IPS Commits to Continuous Improvement, Excellence
For more than 20 years, IPS has collected data from each of its agencies to measure contacts, requests for assistance, training participants and economic impact.
Category: Features
UTSI Makes Bold and Impactful Addition
The University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and Motlow State Community College signed a partnership in June that brings a mechatronics degree to Tullahoma with two classes this fall and a plan to offer the full mechatronics associate degree at UTSI by Fall 2022.
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program Continues Decades of Service to the Community
For 20 years, the Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program (RCP) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has provided bold and impactful support and services to children who are being cared for by a grandmother, aunt, uncle or other extended family members.
UTIA Promotes Be One UT Values
What better vehicle to share the Be One UT values than a cell phone?
Welcome, UT Southern!
Perhaps the biggest step toward bold and impactful in recent UT history is the addition of the University of Tennessee Southern (UTS)
2021 President’s Awards
University of Tennessee President Randy Boyd recognized six employees from across the UT System during the summer Board of Trustees meeting in Memphis.
UTIA Stays Connected During COVID-19
Throughout working from home much of the past year, UTIA, its 95 Extension offices and 10 AgResearch Centers across the state have placed high priority on remaining safely connected.
UT Launches Newly Reimagined Presidential Committee, IDE
Moving into a new decade, the University of Tennessee System realizes the importance of being nimble and flexible in order to engage students, faculty and staff in meaningful ways. On Oct. 23, the UT Board of Trustees reaffirmed the University’s standing diversity statement. This reaffirmation clarifies the intent and opportunity of UT to foster campus … Continued
UT Space Institute Moving Employees Forward Together
UT Space Institute’s Interim Executive Director James Simonton expressed that UTSI employees would return to campus full-time on March 15, following a year-long stint of teleworking since March 2020. Prior to return, all supervisors and department heads were informed that they were expected to reiterate to employees that returning to work would entail proper CDC … Continued
IPS Launches Permanent Remote Work Arrangement
Shortly before COVID-19 turned the world upside down and changed the way many do business, the Institute for Public Service partnered with Baskin Strategies to study workforce flexibility across the institute. IPS initiated the study following employee engagement feedback asking for remote work arrangements to eliminate long commutes and avoid costly and limited parking in … Continued
