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Student@Tennessee, Monday, Apr 23, 2012 Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special --- Hodges Library will be transformed into a relaxation center during finals week to help ease students' stress as they prepare for their last exams of the semester. Starting Monday, April 30, and continuing through Monday, May 7, members of the Knoxville Massage Therapy Center will be offering free chair massages in the Commons area on the second floor. Therapy dogs from Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee (HABIT) will also be on hand to help soothe frazzled nerves. A room stocked with games, sketch pads, and comics will provide a welcome diversion for students cramming for exams at the library. Those students who wish to express their angst in writing will be able to record their thoughts on the "graffiti walk," a long sheet of butcher paper running the entire length of the library's main hallway floor. There will be an ice cream social at the beginning of that week, which the library has dubbed "De-Stress for Success." All activities are free to students. For a full schedule ! of events and activity times, visit http://utk.edu/go/ou. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good News --- Volunteer Dining is offering $5 all-you-care-to-eat meals at the Presidential Court Cafe and Southern Kitchen every day from now until May 4. http://www.utdining.com/ --- Christopher Hebert, a lecturer in the English department, will be the Writer-in-Residence at the UT Libraries for the 2012-13 academic year. His appointment begins August 1. Hebert is author of the recently published novel "The Boiling Season." During his appointment, he will organize the Writers in the Library series, which brings local, regional, and nationally-known authors to the John C. Hodges Library to read from their works. He will also have access to library resources and a quiet retreat in the Hodges Library to work on his next novel. http://info.lib.utk.edu/news/blog/2012/04/17/writer-in-residence/ --- Jennifer Smith, leader of the Nourish International chapter at UT, traveled to Uganda last summer with a team of students to help an African school plant a garden to provide an ongoing source of food for its students. This year, Smith and her Nourish colleagues are at it again—with their sights set on Peru. Club members will travel to Cerro Blanco, Peru, where they will help build a potable water system for the community and aid in organizing a town water committee to ensure the sustainability of the system for years to come. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/04/17/students-prepare-travel-peru-nourish-international/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Your Calendar --- The Institute of Nuclear Materials Management will be having its last meeting of the semester on April 23 at 6:30 p.m. in 324 Perkins Hall. Ron Keyser, a senior research scientist from ORTEC, will be speaking about new frontiers in nuclear detector research. Officer elections will also take place at this meeting. Refreshments will be available. Questions? Email [log in to unmask] --- The School of Advertising and Public Relations will host Social Media Week, April 25-26, in the Communications Building. The two-day event, cosponsored by Dell Inc., will feature presentations, panel discussions, and open forums with social media experts from Dell, Scripps Networks Interactive, Cox Enterprises and McCormick & Company, Inc., as well as Knoxville-area advertising, marketing, and public relations agencies. The event concludes on April 26 with presentations from students in the school's social media class to a number of Dell executives including Adam Brown, executive director of social media for Dell and a 1994 UT advertising graduate. For a full schedule of events, visit http://cci.utk.edu/socialmediaweek. --- The UT Latin American Student Organization's last general body meeting is set for 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in the Black Cultural Center. Free dinner of tostados with all the good toppings for those in attendance. The group will discuss immigration reform petitions, and there also will be dancing and fun. Free and open to the public. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- The Black Law Student Association Pre-Law Division (BLSA) will host their last general body meeting of the semester at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 26, in UC 237. Students with a law and/or community service interest are encouraged to attend this meeting. Information about membership will be provided. Elections of officers for the 2012-2013 school year will also take place. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- Want to be on the Spirit Squad? Tryouts for Smokey, the UT cheerleading team and the UT dance team are this Friday through Sunday. Questions? Visit http://www.utsports.com/fans/spirit-squad.html. --- The UT Science Forum presents Norman Mannella, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, who will speak on "The Discovery of Quanta -- The Birth of Modern Physics," from noon to 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 27. The Science Forum is free and open to the public. Location: Thompson-Boling Arena Dining room C-D. