After beginning as The Checkerboard, the newspaper became The Volette and remained that way until October of 1971, where it became The Pacer, named after the then-nickname for UTM athletics, the Pacers. Even after UTM changed its nickname to the Skyhawks, the newspaper kept its name. “By an overwhelming margin, the staff voted to retain the Pacer moniker for two reasons. First, The Pacer reflects an ever-evolving, pace-setting entity, and we believed the newspaper should continue to represent such on campus. Second, the staff believed that retaining the name would make it clear that the newspaper does not necessarily follow the recommendations of consultants,” said Dr. Robert Nanney, former Pacer advisor and current chair of the Department of Communications. The Office of Student Publications at UTM publishes The Pacer every other Wednesday throughout the semester except for holidays and exam periods. The typical circulation for our print issue is 1,500 to 2,000 issues every other week during the semester. We also publish articles daily on our website. Our newspaper is distributed free on the UTM campus and at many local advertisers’ place of business. We have 11 bins stationed around campus in high-traffic areas.
After beginning as The Checkerboard, the newspaper became The Volette and remained that way until October of 1971, where it became The Pacer, named after the then-nickname for UTM athletics, the Pacers. Even after UTM changed its nickname to the Skyhawks, the newspaper kept its name. “By an overwhelming margin, the staff voted to retain the Pacer moniker for two reasons. First, The Pacer reflects an ever-evolving, pace-setting entity, and we believed the newspaper should continue to represent such on campus. Second, the staff believed that retaining the name would make it clear that the newspaper does not necessarily follow the recommendations of consultants,” said Dr. Robert Nanney, former Pacer advisor and current chair of the Department of Communications. The Office of Student Publications at UTM publishes The Pacer every other Wednesday throughout the semester except for holidays and exam periods. The typical circulation for our print issue is 1,500 to 2,000 issues every other week during the semester. We also publish articles daily on our website. Our newspaper is distributed free on the UTM campus and at many local advertisers’ place of business. We have 11 bins stationed around campus in high-traffic areas.
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Operating as usual
Today an email was sent out to students from Bud Grimes and The Office of University Relations :”Chancellor Keith Carver has entered quarantine as he was a close contact of an active COVID-19 case. He will be working remotely from home during this period. The chancellor is showing no symptoms and is able to keep all his appointments in a virtual format.
The chancellor’s action follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines for quarantine.”
UT Martin ranked among top universities in the South
The University of Tennessee at Martin ranked among top universities in the South in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report in categories including best regional universities south, best colleges for veterans, best value schools and more. UT Martin ranked 13th in the South as a top regional public institu...
If you think you may have been exposed to COVID-19 and want to get tested, there will be free drive-through testing until 1 pm today
Martin Methodist, University of Tennessee System Enter Into Discussions - UT System News
Martin Methodist College and the University of Tennessee System signed a nonbinding letter of intent today, the first step in discussions for the small, 150-year-old, private college to join the UT System.
Hey Skyhawks! Tomorrow is the last day of the Lifeline Blood Service Drive. Catch them outside of the UC from 9-4. Get a free T-shirt when you donate!
UTM has chosen a new director of public safety, the link below will take you to our website to read more about him!
Longtime law enforcement professional and Henry County Sheriff Monte Belew has joined UTM as the new director of public safety. The UTM criminal justice graduate has served as Henry County sheriff since 2006 and previously served as a Tennessee State Trooper and as a patrolman, school resource offic...
OVC POSTPONES FALL SPORT COMPETITIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS - UTM Athletics
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents has announced fall competition and championships in the sports of football, men's and women's cross country, women's soccer and women's volleyball will be postponed due to the concerns and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandem...
Skyhawk alum Alec Mills makes Chicago Cubs Opening Day roster
For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster. Not only will Mills be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs during tomorrow’s season opener against Milwaukee, first-year manager David Ross announc...
Gov. Lee extends State of Emergency to August 29 - WBBJ TV
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 50 Monday, extending the State of Emergency related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to August 29, 2020. The order allows for the continued suspension of various laws and regulations and other measures to facilitate the treatment and ...
