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High-quality, relevant learning experiences are transformative and foster deeper understanding, critical thinking, and skill development. These experiences are thoughtfully designed to align with learners’ needs, interests, and real-world applications.
Highlights and Success
UT Board Approves Projects and New Degree Program
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved plans to enhance the student experience and support strategic growth at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, during its annual winter meeting. A $72 million renovation and addition project will support the College of Veterinary Medicine’s emergency and critical care unit and feline health care center. The board also approved the Bachelor of Science in bioinformatics in the Herbert College of Agriculture. It is the first undergraduate degree of its kind in Tennessee.
Tennessee Green Industry Field Day Scheduled for June 11
The 2026 Tennessee Green Industry Field Day will include outdoor sessions and walking tours of the UT Gardens, Knoxville. More than 60 industry professionals attended the 2025 event.
Sow 2 Grow Experience Helps Teens with Disabilities Learn Life Skills
The popular summer program for youth with disabilities returns in 2026, with a three-week session beginning in late May. Participants learn employment and social skills appropriate for the workplace.
2026 UTIA Field Days for Farmers and Homeowners Across Tennessee
The new year brings a full slate of University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture field days for 2026. More than twenty field days will be hosted mostly at UT AgResearch and Education Centers throughout the state, and UTIA researchers and UT Extension specialists will speak about their areas of expertise.
2023 Key Metrics Baselines
Strategies and Actions
UTIA will expand access to online learning.
- Increase the number of online courses and credentialing as well as continuing education programs (degree seeking and non-degree seeking).
- Increase number of participants enrolled in online learning (degree seeking and non-degree seeking).
- Increasing access to online information and resources for self-guided learning.
UTIA will expand access to residential and face-to-face engagement.
- Increase in residential retention and graduation rates.
- Increase the residential students.
- Increase participation in face-to-face Extension and outreach programs.
UTIA will provide quality, relevant learning experiences.
- Increase number of and participation in experiential learning opportunities or high-impact experiences locally and globally.
- Increase number of opportunities available for stakeholders, leaders, and constituents to provide feedback on program relevancy and needs.
- Increase number of teaching and learning professional development opportunities offered for and attended by personnel.
- Increase study abroad participation.
UTIA will build connections with new audiences.
- Increase access to a broader audience with respect to demographics and workforce categories.
- Increase number of national and international participants in our programs.
- Increase partner engagement in developing new programs for an ever-changing landscape.