If you haven't voted, the opportunity to "early vote" ends October 30 and the opportunity
to vote Absentee ends Oct. 28, so act now and visit your county's website for more
information.
All the following events are free and open to the public and in the Toyota Auditorium.
The following 2 events are aimed at UT students:
Wed., Oct. 29, 6 pm - "Pizza and Politics with the UT College Dems and Repubs in a
debate on many issues from the TN amendments to student loan debt, battling terrorism,
healthcare, and more. Co-sponsored with UT SGA and Baker Ambassadors
Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 pm - "Let's Make Voting Popular!" Baker Ambassadors, Diana
Howell, Morgan Chance, Alexandra Chiasson and others, are hosting this "Mean Girl's"
themed event encouraging their peers to learn about the issues and vote.
For students and everyone - be sure to come out to these events:
Nov. 6, 7 pm - Dr. Jeanita Richardson on Full-Service Community Schools -- "Looking
Backward to Plan Ahead: Lessons for the Community and Full-Service School Movement."
Dr. Richardson visits from the Univ. of Virginia to share her thoughts on the importance
of factors external to the school that impact academic success. She has written on the
Community Schools movement and will be visiting one of UT's own UACS - University
Assisted Community School - Pond Gap Elementary, directed by Dr. Bob Kronick. Baker
Learning Community members study education policy in their fall course and work in
UACS schools in the spring. This event is sponsored by the College of Education, Health
and Human Sciences and the Haslam Scholars Program.
Nov. 12, 10:30 am - Baker Cafe with Dr. Krista Wiegand, Baker Faculty Fellow on "The
Intractability of International Conflicts." This is our last coffee of the semester, so join us
for coffee and discussion in the Rotunda Reading Room on Wed. morning.
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