{"id":7840,"date":"2025-07-15T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentlife-wds-prd.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/?page_id=7840"},"modified":"2025-10-16T09:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T13:57:09","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The Center for Student Engagement contributes to the holistic education of all students by providing programs, services, and leadership opportunities that advance student learning and belonging through hosting over 150+ programs per year and supporting 550+ registered student organizations and their advisors.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"img-circle wp-image-7879 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Students pose for a group photo as Center for Student Engagement host their annual Student Engagement Fair with more than 250 student organizations along Ped Walkway\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/07\/20230824_Student_Engagement_Fair_SB_019_Square-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/about-us\/mission-vision-purpose\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Mission, Vision, and Purpose<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle wp-image-8111 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"group photo of CSE staff\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/CSE-Staff-Group-Photo-Square-800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/about-us\/staff\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Staff<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle wp-image-8094 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"group photo of the student organization support team\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/SEAs-Student-Organization-Support-Team-_SOST-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/about\/student-organization-support-team\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg btn-block\">Student Organization Support Team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br class=\"clearshortcode\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"one-third column \">\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-circle wp-image-8107 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/Student-Programming-Team-Main-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"group photo of the student programming team\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/Student-Programming-Team-Main-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/Student-Programming-Team-Main-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentlife.utk.edu\/student-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2025\/10\/Student-Programming-Team-Main-150x150.jpg 150w, 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