All posts by Sean Hendricks
Voloween Fright Night with the GSS
Get into the spooky spirit on October 28 with Voloween Fright Night, hosted by the Graduate Student Senate! 🎃👻 Kick […]
UT-ORII looking for SMaRT graduate research assistants
The UT-ORII Science Alliance seeks graduate research assistants for the 2026 SMaRT summer internship program.
TRACE Preliminary Deadline
If you are planning to graduate fall 2025, a preliminary draft of a thesis or dissertation must be submitted online […]
UT MBA graduate one of the best and brightest
Savannah Brown, a recent MBA graduate from the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, was named one of Poets & Quants’ (P&Q) 2025 Best and Brightest MBAs, a recognition she attributes to the mentorship and support of Haslam’s faculty and her classmates.
Van Puymbroeck joins the Graduate School as dean
The Graduate School is excited to welcome Marieke Van Puymbroeck, the new vice provost and dean of the Graduate School. Van Puymbroeck comes to us most recently from Clemson University, where she served as associate dean of the graduate school and professor of recreational therapy.
Community Engagement Academy empowers Appalachian health research
McKenzie Granata, a third-year Phd student in public health, is addressing critical health needs in central Appalachia through community-engaged research, made possible by the Community Engagement Academy.
UT graduate students receive Fulbright U.S. Student Grants
Among ten Fulbright awardees from UT are a recently graduated master’s student and a current master’s student who will graduate in August.
Online mentoring workshop for graduate students
CIRTL is facilitating a workshop on mentoring and the critical role it plays in career success. In this workshop, “Pathway Mapping for Professional Success in Higher Education,” hosted by The Ohio State University, participants will reflect on their career journey and sources of support in that journey using a living document known as a mentor map. This online workshop meets on Zoom on Thursdays, July 17 and July 31 at 11am-12:30pm ET.
MSSW student continuing a spirit of service
Nicole Choppin, an MSSW student here at UT, was recently featured by the College of Social Work. Choppin is pursuing an MSSW through the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program, which provides returned Peace Corps volunteers with tuition support, a stipend, and the opportunity to continue making a difference in underserved communities.
Anthropology graduate student featured in Torchbearer magazine
Atsei Cooper, a master’s student in anthropology, is one of 17 contemporary native artists whose work is part of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture’s new exhibition Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art.