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Student@Tennessee, Monday, Nov 19, 2012 Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special --- UT will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 23. No classes will be held and most administrative offices will be closed. For the full academic calendar, visit http://registrar.tennessee.edu/academic_calendar/. --- Big Orange Big Ideas --- Ashley Blamey, director of the UT Safety, Environment, and Education Center, and members of the UT Task Force in Support of Student Veterans had a big idea that will help student veterans find each other at UT: a small "T" pin emblazoned with the stars and stripes. The pins aren't for widespread distribution; they are for student veterans. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/11/16/big-idea-pin-student-veterans/ --- Big Orange Big Ideas --- Do you have a Big Idea to share? Now is your chance! The Office of Communications and Marketing will be filming "What's Your Big Idea" videos from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the television studio in Communications Building Room 91. Participants are asked to share their ideas in two ways -- first, tell us about your idea in about a minute for a video that will appear on the university's homepage at www.utk.edu; and then tell us about your idea in about twenty seconds for a video that could appear on the jumbotron during the Vols' home basketball games. For examples of past videos, visit UT's YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLED287651958F110F. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Good News --- The Office of Research offers grant writing workshops and online compliance courses at no cost for UT Knoxville faculty, staff, and students. The Spring 2013 Grant Writing workshop schedule is now available and open for registration at http://research.utk.edu/training. --- Compliance training is available online for the following areas: IRB/Human Subjects Research, Responsible Conduct of Research, Conflicts of Interest, and Export Control. For more information and to register for these online courses please visit http://research.utk.edu/training/cal-comply.shtml or e-mail [log in to unmask] --- The UT Center for Leadership and Service will award students who do community service work a special medallion to wear when they graduate. Students who log 100 or more community service hours qualify for medallions, which will be available for students to wear at the May 2013 commencement. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2012/11/19/students-earn-commencement-medallions-community-service/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Your Calendar --- Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia (the hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming people), will be observed Tuesday, Nov. 20. Lambda Student Union, UT's LGBTQ programing organization, invites the public to the UC Crest Room at 6 p.m. to speak out against trans violence and to remember those who have been lost. Questions? E-mail Lambda at [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Involved --- Do you identify as disabled? Come and have your picture taken as part of Campus Disability Advocate's campaign to increase awareness about disability and diversity. Beautiful black and white portraits of UT students with disabilities will be displayed on Pedestrian Walkway during Disability Awareness Week, November 26-30. If interested, contact CDA president Lindsay Lee at [log in to unmask] --- The Student Dental Association will be meeting for dinner at Jason's Deli on Cumberland at 6 p.m. tomorrow. --- The Minority Achievement Program will host their annual "Mr. & Miss Freshmen Pageant" next semester. Everyone who is interested in participating is invited to an interest meeting at 6 p.m. tomorrow in BCC Room 216. All freshmen are welcome. 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