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Student@Tennessee, Monday, Jan 7, 2013 Newsletter for UT Knoxville Students ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special --- Classes begin Wednesday, Jan. 9: * Check your schedule frequently at MyUTK, as class times and locations can change at the last minute. http://myutk.utk.edu/ * The last day to register, change grading options, add classes or drop classes without a "W" is Friday, Jan. 18. See all deadlines at http://registrar.tennessee.edu/academic_calendar/201320_time-finan_cal.pdf. * For the full academic calendar, visit http://registrar.tennessee.edu/academic_calendar/AcadCal12-13.pdf. * See the schedules of all RecSports facilities at http://recsports.utk.edu/. * With the start of spring semester just days away, several campus area roads have reopened to traffic. http://www.utk.edu/tntoday/2013/01/07/campus-roads-open-spring-2013/ * Get the latest info on campus construction and road closures at the Cone Zone, http://conezone.utk.edu/index.shtml. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mark Your Calendar --- Do you like to bowl? Join the UC Bowling League, which meets Monday nights at 5:45 p.m. in Down Under. Interest meeting at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or visit http://universitycenter.utk.edu/downunder/. --- If you play billiards, chess, poker or spades and missed your chance to qualify in the fall, here's one last chance to represent UT in a regional competition. Show your skills at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, in the UC Down Under. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] or visit http://universitycenter.utk.edu/downunder/. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Opportunities --- The Office of Research offers no-cost professional development workshops in grant writing, proposal development, and compliance to all current UT students. A "Certificate in Grant Writing and Proposal Development" is also available. For a schedule of workshops and registration information see http://research.utk.edu/training, or e-mail [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get Involved --- Want the latest info on campus activities? Sign up for the Student Activities weekly newsletter at http://activities.utk.edu/about/activity-listserv/. --- The 2013 Clifton M. Jones Student Leadership Conference and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, sponsored by the Center for Leadership and Service (CLS), will take place on Saturday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the University Center and throughout the Knoxville community. Free to students, but space is limited to the first 500 students to register at http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/info_conferencestureg.php. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Deadlines --- Apply to participate in Alternative Spring Break 2013, sponsored by the UT Center for Leadership and Service. Applications are due Jan. 20 by 9 p.m. and are available online at http://leadershipandservice.utk.edu/involved_abparticipate.php. Questions? e-mail [log in to unmask] or call 975-5455. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ready for the World Events --- Want to become friends with students from all around the world? Join the Friendship Program at the International House. The program pairs two students of the same gender, one from an international country and one from the US, to develop life-long friendships and allow students to feel "at home" in a country other than their own. With only a one-hour commitment per week, volunteers can change each others' lives forever. Questions? E-mail [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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