Services to Tennessee
TUT Alumni Chapters are built upon values of scholarship, life-long learning, service, recruitment, spirit, pride and networking. Services to Tennessee are ways UTAA chapters can give back to the University of Tennessee through the programming, activities and events hosted through out the year. Each chapter is required to fulfill various Services to Tennessee to maintain their chapter status.
Scholarship
This service is demonstrated through:
- Endowing a Scholarship (25K minimum) in your chapter name or continuing your endowment growth
- Inviting scholarship recipients and parents to alumni events
- Give an annual scholarship in your chapter name, which the alumni association oversees
Life-Long Learning
This service is demonstrated through:
- Hosting an academic speaker from a UT campus
- Offering practical seminars: financial planning, buying a house, wine tasting with expert
Service
This service is demonstrated through hosting a community service event in your area. Examples Include:
- Habitat for Humanity Event
- Adopt-A-Highway
- Food or Clothing Drive
- Blood Drive
- Service day of labor to a local agency
- Creating a team for a cause-related walk or run (i.e. Race for the Cure, Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk)
Recruitment
This service is demonstrated through Alumni and Student interaction:
- Participate in a Student Recruitment Activity (VAN party, college fair, etc.)
- Speak to a local high school about importance of education
- Host a honors banquet in your area
Spirit
This service is demonstrated through:
- Hosting a TV Viewing Party
- Organizing a bus trip to a UT campus athletics event
- Hosting a UT system athletics speaker
- Hosting a Big Orange Caravan
Pride
This service is demonstrated through showing Club/Chapter Pride:
- Submit article to the Alumnus Magazine,
- Nominate a chapter member to Board of Governor’s,
- Obtain news coverage for an alumni event
- Invite local Legislators, Media Representatives, Guidance Counselors and Principals to an alumni event
- Sending a Club/Chapter Representative to Alumni Leadership Conference
Networking
This service is demonstrated through Alumni to Alumni interaction:
- Organizing an Alumni activity or annual meeting (other than TV Viewing party)
- Hosting and participating in local professional networking events
- Hosting a Young Alum Event in your area
