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Student@Tennessee, Monday, Oct 15, 2012 Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special --- Are you planning research involving human subjects? As of April 15, 2012, training in Human Subjects Research is REQUIRED for all students and faculty submitting an IRB protocol at UTK. This training is available online from the UT Office of Research. Blackboard training requires your UT NetID for registration. For more info or to register, call 865-974-9310 or e-mail [log in to unmask] http://research.utk.edu/training/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good News --- A new resource is available to students interested in tracking their service and volunteer hours. These include forms of community service and volunteerism that occur both on and off campus. Students with 100 confirmed, logged hours prior to graduation will receive a Service Medallion to wear during their commencement exercises, to commemorate their selfless service to our community. Students can also request a print-out documenting their service & volunteer hours by emailing [log in to unmask] To start logging your hours today, visit the Center for Leadership & Service online at: http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/resources_track.php. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Your Calendar --- Ever been to a formal dinner and marveled at all the different forks, knives and spoons? Did you miss Unsinkable Molly Brown's instruction to Jack in "Titanic" to "start from the outside and work your way in"? Then make plans to attend a "Utensil University" etiquette dinner, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight in the UC Crest Room. Free and open to all students, "Utensil University" will give you the skills to navigate a formal dinner with confidence and flair. Sponsored by the UT Alumni Women's Council. Space is limited, so register now at http://utkutensil.eventbrite.com/ or e-mail [log in to unmask] for more information. --- First-time novelist Natalie Bakopoulos will be the featured author at UT Libraries' Writers in the Library series, 7 p.m. tonight in the Hodges Library Auditorium. More at library.utk.edu/writers. --- NABA will be having a general body meeting opened to all business majors at 6 p.m. tomorrow in HBB 203. They will have Target representative, Lanier Loftin, come and talk to our members about all the opportunites Target has to offer business students. Refreshments will be served. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask] --- Diversity Organization of Business Students interest meeting, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in 201 Haslam Business Building. Lane Morris will be speaking about Leadership skills and how to be an effective leader in the community and in the business world. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- The UT Progressive Student Alliance is hosting prominent anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise. He will give a public lecture titled "Beyond Diversity: Challenging Racism in an Age of Backlash" at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the UC Auditorium. Sponsored by Ready for the World and the departments of American Studies, English, Geography, Global Studies, and Sociology. --- College Democrats meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday Oct. 17 in HSS 104. Free and open to the public. --- Dental pre-professional group lecture, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in WLS M307. Speaker: Steven Filler, University of Alabama School of Dentistry. Free and open to the public. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask] --- Amnesty International lecture, "At the Intersection of Corporate Accountability and Environmental Justice," featuring prominent environmental justice scholar and sociologist Robert Bullard, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the UC Auditorium. A book signing will follow the lecture. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- Political science roundtable discussion, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Baker Center auditorium. Topic: "The Political Origins and Consequences of Inequality." UT political science professor Nathan Kelly and other researchers will discuss economic inequality and its relationship with government policy. Free and open to the public. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/10/10/roundtable-politics-economic-inequality/ --- PR Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, in the UT Conference Center. Paul Hicks, the top communicator for the NFL, will discuss "Loving a Life in PR: 30 Years of Making Your Own Luck." Tickets are $25 for students and include lunch. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/09/28/pr-day-nfl-communicator-local-pros/ --- UT Science Forum, noon Friday, Oct. 19, in Thompson-Boling Arena Dining room C-D. Speaker: Dana Dodd, Appalachian Bear Rescue. Topic: "Saving Orphan Bears and Returning Them to the Wild." Free and open to the public. Bring your lunch or purchase it from the arena. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or call 974-8156. www.utk.edu/scienceforum --- The McClung Museum will celebrate National Archaeology Day and National Fossil Day from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 21. The museum, UT, and the Archaeological Institute of America, East Tennessee Society, are hosting this afternoon event, which will feature special activities, including: identifying artifacts, a pottery and flintknapping demonstration, writing in Egyptian hieroglyphs, and more. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- The Black Cultural Programming Committee and the Office of Multicultural Student Life will host a "Political Awareness" event featuring Representative Bakari Sellers, at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22, in the UC auditorium. "Political Awareness" is designed to recognize African Americans who have made significant contributions in the local, state, and federal government. Free and open to the public. Reception to follow at the Black Cultural Center. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- UT's competitive ballroom dance team is organizing a costumed Halloween dance party fundraiser, 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26 in the UC Ballroom. The event is $10 at the door and includes a free dance lesson, a raffle and "Song Request/Shout-outs" available for $1 each. Don't forget to wear your costume. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Involved --- Do you want to help new students make a smooth transition to Big Orange Country by serving as a resource and role model? Apply to be an Orientation Leader online at orientation.utk.edu. To learn more, come to an interest session from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. tonight in UC room 225. Applications are due Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. --- Career Services is hiring new peer career advisors for Spring 2013. Peer career advisors are trained and supervised para-professionals who provide career assistance to other students through UT Career Services. Responsibilities include critiquing resumes, assisting students with the use of the Career Resource Center, job search strategies, interview skills and promoting UT Career Services. There will be an interest meeting at 4 p.m. on Oct. 17 in 100 Dunford Hall. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] --- Do you want to teach freshmen what it means to be a leader and a true Volunteer? Apply to be an Ignite Team Leader online now at leadershipandservice.utk.edu and be a part of next summer's leadership, service, and adventure. Complete your application by Nov. 1 and come to the Center for Leadership and Service (UC room 305) by Nov. 2 to sign up for an interview. Interest sessions will be held at 5 p.m. on Oct. 17 and Oct. 30 in UC room 223. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make Orange Green --- Help your residence hall win the Make Orange Green October P.O.W.E.R. Challenge, a competition to reduce water, save energy, and increase recycling. Earn points by participating in hall sustainability programs, attending P.O.W.E.R. Challenge events, and conserving resources. Learn more at powerchallenge.utk.edu and by following UT Make Orange Green on Facebook and Twitter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready for the World Events --- The I-House will celebrate Thailand Week this week, starting tonight with a free screening of "Bangkok Traffic Love Story" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the I-House. There will be a cooking demonstration from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tomorrow, guest speaker Rachelle Scott from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 17, and Thai Culture Night from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. on Oct. 18. Culture night is $5 and all other events are free. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knoxville Connection --- Make a difference in the lives of Knoxville's urban young people by volunteering your time as a tutor or homework helper. A minimum of an hour a week during after-school or evening hours for at least one semester is preferred. Opportunities start late October. Support provided. Contact [log in to unmask] as soon as possible to learn more. Training for these positions will be held in mid to late October. --- Interested in doing community service and helping out in the local community? Come to the United Way meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, in HSS 207. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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