CASNR DEAN’S OFFICE NEWS:

(DUE TODAY!) CASNR DEAN’S OFFICE – HERBERT’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The CASNR Dean’s Office is now accepting applications for our 2016 Herbert’s Scholars Program.  The Herbert Scholars Program, established by UT alumni James and Judi Herbert, will provide financial assistance for 5 to 8 CASNR undergraduates during the summer of 2017.  Participants will have the ability to fully engage in hands-on summer experiences without the burden of personal financial obligations. Herbert Scholars will use their summer experiences to lay a strong foundation for future success as leaders in the agricultural and natural resources industry.  These hands-on experiences may include internships, fieldwork, or laboratory experiences.  For more examples of experiential learning opportunities, please visit http://experiencelearning.utk.edu/types/. For more information and the online application, please click HERE. The application deadline is April 3^rd. For more information, please contact the CASNR Dean’s Office at (865) 974 – 7303. 

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

(NEW) FARM FOUNDATION CULTIVATOR PROGRAM

Applications are due by close of business this Friday, April 7, for the Farm Foundation Round Table Cultivator program. This is a unique opportunity for your current students of agriculture to showcase their knowledge and potential with members of the highly-respected Farm Foundation Round Table. Students selected for the Cultivator program will receive an award to cover all programs fees, as well as room and board to attend the June 7-9, 2017, Round Table meeting in Charlottesville, VA. The nominating university or college will be responsible for the student's travel expenses.  Each student is assigned a Round Table member who will serve as their host during the meeting, making introductions and makings sure the student is fully involved in the meeting activities. Each student is asked to present a poster, highlighting their area of study. The meeting is an opportunity for Round Table members to interact with tomorrow's industry leaders, and for students to make contacts with Round Table members--some of whom might be potential employers.  Up to six upper class or graduate-level students from an accredited North American college or university will be selected from a competitive pool of applicants. Selection is made by the Round Table Scholarship Committee. To date 48 students from 16 universities have participated in eight classes of Cultivators. A program of Farm Foundation, NFP, the Round Table is an invitational group of 150 food and agricultural leaders who meet twice a year to discuss issues of importance to agribusiness, the food system and rural communities. The sessions are intended to provide ideas and perspectives that participants may use in their own business activities. The program topic for the Charlottesville meeting: Farming and Food Production over the Next Two Decades. The Round Table meeting officially begins on Wednesday, June 7, with a day of tours and an opening reception. Program sessions will be all day Thursday, June 8, and on the morning of Friday, June 9.  Applications are due by close of business April 7, 2017. Winners will be notified by April 21, 2017. If a student is selected but is unable to attend the Round Table for any reason, the Round Table Scholarship Committee will select another student from the pool of applicants for that meeting.  For more information, please click HERE or contact (below):

Timothy P. Brennan, Director

Farm Foundation, NFP

(630) 571-9393

E-mail: [log in to unmask]

THIS WEEK FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Check out the positions listed when you log into the Hire-A-VOL system. You can access Hire-A-Vol by logging into your MyUTK account and look under the My Services section.  

Part-time Positions: In Hire-A-VOL look under the Job Search choice; select Part-Time Job Search for positions located in the Knoxville & surrounding area; select On-Campus Jobs for positions located on the UT campus.  Click on each job title to see a detailed description and information on how to apply.

Upcoming Events:

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY CAREER MINGLE

MONDAY, APRIL 3RD FROM 3-5 PM IN THE CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Are you interested in learning more about careers in the environmental and sustainability sectors? This is your chance to meet with organizations and employers and hear about their job, internship, and volunteer opportunities. Selected organizations attending include: Knox Recycles, ARiES Energy, SEEED, I BIKE KNOX, Oak Ridge National Lab, Great Smokey Mountains Institute, and more.  During this facilitated networking event, you will be matched with 3 to 4 organizations. You will rotate through the tables in a group with other students, giving you a chance to learn about career paths, volunteer, internship, and job opportunities, and emerging trends in the field directly from employers! The first part of the event is designed to be semi-structured speed networking, and they second part will allow you to mingle freely with the organizations and follow up with any that you may not have spoken to or are interested in continuing your conversation with. Please RSVP for this event on Hire-a-Vol - Look for the Career Events tab. Questions? Contact Mary Beth Browder at [log in to unmask].  Presented as part of Impact Careers Week and co-sponsored by UT Office of Sustainability.

