UT offers a variety of partners and programs to support meaningful broader impacts activities. The Broader Impacts Connector identifies resources that can be leveraged to increase the societal impact of research, scholarship, and creative activities. In addition to supporting the development of competitive proposals, this tool advances UT’s strategic goal of research outcomes that contribute to a more inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable future.
Results can be filtered by broader impacts category (broadening participation, science communication, and convergence research), as well as by audience.
To add or update a resource in the Connector, please contact Diana Moyer at dmoyer@utk.edu.
Acts as a liaison between students and administration in an effort to build awareness for political, social, and cultural movements and issues affecting minority students.
Serves as the organizational unit for projects related to mathematics and science education and the discovery of new strategies that generate effective K-12 STEM education.
Provides an array of research and collaborative partnership opportunities related to deafness and disability issues.
Supports outreach services that help students overcome social, academic, financial, and cultural barriers in higher education through programs that include Academic Enrichment Upward Bound and Pre-College Upward Bound, Veterans’ Pre-College Program, the Math and Science Center, and the Educational Opportunity Center.
Brings research teams together around topics of shared interest.
Aims to make a greater contribution in addressing social problems in the Knoxville area through community-defined collaborative research projects.
Aims to make a greater contribution in addressing social problems in the Knoxville area through community-defined collaborative research projects.
Supports the creation of equitable and inclusive spaces, with a focus on removing structural barriers and fostering an atmosphere in which every member of the campus community matters and belongs.
Provides critical insights on domestic and international challenges through research, education, and policy engagement.
Tackles complex issues of social justice by studying the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, and other dimensions of social inequality, as well as how to actualize intersectionality’s potential as a force for positive social change.
Works with faculty to incorporate video and social media assets into research and outreach projects to engage with external audiences and communicate the impact of their work.
Offers a broad range of outreach programs and events to engage visitors of all ages and interests.
Offers a broad range of outreach programs and events to engage visitors of all ages and interests.
Offers a broad range of outreach programs and events to engage visitors of all ages and interests.
Promotes recruitment of underrepresented students through planning on- and off-campus recruitment events and overnight experiences, hosting prospective students and their families, and creating new community partnerships.
Offers meaningful higher education experiences for graduate students of color through professional development, peer and faculty/staff mentorship, social networking, and study and writing groups.
Seeks to reduce or eliminate bias, discrimination, controversy, and interpersonal conflict through workshops that focus on developing leadership skills for students, faculty, and staff.
Provides evaluation services to funded projects in STEM research and education, with a particular focus on postsecondary projects seeking to improve the recruitment, retention, and workforce development of underrepresented groups in STEM at the undergraduate, graduate, and institutional levels.
Connects UT with a diverse group of community partners for engagement and outreach projects.
Connects UT with a diverse group of community partners for engagement and outreach projects.
Enriches the academic success and professional development of graduate students through recruitment, retention, training, and development, with an emphasis on resources and initiatives that strengthen mentoring and retention of underrepresented populations.
Creates a welcoming and inclusive campus environment by providing academic support, multicultural education, identity exploration, leadership development, and innovative programming.
Connects transdisciplinary researchers interested in exploring effective collaborative teamwork and providing training and service to foster facilitative skills, synergy, and productivity in One Health research.
Promotes unity, acceptance, and visibility of LGBTQ+ graduate students through an active role in education, advocacy, and advancement.
Acts as a clearinghouse for UT leadership and service opportunities available through central offices and colleges, for projects on campus and in the community.
Acts as a clearinghouse for UT leadership and service opportunities available through central offices and colleges, for projects on campus and in the community.
Enhances the status, representation, and career opportunities of women in STEM.
Pre-College Research Excellence Programs (PREP) are research-focused programs for Tennessee middle and high school students geared to promote STEM disciplines.
Provides support, resources, and a community space for UT’s LGBTQ+ students and allies, as well as for anyone who seeks to learn about topics related to sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression, by sponsoring programs and events that raise awareness, increase visibility, and provide education regarding LGBTQ+ issues.
Offers a summer research experience program for community college students, focusing on fundamental scientific and engineering challenges relevant to producing renewable materials from non-food agricultural crops.
Empowers tenure-track faculty from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds to advance their research, scholarship, and creative work through personal and professional development opportunities.
Offers access to faculty experts who instruct courses and engage with research teams on how to incorporate strong science communication into projects.
Supports efforts to hire and retain a diverse faculty and staff workforce through workshops and training for hiring committees about reducing explicit and implicit biases.
Supplies trainings on a strengths-based approach to improve departmental culture, enhance employee experience, and help teams learn to work better together.
Ensures an accessible university experience for students with disabilities by removing or minimizing barriers, and promotes disability as a component of diversity to increase inclusion on campus.
Enhances first-year students’ academic, personal, and professional development through Vol Success Teams and supportive programs for veterans and underrepresented students.
Provides professional development opportunities to learn effective, innovative, inclusive, evidence-based teaching and mentorship through consultations and programs that focus on experiential learning, inclusive teaching, course design and assessment, and collaborative communication.
Provides professional development opportunities to learn effective, innovative, inclusive, evidence-based teaching and mentorship through consultations and programs that focus on experiential learning, inclusive teaching, course design and assessment, and collaborative communication.
Improves the learning environment for underrepresented STEM undergraduate students and supports their transition to graduate school through research and professional development programs that promote STEM careers.
Communicates the work of UT faculty to a broad audience through an external communication network of multiple media outlets to share news articles and informed analysis written by the academic community and edited by journalists for the general public.
Embraces outreach and service designed to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for all learners, especially underserved populations, by creating and participating in mutually beneficial university-school and agency partnerships that promote equity and diversity.
Supports students in their pursuit of nationally competitive fellowships, undergraduate research, and creative activity through hands-on research opportunities, exhibitions, and workshops.
Provides supplemental mathematics education and supportive resources for first-year students through an immersive three-week summer program.