A University of Tennessee alumnus who founded Pilot Corporation called on

graduates to stay involved with the university as alumni and supporters of

public higher education at the commencement on May 12.

James Haslam II, the founder and chairman of Pilot Corp., told 3300 new

graduates to press state legislators ...

In the first ever Selective Service System state-by-state compliance report

card, Tennessee ranked near average with 85 percent of its eligible men

registered by age 20.

According to the Selective Service, nearly one out of five men in the

United States born in 1980 will fail to register on time ...

A recent audit shows the Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Program, a

University of Tennessee program that works with small businesses, has

helped produce $3.5 million in tax revenues for the state.

TMEP cost the state approximately $1.5 million from January 1997 to July

1998, but it generated $3.5 ...

Charles E. Wharton, a University of Tennessee graduate and executive

director of one of the largest law firms in the country, has been elected

chairman of the University of Tennessee Development Council.

The Development Council is in place to assist the development office with

fund-raising activities. During his two-year term ...

UT Professional and Personal Development offers a number of enriching

courses for the 2000 Summer season.

Unlike the typical run of summer classes designed for college students,

these sessions are geared towards a more professional pupil-those who have

an interest in furthering their skill at painting, gardening or speaking a ...

Dr. Ashley Harkrider, an Assistant Professor in Audiology and Speech

Pathology at the University of Tennessee, discovered that nicotine may help

increase auditory awareness and improve the efficiency of auditory

processing.

"Nicotine appears to improve the travel of sound from the ear to the

brain," Harkrider said. Dr. Harkrider only ...

AUniversity of Tennessee survey has found that many schools in the

Southeast are unprepared to handle emergencies such as fights, weapons

threats and student deaths.

The study found that more than half of Tennessee, Georgia and North

Carolina school districts surveyed report low levels of preparedness, lack

proper crisis training ...

The season may be long over for the Lady Vol basketball team, but the

awards and honors keep rolling in.

Nearly two months after the 1999-2000 season concluded, 6-5 center Michelle

Snow is still out on the court.

She's preparing for next year's season in a different way ...