Student@Tennessee for March 10, 2014

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Spring Break Travel Health and Safety Tips

Are you making plans to hit the road for Spring Break? Keep in mind some important tips to help you be safe and return to campus recharged and ready for the rest of the semester. Have a great and safe Spring Break!

Fall Semester Registration Begins Today

Registration for fall semester courses begins today. Check your registration date and time by clicking View Registration Status on MyUTK. Registration and deadline information is available at One Stop. Take a look at the timetable of classes and consult your advisor if you have specific questions.

Congrats!

Library Announces Winning Artworks

Student artists Vera Aldridge, Sterling Goller-Brown, and Mallory Wade Cowan received cash prizes for their entries to the Student Art in the Library juried exhibition. Works by nineteen student artists are on display in 135 Hodges Library.

Reminders

Campus Leadership and Service Scholarships

Several scholarships are available to juniors and seniors for campus leadership and campus and community service. Applications are due by March 28.

Jobs & Internships

Kroger Retail Store Management Position

Kroger is recruiting for its Retail Management Training Program. Upon successful completion, you will serve as co-manager with an overall day-to-day responsibility of running all aspects of a retail grocery store.

For more information on this and other jobs and internships, log in to Hire-a-VOL via MyUTK.

Involved

Volunteer for the Fifth Annual Paper Purge Party

UT Recycling will visit offices around campus through Friday to collect unwanted bulk paper for RecycleMania. Go behind the scenes in a variety of buildings around campus and interact with faculty and staff who work in a variety of offices.

Graduate Students

Graduate Student Town Hall Meeting

Join the Graduate School Senate for their annual town hall meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Guest speakers will include vice chancellors Vincent Carilli, Chris Cimino, and Rickey Hall, as well as Dean Carolyn Hodges and Chief of Police Troy Lane.

Volunteer

Out and about in Knoxville

Beardsley Farms Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed from 9:00 a.m. to noon March 22 to help with general gardening and farm maintenance. This includes pulling up dead plants, turning compost, prepping vegetable beds for planting, and helping prepare for the annual seed swap.

For this and more on- and off-campus volunteer opportunities, visit Sign Up to Serve.

You can't tell it's him but thanks to Dean Jeff Cathey and all the other staff members who were pied in the face Friday to raise money for Alternative Spring Break.

VolShop Spring Break Sale

Monday through Friday, Volshop
Receive a 20 percent discount which will be taken at the register. Valid on all UT apparel, prints, jewelry, and sale merchandise. They are also having a trade book sale featuring a great selection of general books for 50 percent off.

Covering Science: Worst of Times, Best of Times

Tuesday, 8:00 p.m., McClung Museum Auditorium
Ron Winslow has spent the last quarter century chronicling the most important health news-from the latest cancer research to questions about medical ethics–for Wall Street Journal readers. Winslow will talk about "Covering Science: Worst of Times, Best of Times."

Energy and Environment Forum

Thursday, 3:30 p.m., Howard Baker Center Toyota Auditorium
Christina Prell, assistant professor in the department of Sociology and Maryland Population Research Center at the University of Maryland will share research findings on environmental and energy issues.

Ninth Annual Rico Stache Bash

Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Barley's Taproom
The Rico Stache Bash is a mustache and beard competition that benifits the Small Animal Oncology Department at the UT Vet Hospital. There will also be a silent auction and a chance to win trivia prizes, followed by a performance from Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs. The event is free to attend as a spectator and $5 to compete.

All events are free unless otherwise noted.

Visit the UT Event Calendar for more events and activities on campus.

For more news and updates, visit the UT Current Students page.

Visit go.utk.edu for a list of campus groups and clubs.

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