Drop-In Office Hours: Drop by room 118 Morgan Hall on Thursdays between 3:00-5:00pm for quick career/job search questions including resume critiques.

If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Career Development at 865-974-5435 or email Mary Mahoney ([log in to unmask]) or Emily Gray ([log in to unmask]).

STUDENT ORGANIZATION NEWS:

(NEW) GRADUATE STUDENT SENATE, GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STUDENT APPRECIATEION WEEK!

GSS is teaming up with The Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center, and the Graduate School, and hosting Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week (GPSAW) April 3-8, 2017. Check out the full schedule and details at http://gradschool.utk.edu/documents/2017/03/gpsaw-schedule-2017.pdf.  GPSAW festivities will include free professional headshots, graduate school open house, graduate student talent show, trivia night, a special opening of Smokey’s Closet, and the GSS 5K. This WEEK is dedicated for the graduate students, feel free to attend, as many events as you can, it’s all for us. If you have any questions, please contact Shalini Yerukala (President) at [log in to unmask]. 

(NEW) SMOKEY'S P.A.C

Smokey's P.A.C will be having 2 meetings, one on Monday April 10th at 6 PM, and the second on Wednesday April 12th at 7PM! These will be for election purposes, so you need to bring your speeches if you want to run for an office position! The open positions are Treasurer, Secretary, and event coordinator! Please contact Brianna Kurth at [log in to unmask] with any questions you may have!

COLLEGIATE 4-H TENNESSEE SPRING HOEDOWN

Collegiate 4-H is excited to announce the first Tennessee Spring Hoedown.  This event will include a night of fun and informal dancing, a square dancing contest, and other activities. The Hoedown will be in Hollingsworth Auditorium from 6 PM to 10 PM on Thursday, April 20.  We are gearing up for a “Boot Scootin’ Good Time” at the Tennessee Spring Hoedown, and we look forward to seeing you there. If you would like to purchase pre-sale tickets please email Vice Presiden Oakley G. Perry at [log in to unmask] or contact any Collegiate 4-H Member.

SCHOLARSHIPS and COMPETITIONS

(NEW) BOYD VENTURE CHALLENGE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is accepting applications for the Boyd Venture Challenge through April 12. This seed fund grant awards up to $20,000 to startup companies owned by University of Tennessee, Knoxville students. Any legally formed company owned by a UT Knoxville or UT Institute of Agriculture undergraduate, master’s or PhD student is eligible to apply. To date, this fund has awarded $277,000 to 33 startups. For more information on submission requirements, visit https://tiny.utk.edu/Boyd-spring17.

JOHN WILLIS AND ABE HATCHER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

The John Willis, Abe Hatcher Family and the Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers are announcing the 15^th Annual John Willis Memorial Scholarship and the 5^th Annual Abe Hatcher Agriculture Memorial & Abe Hatcher Music Memorial Scholarships to a College Sophomore, Junior or Senior.  Five John Willis Memorial, two Abe Hatcher Memorial, and one Abe Hatcher Music Memorial Scholarships will be awarded this year on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at the Tennessee Young Farmers Conference Banquet.  Each scholarship is for $1,000 for the year 2017-2018 which will begin this September.  The scholarship recipients must be present at the Young Farmer Conference in order to receive the scholarship.  This is a great opportunity for agriculture students to receive funds to help pay their registration fee or purchase textbooks.  The application and guidelines are posted on the Farm Bureau website at www.tnyfr.com.  All applications must be postmarked by June 1, 2017.  Please mail the typed, completed application to Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation, Attn:  Dan Strasser, Special Programs Division, P. O. Box 313, Columbia, TN  38402-0313.  Recipients will be notified and invited to attend the Tennessee Young Farmers Conference in Columbia on July 21-22, 2017.  At this time the winners of the John Wills and the Abe Hatcher Scholarships will be announced.  Please contact Leann McElhaney, CASNR Scholarship Coordinator, at [log in to unmask] with any additional questions and to obtain a copy of the official guidelines for the application.

