PHOTO: University of Tennessee System President Randy Boyd provides remarks at the opening ceremony of UT Martin’s 125th anniversary celebration Oct. 10 in the Phillip W. Watkins Auditorium. Also speaking at the event were (seated, l-r) Ashlee Mallon, student trustee on the UT Board of Trustees and a junior finance major at UT Martin; Bud Grimes, vice chancellor for communications and marketing, who emceed the event; Dr. Sandy Mehlhorn, Faculty Senate president and professor

PULASKI – UT System President Randy Boyd announced his interest to continue serving as the University’s president during the UT Board of Trustee meeting held today at UT Southern. Boyd, who joined the UT System as interim president in November 2018 and was named its 26th president in 2020, initially committed to serve five years. At today’s meeting, he expressed to the board that he wants to complete what he calls “the greatest decade in UT history.” The UT Board of Trustees

Dr. Keith Carver has been tapped to serve as the new leader for the UT Insititute of Agriculture (UTIA).

UT President Randy Boyd recently made a visit to UTM on November 26. His full day consisted of lots of meetings and a lecture. He met with the Chancellor’s Cabinet, visited the Physical Plant Employee of the Month Recognition Reception, and met with Academic Deans. He also stopped by the Employee Service Awards Luncheon for 10+ Year Faculty/Staff. He was a guest speaker in Dr. Carrie Humphreys Political Science 423:01 class. Towards the end of his visit, he had a golf cart to