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

The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) is introducing CONNEX™ Tennessee, a new program launching June 22, which is designed to strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain. CONNEX™ Tennessee is a powerful online manufacturer database and connectivity platform provided as a no-cost resource for Tennessee manufacturers.

IPS Celebrates 50 Years

You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby: The Evolution of IPS Fifty years. Six current agencies. More than $1.43 billion annual benefit to the state economy. Since its creation in 1971, the Institute for Public Service (IPS) has amassed an impressive history of outreach, taking UT’s experts and expertise into communities

National Deaf History Month

Submitted by Lori Barton, IPS Admin The first public school for the deaf was opened on April 15, 1817 in West Hartford, Connecticut. Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. was the world’s first institution dedicated to advanced education for the deaf and hard of hearing.  It was officially founded on April

Celebrating Irish American Month

By Steve Wyatt In October 1990, Congress passed a Public Act to establish March 1991 as Irish-American Heritage Month. Since 1997, the president has issued annual proclamations for the observance. The month of March, was chosen to coincide with Saint Patrick’s Day (March 17), which is an Irish national holiday.