UTIA–UT Knoxville Reunification: Brainstorming Sessions
Thank you for your thoughts and ideas at all brainstorming sessions.
Community Forum
Faculty and staff listening session with Interim UT President Randy Boyd, UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman and Senior Vice President Tim Cross
(There was an audio problem at the very beginning of the event that caused the first 2-3 minutes to not be recorded.)
Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019
Hollingsworth Auditorium
Knoxville, TN
10:32:19 From Keith Barber: can the video shift so those on computers see teh speaker (not just the president, chancellor and SVP)?
10:37:18 From Keith Barber: thank you for shifting the camera!
10:37:25 From Mike Stanley: Thanks for the wider shot.
10:41:35 From aliross: Does anyone on here have any questions you would like for me to relay to the room?
10:46:00 From Keith Barber: From the UTIA Retirees Association:
10:46:42 From Becky Campbell: Are there any plans or views on how this will impact the organizational structure for three extension regions and the county extension offices?
10:46:52 From Keith Barber: 1) Why UTIA and not include teh Space Institute and athe UTHSC in this new structure? If it will help our rankings?
10:48:30 From Keith Barber: 2) Overhead for UTK is a higher percentage taken as opposed to the UTIA grant process. Will UTIA grant overhead dollars be diminished and/or cannibalized?
10:48:59 From aliross: Thank you. We see the questions from Becky and UTIA Retiree Association and they will be asked to the group.
10:49:28 From Keith Barber: 3) How will we (UTIA) maintain our identity in the future? I.E., will the Department of Plant Sciences remain as such?
10:54:05 From Keith Barber: 4) UTIA has a strategic plan. One of the goals of this plan is to take UTIA back to the staffing levels we had prior to the recession a decade ago. Resources are limited and if there are not resources to meet the basic land-grant mission, how can current programs be expanded and new programs be added?
11:14:09 From Keith Barber: Thank you for answering our UTIA Retirees’ questions. Interestingly, Interim President Boyd’s comments to John Steir’s question is contradictary to how he responded to our question about including UTHSC to help our rankings. The comment in question is in reference to the Univ of Wisconsin Medical Schools… Would he like to reply?
11:17:52 From Keith Barber: Extension and RECs are 400 miles away!
11:27:46 From Sophie Willborn Schmidt : Thanks for providing the video feed.
Community Brainstorming Sessions
| Date | Location | Time (Local) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/22/19 | Cookeville | 7:00 a.m. CDT | Putnam County Extension Office 900 S. Walnut Ave Cookeville TN 38501 |
| 08/22/19 | Crossville | 1:00 p.m. CDT | UT Plateau Ag Research & Education Center 320 Experiment Station Road Crossville TN 38571 |
| 08/22/19 | Crossville | 6:00 p.m. CDT | UT Plateau Ag Research & Education Center 320 Experiment Station Road Crossville TN 38571 |
| 08/23/19 | Cleveland | 7:00 a.m. EDT | Bradley County Extension Office 95 Church Street, SE Cleveland TN 37311 |
| 08/23/19 | Madisonville | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Farm Bureau 510 Main Street Madisonville TN 37354 |
| 09/04/19 | Martin | 7:00 a.m. CDT | UT Martin Boling University Center, 206 ABC 11 Wayne Fisher Drive Martin TN 38238 (park in front of Boling Center) |
| 09/04/19 | Dyersburg | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Dyer County Extension Office 151 Everett Avenue Dyersburg, TN 38024-5198 |
| 09/04/19 | Covington | 6:00 p.m. CDT | Tennessee Farm Bureau Covington, TN 38019 |
| 09/05/19 | Middleton | 7:00 a.m. CDT | Lone Oaks Farm 1000 Lake Hardeman Road Middleton, TN 38052 |
| 09/05/19 | Jackson | 6:00 p.m. CDT | West Tennessee Research & Education Center (WTREC) 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301 |
| 09/06/19 | Jackson | 7:00 a.m. CDT | West Tennessee Research & Education Center (WTREC) 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301 |
| 09/06/19 | Franklin | 6:00 p.m. CDT | Williamson County Public Safety Office 304 Beasley Drive Franklin TN 37076 |
| 09/07/19 | Columbia | 7:00 a.m. CDT | Tennessee Farm Bureau 147 Bear Creek Pike Columbia TN 38401 |
