FALL 2020 The VRC is open for students to use. Please wear your mask and follow UT, Knoxville social distancing guidelines for protection against COVID-19
Mission
The Primary role in the Veterans Resource Center is to connect veteran students with the resources and services they need in order to obtain their undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The center offers assistance and guidance to our active duty service members, veterans, reservists, guardsmen, and family members using their VA educational benefits. The VRC works collaboratively with multiple campus partners to provide programs and opportunities to bridge the gap from military service to higher education to job obtainment, and ensure veteran success both in and out of the classroom.
Our center is fully staffed and has a study space with computers and a casual space for gathering. We have a TV, refrigerator, microwave, and free snacks and coffee during business hours. Please stop by and visit!
Enrollment Certification
Download Enrollment Certification Form
You may email the completed enrollment form to utkva@utk.edu, fax it to 865-974-8517, or drop it off in person at the Veterans Resource Center.
This form must be filled out each semester to receive payment.
Taking courses at another institution other than UTK over the summer? Please fill out the parent letter form so we can send the other school a parent letter to ensure payment to the other school. The form can be found here
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LOCATION
Veterans Resource Center
G020 Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville Tn 37996
Phone 865-974-5420
Fax 865-974-8517
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
8am-5pm
OFFICE STAFF
Jayetta M. Rogers
Veterans Resource Center Director 865-974-1500
Vickie Clark
Veterans Resource Center
Coordinator & School Certifying Official
865-974-1508
Thomas Cruise
Veterans Resource Center
Coordinator & School Certifying Official
865-974-8716
Veterans Resource Center
See inside our VRC and meet our students!
LOCATION
Veterans Resource Center
G020 Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Blvd.
Knoxville Tn 37996
Phone 865-974-5420
Fax 865-974-8517
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday
8am-5pm
HABIT Therapy Dog Program
Our veterans center has its own therapy dog. Meet Shiloh in the VRC. Currently for Fall 2020 Shiloh will not be making weekly visits due to COVID
Shiloh
2018 U.S. News & World Report Rankings
U.S. News ranked UT 35th among public schools in its Best Colleges for Veterans list, recognizing UT’s strong support for veterans and their families.
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Purple Heart Designation
In 2014, the University of Tennessee received a Purple Heart designation, the first school in the state of Tennessee to receive this designation and one of only six in the nation.
Recent Campus Events
VETERAN RESOURCE CENTER RIBBON CUTTING
From left to right: Dave Branum, SGA Senator; Vickie Clark, Veterans Center; Jayetta Rogers, Veterans Center; Major General “Max” Haston, TN National Guard; Chancellor Beverly Davenport; Many Bears Grinder, TN Dept of Veterans Affairs; Bill McGovern, student veteran; Dennis Taylor, Quilts of Valor; Kari Alldredge, Vice Provost; Monique Anderson, Associate Dean and University Registrar; and Major General Stephen Clark, USAF.
VETS CAMPUS CERTIFICATION
In June of 2016 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville was approved as a VETS Campus. On September 9th, 2017 during the UT vs Indiana State football game THEC representatives Scott Sloan, Brett Gipson, and Mitch Currey presented the award (above) to Vickie Clark, Chancellor Beverly J. Davenport, and Jayetta Rogers (photo credit UT athletics)