UT Board of Trustees Approves COVID-19 Resolution, Annual Budget
After listening to University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd and chancellors of campuses across the system discuss their plans for handling COVID-19 in the fall on Thursday, the UT Board of Trustees approved their plans as well as the University’s $2.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2020-21 dur...
UT Martin students required to get flu vaccine
UT Martin students will have to get their flu shot this fall, and if a vaccine becomes available, be immunized for COVID-19, under an emergency rule unanimously approved Friday by the University of…
UT Martin employees among recipients of the 2020 President’s Awards
From transforming the way the University of Tennessee approaches diversity and inclusion to championing biomedical research, recipients of the 2020 President’s Awards, including two UT Martin employees, Dr. Richard Robinson and Davis Rash, embody excellence throughout the UT System. UT President R...
Click on the link below to go to our website and read the recent update on the Fall 2020 semester.
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Built with wires and hope: Savannah Metheny rebuilds horse skeleton for anatomy classes
While she may be small in stature, the legacy Savannah Metheny, a recent animal science graduate, has left at the University of Tennessee at Martin casts a tall shadow. In fact, it is 17-hands tall. When the pre-veterinary student was asked if she wanted to help rebuild a fully articulated equine sk...
UT Martin offers test-flexible admission for fall 2021
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Admissions will offer test-flexible admission for students applying for the fall of 2021. As ACT/SAT scheduled tests are being canceled because of the coronavirus, UT Martin will accept applications based on high s...
The university issued a press release this morning about plans for the Fall 2020 semester. Follow the link to our website to learn more about how the semester will play out.
Students attending fall semester classes at UTM will begin classes Aug. 17 and finish classes by Thanksgiving. The condensed semester will offer a combination of in-person and online classes and minimize travel to and from the main campus and five centers in Jackson, Parsons, Ripley, Selmer and Some...
UT Martin four-year graduation rate increases after implementing ‘Soar in Four’
The University of Tennessee at Martin’s four-year graduation rate has increased 10.8 percent since proposing “Soar in Four,” the tuition model that encourages students to take at least 15 hours per semester in order to graduate in four years, in 2015. The “Soar in Four” tuition program beg...
Martin announces cancellation of annual TN Soybean Festival
Martin announces cancellation of annual TN Soybean Festival By Admin User | May 15, 2020 | 0 The Award-Winning Tennessee Soybean Festival Board of Directors has made the decision to cancel the 27th Annual Tennessee Soybean Festival planned for Sept. 5-12, due to the uncertainties that still lie ahea...
UT Martin to hold virtual Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony
The University of Tennessee at Martin will hold its annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony virtually at 9 a.m, Friday, May 22, in lieu of the traditional in-person service. The event is closed to the public and all participants will engage in social distancing in order to comply with CDC COVID-1...
UT Martin joins other UT campuses opening in-person classes this fall
The University of Tennessee System plans to welcome students back to each of its campuses this fall. “We are planning for a safe return to campuses in the fall and will do everything possible to protect the health of our students, faculty and staff,” said UT President Randy Boyd. “We will cont...
UT campuses propose unprecedented, across-the-board zero percent tuition increases
For the academic year that begins in fall 2020, all University of Tennessee campuses are proposing 0 percent tuition increases to their individual advisory boards. The advisory boards will meet in early May to review and discuss tuition. Their recommendations will be submitted to UT President Randy....
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UT Martin celebrates 25 years of the Skyhawk logo!
Hey, everyone!
It’s I 🧡 UTM Week, and UTM is bringing this year’s festivities online. We may not be on campus for the rest of the semester, but we can still celebrate our campus from home!
Show your Skyhawk pride by participating in each day’s activity!
🤍💙🧡
Here is the schedule for the week:
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Gov. Bill Lee announced that the remain-at-home order will expire on April 30.
The UT System made the decision to continue online classes through the summer. More details below:
http://www.thepacer.net/ut-campuses-to-continue-online-classes-through-the-summer/
MARTIN, Tenn. – University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd – in consultation with chancellors at UTK, UTC UTM and the UT Health Science Center – has announced that summer session classes at all campuses will be delivered online in response to COVID-19. At UTHSC, clinical rotations in ...
