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McClung Museum Celebrates Fiftieth Anniversary with Community Bash June 1

The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary with games, a scavenger hunt, and other family-friendly activities from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1. The birthday celebration, which is free and open to the public, marks fifty years since the museum’s official dedication on June 1, 1963.

UT Libraries Digitizes Maryville Physician’s Panoramic Photos of the Smokies

During the 1960s and 1970s, Maryville physician Elgin P. Kintner often hiked into the Great Smoky Mountains and captured the breathtaking views with his camera. The public can now enjoy those photos too, courtesy of the UT Libraries. The library staff has transformed them into an online digital collection.

More Life of the Mind Discussions Leaders Needed

With a large first-year class expected this fall, the Life of the Mind Program needs additional faculty and staff members to serve as discussion group leaders. Life of the Mind is UT’s common reading experience for all first-year students. About thirty more faculty and staff members are needed to serve as leaders. Discussion Leader training will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on August 13 and 14. Participants can attend one of the sessions.

Study: Rafting Ocoee River has $43.8 Million Economic Impact on Region

Visitors who took whitewater rafting excursions on the Ocoee River last year pumped $43.8 million into the economies of the thirty counties that surround the river, according to a newly released study from UT. The Ocoee also was the most visited whitewater river in the United States, according to the report. Steve Morse, an economist [...]

UT School Named to International Organization

UT’s School of Information Sciences has been a named as a member of the iSchools organization, an international group of colleges and universities dedicated to advancing the understanding of the relationships between information, people, and technology.

Volmail Upgrade for Staff and Faculty

Today and tomorrow, Microsoft will upgrade all Microsoft Live ID accounts that are affiliated with UT e-mail addresses to Office 365 accounts. These accounts primarily provide staff and faculty access to IT Academy. There is not expected to be a service outage during the upgrade. After the upgrade, staff and faculty will have two separate accounts with the same user name and password.