| 09/07/19 | Murfreesboro | 1:00 p.m. CDT | Lane Agri Park Rutherford County Extension Office 315 John R. Rice Blvd Community Center Building Murfreesboro, TN 37129-4105 |
| 09/10/19 | Blountville | 7:00 a.m. EDT | Ron Ramsey Regional Ag Ctr (Sullivan County Ag Center) 140 Spurgeon Lane Blountville, TN 37617 |
| 09/10/19 | Greeneville | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Greeneville 4-H Center (Clyde Austin 4-H Center) 214 4-H Lane Greeneville, TN 37743 |
| 09/10/19 | Morristown | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Hamblen County Courthouse Large Courtroom on 3rd Floor 511 West Second North Street (Historic Side of Building) Morristown, TN 37814 |
| 09/11/19 | Sevierville | 7:00 a.m. EDT | Sevier County Extension Office 752 Old Knoxville Highway Sevierville, TN 37862 |
| 09/12/19 | Knoxville | 7:00 a.m. EDT | Joint Institute for Advanced Materials (JIAM) Alcoa Highway Knoxville TN |
| 09/12/19 | Maryville | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Blount County Extension Office 1219 McArthur Road Maryville, TN 37804 |
Faculty Brainstorming Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 08/20/19 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Hollingsworth Auditorium |
| 09/05/19 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | Plant Biotech Building 156-157 |
| 09/11/19 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Mossman Building, Room 101 |
Student Brainstorming Sessions
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 09/17/19 | 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT | Plant Biotech Building 156-157 Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 09/18/19 | 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EDT | Brehm Animal Science Building 265 Knoxville, Tenn. |
Staff Brainstorming Sessions
| Date | Location | Time (Local) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/19 | Livingston | 9:30 a.m. CDT | Overton County Extension Office 312 W Broad Street Livingston, TN 38570 |
| 09/17/19 | Jackson | 9:30 a.m. CDT | West TN AgResearch and Education Center (WTREC) 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301-3201 |
| 09/17/19 | Knoxville | 11:30 a.m. EDT | Plant Biotech Building Rooms 156-157 2505 E J Chapman Drive Knoxville, TN 37996 RSVP Required |
| 09/17/19 | Jackson | 3:00 p.m. CDT | West TN AgResearch and Education Center (WTREC) 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301-3201 |
| 09/18/19 | Murfreesboro | 9:00 a.m. CDT | Lane Agri-Park Community Center Bldg 315 John Rice Boulevard Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Join via Zoom |
| 09/18/19 | Murfreesboro | 3:00 p.m. CDT | Lane Agri-Park Community Center Bldg 315 John Rice Boulevard Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Join via Zoom |
| 09/19/19 | Knoxville | 9:00 a.m. EDT | Eastern Region Extension Office 1801 Downtown West Blvd Knoxville, TN 37919 Join via Zoom |
| 09/20/19 | Zoom Session (Online) | 9:00 a.m. EDT | Zoom Online Conference Session |
| 09/20/19 | Zoom Session (Online) | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Zoom Online Conference Session |
| 09/23/19 | Zoom Session (Online) | 9:00 a.m. EDT | Zoom Online Conference Session |
| 09/23/19 | Zoom Session (Online) | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Zoom Online Conference Session |
Purpose
On June 21, 2019, the UT Board of Trustees approved the re-unification of the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) with UT Knoxville (UTK) to fully leverage our statewide presence and foster a culture of greater collaboration to more fully deliver on our land-grant mission of education, research and outreach to benefit the state of Tennessee.
To capture important stakeholder input, a UTIA-UTK Land-grant Unification Team has been formed and is charged with identifying and engaging stakeholders across the state. While the team will not determine policies or initiatives, they will reach out to stakeholders and identify ways to gather input.
The team synthesized and summarized feedback, identified common themes, organized recommendations, and presented the findings to interim President Randy Boyd, Senior Vice President/Senior Vice Chancellor of Agriculture Tim Cross, and UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman. The results were compiled into a report, published in October 2019. Details were presented to the Board of Trustees at the November 2019 Board meeting.