UPDATE: The person at UTM tested negative for COVID-19.
http://www.thepacer.net/covid-19-precautions-taken-at-ut-martin-mail-services/
Update March 26, 2020: A person has tested negative for COVID-19 following the announcement Wednesday of a possible case in UTM Mail Services located in Clement Hall. The area was closed March 25 when a possible COVID-19 infection became known. With this news, Mail Services resumes operation Friday....
Precautions were taken at the UTM mail services after an individual with symptoms consistent with Covid-19 was in the facility.
http://www.thepacer.net/covid-19-precautions-taken-at-ut-martin-mail-services/
On Wednesday afternoon, March 25, UTM officials were informed that an individual who had symptoms consistent with COVID-19 had been in University Mail Services located in Clement Hall. Although this individual has now been tested for COVID-19, the results are not known. Out of an abundance of cautio...
Amid the transition to online classes, UTM has extended the drop date for courses to April 3 at 5:00 p.m.
http://www.thepacer.net/utm-extends-drop-date/
Good morning, In trying to ease the transition to online coursework, the administration has decided to extend the drop date of courses to April 3, 2020 at 5:00PM. Please be sure to review any holds on your account, as you will be able to drop classes via Banner Self-Service as long as you do...
UTM announces refunds for housing, dining and parking. More information in the story below.
http://www.thepacer.net/student-refunds/
From the Office of Student Affairs. The spread of COVID-19 has resulted in the shift of all face-to-face courses to online delivery for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. As a result, many students are no longer on campus and have returned home. The university will provide prorated refunds t...
Matt Borden, associate director of Annual Giving, has announced that UTM has created a crowdfunding initiative to help displaced student workers. The link to donate is below:
http://utmforever.com/helpahawk
Help keep our Skyhawks soaring by giving to the Displaced Student Worker Fund.
An update from Chancellor Keith Carver about classes going online for the remainder of the semester.
http://www.thepacer.net/classes-to-go-online-for-the-remainder-of-the-semester/
An update from the UT system
http://www.thepacer.net/classes-to-go-online-for-the-remainder-of-the-semester/
The most recent update from the UTM administration.
http://www.thepacer.net/utm-suspends-classes-until-april-3/
Update: It’s been fewer than 24 hours since the announcement that UT Martin would need to move our spring semester classes online through April 3. We suspended classes today and tomorrow to allow our faculty extra time to work on this transition and to allow our students to make preparations for t...
Updated information
http://www.thepacer.net/utm-suspends-classes-until-april-3/
Update: All coursework to move online beginning March 16. Dear University Community, As Interim UT System President Randy Boyd just announced, the University of Tennessee System, in consultation with the chancellors of all UT campuses, made the decision today to move classes online. Classes at the U...
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The UTM Women’s Basketball Team “ROCKED OUT” with a win against Tennessee Tech tonight. Senior Chelsea Perry led the game in scoring tonight with 37 points! 🏀 The final game score was 63-71!
UTM vs. Jacksonville State
Check out some highlights from Student Night at the Runaway June and Walker Hayes concert during the 2019 Tennessee Soybean Festival. #tnsoybeanfestival #pacer #pacerpics #runawayjune #walkerhayes #utm #martin Video credit: Nick Carpenter
We know it’s Monday but be happy that the PACER comes out on Thursday!
December 7th Senate meeting where students are expecting to find out the outcome of the concealed carry resolution.
SGA Senate meeting where gun legislation is proposed to be voted on.
Graham Stadium ribbon cutting
Religious group is currently gathered outside of the UC. Hear what's happening now.
Tipoff
UTM Men's basketball game lineup
Men's game tipoff
UTM Lineup
Tipoff
Heather Butler hits a three.
With an assist from Heather Butler, Rickiesha Bryant scores two. After a shot from the Golden Eagles, Heather Butler answers with a three.
Jasmine Newsome busts a three.
Katie Schubert hits a three-pointer
