Maynard Elementary Community Art Project
School of Art A mile north of the UT campus in a historically underserved school district, students at Maynard Elementary School are expressing their individuality by painting on the walls...
Author: College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Support Challenge
The College of Arts and Sciences is the academic foundation of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and the largest contributor to all aspects of UT’s missions of instruction, research, and...
Engaging Our Community
Painting murals on the walls of an elementary school library. Teaching members of the public how write with a quill. Making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. Gazing at the night...
Space Grant Consortium
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences In the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the TN Space Grant Consortium promotes space and science education through Tennessee. Members of the consortium...
Ask a Scientist
Department of Microbiology Exploding lunch bags, homemade lava lamps, and a clock charging off orange juice are just a few ways graduate students in the UT Department of Microbiology spark...
Sharing the Marvels of the Physical World
Department of Physics & Astronomy Are space and time intertwined? Is light a particle or a wave? What are the building blocks of the universe? Finding answers to these questions...
Collaborating with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Kimberly Sheldon understands the challenges of being a first-generation college graduate and when she met Caleb Hickman, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation,...
Expanding Horizons
Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology Diversity in the scientific workforce is on the rise thanks to numerous programs across the country engaging underrepresented minorities in science. One...
National History Day
Department of History History leaps off the pages of books and into the lives of middle and high school students during National History Day, a year-long education program for middle...
Arab Fest
Department of Religious Studies Celebrating the food, music, dance, crafts, and vibrant Arab American community in East Tennessee is at the heart of Arab Fest. Hosted by the UT Department...
Latin Day
Department of Classics It started by listening. In 1980, Knoxville hosted the National Junior Classical League Convention. Afterwards, local Latin teachers and their students were energized. They wanted to keep...
Medieval Day
The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies For one day each year, the Middle Ages come alive thanks to a partnership between the UT Marco Institute for Medieval and...
