Transparency Updates

Uploaded executive offer letter of Bernie Savarese, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Research, and Student Success

Uploaded executive offer letter of Jeff Smith, Special Advisor to the President
January 26, 2024

Uploaded executive offer letter of Keith Carver, Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
September 21, 2023

NCAA Ruling

Statement from UT Athletics (https://utsports.com/news/2023/7/14/general-tennessee-statements-following-ncaa-ruling.aspx)
Statement from NCAA (https://www.ncaa.org/news/2023/7/14/media-center-hundreds-of-violations-occurred-in-tennessee-football-program-over-3-seasons.aspx)

The University of Tennessee System partnered with Gallup to develop and distribute the 2023 Campus Climate Survey. The survey was administered via web January 23 – February 21, 2023 to all currently- enrolled students as well as full- and part-time faculty and staff at UT Chattanooga, UT Health Science Center, UT Knoxville, UT Martin, UT Southern and the UT System administration office.

Results:

Uploaded the 2023 UT System Objectives (PDF).
February 24, 2023

Updated links to 2022 annual security and fire reports for each campus, plus the University of Tennessee Space Institute.
October 10, 2022

Uploaded the 2021-2022 UT System Emergency Management Annual Report (PDF).
October 5, 2022

Updated contract agreements for Josh Heupel, Chris Woodruff and ten others in Tennessee Athletics.
September 16, 2022

Updated contract agreements for Rick Barnes, Kellie Harper, Matthew Kredich and Eve Rackham Watt.
July 5, 2022

Uploaded Online Market Opportunity Assessment (PDF), produced by Huron Consulting Group.
Jan. 20, 2022

Published signed amendments to employment agreements for Tennessee Volunteers head coaches.
July 22, 2021

Published signed contracts for new Tennessee Volunteers assistant football coaches.
April 12, 2021

Published Memorandum of Understanding hiring Josh Heupel as Tennessee Volunteers Head Football Coach.

Re-published the Update on Potential Acquisition of Martin Methodist College (PDF), presented to the Board of Trustees Executive Committee on Jan. 22.
Jan. 27, 2021

Updated the Parker Executive Search Contract (PDF) for a head football coach, signed Jan. 21, 2021.
Jan. 26, 2021

Published the UT System Emergency Management Annual Report (PDF)
Jan. 22, 2021

Published information regarding changes in the leadership of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, football program:

Jan. 18, 2021

Updated Coaching Contracts section with contracting authority agreements and special amendments to employment agreement for football staff waiving payment of incentive compensation for bowl game appearances.
Dec. 14, 2020

Published documents relevant to the Board of Trustees Dec. 9 vote regarding Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn.
Dec. 10, 2020

Published the UT System – Martin Methodist College due diligence report (PDF) produced by the Huron Group.
Dec. 2, 2020

Updated Coaching Contracts page with pandemic reduction agreements.
Nov. 18, 2020

Uploaded the Oct. 6 Transparency Advisory Group meeting minutes and video recording.
Oct. 09, 2020

Martin Methodist College and the University of Tennessee System signed a nonbinding letter of intent, the first step in discussions for the small, 150-year-old, private college to join the UT System.

Sept. 11, 2020

Launched the COVID-19 Situation Dashboard, which aggregates active COVID-19 cases on UT campuses and statewide during the pandemic.
Aug. 21, 2020

Updated the executive and coaching contracts section with new assistant coaching contracts signed in early 2020.
March 27, 2020

The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees announced a series of series of town hall meetings designed to gather input and feedback on the appointment of interim president Randy Boyd to the presidency of the UT System for a term of an additional five years.
February 24, 2020

Published clarifying statement about UT Knoxville’s Student Program and Services fee on the Sex Week at UTK page.
February 3, 2020

Published a link to the Tennessee Comptroller’s Performance Audit Report, and the UT System Administration’s official response. UT’s response includes prepared statements by Board Chair John Compton and Interim President Randy Boyd for the Tennessee Government Operations Joint Subcommittee on Education, Health and General Welfare.
December 18, 2019

Published the 2019 UT System-wide Market Compensation Assessment – Executive Staff and Faculty Results (PDF) by Sibson Consulting.
December 16, 2019

Published the external review committee report on Promotion and Tenure Process Review at the University of Tennessee. The August 2019 site visit and resulting report was conducted at the request of the UT Board of Trustees.
December 16, 2019

Updated the UTIA-UTK Unification Process with a list of working groups established by Senior Vice Chancellor/Senior Vice President Tim Cross and Chancellor Donde Plowman. These groups are composed of faculty, staff, students, and administrators, focused on five broad areas: student services, research, academic affairs and shared governance, communications and marketing, and finance and administrative processes.
December 12, 2019

Published the searchable salary database of UT employees to data.tennessee.edu. This data set includes all active University of Tennessee employees that are subject to the Public Records Act as defined by the State of Tennessee.
December 6, 2019

Published memorandum to the UTIA-UTK Reunification Team from UT Interim President Randy Boyd, Chancellor Donde Plowman and Senior VC/Senior VP Tim Cross
November 4, 2019

The UTIA-UTK Reunification Committee released a report of their findings after community forums and soliciting feedback from stakeholders around the state.
Oct. 25, 2019

UT has announced a proposed sale of the Eugenia Williams home to the Knoxville-based Aslan Foundation
Oct. 22, 2019

Uploaded recorded video from Aug. 29 community listening session (for faculty and staff) at UTIA.
Oct. 11, 2019

Published signed offer letters to Cynthia Moore and Matthew Scoggins.
Oct. 1, 2019

Published an update on the Eugenia Williams Property.
Aug. 22, 2019

Brainstorming sessions announced by UTIA-UTK Land-grant Unification Team for faculty, communities and other stakeholders.
Aug. 19, 2019

UTIA-UTK Land-grant Unification Team announced by UT Interim President Randy Boyd, Senior VP Tim Cross and UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman
July 3, 2019

Published the Tennessee Attorney General’s response to UT’s cy pres petition to sell the Eugenia Williams Property.
July 2, 2019

Published frequently asked questions about the unification process with UTIA and UT Knoxville.
June 27, 2019

Published the cy pres action filed in Knox County’s Chancery Court to sell the property at 4848 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville (Eugenia Williams Property).
June 26, 2019

Published the Board of Trustees resolution to unify UT Institute of Agriculture with the flagship Knoxville campus, and create the Oak Ridge Institute.
June 21, 2019

Published Deloitte’s UT System Effectiveness Study (TEAM Report).
June 14, 2019

Published a programming document for a proposed retreat center at 4848 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville. (site of the Eugenia Williams Property)
April 30, 2019

Published signed offer letter to Donde Plowman
April 29, 2019

Contracts for UT Knoxville athletics coaches
April 12, 2019

UT Statement on Sex Week at UTK
March 8, 2019

Comptroller’s Report: Sex Week at UTK
Feb. 20, 2019

2019 Economic Update
Feb. 13, 2019