University of Tennessee

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 33% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 17 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 24% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Dance Marathon, All Sing
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 355 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Epsilon Delta Health Professionals Honor Society, Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Engineering Honor Society, Alpha Zeta Agricultural Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Service Projects Honor Society, Golden Key Honor Society, Kappa Tau Alpha Journalism Honor Society, Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, Sigma Gamma Epsilon Earth Science Honor Society, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha-Omega at UT, Baha’i Association, Baptist Student Union, Adventist Christian Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Canterbury Episcopal Student Fellowship, Catholic Student Association, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Student Center, Christian Student Fellowship, Christian Volunteers, Church of God College Connection, The Cross, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Intervarstiy Christian Fellowship, Jewish Student Center, Latter-day Saint Student Association, Lighthouse Christian Fellowship, Love United Gospel Choir, Lutheran Campus Ministries, Muslim Students Association, The Navigators, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Presbyterian Student Center; Redemption Christian Center Crossroads, Reformed University Fellowship, SGI Club – SOKA GAKKai International, The Anointed Gospel Choir, Volunteers for Christ, Worldwide Discipleship Association, Wesley Foundation
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Assocation, Asteria – Greek Dancers, Black Cultural Programming Committee, Black Educators of Tomorrow, Black Graduate & Professional Student Association, Black Law Students Association, Black Student Alliance, Chinese Students & Scholars Association, FOCUS, GRASSROOTS, Hong Kong Student Association, Jewish Student Center, Korea Student Association, Malaysian Student Association, Manthan – Indian Student Organization, Minority Enhancement of UT, Minorities in Agriculture, Minority Advisors Program, Muslim Student Assocation, NAACP, National Organization of Minority Archives, Turkish Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) All Campus Events, Best Buddies, Central Program Council, Club Rec, College Democrats, College Republicans, Film Committee, Freshman Council, Habitat for Humanity, Issues Committee, Martial Arts Club at UT, Model United Nations, Phoenix Literary Art Magazine, Polar Bear Club, Student Alumni Assocaites, Student Government Association, United Residence Hall Council, Women’s Coordinating Council
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Daily Beacon (daily)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Knoxville/Memphis, Nashville
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Knoxville/Memphis
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 21 fraternities
• 20 fraternity houses
• 15% of students are fraternity members
• There are 19 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 20% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited