Business briefs

• Rob Pollard and Abby Medley recently were promoted at Morning Pointe Senior Living.

Pollard was promoted to senior vice president of operations and is responsible for management of standard operational processes, growth and development of leadership teams, expanding cultural reach and strategic census planning across the footprint of Morning Pointe’s senior living communities.

Medley was promoted to regional vice president of operations for the Appalachian region, which includes the Tennessee Valley and East Tennessee areas. She is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations management of 14 Morning Pointe communities, working closely with executive directors and other Morning Pointe leadership to ensure each exceed expectations for residents, associates, and families. • The University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s, The Tickle College of Engineering remained highly placed in the latest U.S. News and World Report ranking of online master’s engineering programs. The college is now 20th among public schools, 27th overall.

The college offers several online master’s and graduate certificate options.