COMMENCEMENT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR AS HUSBAND AND WIFE RECEIVE MBA DEGREES
Luke and Tiffany Eccles are pictured May 6 following UT Martin’s first of three spring commencement ceremonies held at the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
SKYHAWK REGIONAL RETENTION SUMMIT SET FOR MAY 25 AT UT MARTIN
MARTIN, TENN., May 11, 2022 – RETENTION SUMMIT SET MAY 25 – UT Martin will host its
second Skyhawk Regional Retention Summit on May 25 in the Boling University Center. Public and
private two- and four-year institutions across the southeast are invited to join the conversation
surrounding student retention, persistence, and success in higher education. Registration should be
completed online by May 18 at www.utm.edu/retentionsummit. In this file photo, UT Martin Chancellor
Keith Carver speaks in 2019 in the university’s Watkins Auditorium during the first Skyhawk Regional
Retention Summit.
RED CROSS HONORS UT MARTIN WITH OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER AWARD
MARTIN, TENN., April 29, 2022 –TORNADO RELIEF PARTNER – UT Martin was recognized April
27 for its support of the Red Cross following the Dec. 10, 2021, tornado outbreak in Northwest
Tennessee. The American Red Cross of Mid-West Tennessee presented its 2022 Outstanding Community
Partner Award to the university during the annual Heroes Luncheon on April 27 in Jackson at Union
University’s Carl Grant Events Center. Faculty and staff from the UT Martin Regional Centers joined UT
Martin Chancellor Keith Carver at the event. Carver is an American Red Cross Mid-West Tennessee
board member and was the luncheon’s keynote speaker. Pictured are (l, r) Stephanie Allen, assistant
professor of social work; Kayce Beam, director, Jackson Center; Dr. Kelli Deere, director, Parsons
Center; Kara Tapp, Somerville Center; Carver; Erica Bell, director, Regional Centers, and Online
Programs; Dr. Sim Taylor, Ripley Center; and Dr. Lan DePriest, assistant professor of geosciences.
TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FULLY FUNDS UT MARTIN ‘TEST HUB’
PHOTO CAPTION – This artist rendering of UT Martin’s proposed TEST Hub shows potential uses of
space for engineering and other projects. The facility is a joint effort by UT Martin, Tennessee Colleges
of Applied Technology and Dyersburg State Community College to support and expand workforce and
economic development in rural Northwest Tennessee.
