Commencement ceremonies begin Wednesday and continue through Saturday. King will participate in the College of Business Administration commencement ceremonies on May 10. Her bachelor’s degree is in human resources.

As an eighteen-year-old freshman, King found out she was pregnant. She resolved to finish her degree while raising her child as a single mother.

Her son, Grant, who turns three in August, “has been a huge blessing to me and my family,” King said.

Yet, his unexpected arrival was a tough assignment for a young college student.

Grant was born a week before King began her sophomore year. Rather than withdraw from school, King dropped from a full course load to taking only two classes during the fall semester.

King returned to full-time status the next spring and has taken classes every summer term so she could graduate in four years. Beyond managing a full course load and raising a child, King accepted an internship with DeRoyal Industries during her junior year. Throughout her senior year she interned at Oak Ridge Associated Universities in addition to having a part-time job.

Though King is a single parent, she’s quick to acknowledge the support she’s received. Her parents care for Grant during the day, and Grant’s father, who also graduated from UT this spring, and his family remain involved in Grant’s life.

King is also the recipient of the Moll Anderson Endowed Scholarship for single parents pursuing business degrees. The endowment was established in 2010 by author, lifestyle consultant, and television host Moll Anderson, who is married to UT Trustee Charlie Anderson, president and chief executive officer of Anderson Media Corp.

“Mrs. Anderson’s generosity has eased my financial burden, allowing me to better focus on my son and my studies,” King said.

While King wants to impart valuable lessons to her son, his presence also has taught her a thing or two.

“My multitasking skills have grown tremendously,” she said. “I have to take advantage of every available moment to study.” Procrastination is no longer an option; she said she begins preparing for exams at least two weeks in advance.

King said Grant also has given her a new perspective on life.

“Being a mother changed my attitude about what’s important,” King said. “I’m working to earn the best grades I can so that I can get a great job and provide for my son.”

Since Grant’s birth, King has maintained an impressive 3.7 GPA.

“Although a 4.0 GPA from UT would have been terrific, I’m extremely proud of my accomplishments,” she said, “I would much rather be thought of as a phenomenal mother than being a straight-A student.”

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CONTACT:

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@utk.edu)

Langley will address the college’s more than 300 graduates and their families at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, in Thompson-Boling Assembly Center and Arena.

“As one of the top journalists of her generation, Monica Langley has interviewed many of the richest and most powerful people in the world,” said CCI Dean Mike Wirth. “Her remarkable career has been characterized by honesty, integrity, and an extraordinary ability to both get and tell the story. We are very fortunate to have Ms. Langley as our commencement speaker and know that the wisdom and advice she shares will provide our graduates with an inspirational send-off as they leave UT to pursue professional careers.”

Langley was managing editor of the Daily Beacon while at UT. She graduated in 1980 with highest honors in journalism and was named a Torchbearer.

Langley, who has worked at the Journal for twenty-five years, is the newspaper’s preeminent writer of the page-one profile, particularly of CEOs, billionaires, presidential candidates, and key newsmakers. She also provides behind-the-scenes narratives of corporate dramas and breaks exclusive news about high-profile companies such as General Motors, Boeing, and JP Morgan Chase.

An honors graduate of Georgetown University’s law school, Langley has been an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University and of First Amendment law at Georgetown University Law Center. Also a member of the bars of the US Supreme Court, District of Columbia, and Tennessee, she was a corporate lawyer for several years.

She is the author of Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World… and Then Nearly Lost It All, a best seller about the CEO of Citigroup.

In 2002, Langley received the College of Communication and Information’s highest honor, the Donald G. Hileman Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2009, New York Women in Communications presented her with a Matrix Award, recognizing her as one of the nation’s most exceptional women in media and the arts.

Video of Langley’s address will be archived here.

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CONTACT:

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, primmc@utk.edu)

Water mains are being replaced along the west end of Volunteer Boulevard, Lake Avenue, Terrace Avenue, and Caledonia Avenue as well as several side streets in the area.

