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We serve business and government to improve the lives of Tennesseans.	We envision Tennessee as a global leader with thriving business and industry, efficient and effective government, and vibrant communities.	At the Institute for Public Service we value people, diversity, relationships, integrity, and excellence.

MEET OUR AGENCIES

Center for Industrial Services (CIS)	County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS)	Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC)

Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS)	Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership (NCEL)	Tennessee Language Center (TLC)

University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services Brings Supply Chain Support to Manufacturers

June 14, 2022

The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) is introducing CONNEX™ Tennessee, a new program launching June 22, which...

May 9, 2022

Applications for the Mary and Jack Jinks Scholarship as well as the Jim and Marie Murphy Scholarship are now being accepted. The Jinks Scholarship...

April 27, 2022

The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) recently graduated the 15th class through its Tennessee Certified Economic...

January 6, 2022

Kim Harmon, a long-time state of Tennessee employee, will serve as the next executive director of the Naifeh Center for...

November 17, 2021

The UT Institute for Public Service (IPS) has named Jon Walden as executive director of the County Technical Assistance Service...

June 11, 2021

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby: The Evolution of IPS https://youtu.be/ciRzxo21eyM Fifty years. Six current agencies. More than $1.43 billion...

June 9, 2021

Whether someone wants to learn to speak another language or police departments want to offer de-escalation training to their officers,...

May 21, 2021

IPS is now accepting applications for the Mary and Jack Jinks Scholarship as well as the Jim and Marie Murphy...