We are so excited to welcome you to Rocky Top this October! Please find information about the 2026 CUIBE Fall Governance Meeting, including a schedule, accommodation details, directions to the Haslam Business Building (HBB) and registration, below.
REGISTRATION
Registration for the event is coming soon.
ACCOMMODATIONS
A group rate is available for attendees at the conveniently located Graduate Hotel (1706 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville TN 37916).
GETTING TO THE HASLAM COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
Arriving to Knoxville
Knoxville’s airport (TYS) is approximately 11 miles/25 minutes from UT campus and The Graduate.
Rideshare services are available at TYS. Taxis can be scheduled ahead of time with Lightning Taxi.
AIRPORT RENTAL CAR OPTIONS
- Alamo
- Enterprise
- Budget
- Avis
- National
- Hertz
Getting to know Knoxville
Getting Around Knoxville
Walking from campus to vibrant Downtown Knoxville takes approximately 15 minutes, with plenty of Scruffy City sights to see along the way.
UT also offers a free bus service, the T-Bus Downtown Loop,that travels from the campus to downtown every 15 to 30 minutes, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Uber and Lyft are also great options to explore Knoxville’s many neighborhoods, shops restaurants.
NEAR KNOXVILLE
Knoxville is close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — the country’s most visited national park — as well as quaint mountain towns and exciting attractions, including:
Want to learn more about Knoxville before the conference? Explore Visit Knoxville’s Things To Do page for information on October events! If you have any questions, please reach out to emccalip@utk.edu.
Agenda
Thursday, Oct. 22
3 - 4 pm
Visit the Sunsphere
810 Clinch Avenue, Knoxville, TN USA
5 - 7 pm
Welcome Reception in Saloon 16, The Graduate Hotel
1706 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville TN 37916
Friday, Oct. 23
7:30 - 8:15 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Haslam Business Building (HBB) Room 501, 1000 Volunteer Blvd
8:30 am - 12 pm
Morning Conference Sessions
HBB 501
12 - 1:30 pm
Lunch in Haslam
HBB 501
1:30 - 4:45 pm
Afternoon Conference Sessions
HBB 501
4:45 - 5:15 pm
Campus Tour
UT Campus
6 - 9 pm
Conference Dinner
Location TBA
Saturday, Oct. 24
8 - 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
HBB 501
8:30 - 11:30 am
Conference Sessions
HBB 501
11:30 am
Boxed Lunch Available
HBB 501
11:30 am - 11 pm
Optional Saturday Afternoon Activity - Dollywood
11:30 a.m. – Depart Haslam
1 p.m. – Arrive at Dollywood
9 p.m. – Return to Knoxville
11 p.m.– Arrive at Graduate Hotel
2700 Dollywood Parks Blvd, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37863