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Samara Madrid Akpovo, associate
professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS), teaches in the early childhood teacher preparation program. Akpovo’s research is classroom-based and utilizes ethnographic methods, discourse analysis, and interpretivist paradigms. She publishes
in peer-reviewed journals focused on reconceptualist theories that employ critical, poststructuralist, postmodern, and feminist qualitative research methodologies. The central goal of these theories and methods is to challenge and deconstruct normative ways
of researching and conceptualizing children, childhood, and teaching.
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Michael Camponovo, GIS outreach coordinator in the Geography Department, has used his expertise in GIS technology to
map an extensive dataset of the opioid crisis in Tennessee. The dataset was collected by the Washington Post, from 2006-2012, and focuses on the distribution of
hydrocodone and oxycodone.
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WLVT spent a day at the UT Space Institute
(UTSI) to give their viewers a glimpse into the facility that has sent nine astronauts into space. The institute was established in 1964 during the race to the moon, in partnership with the US Air Force and NASA. Fifty five years later, it is engaged in rocket
testing for the mission back to the moon, dubbed Artemis.
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Funding
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice
partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. If you plan to apply please inform Jill Passano in Corporate and Foundation Engagement at
[log in to unmask].
In collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the CORE project is an effort to enable communities on the front lines
of the opioid crisis conduct evaluations of existing programs. CORE will help communities learn with and from one another as they work to address the opioid epidemic and inequities facing diverse populations across this nation.
This call seeks to (a) advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning
in informal environments; (b) provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; (c) advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and (d) engage the public of all ages
in learning STEM in informal environments.
Opportunities
UT Engagement and Outreach Conference
The UT Engagement and Outreach Conference is October 29 in the Student Union from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. It will showcase UT projects
and initiatives that help improve lives in the greater Knoxville area. Faculty will present on topics such as health, housing, homelessness, substance abuse, K-12 programs, and evaluation. The event is open to faculty, staff, students, and nonprofits. It is
free but registration is required.
Early registration is now open!
Engagement Scholarship Consortium
Afterschool Alliance Mentoring VISTA
The Afterschool Alliance is seeking graduates for a paid national service opportunity. This AmeriCorps VISTA position is with the
Tennessee Afterschool Network based in Knoxville. The
Tennessee Young Men of Color Mentoring VISTA position is a one-year professional development opportunity.
6th Annual Asian Festival
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Applications Being Accepted for Alternative Break
The Jones Center for Leadership and Service’s
Alternative Break Program helps students engage in affordable, meaningful and collaborative community service in an effort to increase awareness of social issues
and strengthen communities. Faculty, staff or graduate assistants can apply to be an Alternative Break Learning Partner. These important members of the trips do not plan the trips, but serve in an advisory capacity during the duration of the trips.
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