Office of Access & Community Connections Student Experience
The Office of Access and Community Connections (OACC) is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, welcoming educational environment for all Haslam College of Business students. Through academic resources, online resources and student organizations, we work to create ensure an equitable college experience for both undergraduate and graduate students.
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The Multicultural Mentoring Program (MMP), Office of Multicultural Student Life, Student Success Center and UT Lead Program and Summer Lead Institute (SLI) make up our academic resources offerings.
Online Resources
Haslam and UT offer a wide variety diversity, equity and inclusion online resources for students.
Student Organizations
The OACC offers two student organization: The Diverse Organization of Business Students (DOBS) and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA).
ACADEMIC
RESOURCES
Multicultural Mentoring Program (MMP)
The Multicultural Mentoring Program provides personal support, assistance, social guidance and campus survival skills to first-year students of color by connecting them with upper-class students. For more information, contact the office of Multicultural Student Life: mmp@utk.edu or call (865) 974-6861.
Office of Multicultural Student Life
The Academic Support Unit in the Office of Multicultural Student Life helps undergraduate students progress towards graduation. This unit offers several important programs, including:
- Free tutoring services
- Finals and exam preparation
- Book loan program
For more information about these services, contact Jenny Wirth, Coordinator for Academic Support, Office of Multicultural Student Life – asu@utk.edu
The Student Success Center
The Student Success Center offers academic coaching, supplemental instruction and tutoring for students. For more information about these services, contact: studentsuccess@utk.edu, (865) 974-6641.
UT Lead Program and Summer Lead Institute (SLI)
Developed by the Student Success Center, these programs are designed to give at-risk incoming freshman a head start on college by admitting them for the Summer Lead Institute (SLI) and providing intensive advising and academic support. The Haslam College of Business coordinates pre-advising for the students who have indicated a desire to study business. We also provide workshops, open houses and business basics seminars to connect the students with their advisors early on and to begin to develop a kinship within the college community.
Online
RESOURCES
The UT website offers a wealth of materials to help everyone further our community’s diversity and inclusion goals. These resources are for use by faculty, staff, students and the community at large.
Resources
For Staff
Resources
For Students
- Multicultural Student Life-Global Students
- Pipeline: Vols for Women in Stem
- Pride Center
- Report an Incident of Bias to the UT Bias Incident and Referral Team
- Safe Zone
- Spiritual and Faith Based Student Organizations
- Student Disability Services
- Student Government Association Diversity Affairs Committee
- The PhD Project
- Tennessee Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation – TLSAMP
- UT Diversity Information & Links
- UT Help Line
- UT Office of Equity and Diversity
- UT Office of Multicultural Student Life
- UT Psychological Clinic
- UT Student Health Center
- Veteran Student Services
- Volunteer Impact Academy
- What Is Bias?
Resources
To Get Involved
Resources
Inclusion and Engagement Summit
Effective Ways of Merging Inclusive Practices into Course Curriculum | Faculty Session
This session shared best practices and resources to help faculty, course instructors and administrators develop course curricula focused on inclusive leadership and establishing a welcoming and belonging learning environment.
Facilitators
Lauren Cunningham, associate professor of accounting and information management, Keith Stanga Professor of Accounting and Cheryl Massingale Faculty Research Fellow
Ashley King, lecturer in accounting and information management
Identifying Your Leadership Working Styles | Staff Session
Participants engaged in an assessment of their learning, thinking and working characteristics and styles. The analysis provided insights into individual leadership working styles and identified ways for participants to enhance work groups and their unit’s ability to build effective and productive teams.
Facilitators
John Cherry, Leadership Knoxville vice president for community leadership
Beth Hamil, Cancer Support Community East Tennessee executive director
Using Inclusive Leadership Practices to Exceed Desired Goals | Student Session
In this session, facilitators led discussions on leadership development as a professional competency as students explored holistic approaches to inclusive leadership development. Theory-based strategies to enhance multicultural competency were shared, and students learned ways to implement and apply the Diversity Scorecard, using step-by-step instructions, worksheets and examples, to examine their own leadership development.
Facilitators
Madison Howard, junior majoring in sociology with a minor in social justice and diversity educator with Multicultural Student Life
Maya Hall, junior majoring in therapeutic recreation with a minor in business administration and statistics and diversity educator with Multicultural Student Life
Corporate Panel Discussion: Value Proposition of Inclusive Leadership | Student Session
Corporate representatives spoke on the impact of collaborative and inclusive leadership in their respective corporate cultures and discussed the importance of building and strengthening inclusive leader skills. The panelists included Aaron Snyder, Haslam’s executive director of strategic partnerships; Nzinga Shaw, CEO of Attack Glass Inc.; Jefferson Johnson, diversity and inclusiveness campus lead for EY LLP; and Tyler Horne, DEIB strategist for Insight Global.
Moderator
Neeraj Bharadwaj, Proffitt’s Professor in Marketing, Charlie and Carolyn Newcomer Faculty Research Fellow and Neel Corporate Governance Center Research Fellow
Resources
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The Haslam Office of International Programs and Partnerships offers a virtual competency course for those interested in expanding their international and intercultural skillset and becoming more competent in a global business environment.
OFFICE OF ACCESS & COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The OACC’s student organizations foster connection, learning and growth in social, academic environments.
Diverse Organization of
BUSINESS STUDENTS (DOBS)
OBS provides empowerment, networking, awareness and community events to students of diverse populations. Membership is open to all students.
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NABA, Inc
The NABA, INC chapter at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is an award-winning organization for business students. As a student chapter, we aim to promote and develop the professional skills of our members by enhancing opportunities in accounting, finance and other business-related professions.
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WOMEN OF COLOR
Haslam Women of Color seeks to promote a diverse space for students and women in business who are looking to boost their business knowledge through networking, campus events, and workshops across the campus of The University of Tennessee.