Featured Student: Josh Melendez

Hometown: Clarksville, Tennessee

What drew you to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville?

I’m originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, and I heard about UT from word of mouth and how great the program is and how the faculty and staff really care about students. During my high school time I did dual enrollment at another university and I got familiar with that program and I felt my peers and teachers weren’t really passionate.

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will launch the state’s first bachelor’s degree program in information sciences in the fall. The program was approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission on Friday.

Faculty and administrators from the School of Information Sciences (SIS) in the College of Communication and Information (CCI) have worked for more than four years to make the new major a reality.

“We believe strongly that an undergraduate major in information sciences will allow us to increase the impact we make on the university, the state, and information professions,” SIS Director Diane Kelly said.