UT Martin Access & Engagement

10/07/2026

See y’all TOMORROW for this semester’s second Money Mind$et seminar 😎💰

10/07/2026

Last week’s tabling event for was so meaningful. Our Title IX office collaborated with to pass our purple ribbons, share resources, and learn how all of us can be Allie’s to survivors. 💜

10/07/2026

Here is our Title IX office’s full list of events 💜 We hope to see you all there!

10/01/2026

October is and our division’s Title IX is holding space for survivors this month. Come see us in the UC Hallway today from 11-1 to grab a purple ribbon and talk with our coordinators about this month’s events 💜💟

09/13/2026

Join Money Mind$et for our first Fall 2026 session and learn tools and resources to support your financial growth. This session will introduce you to some available support and help you to take the next step toward stronger money habits 🤑💰💯

⭐️Join us THIS THURSDAY for this semester’s first Money Mind$et session ⭐️

09/09/2026

Our division’s UT Martin Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) has been selected to receive a $5,000 2026–27 UT Wellness Mini-Grant for its proposal, “Support on the Spectrum.” 🥳🥳🥳

Support on the Spectrum will provide specialized coaching, sensory-friendly resources, structured wellness workshops and peer support through existing campus personnel, including the ARC, the executive function coach, graduate assistants and collaborative partnerships with the Office of Counseling Services.

Will Gibson, director of the Accessibility Resource Center, will serve as principal investigatorfor the grant, and Dr. Mark McCloud, vice chancellor for the Division of Access and Engagement, will serve as co-principal investigator. 🧡💙

After a highly competitive application and selection process, with submissions from across the UT System, the Accessibility Resource Center (ARC), within the Division of Access and Engagement, has been selected to receive a $5,000 2026–27 UT Wellness Mini-Grant for its proposal, “Support on the Spectrum.”

Support on the Spectrum is a campus-based wellness initiative designed to improve the mental health, emotional regulation and overall well-being of neurodivergent students at UT Martin. The program will provide specialized coaching, sensory-friendly resources, structured wellness workshops and peer support through existing campus personnel, including the ARC, the executive function coach, graduate assistants and collaborative partnerships with the Office of Counseling Services.

Over the past three years, UT Martin has experienced a significant increase in the number of students registered with ARC, including a tenfold increase in students identifying as autistic or otherwise neurodivergent. These students may experience anxiety, executive functioning challenges, emotional dysregulation, sensory overload and social isolation, which can negatively affect academic performance, well-being and retention.

Will Gibson, director of the Accessibility Resource Center, will serve as principal investigatorfor the grant, and Dr. Mark McCloud, vice chancellor for the Division of Access and Engagement, will serve as co-principal investigator. Gibson will attend and present the results at the Well-Pitched Competition at the UT Wellness Summit in June 2027.

09/01/2026

Our division has been awarded THREE Student Success & Innovation grants from the UT System totaling out to $35,000 💰💯

PHOTO: Shown are Dr. Mark McCloud (left), vice chancellor for access and engagement, and Tony Bufford II, access and engagement coordinator.

The Division of Access and Engagement has been awarded three Student Success and Innovation grants from the UT System totaling $35,000.

The SAFE UTM initiative (Supporting Awareness, Fairness and Empowerment) will receive $5,000 of the grant funding. It is a new initiative that supports the work of the Office of Access, Compliance and Title IX. Dominique Crockett Ross is the program’s director.

The initiative is designed to strengthen campus awareness, education, prevention and victim support related to Title IX, sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, harassment and campus accessibility concerns.

Money Mindset will receive $10,000 of the grant funding. It is a comprehensive financial literacy initiative designed to equip first-generation and Pell-eligible students at UT Martin with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed financial decisions throughout college and beyond.

Through a partnership with Regions Bank, students will participate in engaging financial education workshops, receive individualized financial coaching and become eligible for a $250 Money Mindset Educational Scholarship upon successful completion of the program and demonstration of financial need.

The IMAGE (Increasing Mentoring and Access for Graduate Education) Program will receive 20,000 of the grant funding. It is a comprehensive workforce development initiative designed to expand the pipeline of highly qualified health care professionals in West Tennessee through intentional recruitment, academic support, mentoring, leadership development and graduate school preparation.

Dr. Mark McCloud, vice chancellor for access and engagement, will serve as the principal investigator for the SAFE UTM grant and the IMAGE grant, and Tony Bufford II, access and engagement coordinator, will serve as the principal investigator for the Money Mindset grant.

While these grants are housed in the Division of Access and Engagement, they will involve partnerships with university areas including the Student Success Center, the Division of Student Affairs, the Division of Academic Affairs and the athletics department.

PHOTO: Shown are Dr. Mark McCloud (left), vice chancellor for access and engagement, and Tony Bufford II, access and engagement coordinator.

08/24/2026

Our department had its DAE ambassador retreat this past Saturday with our coordinator, Sinahi 🥳

They heard from Dr. William T. lewis and got to share food and fellowship. The ambassadors also got their new blazers to wear for DAE events this semester 🧡💙

Truly, welcome back Skyhawks!

06/22/2026

YSA 2026 was one for the books! ☀️

Our department worked hard to scout the best and brightest juniors and seniors from across the state to bring them to our great campus and teach them all things college readiness. With help from faculty and staff across all kinds of subjects— including psychology, anatomy & physiology, leadership, business, and agriculture— our 30 campers got a feel of what college can be for them when they get here! 😉💙🧡

04/29/2026

Spreading awareness on 💙