UT Diversity Trivia

This department is tasked with supporting international student transition to UT and creating a “home away from home".

Dr. Tanisha Jenkins has served as director of the Office of Multicultural Student Life for __ years

Prior to the appointment as Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Engagement, Tyvi Small served as director of what office?

This group of students helps the Office of Admissions by promoting the diversity advantage of UT to prospective students

__ is a 12-day residential program for high school students and serves as a talent pipeline for the College of Business

In what year was The Commission for Blacks is founded to assess the status of black people on campus?

This organization promotes minority advancement by empowering students to achieve in agricultural and related sciences

This staff member played a key role in launching the Libraries' Big Orange STEM Symposium for high school students

In what year was Jimmy Baxter elected as the first African American president of the Student Government Association?

This office on campus provides support, resources, and a community space for LGBTQIA & ally students and administrators

___ oversees and provides student support services, programming, and advocacy for the LGBTQIA+ community at UTK.

Which year did Brenda Peel become the first African American student to receive an undergraduate degree at UT?

In what year did UT, as one of the only six in the nation, receive its Purple Heart designation?

The first African American woman to serve as president of UTK-SGA was elected in 1992.

__ serves as the director of Student Disability Services, coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities

_ was an event that allowed people to connect and share their stories and experiences through phrases and photographs

In February 2010, the Pride Center was opened under which name?

There are currently 8 of the 9 historically African American sororities and fraternities active on campus.

A chapter of this Latina-based sorority was charted on campus in 2001?

This organization is a group of student volunteers who facilitate workshops to promote diversity to fellow students

In 1980, the Office of Multicultural Student Life was created as the __

Noche de Baile is a cultural dance night hosted by which Latin-based student organization?

The Office of Engineering Diversity Programs was created to increase the # of underrepresented engineering students in _

Chancellor Donde Plowman currently serves as the third woman chancellor for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville?

In what semester and year did the first Black Cultural Center open on campus?

This organization was chartered at UTK as the first and only Asian-interest sorority in the state of Tennessee.

How many years has the Black Issues Conference provided a space to discuss issues affecting the black community?

This event offers a day of workshops for attendees to engage with topics related to identity and intersectionality

This diversity champion served as chair and founder of the UTK Inclusive Teaching Taskforce.

This former Lady Vol earned an Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles during the 1984 Olympic Games.

In 1961, along with Dr. Theotis Robinson, __ was also one of the first black students admitted to UT as a freshman.

Each homecoming the Multicultural Mentoring Program hosts which event to highlight first-year students

In __, Students for Migrant Justice was founded to support immigrant students and educate about the immigration process

This student organization is known for its creation of the 865 Night Market to highlight Asian dance, food, and more!

The Department of Religious Studies was founded in what year?

___ serves as a career counselor for Disability, Veteran, and Inclusion Initiatives in the Center for Career Development