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the Arena. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask], call 974-8156, or visit utk.edu/scienceforum. --- Volapalooza: The Kickoff to Commencement will be held on Friday, April 27 at the TRECS intramural fields. This year, the lineup of artists will include Ziggy Marley, Big Gigantic, Three 6 Mafia, and The Black Cadillacs. DJ Hailstorm will be performing between artists. The gates will open at 6:00 p.m. Student tickets will be $5 if purchased in advance through www.bigorangetix.com, and $10 if purchased at the gate with a valid student ID. General public tickets will be $20 if purchased in advance, $30 at the gate, and may be purchased through www.knoxvilletickets.com. Interested parties are encouraged to "like" the Volapalooza page on Facebook. --- UT School of Music classical piano duo performance starring Eriko Takezawa and Christoph Sischka, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 27, in Cox Auditorium of the Alumni Memorial Building. Free and open to the public. The duo has been cited on the Year's Best List of the Neue Musikzeitung music newspaper and recommended by magazines including Piano News, Fono Forum and Stereoplay. Questions? Call 974-5678. --- Screening of the documentary film "American Teacher," 7 p.m. April 30, at Clarence Brown Theatre. Free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Graduate School of Education. Questions? Call 974-7394. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Involved --- The English Language Institute (ELI) is seeking male volunteers from the campus and community to serve in its spring Conversation Partner Program. Conversation Partners meet on a weekly basis with ELI international students for the purpose of practicing English conversation. We need male partners for Arabic, Korean, and French speakers. For more information or to request an application form, contact Erin at ELI at [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Deadlines --- Students that are interested in being on the 2013 Relay for Life Executive Planning Committee can learn more and apply online by going to http://web.utk.edu/~relay. Applications are due by Saturday, April 28. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- UT will offer its students a new experience in Costa Rica, a country in Central America that attracts millions of tourists and visitors every year. This experience is an academic program for the second session in summer, from July 4 to August 6, 2012. UT students may take two courses, for 6 credits hours, during five weeks. The courses will be taught by UT professors and correspond to the catalog of the university: Sp. 323, Sp. 489 (or 332), Sp. 461 (or 330), y Sp. 491/591 (This latter course is open to both undergraduate and graduate students). Students can enjoy beaches, surfing, volcanoes, and many activities in the town of San Jose during the weekends. For students who have not yet decided their plans for the summer, the option of Costa Rica is unique. Deadline is April 30, 2012. Apply now on line at studyabroad.utk.edu/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready for the World Events --- 2012 UT summer program in San José, Costa Rica, July 4 through August 8 (Summer Session II). Registration is still open for this study-abroad program. Students can apply online by visiting utabroad.org and finding UTK Spanish Language in Costa Rica. The following Spanish classes will be offered for credit during the program: 323 (can also count as 423), 489 (can also count as 332), 461 (can also count as 330), and 491/591. Students get to stay with Costa Rican families. Excursions are also included. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] --- This semester's finale for the Ready for the World Café will be held Thursday, April 26, featuring hearty German cooking. The Ready for the World Café, which is sponsored by US Foods, operates from noon to 1 p.m. in the UT Visitors Center, 2712 Neyland Drive. Cost is $12. Appetizer: Pretzel and German beer cheese. Soup: Cream of asparagus soup. Entrée: Jagerschnitzel pork loin with bacon mushroom cream sauce, handmade spaetzle dumplings, and red cabbage sauerkraut. Dessert: Schwarzwälder kirschtorte (Black Forest cake). You'll say Wunderbar! http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/04/19/rftw-cafe-germany/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send comments, suggestions, and items to appear in this newsletter to [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Campus events may be submitted to the online Arts & Events calendar at http://www.utk.edu/events/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to this newsletter at http://listserv.utk.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=student-at-tennessee&A=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more links to news and events for the Knoxville campus, go to the student@tennessee Web site at http://www.utk.edu/studentattn/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the Student@Tennessee archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/student-at-tennessee.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the STUDENT@TENNESSEE archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/student-at-tennessee.html