TEACHING AND LEARNING COUNCIL: This Council works to advance excellence in teaching and academic advising at UTK. Areas of concern for the Council include incentives for recognizing quality instruction and advising, methods for improving instruction at a campus and departmental level, and guidelines for routine and disciplinary evaluation of teaching, academic advising, and curriculum. For example, the Teaching and Learning Council examines policy issues related to teaching on the campuses and works with the Chief Academic Officer to recognize excellence in teaching and advising. The Council works with the Teaching and Learning Innovation to run a yearly campus-wide program that involves faculty and staff in addressing issues central to improving instruction and advising. The Teaching and Learning Council works with both the Graduate School and the Teaching and Learning Innovation to develop practical means of improving and rewarding instruction and advising on campus.
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Teaching and Learning Council 2025-2026 AY |
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| Title | Caucus | |||
| Neno Russell, Chair | Assistant Professor | nrussel9@utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Arts & Humanities | |
| Johnathan Brantley | Associate Professor | jbrant13@utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Natural Sciences & Mathematics | |
| Felecia Dean | Assistant Professor | fdean2@utk.edu | College of Architecture and Design | |
| Cassio Ferrigno | Assistant Professor | cferrign@utk.edu | College of Veterinary Medicine | |
| David Horton | Teaching Associate Professor | davnhort@vols.utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Natural Sciences & Mathematics | |
| Robert Jacobsen | Teaching Assistant Professor | rjacobse@utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Natural Sciences & Mathematics | |
| Karen Lasater | Clinical Professor | klasater@utk.edu | College of Nursing | |
| Lindsay Mahony | Senior Lecturer and Assistant Department Head | lmahony@utk.edu | Haslam College of Business | |
| Anthony Nownes | Professor | anownes@utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Social Sciences | |
| Alexandria C. Onuoha | Assistant Professor | aonuoha@utk.edu | College of Education, Health, and Human Services | |
| Brandon Stevens | Assistant Professor of Practice | bsteve22@utk.edu | Tickle College of Engineering | |
| Laura Trujillo-Mejia | Teaching Professor | ltrujill@utk.edu | College of Arts & Sciences: Arts & Humanities | |
| Tao Wu | Associate Professor | twu2@utk.edu | UT Institute of Agriculture | |
| Ex-Officio Members: | ||||
| Ferlin McGaskey | Director, Teaching & Learning Innovation | |||
| Jennifer Gramling | Digital Learning | |||
| Beth Foster | Vice Provost, Academic Affairs | |||
| Amber Williams | Vice Provost, Student Success | |||
| Gretchen Niesler | Vice Provost, International Affairs | |||
| Lynsey Graff | Direct, Academic Infrastructure | |||
| Student Members: | ||||
| Kennedy Hill | Graduate Student | khill55@vols.utk.edu | ||
| Ariel Newell | Graduate Student | anewell7@vols.utk.edu | ||
| Amber Stinson | Graduate Student | astinso4@utk.edu | ||
| To Be Determined | Undergraduate Student selected by SGA and/or Director of Honors Program | |||
| To Be Determined | Undergraduate Student selected by SGA and/or Director of Honors Program | |||
| To Be Determined | Undergraduate Student selected by SGA and/or Director of Honors Program | |||