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We are pleased to share with you that UT will host its first ever Vol Success Week on October 5-9. Vol Success Week is a celebration of your academic achievements as you reach the mid-point of the semester and will feature academic engagement opportunities, a resource fair, and internationally recognized speakers. The Vol Success Week website<https://studentsuccess.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2020/09/VSW-Event-Handout.pdf> provides details on each event throughout the week. We’d like to share a few of the signature events happening throughout the week. llyasah Shabazz, Author, Professor and Daughter of Malcolm X Wednesday, October 7, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Student Union Auditorium & virtual<https://mediasite.utk.edu/UTK/Play/b278585500344774950984865e0f801c1d> Professor Shabazz<https://studentsuccess.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2020/09/Shabazz-Ilyasah-Bio.pdf> will speak to the power of perspectives and her father’s legacy. Our First-Year Studies courses have focused on students’ individual stories and how their stories impact their perspectives on the world. Professor Shabazz will answer questions from first-year students. This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity & Engagement. Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup Thursday, October 8, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Student Union Auditorium & virtual<https://mediasite.utk.edu/UTK/Play/2a8248de230143cea4d831cd8e1f1dab1d> Mr. Clifton will speak about the importance of strengths to help students thrive. Following his presentation, Mr. Clifton will answer questions from first-year students. Gallup believes in the potential of every person through a strengths-based approach. Gallup has engaged many campuses to help their students achieve personal, professional, and academic well-being through the CliftonStrengths Finder, an assessment taken by UT’s 2020 first-year students. Student Success Celebration Friday, October 9, 4:30-7:30 p.m., HSS Plaza Join us on the Humanities and Social Sciences Plaza for a vintage UT football game and a giveaway you won’t want to pass up! The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Veterans Resource Center G020 Hodges Library 1015 Volunteer Blvd Knoxville Tn 37996 VRC Phone 865-974-5420 VRC Fax 865-974-8517 Our website address is http://veterans.utk.edu/