Students come to UT Martin to prepare for careers in agriculture, education, criminal justice, music, engineering and a host of other academic specialties. However, a small group of students is also taking part in a unique learning opportunity that’s creating quite the “buzz” on campus. Continue reading Busy Bees

When Jana Ogg (‘08) and her business partners first created Switchboard Missions in 2011, they started down a path to meet the needs of communities around the world. However, it wasn’t long before they realized those needs – both physical and spiritual – were not always what Switchboard leaders expected them to be. Continue reading Living the Mission

Brig. Gen. Tommy Baker (’95) knows a little something about service to his community, state and nation. He enlisted in the Tennessee National Guard as a high school senior and today serves as assistant adjutant general for the training, supervision and wellbeing of 10,000 soldiers. Continue reading Serving his State and Nation

Dexter Anoka (’10) spent his college years playing both basketball and football for the Skyhawks, staying active in his Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity chapter and putting himself in positions to gain as much real-world work experience as possible. Continue reading Experience is Everything

Ed Jones (‘32), a 10-term U.S. representative for Tennessee’s 7th and 8th Districts, worked his way through college by showing cattle. He graduated from the University of Tennessee Junior College, UT Martin’s predecessor, in 1932 before pursuing a degree in agriculture from UT’s flagship campus in Knoxville. Continue reading Remembering a Legacy