Repairs are expected to be completed by November. Until the work is finished, drivers should expect delays when traveling through the area. Parking lots for students, faculty, and staff may be temporarily closed while the work is ongoing, but the university will provide advance notice in the case of a temporary closure.

For more information on campus projects, visit the Cone Zone at conezone.utk.edu.

She will be discussing some of the mission’s findings at the Science Forum on April 19.

The Science Forum is a weekly brown-bag lunch series that allows professors and area scientists to discuss their research with the general public in a conversational presentation.

The weekly presentations begin at noon on Fridays in Room C-D of Thompson-Boling Arena. Attendees can bring lunch or purchase it at the arena. Each presentation is forty minutes long and is followed by a question-and-answer session. Science Forum presentations are free and open to the public.

NASA has been studying Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite, since 2004. Although it is ten times farther from the sun than Earth and about 200 degrees Kelvin colder, Titan’s surface is very similar to Earth’s but composed of very different materials.

Pictures and data from Titan show windblown dunes covering about 20 percent of the moon’s surface. They are similar to sand dunes on Earth but are made of carbon-rich material.

Titan also has many drainage networks, similar to river systems on Earth. Instead of being formed by water, they were formed by liquid hydrocarbon.

Burr studies data after it is released by NASA. She said she is excited about the findings.

“There’s another planetary body—another world—that looks amazingly like Earth, but formed in very different materials,” she said. “It’s really fascinating.”

The last Science Forum presentation of the semester will be April 26 and will feature Joan Markel, curator of Civil War exhibits at the McClung Museum, presenting “Digging into Our Civil War Past.”

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C O N T A C T :

Holly Gary (865-974-2225, hgary@utk.edu)

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, amy.blakely@tennessee.edu)

A highlight event of Earth Month, Campus Earth Day features the Recycled Art Contest, Environmental Leadership Awards, and a delicious vegetarian cookout.

At 10:00 a.m., attendees can browse the Recycled Art Contest, which features student artwork made entirely from repurposed or recyclable material. Entries will be judged and the top three pieces will receive prizes.

At 11:00 a.m., Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville (SPEAK) will host a cookout featuring homemade, grilled veggie burgers.

The Environmental Leadership Awards commence at 12:00 p.m. and will recognize members of our campus community who have demonstrated outstanding environmental leadership over the past year.

Free bike tune-ups will be provided courtesy of the UT Bike Shop and the Office of Sustainability will hand out free UT Make Orange Green shirts.

The celebratory event will also include interactive sustainability demonstrations from local environmental organizations. Take the time to learn more about sustainable living habits, relax by playing ladder toss with recycled computer mouses, and participate in “freecycling,” by bringing any items you no longer want and taking items you do want.

Now in its seventh year on campus, Earth Month promotes environmental awareness, conservation, and sustainable practices to the campus community.

Register here for the Recycled Art Contest. Learn more about Earth Month events.

The café, sponsored by Sysco Foods, operates from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays in the UT Visitors Center, 2712 Neyland Drive. Each luncheon typically consists of an intermezzo or small appetizer, salad or soup, entrée, and dessert. Advance tickets will be sold for the luncheons, and capacity is eighty diners. Cost will be $12, and the faculty-staff discount does not apply. For tickets and reservations, see Marcia Johnson in the Jessie Harris Building, Room 110, call 865-974-6645, or e-mail rhtm@utk.edu.

The Spanish menu is:

• Appetizer: Plate consisting of cured meats, vegetables, and cheeses including asparagus blancos, Serrano ham, and roasted olives with fennel and Tetilla cheese
• Tapas: Pinchos morunos (grilled pork kebab) with mint pesto topped with Manchego cheese
• Entree: Paella with fresh chicken, seafood, and vegetables
• Dessert: Caramel flan

Lunch dates and themes for the remainder of the semester are:

• April 25, Japanese/French Fusion
• May 2, Spanish/Italian Fusion

The luncheons are produced through a collaboration of HRT 445 (the Advanced Food Production and Service Management class), the UT Culinary Institute, and the Pellissippi Culinary Institute.

