Board of Trustees Hears Cherokee Farm Campus Proposal
At the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees’ February meeting, designers presented the proposed master plan for the Cherokee Farm campus, the University’s interdisciplinary research campus.
UT Supercomputer Kraken Officially Up and Running
Kraken, the University of Tennessee’s supercomputer, has passed its early testing and has officially been accepted to begin its designated scientific mission. The machine is expected to address some of humanity’s biggest problems from understanding the changing climate to helping design more effective medicines.
President Petersen Addresses UT Board of Trustees; Simek Officially Named Acting President
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees today accepted John Petersen’s resignation as president and appointed Jan Simek as acting president.
UT Board of Trustees Briefed on Budget Plans, Possible Reductions in Force Announced
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees’ Finance and Administration Committee today heard detailed plans for how each campus and institute plans to achieve their impending budget reductions.
UT Announces Petersen Stepping Down, Simek Named Acting President
University of Tennessee President John Petersen and Trustee Vice Chairman Jim Murphy jointly announced today that Petersen will resign as president, effective June 30, 2009, and that Dr. Jan Simek, most recently the interim chancellor for UT Knoxville, will be recommended to the Board to fill the post for up to two years.