SYNGENTA AGRICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIP

The Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship program is now open to eligible university students pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degrees in crop-related disciplines. Eligibility has been expanded for this year to include additional universities, so please review university list posted on website closely. You may apply by submitting a 750- to 1,000-word essay on the chosen topic (more information on the essay topic can be found on the Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship website) to compete for a portion of $20,000 in available awards to help grow your future. The application deadline is May 26, 2017. If this sounds like a scholarship you’re interested in applying for, please visit the Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship website where you can find more information and apply via an online form.  If you have any questions about the scholarship, please feel free to contact Dane McMillan at G&S Business Communications. Dane may be reached at [log in to unmask] or (919) 870-5718.

NATIONAL POULTRY & FOOD DIST. ASSN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

The NPFDA (National Poultry & Food Distributors Association) Scholarship Foundation is entering its 38th year of scholarship assistance.  Every year, they award five $2,500.00 scholarships to students in the fields of poultry science, food science, agricultural economics/marketing, Food Marketing and related poultry and business fields of study. Interested students may apply for the 2017-2018 academic year scholarships by completing the attached application and sending it along with a 1 page letter explaining their career goals.   They will also need a letter of recommendation from a professor, department head, advisor or dean. The application, and letter of recommendation must reach the NPFDA office no later than May 31, 2017.  Transcripts MUST arrive by June 10th.  Materials may arrive separately. Selection and notification will be completed by July 15th. Please send to: The NPFDA Scholarship Foundation, Inc., 2014 Osborne Rd., St. Marys, GA 31558.  Applications received after the May 31, 2017 deadline will not be considered. For more information, and access to important documents, please click here – http://www.npfda.org/npfda-scholarships.

MCCLURE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES (GRADUATE STUDENTS)

The W. K. McClure Scholarship Program offers UTK students financial awards up to $5000 to support study/research/creative projects abroad aimed at enhancing and promoting education for world responsibility. The scholarship can be applied to any project which offers the potential for the development of knowledge relative to significant issues or problems associated with world affairs and the reduction of international conflict, principally through legal, cultural, political, economic, social, and scientific studies. For more information and the application, please click here –  http://cie.utk.edu/mcclure-scholars. 

WESTERN RESERVE HERB SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIPS

Western Reserve Herb Society Scholarships is available for the undergraduate students who are studying in the fields of horticulture or related fields such as landscape architecture or horticultural therapy. 

Eligibility: Undergraduate students 

Application Deadline: April 1, 2017

Award: $12,500 (For Frances Sylvia Zverina Scholarship) and $9500 (For Western Reserve Herb Society Scholarship)

Application Link: Western Reserve Herb Society Scholarships

STUDY ABROAD/INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:

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ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCMENTS:

PENDERGRASS BULLETIN

Pendergrass Bulletin—Student Edition is a monthly bulletin from Pendergrass Library to the Institute of Agriculture.   Each point is followed by a link where you can find more information, or view the full web version of the bulletin: http://s.lib.utk.edu/stu-march-2017

Bring the Library to your Next Club Meeting with Library Takeout!

CASNR student organizations and Greek Life: Jump start your next club meeting with Library Take Out! A librarian can come to your meeting and offer library instruction, research support, or a special program or discussion.

http://s.lib.utk.edu/stu-mar-2017-1

Need Help in a Class? Subject Tutoring is at Pendergrass
Tutoring is available during fall and spring semesters on Wednesdays from 5-8 p.m. and Sundays from 3-6 p.m. in Study Room E.

http://s.lib.utk.edu/stu-mar-2017-2

Learn with Lynda.com Courses

Take advantage of your free Lynda membership via UT and watch Lynda’s instructional videos that cover topics like: EndNote, graphic design, video editing software, productivity habits, leadership skills, and much more!

http://s.lib.utk.edu/stu-mar-2017-3

Promote your Event on our Digital Sign

Do you have an event you'd like to promote for your club or organization?  Students are welcome to promote their events on our digital sign!

http://s.lib.utk.edu/stu-mar-2017-4