Students enrolled in the UT course will work as general managers, dining room attendants, assistant kitchen managers, dining room managers, and dining room service employees. They will be responsible for the execution of the dining experience, managing staff, menu planning, food preparation, cooking, cost analysis, service during meal time, marketing of the event, and customer satisfaction activities.

Pellissippi State students will do most of the food preparation and will assist with dining room responsibilities.

C O N T A C T :

Marcia Johnson (for tickets): (865-974-6645, rhtm@utk.edu)

Christine Copelan (ccopela7@utk.edu)

The 6:30 p.m. event will take place at the UT Visitors Center, near the corner of Neyland Drive and Kingston Pike.

Bob Kesling, director of broadcasting for UT Athletics and the play-by-play voice of football and basketball games, will emcee the event.

The media is invited to attend.

The Educators Hall of Honor acknowledges the work of professionals who have established themselves in the field of education. It is open to any professional in the United States, and members have come from throughout Tennessee and the nation. It has featured educators from elementary school to college ranks, coaches, organizations, and nontraditional educators who have made an impact on improving education. The hall is housed in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

Nominations are made with a contribution of at least $1,000, which supports an endowed scholarship fund. The $2,000 scholarship recipient this year is Cate C. Smith, a doctoral student and coordinator of the UT FUTURE Program.

The new group of honorees includes:

• Ruth Benn, a teacher, guidance counselor, and principal retired from the former Beardsley Elementary School in Knoxville. She was instrumental in helping to integrate Knoxville’s schools. She has been a community volunteer and activist. She was one of the organizing members of the Knoxville Urban League and has raised funds for Knoxville College and the United Negro College Fund. She is a former member of the UT Chancellor’s Associates.
• Hardy DeYoung, a science teacher at Alcoa High School in Alcoa, Tennessee, since 1990. He provides hands-on opportunities for students to learn about marine life and collect scientific data. He started Alcoa’s Advanced Placement biology program in 1993 and has been its only teacher. His students have taken scuba lessons and gone on annual trips to dive with manatees in Florida. He also leads an annual trip for sophomores to a marine biology school in Skidaway Island, Georgia. He has trained student teachers and interns from Carson Newman College, Maryville College, and UT. In 1998, he was the Tennessee recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Teaching Award in Secondary Science.
• Fanchon “Fancy” Funk, a professor emerita in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at Florida State University. She began her career as a high school science teacher in Asheville, North Carolina. She then taught at a community college before moving on to the university level as a professor, clinical supervisor, and administrator. Her e-mail signature ends with a quote: “Every job is a reflection of the person who did it—autograph your work with excellence.” The quote defines her career and her character, one nominator said.
• Andy Kozar, a professor and administrator at UT and the University of Michigan, who will be honored posthumously. During his career, he emphasized to his students the importance of establishing and maintaining strong professional relationships with co-workers. He also underscored the importance of supervisors listening to their employees. He began his teaching career in 1956 as an elementary school physical education teacher. In 1958, he began teaching at the college level. He was a native of Pennsylvania who was recruited to UT to play football for General Robert Neyland and was on the 1951 national championship team. He died in April 2010.
• Jennifer Willard, executive director of the Community School of the Arts in Knoxville. She founded the nonprofit after-school program in 1992. She is a graduate of the UT School of Music and the University of Chicago. Her thirty-year career in nonprofit arts includes administrative and artistic positions with Lyric Opera of Chicago, Dallas Opera and the Birmingham, Alabama, Opera Theater. She also was coordinator of fine arts programs with the University of Alabama system. She is a member of the Leadership Knoxville Class of 1998.
• Violet McNiel, Mildred Hampton, and Linda Starnes, a grandmother, mother, and daughter family of educators. From the 1920s to the present, the women have set an example of how the pursuit of education, the desire to teach, and the spirit of service are handed down from one generation to another, one nominator wrote. After graduating from UT in the 1920s, Violet McNiel returned to her hometown of Lansing, Tennessee, to teach high school. Her only child, Mildred Hampton, after earning a degree from UT, began teaching at the Webb School of Knoxville in the 1960s. Hampton’s career spanned eighteen years. Hampton’s youngest daughter, Linda Starnes, after graduating from UT in the 1980s, taught special education in Madison County, Tennessee, and Dallas, Texas. Starnes also worked at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and later for the US Department of Justice and then-Secretary Lamar Alexander at the US Department of Education.

