More than 370 individuals attend UT System’s Grand Challenges Summit
The summit is designed to connect experts, educators, and community leaders across the state engaged in research or professional work contributing to solutions for the Grand Challenges.
More than 370 individuals from the University of Tennessee (UT) System, state and local government, and various community organizations gathered for the two-day Grand Challenges Summit last Thursday and Friday in Murfreesboro.
The event featured UT System President Randy Boyd, along with five campus Chancellors and two Vice Presidents of institutes, in a “State of the University” panel discussion on Thursday (see teknovation.biz article here).
The summit is designed to connect experts, educators, and community leaders across the state engaged in research or professional work contributing to solutions for the Grand Challenges. The latter represent complex, interconnected, large-scale issues that if left unaddressed would continue to create uncertain futures for Tennesseans.
This year’s summit focused on three key areas:
- Advancing K-12 education;
- Strengthening rural communities; and
- Overcoming addiction.
“Our goal for this summit was to facilitate opportunities and we accomplished that,” said John Lacey, Systems Strategist for the UT System and summit organizer. “These are opportunities for our university researchers to connect with colleagues across knowledge areas, and with community leaders and state agencies. We believe connections, relationships, and collaborations lead to more holistic solutions and ideas that can ultimately create positive change for Tennesseans.”
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