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addenda The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | July 19, 2021 UT Martin recieves Military-Friendly Designation VIQTORY awarded UT Martin a 2021-2022 Military- Friendly designation for the support provided to campus veterans. VIQTORY is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that promotes organizations that provide opportunities for military communities. Designations are mainly based on the support provided to veteran students and retention rates after one and two years, as well as graduation rates and career outcomes. Attention is also paid to educational loan repayment levels, academic and admissions policies, and the and graduation and career Martin was recently named Veterans Education Transition level of commitment institutions categories and is one of 18 among the 2021 “Best for Support (VETS) Campus. have toward supporting military institutions across Tennessee Vets” by Military Times. The For more information about students. to receive a designation from university is also designated by UT Martin’s military veterans UT Martin scored highest in VIQTORY. In addition to the the Tennessee Higher Education services, visit www.utm.edu/ the culture and commitment VIQTORY designation, UT Commission as a Tennessee departments/veteranaffairs. Skyhawk Football season tickets now available With football season right faculty and staff. Business club which features spacious children ages 5-12 are available around the corner, UT Martin and industry tickets can be accommodations with intimate at $200 per child and also has announced that both single purchased in six-ticket general lounge seating areas and the includes a chair back seat. Single game and season ticket packages admission bundles for industry best views of Hardy Graham game options are available at are currently available for the representatives and business Stadium. A fully catered buffet $100 per game. team’s five home games at owners for $380. will be open one hour prior Also new this season is the Hardy M. Graham Stadium. Individual game tickets are to kickoff featuring great food VIP Fan Zone which will be Chair seats can be purchased available at $25 for chair seats and beverages. The room also located in the newly renovated for a full season at $85 to or $20 for general admission. features climate-controlled north end zone. Enjoy tailgating the general public or $55 for Group tickets are available for relaxation and private restrooms prior to the game along with UT Martin faculty and staff. groups of 10 or more for $15 per along with televisions to keep great gameday atmosphere in General admission packages – general admission ticket. fans connected with the biggest this new area. VIP Fan Zone which includes both bench back The Skyhawks are also selling games. season rentals are available so and bleacher seating on a first- memberships to the Champions Membership to the do not miss out on this new come, first-serve option – are Club on the third story of the Champions Club is $400 opportunity. Contact Julius available for $65 to the general press box. The Champions Club and includes a chair back seat McNair at 731-514-8143 for public or $47 for UT Martin is an exclusive members-only season ticket. Memberships for more information. Continued on PAGE 3 page 2 | addenda | July 19, 2021 highlighting the excellence of Welcome New YoUTMs our faculty and staff In Memory Employees •Karen Saldana is an administrative assistant in the Department of Nursing. •Lorrie Jean Mulligan is a police officer with the Department of Public Safety. This section is used to welcome new faculty and staff members as the information becomes available from the Office of Human Resources. Dr. Arthur W. Hunt III, Dr. Saman Sargolzaei, Richard Shadden, professor Marie Chester, of Martin, professor of mass media and professor of engineering, emeritus of agricultural a retired secretary in the strategic communication, did recently had an article entitled engineering, passed away July Department of English, died a virtual presentation July 8 “Preclinical Western Blot in the 6. He joined UT Martin as a Tuesday, July 13. She is the wife for the 22nd Convention of Era of Digital Transformation full-time faculty member Jan. of Wayne Chester, professor the Media Ecology Association and Reproducible Research, an 1, 1980, and retired June 30, emeritus of geography. hosted by Pontificia Catholic Eastern Perspective” published 2013, but continued to teach Ms. Chester worked at the University in Rio de Janeiro, in Interdisciplinary Sciences: in the post-retirement program university from Aug. 1, 1968, Brazil. The presentation was Computational Life Sciences. until March 2016. Funeral until her retirement April titled, “The Machine Stops: You can read the article here. services were held July 10 at 30, 1994. Services were held What E. M. Forster’s 1909 First Baptist Church in Martin. Thursday, July 15, at Murphy Funeral Home. Short Story Tells Us About Please send YoUTM