Time: August 3, 8:45 a.m.
Session Description
As we emerge from a year of managing—and communicating—through a crisis, we have a unique opportunity to reset our expectations and priorities. As we prepare to roll out our new branding and strategic vision, it’s time to start thinking critically about how we use our time, talents, and resources to tell the important stories of the University of Tennessee.
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Speakers
Tisha Benton
Vice Chancellor for Communications
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tisha Benton oversees campus marketing and public relations efforts; directs external and internal communications and creative, video and photography services; and oversees WUOT-FM. She formerly served as deputy commissioner of the Bureau of Environment for the State of Tennessee and has experience as a producer in television news. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an MBA from UT.
Donde Plowman
Chancellor
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Donde Plowman became the ninth chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in July 2019. Under her leadership, the university has placed renewed focus on its land-grant mission as the state’s flagship public institution. Since her arrival, she has overseen the creation of the Oak Ridge Institute at UT, the reunification of the Knoxville campus with the UT Institute of Agriculture, and the launch of a new strategic visioning process. She has a doctorate in strategic management from the University of Texas at Austin, an undergraduate degree with a major in English from Southern Methodist University, and an MEd in higher education administration from the University of North Texas.