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How to Lead, Serve, and Make an Impact at UT
It may be summer, but you’re probably already thinking about what your first year on campus will look like: what events you want to go to, finding the perfect spot to study, and how you want to get involved. If you’re looking to make an impact at UT and expand your leadership skills, there are…
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A Year of Firsts
“Rocky Top” played from your welcome card from the University of Tennessee. Your family and friends cheered you on for taking a big step into adulthood, and now an incredible year of firsts awaits you. Welcome to Rocky Top! Whether you’re feeling a little nervous or absolutely thrilled (or both!), this is the beginning of…
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Get to Know the Student Counseling Center
The Student Counseling Center is the university’s primary facility for mental health services for students. The Student Counseling Center exists to help you and offers short-term individual and group therapies. Staff members provide a variety of short-term services for currently-enrolled students to address problems ranging from mild situational stresses to acute mental health conditions. Good…
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Make the Most of Your On-Campus Experience
Are you living on campus? Getting ready to move in this fall? We want to help so you feel prepared to come to campus and excited to join us on Rocky Top! Contact Your Roommate Once you have selected your room, we recommend reaching out to your new roommate to get to know them! It’s…
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Third Annual Pack to Give Back Supports Student Needs
At the University of Tennessee, being a Volunteer is a way of life. And no Student Life event highlights that more than the annual Pack to Give Back. Organized each year by the Office of the Dean of Students, this one-day event creates volunteer opportunities that support needs within the campus community. During Pack to…
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A CliftonStrengths Campus: Three Student Stories of Exploration and Growth
As an official CliftonStrengths campus, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has partnered with Gallup to allow all incoming students to take the CliftonStrengths assessment at no cost to them, train faculty and staff members as certified coaches, and infuse CliftonStrengths into academic courses. Focusing on strengths instead of deficits is a core and guiding philosophy…
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Homesick to Home Sweet Home: The Impact of Living and Learning Communities at UT
Abigail Kom, Graduate Assistant, University Housing College students today are feeling more isolated than ever. A 2022 study published by the National Library of Medicine highlighted that students face greater challenges in forming close relationships compared to previous generations. The national study revealed that 26% of college students report feeling lonely, with first-year students being…
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MLK Jr. Days of Service: UT’s Tribute to a Lasting Legacy
Blakley O’Brien, Student Intern, Jones Center for Leadership and Service Martin Luther King Jr.’s lasting legacy reminds us of the value and necessity of service, and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s MLK Jr. Days of Service reflect his profound commitment to community. Hosted by the Jones Center for Leadership and Service, the annual initiative organizes…
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A Beautiful Mosaic: Celebrating the Unique Features and Common Goals of Four Greek Councils
Written by: Melissa Richter For more than 150 years, sororities and fraternities have helped shape the campus culture of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. But within these communities lies a rich and often untold story of how the Greek community grew over time into four separate and unique councils: Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Panhellenic Council,…