Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser.

etorch: illuminating the university of tennessee alumni

November 2012

Top Story

UT Celebrates 150 Years of Morrill Act

UT owes a debt of gratitude to Representative Justin Morrill. After all, it was the Morrill Act of 1862 that brought the university into its modern era and established it as Tennessee’s first land-grant university.

+ read more

UT Celebrates 150 Years of Morrill Act

TALK TO US

Hangin’ Out on Campus

Hangin’ Out on CampusWhere were your favorite spots to hang out on campus? Did you grab a root beer float at E&E or bowl some strikes down under at the UC? Share with us your memories and photos and you could be in a future edition of eTorch.
+ E-mail [log in to unmask]



FEATURES

Nine Alumni Siblings

Nine Alumni SiblingsThe Kostrzewa siblings love UT, and they have the degrees to prove it.
+ read more



Street Named for Pioneering Alumna

Street Named for Pioneering AlumnaA street in the new Sorority Village at UT will be named in honor of Ann Baker Furrow, a 1967 alumna and pioneering female golfer who also was the first woman to serve on the UT Board of Trustees.
+ read more



Student Veteran Helps Others

Student Veteran Helps OthersGrad student. Loving father. War veteran. Douglas Oeser can claim all of these titles, and now spends part of his time helping others like himself.
+ read more



ALUMNI Tours

Cruise to Celtic Lands

Cruise to Celtic LandsSpend eight nights aboard the deluxe M.S. Le Boréal as you travel from Honfleur, France, to Ireland, Wales, and Scotland—with lectures and personal insights from University of Pennsylvania Professor Dwight David Eisenhower II, grandson of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and historian Celia Sandys, granddaughter of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
+ learn more



ALUMNI CHAPTERS AND CLUBS

Share Your Volunteer Spirit

Share Your Volunteer SpiritShow your Volunteer spirit through service with your local UT Alumni chapter.
+ read more

ALUMNI NEWS

Former White House Counsel Honored

Former White House Counsel Honored with Accomplished Alumni AwardA. B. Culvahouse’s legal expertise has helped political leaders make Supreme Court nominations, pick vice presidential candidates, and write treaties. Now, he can add “Accomplished Alumnus” to his list of achievements.
+ read more



Make an Impact

Make an ImpactWith only 34 percent of the university’s budget coming from tuition and fees, and only 18 percent coming from state appropriations, when you make a gift to UT, you make an impact.
+ read more



Points of Pride

Points of PrideThere are great things happening every day at UT. Be proud and share UT’s successes with your family and friends!
+ read more



Did You Fall in Love at UT?

Did You Fall in Love at UT?Want to be featured in an upcoming issue of the Young Alumni MinUTe newsletter? Did you and your spouse meet and fall in love at UT and live happily ever after? Tell us the romantic story of how you fell in love. We might even feature you in an upcoming issue of Young Alumni MinUTe!
+ e-mail [log in to unmask]



Homecoming 2012 “Trojans…Ancient History”

Homecoming 2012 “Trojans…Ancient History”“The Trojans… are Ancient History.” That was the theme of Homecoming 2012. The week began with a judging of participating campus organizations’ banners, progressed to the Homecoming Parade with Grand Marshal Chamique Holdsclaw, and continued with a laugh from Leanne Morgan at the comedy show. But how did the week end?
+ read more



-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= To view the CAMPCOMM archives or Join/Leave the list: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/campcomm.html