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Student@Tennessee, Monday, Nov 1, 2010 Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special --- UT Knoxville will offer flu shots to students, faculty and staff from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow, Nov. 2, in the University Center Ballroom. The flu clinic will be adjacent to the University Center's voting location. Shots will cost $20. The flu shots will be available to all UT students, faculty, staff and immediate family members over 4 years old. The cost is payable by cash, personal check or major credit card. Credit card charges will show The Knoxville News Sentinel as the charging party. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2010/10/29/ut-offers-flu-clinic-nov-2/ --- UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy G. Cheek wants to have lunch with students tomorrow, Nov. 2, and he'll foot the bill for the first 50 people. Chancellor Cheek will host an open forum for students at the Ready for the World Café, located in the Hermitage Room on the third floor of the University Center. The first 50 students to RSVP will get a free meal; everyone else is invited to purchase lunch at the café for $11 or bring their own lunch. The forum will be from noon to 1 p.m. and will be an informal opportunity to talk with the chancellor about your questions or concerns. To RSVP, please contact Beth Gladden at 974-9008 or [log in to unmask] Remember, reply soon to be among the first 50! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good News --- UTPD spent five days in Hodges Library looking for wallets, phones, laptops and other property left unattended. And what they found was a treasure trove for thieves — nearly 150 personal items left up for grabs. Part of the Gotcha! Program, UT police officers distributed "gotcha cards" to individuals in the library who left their items unsecured, explaining to them that in the time it took for them to leave the card and walk away, someone else could have walked away with their property. "As the end of the semester approaches, hours spent by students in the library will increase but unfortunately so will property theft," said Lt. Emily Simerly. Learn more about how to keep your property safe at http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2010/10/25/utpd-tips-prevent-theft/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Your Calendar --- The UT Print Club and the Betsy Worden Endowment in Printmaking are sponsoring artist and printmaker James Ehlers for an engraving and printmaking demonstration from 3:30 to 5 p.m. tonight in 241 Art + Architecture Building, and a public lecture at 7 p.m. tonight in 113 Art + Architecture. Both events free and open to the public. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- Award-winning Georgia writer Dana Wildsmith will read from her poems and essays at 7 p.m. tonight in the Hodges Library auditorium. Her most recent book, "Back to Abnormal: Surviving With An Old Farm In the New South," references her life on a 150-year-old farm outside Bethlehem, Georgia, and her discomfort with encroaching urban sprawl. Free and open to the public. More at http://info.lib.utk.edu/news/blog/2010/10/26/dana-wildsmith/. --- UT's Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization will host Shayne Mims, the marketing director of Nussentials, 6:30 p.m. tomorrow in 701 Stokely Management Center. Mims will discuss entrepreneurship and marketing opportunities. --- UT Libraries' Film Movement series continues with a screening of the film "Welcome," 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, in Hodges Library auditorium. Prevented from emigrating to England to reunite with his girlfriend, a young Kurdish refugee in France decides to swim the Channel and begins training at the local swimming pool. French, English, and Kurdish with English subtitles. Free and open to the public. More at http://www.lib.utk.edu/programs. --- The UT Science Forum presents Dr. John Bell, M.D., director of UT Medical Center's Cancer Institute, who will speak on "The Epidemiology of Women's Cancer," noon Friday, Nov. 5, in dining rooms C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena. Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch or purchase it at the arena. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask], call 974-8156 or visit the Science Forum website at http://research.utk.edu/forum/. --- UT's LGBT & Ally Resource Center hosts Rev. Chris Buice, minister of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church, and Cyndi Sweet, member of the Metropolitan Community Church of Knoxville, noon Friday, Nov. 5, in F-103 Melrose Hall. Buice and Sweet will discuss how their churches are welcoming to the LGBTQ community. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. http://lgbt.utk.edu/ --- The UT College of Law Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will host a fundraiser for the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley, 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Victor Ashe Dog Park. This will be the fourth annual pet costume contest. Enter your pet in either the funniest, scariest or most original costume categories for $10. Over $2,000 worth of prizes have been donated by Knoxville-area businesses for the winners. --- Get your tickets for UT'S GOT TALENT finale, 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, at the AMB Cox Auditorium. The show will feature the final four contestants as well as special guest performances from Swiperboy, Cait McMahan, Wes Nelson and The UT Dance Society. Tickets can be purchased at http://utgt.eventbrite.com/. --- Have you ever considered a graduate degree in Social Work? If so, you are invited to attend a MSSW information session, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, in room 204/205 of the Baker Center. Get an overview of the program, various options for pursuing the degree, field practice and the admissions process. A question-and-answer period will follow. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or call 974-1096. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Involved --- The Management Society at the University of Tennessee (MSUT) is competing nationally against other major universities in TQL's "Grow Your Campus Organization" contest. Support the Vols and MSUT by voting today at http://extranet.tql.com/campuscash/default.aspx to help MSUT win much-needed sponsorship funds. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- Are you interested in horses? Have you ridden your whole life or would like to learn? The UT Equestrian Club has both a recreational and a competitive program. Recreational riders take beautiful trail rides through the mountains each week while improving their riding. On the competitive team, riders of all levels can ride and compete against other colleges in hunt seat, western or both. Everyone is welcome, from those who have never ridden to those who have shown nationally. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Deadlines --- Students and student organizations from all UT campuses are eligible to apply for grants from the UT Alliance of Women Philanthropists' Giving Circle grant program. The funds support innovative projects and programs that focus on issues of interest to women. The deadline for submitting applications is Dec. 31, 2010. Applications and submission instructions can be found at http://alliance.tennessee.edu/grants.html. http://tennessee.edu/media/releases/102810_alliance.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready for the World Events --- UT's Ready for the World Café operates from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the UC Hermitage Room. The menu for this week is sweet potato salad, hula chicken BBQ, baked eggplant, dill tilapia, duchess potatoes, grilled brown sugar pork chops, roasted zucchini and yellow squash. Diners pay $11 for the all-you-can-eat buffet. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2010/11/01/rftw-homegrown-twist/ --- Come learn about different cultures from all over the world at the International Fall Festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, at Thompson-Boling Arena. There will be international food, music, performances, cultural displays and crafts from many countries. Live entertainment performances will be presented throughout the event. Free and open to the public. For more info, call 974-4453. --- Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, will be celebrated from noon to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the UC auditorium. Enjoy Indian classical and Bollywood dance performances, skits, presentations and more. Sponsored by the International House, iVols and Manthan (UT's Indian Student Association). Indian Food will be served for lunch. 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