Recognition

Dean’s Circles

Colleges at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, honor those who make leadership annual gifts of $1,000 or more through the Dean’s Circle.

Supporting an unrestricted fund in our colleges allows the university to respond quickly to our most urgent needs.

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College of Arts & Sciences

Join with a leadership investment of $1,000 or more annually to the College Fund for Arts & Sciences and/or to a Department Enrichment Fund to support the college’s most urgent needs.

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Haslam College of Business

Join with an annual investment of $1,000 or more to the College Fund for Haslam Business ($500 for young alumni).

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Tickle College of Engineering

Join with a leadership-level annual gift of $1,000 or more to select unrestricted funds in the Tickle College of Engineering.

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College of Communication & Information

Join one of three levels of CCI’s Dean’s Circle with an annual gift of at least $1,000 to any College of Communication & Information account.

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College of Education, Health & Human Sciences

Join with a leadership-level annual gift of $1,000 or more to the College Fund for Education, Health, & Human Sciences and/or one of the seven unrestricted department funds.

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College of Nursing

Join by giving a leadership annual gift of $1,000 or more to the College of Nursing (excluding NightinGala sponsorships).

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College of Law

Join by giving with a leadership annual gift of at least $1,000 to the College Fund for Law.

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College of Architecture + Design

Your gift of $1,000 or more to the Dean’s Excellence Fund fortifies our resource base to provide a transformative educational experience for all students and increases access and affordability for first-generation students and their families.

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