Student@Tennessee, Monday, Apr 8, 2013
Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students
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Special
--- UT's Confucius Institute will celebrate its opening with an inauguration ceremony and gala stage show on Friday, April 12. The ribbon cutting is at 3:30 p.m. at the I-House, and a stage show featuring performers from UT and traditional Chinese performers from Southeast University is at 7:30 p.m. in Alumni Memorial Building's Cox Auditorium. Students are invited to both events.
http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2013/04/01/confucius-institute-inauguration-gala-april-12/
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Good News
--- Herman Lathers of the football team and Taber Spani of the women's basketball team have been nominated for the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship.
http://www.utsports.com/genrel/040213aaf.html
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Mark Your Calendar
--- This week, Mortar Board will be collecting money donations of money and/or books to give to Austin East Magnet High School, which is in need of library books and textbooks. Visit the table between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each day this week on the Pedestrian Walkway. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- Net Impact will have their last meeting of the semester today at 4 p.m. in Career Services. Speaker: Diane A. Mollenkopf, Director of Programs in Supply Chain Management. Free refreshments. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- Short-story author Adam Prince will read from his work at 7:00 p.m. tonight in Hodges Library Auditorium. Part of the Writers in the Library series. Free and open to the public. Prince is a former UT graduate student and teaching assistant. His first book, "The Beautiful Wishes of Ugly Men," was published last year.
--- Peace Corps and AmeriCorps panel discussion, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in Room 253 of Hodges Library. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask]
--- The Middle Eastern Student Association presents "From Rally to Revolution: Inside the Minds of Egyptian Youth Activists," a presentation by Dr. Brian Barber, Director of UT's Center for the Study of Youth and Political Conflict, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the I-House Great Room. Barber will discuss his time spent in Egypt, present his research project, and show a clip of the Center's documentary that follows key Egyptian revolutionaries. Everybody is welcome to this free event. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- The Sociology Graduate Student Association presents "Green Is The New Red: An International Account of Social Movements Under Siege," 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the I-House Great Room. Speaker: Award winning journalist Will Potter. Free and open to the public. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- The National Black Law Student Association: Pre-Law Division and the Iota Phi Theta Fraternity are hosting a debate about the legalization of marijuana, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the UC Crest Room. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- PRSSA, UT's pre-professional organization for public relations students, will host its next meeting on Thursday, April 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Scripps Lab. The meeting will be a collaboration with Ad Club and will feature a panel of speakers. There will be free pizza and all majors are welcome. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- The UT Creative Writing Club meets at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in room 207 of the Baker Center. Open to all students interested in writing poetry, fiction, and screenwriting. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask]
--- UT Science Forum, noon Friday, April 12, in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining room C-D. Speaker: Stephanie K. Drumheller-Horton, Earth & Planetary Sciences. Topic: "Crocodylian Bite Marks in the Fossil Record." Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Arena. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
www.utk.edu/scienceforum
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Get Involved
--- There is still time to sign up for this year's Relay For Life event in Circle Park. It will be on April 12 through 13 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Proceeds go to benefit the American Cancer Society. Sign up and donate at www.relayutk.org.
--- "Out of the Darkness" campus walk, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13, at Thompson Boling Arena, The walk is to support research and education programs to prevent suicide and save lives, increase national awareness about depression and suicide and provide support for survivors of suicide loss. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
http://bit.ly/XVdnUt
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Opportunities
--- The Alternative Spring Break D.C. team have been greatly affected by the service projects they worked with in the Capitol and are starting a drive benefiting Rachel's Women Center, Thrive DC, and So Others Might Eat. They will be collecting cosmetic items, hygiene products, hair products, combs, plastic ware, oven mitts, bread bins, laundry detergent, dish washing liquid, seasoning, sugar, etc. Donation boxes will be available in the CLS Resource room, UC 305. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- The sisters of Delta Zeta will be hosting their fifth annual spring philanthropy event, Turtle Tug, on April 23. This event raises funds for speech and hearing impairment and the Painted Turtle Camp, a camp for chronically/terminally ill children. Turtle Tug is a fun-filled afternoon of sand volleyball and tug-a-war in a pile of Jell-O. Teams will consist of 6-8 members. Students looking for more information or wishing to enter in a team should e-mail [log in to unmask]
--- Marco Institute Essay Contest --- The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies welcomes undergraduate essays on topics pertaining to late antiquity as well as medieval and Renaissance studies for its annual award. Three prizes will be awarded: $500 for first place; $300 for second place; and $200 for third place. Marco-affiliated departments include: Architecture, Art, Classics, English, History, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. Papers should be no fewer than 6 and no more than 20 double-spaced pages (not including title page and endnotes or bibliography). Students should submit their essays along with a cover sheet by 5 p.m. on April 29. All submissions should be sent electronically to [log in to unmask] Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask] or call 974-6961.
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Important Deadlines
--- Summer school registration is open for all students. Consult your advisor and visit http://registrar.utk.edu to access the timetable of classes. For more information on summer school, visit http://www.utk.edu/summer.
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Make Orange Green
--- Celebrate Earth Month with a discussion about the world's energy future, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the UC 221-223, with a screening of the movie "Switch," followed by a discussion session on "Dirty Energy Road Show." Both events hosted by SPEAK. Follow UT Make Orange Green on Facebook for updates throughout the month of activities. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
http://environment.utk.edu/earth-month/
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This Week in SGA
--- The SGA and the Advising Committee of the Undergraduate Council/Faculty Senate have partnered to implement a student assessment of academic advising. This survey assesses advising that takes place in a college advising center or in an academic department with an advisor in your major. The survey is online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8DBH2GG. The survey is anonymous, but if you wish to be entered into a drawing for a gift card from the University Bookstore or Starbucks gift certificate, you will have the opportunity to do so at the end. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask]
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