The Educators Hall of Honor was founded in 2002 by C. Glennon Rowell, the late dean of the former College of Education, as a way to recognize deserving teachers and supplement the education of future students. This year’s class is the second largest since the program began.

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C O N T A C T :

Lola Alapo (865-974-3993, lola.alapo@tennessee.edu)

The lecture will be in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. It is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Issues Committee.

Ellsberg worked for the RAND Corporation in the late 1960s on Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara’s study of US decision-making in Vietnam, also known as the Pentagon Papers. Ellsberg copied the report and sent it to the New York Times, the Washington Post, and seventeen other newspapers. Although he was indicted for stealing government documents, the case was dismissed because of government misconduct.

The case was also important because the New York Times successfully appealed a government injunction that had stopped them from printing the papers, claiming it violated prior restraint laws.

Ellsberg said he leaked the papers because he felt the public had a right to know what the government was doing, and he opposed the Vietnam War.

Ellsberg is a senior fellow of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and the author of three books: Papers on the War; Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers; and Risk, Ambiguity and Decision. In December 2006 he won the Right Livelihood Award, known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, “for putting peace and truth first, at considerable personal risk, and dedicating his life to inspiring others to follow his example.”

Ellsberg has worked in the US State and Defense departments, and served two years at the US Embassy in Saigon. His 1962 dissertation on decision theory and behavioral economics is considered a landmark in the field and inspired what is known as the Ellsberg paradox.

He currently lives with his family in Kensington, California, and writes and lectures on dangers of the nuclear era, US interventions, and the need for patriotic whistleblowing.

For more information about Ellsberg, visit ellsberg.net.

For more information about the lecture and other events, visit activities.utk.edu.

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C O N T A C T :

Holly Gary (865-974-2225, hgary@utk.edu)

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, amy.blakely@tennessee.edu)

Four finalists for the position of assistant vice chancellor for information technology and chief information officer will visit campus over the next two weeks.

As part of their visits, each candidate will lead a public forum for the campus community and respond to questions following their presentations. All forums will be recorded. Once all candidates have completed their visit, archived video of the presentations will be posted online.

The public is invited to provide feedback on each candidate.

Each forum will address the topic of what the Chief Information Officer can and should do to lead the campus toward its goal of becoming a Top 25 public research university, given the current higher education environment.

I invite you to save these dates and join us for the public forums:

Joel Reeves
Monday, April 15, 2013, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
University Center Shiloh Room
Curriculum vitae (pdf)
Webcast of presentation

Michael Mundrane
Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
University Center Crest Room
Curriculum vitae (pdf)
Webcast of presentation

Huapei Chen
Monday, April 22, 2013, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
University Center Shiloh Room
Curriculum vitae (pdf)
Webcast of presentation

Jerry Sheehan
Thursday, April 25, 2013, 1:30–2:45 p.m.
Haslam Business Building, Room 402
Curriculum vitae (pdf)
Webcast of presentation

Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Sally McMillan is chairing the search. The other search committee members are:

• Dan Berryman, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
• Jean Derco, Executive Director for OIT Support
• Louis Gross, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics
• Steve Keys, Executive Director for OIT Communications
• Joneé Lindstrom, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
• David Matthews, Associate Dean of the College of Architecture and Design
• Greg Reed, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
• Steve Smith, Dean of University Libraries

Please feel free to contact Sally McMillan at vpaa@utk.edu or 974-0684 if you have questions about this search.

