GOVERNOR’S SCHOOLS WELCOME STUDENTS – UT Martin will soon welcome students with two Tennessee Governor’s Schools to the main campus. The Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences begins May 27, and the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Humanities begins the following Sunday, June 4. In one file photo, students receive instruction in a veterinary science class during the 2022 Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences. In the second file photo, members of the 2022 Tennessee Governor’s School for the Humanities became the first at UT Martin to bury a time capsule containing artifacts from the Governor’s School’s students and faculty. For more information, contact the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences at 731-881-7211 or the Tennessee Governor’s School for the Humanities at 731-881-7579.

Student studying abroad in Spain as part of the TnCIS program.

ONLINE HISTORY PROGRAM RANKED – UT Martin has received a national ranking by Best Accredited Colleges for its online history program. The university was ranked 31 st in the country and recognized for its financial aid awards, quality of education, faculty and campus resources. Dr. David Coffey, professor and chair, UT Martin Department of History and Philosophy, is pictured in this file photo.

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING – An active-shooter training exercise is scheduled 10-noon, Thursday, May 25, in the Johnson EPS Building on the UT Martin main campus. The building is located next to the Paul Meek Library on Mt. Pelia Road, which will be closed to traffic during the training. For information, contact Ray Wiggington, Weakley County EMA, 731-364-2647, or Charlie Jahr, UT Martin Department of Public Safety, 731-881-7777. A university patrol car is shown in this file photo traveling on University Street in Martin.

ADVISORY BOARD MEETING SET FOR MAY 26 – The UT Martin Advisory Board will meet at 1 p.m., Friday, May 26, in Room 206 of the Ed and Carolyn Boling University Center. Information about the meeting is available by calling the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615. Pictured in this file photo from a past advisory board meeting is Art Sparks, advisory board chair from Union City.

CENTURY FARM RECEIVES STUDENT IDEAS – UT Martin students involved in the advanced farm and ranch management course in fall 2022 created a land-use study for Renee Williams, owner of the Moore Family Century Farm in Benton County. The project’s goal was to generate ideas for the farm that would help create possible revenue streams. The farm was established in 1870 by Williams’ African American ancestors, John and Harriet Strayhorn Moore. John and Harriet Moore are pictured in separate photographs along with a sign identifying the property.

PAUL AND MARTHA MEEK AWARD RECEPIENTS – Dr. Andy

Lewter, UT Martin vice chancellor for student affairs, is pictured with Gracie Barber, of Kansas City,

Missouri, and Tia Moore, of Collierville, recipients of the Paul and Martha Meek Leadership Awards

during the University of Tennessee at Martin’s spring 2023 commencement exercises May 6.

MARTIN, TENN., May 6, 2023 – FORD MOTOR CO. EXECUTIVE SPEAKS –Liliana Ramirez, global director for workforce development, Ford Motor Co., delivered the address at both UT Martin commencement ceremonies May 6 in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.

MARTIN, TENN., May 2, 2023 – FURRY FRIENDS – Dolly and Miss Doc pose for photos in Student Health and Counseling Services. The therapy dogs are in training to join UT Martin’s counseling team.