not mandate vaccinations for influenza or COVID-19.