Starting at 6:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13, the one-way section of Phillip Fulmer Way between Cumberland Avenue and Middle Drive will be closed, along with the sidewalk west of Walters Life Sciences Building and the Burchfiel Geography Building. Middle Drive will remain open in front of the Alumni Memorial Building.

The closed section of road is set to reopen by 6:00 a.m. Monday, April 15.

For more information on the Student Union construction and other campus projects, visit the Cone Zone at conezone.utk.edu.

Scientists have puzzled over how these microbes survive, but today there are more answers.

A study led by Karen Lloyd, an assistant professor of microbiology, reveals that these microscopic life-forms called archaea slowly eat tiny bits of protein. The study was released today in Nature.

The core sample has just been brought up from the bottom of the Aarhus Bay and is being cut up. Image courtesy of Bo Barker Jørgensen, Aarhus University.

The finding has implications for understanding the bare minimum conditions needed to support life.

“Subseafloor microbes are some of the most common organisms on earth,” said Lloyd. “There are more of them than there are stars or sand grains. If you go to a mud flat and stick your toes into the squishy mud, you’re touching these archaea. Even though they’ve literally been right under our noses for all of human history, we’ve never known what they’re doing down there.”

Archaea are one of three life forms on earth, including bacteria and eukarya cells.

Scientists are interested in archaea’s extreme way of life because it provides clues about the absolute minimum conditions required to sustain life as well as the global carbon cycle.

“Scientists had previously thought that proteins were only broken down in the sea by bacteria,” said Lloyd. “But archaea have now turned out to be important new key organisms in protein degradation in the seabed.”

Proteins make up a large part of the organic matter in the seabed, the world’s largest deposit of organic carbon.

To reveal the cells’ identities and way of life, Lloyd and her colleagues collected ocean mud containing the archaea cells from Aarhus Bay, Denmark. Then they pulled out four individual cells and sequenced their genomic DNA to discover the presence of the extracellular protein-degrading enzymes predicted in those genomes.

Image of archaea. Image courtesy of Richard Kevorkian, University of Tennessee.

“We were able to go back to the mud and directly measure the activity of these predicted enzymes,” said Andrew Steen, another UT researcher and coauthor of the study. “I was shocked at how high the activities were.”

This novel method opens the door for new studies by microbiologists. Scientists have been unable to grow archaea in the laboratory, limiting their studies to less than one percent of microorganisms. This new method allows scientists to study microorganisms directly from nature, opening up the remaining 99 percent to research.

Lloyd collaborated with other researchers from UT, as well as, Aarhus University in Denmark, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Maine, Ribocon GmbH in Germany and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Biology in Germany.

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C O N T A C T :

Karen Lloyd (865-974-4224, klloyd@utk.edu)

Whitney Heins (865-974-5460, wheins@utk.edu)

To speed the process along, Facilities Services has contracted with multiple companies so the repair work can happen simultaneously instead of one roof at a time.

The first phase of repairs will start by mid-April and should be finished by the start of classes in the fall. Academic buildings are the highest priority.

A list of buildings scheduled for roof repair is available here.

For more information, contact Facilities Services at 946-7777.

“It’s a tremendous honor to host the MAA’s annual meeting, which brings together top medieval scholars from around the world,” said Heather Hirschfeld, the Riggsby director of the Marco Institute. “Hosting the MAA is a sign that our program here at Tennessee continues to grow and enable research in a crucial area of the humanities.”

Nearly sixty lectures and panels on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics will be held during the three-day meeting at the Hilton hotel in downtown Knoxville. Prizes will be awarded to the top scholarly papers submitted by graduate students.

Registration is required to attend the meeting. For more information or to register, call the Marco Institute office at 865-974-1859 or visit the Marco Institute website.

UT’s College of Nursing is joining forces the Student Health Center and UT Medical Center (UTMC) for HealthBeat 2013, a free health fair for UT students, faculty, staff, retirees, and their families.

HealthBeat 2013 will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on April 3 in the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center Ballroom. Parking is available for a fee in Volunteer Hall across Cumberland Avenue.

