Giving

Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, overwhelmingly participated in this year’s Big Orange Family Campaign, with 63 percent of the university’s employees investing back into Rocky Top through a donation. During the campaign, a total of 3,177 donors supported 94 unique funds, with each choosing an area of campus significant to them. … Read more

The new Foley Family Master of Accountancy (MAcc) Scholarship Endowment in addition to the Brian and Heather Foley Accounting Excellence Endowment, will have a specific emphasis on attracting students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions, to enroll in the MAcc program at UT. make a gift Even though life as an accounting … Read more

As the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s educational nonprofit radio station, WUTK 90.3 FM, which has been on the air since 1982, has served as a launch pad for great careers in broadcasting for Vols like Mike Keith, the radio play-by-play voice of the Tennessee Titans, and Lelan Statom, the Emmy-winning meteorologist with NewsChannel 5 in … Read more

Pamela Reeves Memorial UT Knoxville Torchbearer Alumni Scholarship Endowment was established to gather support for deserving students and help advance East Tennessee make a gift In much of what she did, Pamela Reeves (’76, ’79) set a record as being the first. She was the first woman to serve as a federal judge in the … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is committed to providing Tennesseans with a high-quality affordable education at Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university. Our Tri-Star Scholarship program helps Tennessee residents access the Volunteer experience through three scholarships. support the tri-star scholarship The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Tri-Star Scholarship Program has received another boost, this time from Class of … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, eclipsed its goal of receiving $2.5 million in just 24 hours during Big Orange Give, the university’s annual day of giving. Volunteers from every state and around the globe contributed more than 4,500 gifts on November 18, surging past the initial goal by more than $53,000. Many gifts were doubled … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has a new resource to help ensure no student struggles with food insecurity during their time at the university, leaving them free to focus on learning, growing, and discovering a path for their future. Establishing the Big Orange Pantry has been an effort by antihunger campus groups comprising students, faculty, … Read more

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville is committed to providing Tennesseans with a high-quality affordable education at Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university. Our Tri-Star Scholarship program helps Tennessee residents access the Volunteer experience through three scholarships. learn more For Gemma Pierce (’21), becoming a nurse is a calling she felt long before enrolling at UT. A native … Read more

When he heard former University of Tennessee, Knoxville, football player Inquoris “Inky” Johnson speak during Homecoming of 2018, professor Dayakar Penumadu saw a spirit and character he felt worthy of recognition. Penumadu, the Fred N. Peebles Professor and Joint Institute for Advanced Materials Chair of Excellence in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, went … Read more

The Peyton Manning Scholarship, which is awarded to some of the brightest and most dedicated students from across the country, was presented by Manning himself on August 17 to four incoming first-year students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. They will participate in the university’s prestigious Haslam Scholars Program and join 41 past and current … Read more