UT MARTIN HOMECOMING SCHEDULED FOR OCT. 4-10
The UT Martin football team enters the stadium to face Samford University during Family
Weekend 2021.
UT MARTIN ADVISORY BOARD FALL MEETING COVERS ENROLLMENT AND NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
MARTIN, Tenn., Sept. 20, 2021 – UTM ADVISORY BOARD MEETS SEPT. 17 – The UT
Martin Advisory Board met Friday, Sept. 17, in the Boling University Center. Topics covered
included fall enrollment and new academic programs. Pictured at the meeting were (l to r) Art
Sparks, of Union City, advisory board chair; Hal Bynum (foreground), board member from
Sharon; and UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver.
MEHLHORN NAMED DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Dr. Joey Mehlhorn
Op-Ed: After starving Black colleges of funding for decades, government should pay up
Howard University, alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris, has seen high-profile donations and enrollment demand. Its smaller counterparts aren’t so lucky.
(Nathaniel Grann / For the Washington Post via Getty Images)
Exploding FHU Enrollment Continues to Buck Trends
Freed-Hardeman University students returned for fall semester classes August 18, 2021.
LARGEST COMMITMENT IN UT SYSTEM HISTORY TOTALS $79.5 MILLION
LARGEST COMMITMENT – University of Tennessee
System President Randy Boyd speaks June 24 during the Wildwood Farm commitment
announcement in Germantown, Tennessee, when Melanie Smith Taylor (center) signed the letter
of intent that outlines the agreement by Taylor and her family for transfer of the Germantown
farm to UT Martin upon Taylor’s death. The commitment is the largest in UT System and UT
Martin history and will allow the university to increase educational program offerings in
veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines. Also pictured is Dr. Keith Carver,
UT Martin chancellor.
FORMER TENNESSEE GOVERNOR SAYS PEOPLE OF FAITH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
DISCUSSES BOOK – Two-term Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam talked
about his new book “Faithful Presence: The Promise and Peril of Faith in the Public Square” during an
Aug. 11 “Lunch Learn Leadership” program sponsored by UT Martin’s WestStar Leadership Program.
The noon event was held at the Southwest Tennessee Development District in Jackson. Pictured with
Haslam during the former governor’s presentation is Dr. Keith Carver (right), UT Martin chancellor.