A variety of screenings and tests will be provided, and exhibition booths will be set up with representatives from various health care organizations and UT departments. Prize drawings will happen hourly and free reusable bags will be given to the first 300 participants. MEDIC will also be hosting a blood drive starting at 9:00 a.m.

Some of the available information will cover

• Nutrition and weight management
• Diabetes
• Breast health
• Heart health and stroke risk
• General health

Doctors and pharmacists will also be available to answer general medical and medication questions.

Free screenings include

• Carotid artery screening for stroke prevention
• Skin cancer/age progression screening
• Bone density screening
• Body mass index screening
• Vision screening
• Allergy testing (starting at 9:00 a.m.)
• Blood typing

Insurance is not required for any of the screenings or tests. Small fees will apply only to those screenings that require lab work:

• A1C—This test measures blood glucose average for the past three months. $20
• Prostate Specific Antigen screening (men only)—This test measures the amount of PSA released into your blood by the prostate gland. $20
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)—This test serves as a tool to measure thyroid levels in the body and can help diagnose thyroid disease. $20
• Comprehensive Metabolic Panel—This test measures protein, potassium, sodium, glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and albuminum, among several other components. $20
• C-Reactive Protein (CRP)—This test measures inflammation of the heart and can help assess your risk for heart disease. $20
• Lipid Panel (fasting required except water and black coffee)—This test measures your total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, ratio, and glucose. $20
• Complete Blood Count (CBC)—This test measures your red and white blood cell count. $15
• Vitamin D screening—This test measures the level of vitamin D in your body. For accurate results, do not take supplements for forty-eight hours prior to screening. $25

All forms of payment including credit cards, cash and checks are accepted. Checks can be made payable to UTMC. Results will be mailed to the participant within ten business days.

Fasting for eight to ten hours is required for the lipid panel. Water and black coffee are allowed, and drinking plenty of fluids the day before is advised. Prescriptions should be taken as prescribed. Diabetics should consult with their physician before fasting.

Some of the UT departments and programs will have representatives and/or booths at the fair: Center for Physical Activity and Health; Book and Supply Store; Student Health Center; Police Department; Counseling Center; and the Safety, Environment and Education Center.

Other participating organizations include Knox County Health Department, Tennessee Donors Registry, Smart Trips, American Diabetes Association, MEDIC, Mental Health Association and Cooperative Appalachian Marrow Program.

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CONTACT:

Mary Sue Hodges (865-974-7596, mhodges4@utk.edu)

Whitney Heins (865-974-5460, wheins@utk.edu)

The UT Economics Club won the 2012-2013 iOme Challenge, which includes a $12,000 cash prize and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to present their entry to members of Congress and other policy makers at the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) conference this April.

This is the first time that UT has participated in the four-year-old event. Ken Baker, a senior lecturer in the UT Department of Economics, was the team’s faculty advisor and will receive a $2,000 cash prize.

To view UT’s winning essay and video, visit the iOme website.

The iOme Challenge is an effort to address the nation’s financial crisis and also inspire college students to save for retirement. iOme (I-Owe-Me) is a financial literacy organization founded in 2009 by a group of academics, business professionals, and volunteers.

For the contest, participants were asked to imagine they were members of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers and develop a policy proposal to be introduced in Congress this year that would create incentives and remove barriers, such as high student loans, to financial savings for the millennial generation.

Teams were required to submit an essay and a short video that would help sell their plan to their peers, the public, and the members of Congress. The plan also had to be well researched and politically and economically feasible. The judges included economists, a political scientist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and a former White House director of events.

UT’s winning entry consisted of a three-step strategy—Think, Plan, Save. The Think strategy encouraged millennials to think more about their financial future and how to reach their goals. Much like the “Got Milk” ad campaign, it involved celebrity endorsers encouraging millennials to begin that thought process.

The Plan strategy involved an increase in government spending in education, particularly toward personal finance courses, at both the high school and collegiate levels.

