Classes for the 2024-25 school year begin Monday, Aug. 26, at the University of Tennessee at Martin, and before the first bell rings, students will experience the annual Welcome Weekend.
Welcome Weekend begins with Move-In Day on Thursday, Aug. 22. Housing and First-Year Experience check-ins begin at 8 a.m. at the residence halls.
At 6 p.m., the Welcome Home Picnic gets underway on the Ellington Hall and Conner Community residence facility lawns. The picnic will feature campus recreation games, free UTM swag, a photo booth, a scavenger hunt and several door prizes.
Commuter check-in will take place at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 23, in the Office of Student Life in Room 245 of the Boling University Center.
After moving in, a full slate of activities is available to welcome students back to campus. Some of the welcome-back events include:
Friday, Aug. 23
• 10 a.m.: Convocation, Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
• 7 p.m.: Housing block party, Conner Community lawn
Saturday, Aug. 24
• 9 a.m.: Campus tours for first-year students.
• 7 p.m.: Dale K: Comedy Hypnotist, Watkins Auditorium, Boling University Center.
Sunday, Aug. 25
• 2 p.m.: Getting Involved, Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
• 3:30 p.m.: Kick Off to Classes, Kathleen and Tom Elam Center.
• 6 p.m.: Glow Night, Boling University Center, second floor.
Special events for all students will also be held on the evenings of Monday, Aug. 26, and Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Other activities for the first week of school include:
• A campus involvement fair will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, on the quad. This is not only a means of showing first-year students the organizations and activities available at the university but also serves as a means of welcoming back returning students.
Organizations and departments will set up tables around the quad.
• Harvard professor and best-selling author Dr. Arthur C. Brooks and Michael Oher, the former Tennessee Titan and member of the Baltimore Ravens team that won Super Bowl XLVII, are coming to UT Martin on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to speak to students and the public.
Brooks and Oher will speak to students at noon in the Kathleen and Tom Elam Center. Brooks will have a keynote address to the public at 2:30 p.m. in Watkins Auditorium in the Boling University Center.
• A part-time job fair will be held for students from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, in the Duncan Ballroom in the Boling University Center. This is a good opportunity for students to meet potential employers, explore part-time job options and gain valuable work experience while they study.
Important dates on the fall 2024 academic calendar include:
• Aug. 26-Sept. 1: Late registration
• Sept. 2: Labor Day holiday
• Oct. 14-15: Fall break
• Nov. 27-Dec. 1: Thanksgiving holiday
• Dec. 9-13: Final exams
• Dec. 14: Fall commencement
PHOTO: Chancellor Yancy Freeman Sr. welcomes students back to school outside of the Paul Meek Library for the first day of classes on Aug. 21, 2023, just 12 days after beginning his tenure as UT Martin’s 12th chancellor. UT Martin students begin the fall 2024 semester on Monday, Aug. 26.