Facebook, Zoom, Twitter, and information to a Worldwide Pandemic.” [email protected]. CHANCELLOR KEITH CARVER SPEAKS TO KIWANIS — At the July 7 Dr. Jamie Mantooth (above, left, pictured with Dr. meeting of Kiwanis, UT Martin Chancellor Keith Carver (left) updated Charley Deal), executive director of enrollment services the group about positive fall enrollment projections, some exciting new and student engagement, and Monte Belew (above, right, graduate programs, and continued precautions at the university for pictured with Deal), director of public safety, graduated from the keeping those on campus and in the surrounding community as safe WestStar Leadership Program June 22 in Jackson. Mantooth also and healthy as possible. Pictured with him are Dr. Annie Jones (center), received the C.P. Boyd Award, which is named for the late Kiwanis president, and April Alcazar, a visiting Fulbright scholar from Haywood County community leader and educator. It is awarded each the Philippines who has spent the last three months at UT Martin. The year to recognize the member of each graduating class who best group met in the University Center for the second in-person meeting demonstrates compassion and leadership for West Tennessee, as this summer. selected by his or her classmates. page 3 | addenda | July 19, 2021 Administration Building project to begin spring 2022 The Hall-Moody said. “It’ll look like a new Service as well as the Northwest in the McCombs Center. Administration Building will building, but we will not be Tennessee Early Intervention The project is still in planning undergo a series of updates able to move any walls on this offices. The north and east phases, so dates and locations are and renovation beginning in project.” sections will serve as unfinished subject to change. As it stands, May 2022. The project aims to The majority of the offices office space. The Institute of the Hall-Moody Administration fix issues within the building’s relocating will be stationed Public Service, the Office of building project goes out for bid electrical mechanical systems. in Clement Hall. WLJT and Academic Affairs, the Division in spring 2022. Those offices as well as address accessibility Skyhawk Printing and Mail of University Advancement, the that are permanently locating to standards. During this time, services will remain on the first WestStar Leadership Program, Clement Hall will move during offices in the building will floor and are unaffected by these the SACS Accreditation Office, the fall semester, while those relocate to Clement Hall, the changes. The Bursar’s Office, the and the Ned Ray McWherter who are temporarily relocating Boling University Center, the Office of Financial Aid and the Institute will be temporarily will not do so until spring 2022. Paul Meek Library, the Student Office of Enrollment Services located on this floor during the Construction is planned to Life Center and the Holland and Student Engagement Hall-Moody Administration begin begin summer 2022 with McCombs Center. move to the second floor. The Upgrade Project. a completion date tentatively Issues to be addressed include Office of Housing, the Student Some spaces in other scheduled for the end of 2023. replacing old piping to combat Success Center and the Office buildings will be utilized in this Storage will be available for humidity updating power and of Disability Services will stay in project as well. The Offices of furniture during the moving lighting throughout, replacing their current locations. Student Affairs, Equity and process, but employees are to be plumbing and storm water Offices moving to the Diversity and Inclusion will cautious about how it is utilized. systems, installing fire sprinkler third floor of Clement Hall utilize space on the second “Keep in mind that this systems throughout the permanently will include the floor of the Boling University will be over seasons,” Dana building, establishing dedicated Office of Academic Records Center. The Office of Research, Hagan, Physical Plant project data closets, and installing and the Office of Admissions. Outreach, and Economic coordinator, said. “We will have men’s and women’s bathrooms Temporarily utilizing space at Development will be filling a a change in the temperatures on each floor. Although the Clement will be the Office of space in Gooch Hall, while the during this time. These structure of the building will the Chancellor and Provost, Office of Institutional Research are unconditioned storage not be affected by the project, the Office of Finance and will be using additional offices containers, so I wouldn’t put interior finishes will be updated Administration, the Office of in the Paul Meek Library. The anything in there that I didn’t throughout the building. Business services. IT Services Office of University Relations absolutely have to and I would “We will come in and upgrade will retain their current space will be relocating to the Student try to keep it to good, sturdy, the finishes in the building,” on this floor as well.