Goal 4:  Share Our Collective Success

Continue to tell the story of how we and our partners impact communities.

Communicate a clear message of UTIA’s compelling story of how we educate, discover solutions, and impact our state and world.


As a cattle drive at the Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center at Spring Hill demonstrates, precision livestock farming is not all about technology. Traditional herding by horseback reduces stress on the animals, which can lead to more accurate biometric data. Wes Gilliam, far left, and Claire Hunkler, middle, drive the cattle, as Kevin Thompson, center director, leads the way.

A student in a lab using a microscope

Herbert’s 2025 Year in Review showcases a year of milestones, initiatives, and accomplishments by our faculty, staff, and students.

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Learn how UT Extension is growing stronger and making a difference in every corner of the state.

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Outstanding in Their Field. Q&As with faculty, staff, students, and alumni

Outstanding in Their Field is a website with individual Q&A-style articles featuring UTIA faculty, staff, students, and alumni from across the state.

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Strategies and Actions


UTIA will develop strategies to reach newly identified key audiences to increase awareness of UTIA and its mission.

  • Increase awareness of the UTIA story among UT Knoxville faculty and staff, new Tennessee residents, and urban residents.
  • Continue to use media monitoring tools to analyze number of reaches, value, and geographical distribution.

UTIA will come to a consensus on how visual brand architecture supports messaging.

  • Conduct a brand audit.
  • Develop internal education on visual brand assets and usage.

UTIA will create and launch an internal campaign to educate, support, and empower brand ambassadors.

  • Increase participation in UTIA employee orientation through mandatory attendance.
  • Increase number of students participating in orientation and/or learning module(s) about UTIA and the land-grant mission.
  • Create a regular meeting for all UTIA communicators to share knowledge.