The Save strategy involved the creation of a government website, www.save.gov. The website would explain, in simple terms, financial and retirement terms and concepts. It also would combine all of an individual’s retirement accounts into one easy-to-access place, including personal retirement accounts, public retirement plans, and Social Security. This would provide a more accurate picture of an individual’s retirement. The site would then perform simple calculations that would help the user determine monthly retirement income by generating different savings scenarios.

The UT team members were team leader Jessica TenBroeck of Ellenboro, North Carolina.; Davis Fry of Chattanooga; Kayla McMurry of Knoxville; Jonathan Sessions of Memphis; Chelsea Padgham of Spruce Pine, North Carolina; Thea Aub of Madison, Connecticut; and Margaret Ross of Hendersonville, Tennessee.

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CONTACT:

Lola Alapo (865-974-3993, lola.alapo@tennessee.edu)

Cindy Raines (865-974-4359, craines1@utk.edu)

The closure will be on the west side of Lake Loudoun Boulevard, between Chamique Holdsclaw Drive and the entrance to the steam plant close to Neyland Drive.

The lane closure’s biggest impact on traffic will be in the late afternoon each day. Motorists are encouraged to access Neyland Drive via Volunteer Boulevard and Joe Johnson Drive after 4:30 p.m. while the lane is closed.

The closure is part of the Lake Loudoun Boulevard streetscape project.

For more information on campus traffic and construction projects, visit the Cone Zone at conezone.utk.edu.

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4-H Camps

For more information about 4-H camps, contact your county Extension Office or visit the UT Extension website.

Electric Camp

Dates: June 25–28

Grades: 6–7

Location: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Cost: $225

Fee includes the cost of meals, lodging, field trips, insurance, program, etc. Transportation fees are covered by members of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association.

Smart Camp

Dates: July 1-4

Grades: 5–12

Location: W. P. Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, Tennessee

Cost: $225

Other camps

4-H also offers Junior 4-H Camps for grades 4 through 6. The five-day residential camps, which are held at various sites around the state, include swimming, golfing, music, group sports, and hiking.

4-H Adventure Camps, for grades 6 through 8, are for held at various sites around the state and offer activities like mock archaeological digs, fishing, tubing, nature hikes, canoeing, swimming, and survivor challenges.

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Architecture and Design

Design Matters Camp

Dates: June 16–21

Grades: High school students

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building

Cost: $985

Offers high school students an introduction to the design of the built environment and the considerations that shape it. The setting, curriculum, and instruction also provide the opportunity to experience life as a design student on a university campus for one week. Curiosity is the sole prerequisite; previous architecture or design experience is not necessary.

Contact: Amy Burns, aburns14@utk.edu

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McClung Museum Camps

Dig It! Fun with Fossils

Dates: July 15-19

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4–6

Location: UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture

Cost: $110 per child; $99 per child for museum members

Campers will explore dinosaurs, mosasaurs, mastodons, and other extinct animals by examining real fossils and participating in a variety of activities such as excavation, recording, making molds and casts, studying “rock” layers, following tracks, and other fun activities.

Contact: Debbie Woodiel, museum educator, 865-974-2144 or woodield@utk.edu

Achaeokids: Exploring Ancient Art and Archaeology

Dates: July 22–26

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 4–6

Location: UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture

Cost: $110 per child; $99 per child for museum members

Campers will learn about archaeology, art, and ancient peoples by exploring artifacts, technology, foods, and artworks, especially of ancient Egyptians and Native Americans. Activities include making pottery, testing hunting skills with a spear thrower, making a mummy mask, and examining real artifacts.

Contact: Debbie Woodiel, museum educator, 865-974-2144 or woodield@utk.edu

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Business Camps

Business Education for Talented Students (BETS) Program

Dates: June 13–22

Grades: Rising high school seniors

Cost: Free to accepted students

The program is designed to expose students from underrepresented groups to all aspects of the business world and encourage them to seek careers in business. Deadline to apply is March 15.

