{"id":7087,"date":"2024-03-05T10:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentsuccess-wds-dev.utk.edu\/honors\/?page_id=7087"},"modified":"2026-08-20T11:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:05:39","slug":"chancellors-honors-program-minor-chp-25-26-program-of-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/chancellors-honors-program-minor-chp-25-26-program-of-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Chancellor&#8217;s Honors Program (CHP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\" style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><\/header>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Unleash Your Intellectual Potential with the Chancellor&amp;apos;s Honors Program | University of Tennessee\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NQF_IT8I2Q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<hr class=\"orange-hash\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7639\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/triangular_vector-150x150.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"42\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/triangular_vector-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/triangular_vector-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 42px) 100vw, 42px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;font-weight: bold\">&#8220;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\"><strong>Unleash Your Intellectual Potential<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt\">&#8220;<\/span><\/h1>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Do you crave an intellectually stimulating environment that fosters innovation and real-world impact? \u00a0The Chancellor\u2019s Honors Program offers a dynamic learning experience that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This collaborative, interdisciplinary program allows you to study what you are passionate about and equips you with critical thinking skills, innovation prowess, and collaborative spirit to tackle the most complex challenges of our time.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Leveraging a human-centered approach, you\u2019ll join a vibrant community of scholars to inquire, co-create, and implement solutions with tangible effects in the world. The program emphasizes complex problem-solving, where you\u2019ll actively engage with contemporary issues, fostering a methodical and collaborative exploration of potential solutions.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"two-thirds column\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/chp_into2-1.png\" alt=\"Students lined up at commencement.\" width=\"791\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/chp_into2-1.png 791w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/chp_into2-1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/chp_into2-1-768x565.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/div>\r\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7687 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/why_chancellors_2.png\" alt=\"&quot;Why Chancellor&apos;s&quot;? title graphic.\" width=\"1092\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/why_chancellors_2.png 1092w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/why_chancellors_2-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/why_chancellors_2-1024x126.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/why_chancellors_2-768x94.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"one-third column\">\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Transformative<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"one-third column\">\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Impactful<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"one-third column\">\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Engaging<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"half\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7696 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_handshake.png\" alt=\"Donde Plowman greeting students at Student Union.\" width=\"950\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_handshake.png 950w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_handshake-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_handshake-768x553.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"box-light\" style=\"background-color: #006c93;width: 530px\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Financial Support<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 12pt\">Chancellor\u2019s Honors Students earn a $500 book\/technology stipend in their first year, and $1,000 each subsequent year (up to $3,500 total) for successfully completing the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"half\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_class.png\" alt=\"Donde Plowman interacting in a lecture.\" width=\"906\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_class.png 906w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_class-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/donde_class-768x553.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 906px) 100vw, 906px\" \/>\r\n<div class=\"box-light\" style=\"background-color: #006c93;width: 530px\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">C<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">ultivating New Skills<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Chancellor&#8217;s Honors Scholars are able to complete a wide range of challenging but rewarding coursework to broaden their knowledge of the world.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Long orange hash\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em><strong>&#8220;This program will encourage honors students to develop and refine valuable life skills such as getting comfortable with ambiguity, learning to listen deeply and with empathy, solving problems as a team, and embracing failure to gain key insights.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; R. Keith Stanfill, Ph.D., P.E.<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Edwards Assistant Dean, Professor, and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Director of Integrated Engineering Design<\/span><\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><!-- \/wp:post-content -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode --><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Long orange hash\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2><strong>Program of Studies<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8425 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3-1024x434.jpg\" alt=\"Updated CHP Chart.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3-1024x434.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3-768x326.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3-1536x651.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/CHP-Minor-2026-27v3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/chancellors-honors-capstones\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Capstone Project Examples<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>For the full Chancellor&#8217;s Honors Program academic curriculum, click the button below to the undergraduate catalog.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.utk.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=54&amp;poid=34759&amp;returnto=11449\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-orange btn-lg\">CHP CURRICULUM<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"box-light\" style=\"background-color: #006c93;margin: 0 auto;width: 1020px\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 12pt\">Chancellor\u2019s Honors students are expected to make timely progress towards honors graduation while maintaining a <strong>minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5<\/strong>. Students not meeting expectations will be required to complete supplemental academic coaching and support with University Honors staff.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><!-- \/wp:shortcode -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode --><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>\u201cIn STEM fields and professional careers like medicine, solving real-world problems requires more than technical skills. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>The Chancellor\u2019s Honors Program teaches students to think like designers\u2014blending deep understanding and innovation to tackle complex challenges through collaboration and human-centered design. <\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Design thinking works to bridge the gap between logic and creativity\u2014it&#8217;s where STEM meets empathy to solve real-world problems.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; Dr. Sarah Binion<\/span><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: left\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Biochemist and Assistant Teaching Professor, University Honors<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/wp:shortcode -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode -->\r\n<p>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/success_path.png\" alt=\"Path to success\" width=\"690\" height=\"894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/success_path.png 690w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/02\/success_path-232x300.png 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em>&#8220;UNHO 207 was the most interesting and thought-provoking class I have ever taken, and I wish I could engaged more with the material. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em>I love how the instructors encouraged us to take risks without fearing that there would be consequences. I have never had a class with this kind of format, and I believe that because of the way it was laid out, all of us students took risks and learned far more than we would have in a typical class. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em>I had always wanted to take a class with a teacher who truly pushed students to develop real life skills and problem-solving abilities.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">&#8211; University Honors Student<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><!-- \/wp:shortcode -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:shortcode --><\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<div data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\u00a0<\/div>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Chancellor Donde Plowman emphasizes the problem-solving contributions from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, community<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><div class=\"responsive-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chancellor Plowman: Problem Solvers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAIhY7OGxBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7604 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png\" alt=\"Orange hash decoration\" width=\"1836\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1.png 1836w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-300x4.png 300w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1024x12.png 1024w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-768x9.png 768w, https:\/\/studentsuccess.utk.edu\/honors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/01\/long_dash-1-1536x18.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1836px) 100vw, 1836px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em>&#8220;In economics, almost every problem we deal with is either wild or has wild aspects to it.\u00a0 How do we remediate damages from the opioid epidemic?\u00a0 How do we attract people into professions where we have shortages? \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><em>The metrics for success are not as obvious as they may seem and may be misleading. 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