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Jackson-based UT Martin classes moved to new location


For University of Tennessee at Martin students, attending Jackson classes just got easier. Thanks to an official agreement Jan. 28 between the Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson (TTCJ) and UT Martin, all Jackson-based UT Martin courses and offices will be located on the TTCJ campus, located adjacent to McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, beginning in Fall 2003.

UT Martin classes in Jackson are currently held at a variety of locations including Lambuth University, the West Tennessee Experiment Station, Jackson State Community College, the UT Family Practice Center and area hospitals. Under the agreement, UT Martin degree programs currently offered in Jackson will be offered on the TTCJ campus for a variety of degree programs and courses, including the master of science in education, master of business administration, master of accountancy, registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing, and additional courses as needed.

Dr. Bruce Blanding, TTCJ director, and Dr. Nick Dunagan, UT Martin chancellor, signed the agreement yesterday (Jan. 28) at a ceremony attended by area community leaders. “We are truly delighted to enter into this partnership with UT Martin,”Blanding said. “We can work together in these times of economic stress and tribulation for the betterment of Jackson, for the betterment of Tennessee, and for the betterment of higher education in our state.”

Dunagan described the agreement as a UT Martin commitment to the Jackson community.

“It’s good for our students... All our Jackson programs will be offered in one site,” he said. “It’s good for Jackson and Madison County. Our fully accredited programs will be more accessible to the hub of West Tennessee and the vibrant and growing area around Jackson.”

Dunagan and Blanding said the arrangement marks the first time UT programs will be offered on a Tennessee Board of Regents campus, maximizing the use of existing state resources.

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