Contact: Tyvi Small, Coordinator of Diversity Initiatives, tsmall@utk.edu

Empowered Teen Entrepreneurship Camp

Dates: July14–19

Grades: 10–12

Location: James A. Haslam II Business Building

Cost: $750

Provides students interested in creating their own business an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship. Visit www.etcamp.com or contact Tom Graves at tgrave10@utk.edu.

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Adventures in STEM Camp

Dates: June 3–7

Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday–Thursday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Friday

Grades: 7–8

Location: UT Min H. Kao Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Building

Cost: $100 (all materials, excluding lunch, are provided).

For more information or to register, visit tiny.utk.edu/tRrxD

Contact: Adam Hardebeck, 865–974–9707 or ahardebe@utk.edu

A camp for girls who are interested in expanding their knowledge of engineering, math, and biology. Students will be immersed in a week full of hands–on activities, lab visits, and team projects in UT labs and classrooms that expose them to the exciting challenges of being a scientist or researcher.

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Engineering Camps

Engineering VOLunteers for Ninth Graders (E-VOL9)

Session Dates: June 23–28

Grade: 9

Engineering VOLunteers for Tenth Graders (E-VOL10)

Session Dates: July 7–12

Grade: 10

High School Introduction to Engineering Systems (HITES)

Session 1: July 15–20

Session 2: July 22–27

Grades: 11–12

Additional: The objective is to provide an introduction to engineering, showcase the applications of math and science, and help students discover what engineers do in the real world. Students will learn about careers in engineering, explore UT’s campus, tour engineering labs and facilities, compete in engineering challenges, cultivate new friendships, spend five days living on a college campus, and get a jump start on their academic career. Each program is designed to motivate students who have an interest in engineering.

For more information, visit the COllege of Engineering website.

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Kids U Camps

For more information on all Kids U Camps visit the website or call 865-974-0150.

Got Talent? Beginning Acting and Theatre Games

Dates: June 3–7

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: Grades 4-5

Location: Jessie Harris Building, Room 413

Cost: $109

UT Photography Camp

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 4–7

Location: Art and Architecture Building, Room 105

Cost: $129

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Grades: 8-12

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 105

Cost: $129

Innocent or Guilty…How Do You Plead?

Dates: June 2–28

Time: 8:30–11:30 a.m.

Grades: 6–9

Location: UT College of Law, Room 237

Cost: $109

A Look Back: Colonial History

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 5–10

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $109

Exploration in Psychology

Dates: July 8–12

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 9–12

Location: UT Austin Peay Building, Room 411

Cost: $109

Vertebrate Zoology

Dates: July 8–12

Time: 9:00 a.m.–Noon

Grades: 4–7

Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, Room 603

Cost: $109

So You Want to Be a Lawyer?

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 10–12

Location: UT College of Law, Room 237

Cost: $109

So You Want to Be an Engineer?

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Science and Engineering Research Facility Building, Room 307

Cost: $109

Tennessee Performing Arts Camp

Dates: June 17–28

Time: 9:00 a.m. –noon

Ages: Grades 7–12

Location: UT Campus, Alumni Memorial Building

Cost: $249

Fun with Fiction

Dates: July 15–19

Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–9

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $109

World Music and Drumming

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4-6

Cost: $109

Great Greeks and Ruling Romans

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 9–12

Location: UT Biosystems Engineering and Environmental Sciences Building

Cost: $109

Photojournalism for Kids

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 9:00–noon

Grades: 9–12

Location: UT Conference Center Computer Lab, fourth Floor

Cost: $109

Don’t Bully Me!

Dates: June 3–7

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 3-6

Location: UT Hodges Library, Room 212

Cost: $125.00

Dates: June 3–7

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–9

Location: UT Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building

Cost: $125

Virtual Biology: Using Computers to Discover New Medicines

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 9–12

Location: UT Conference Center Computer Lab, fourth Floor

Cost: $109

Introduction to Programming with Scratch

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 5–8

Location: UT Conference Center Computer Lab, fourth Floor

Cost: $109

Programming and Animation Using Python

Dates: July 8–12

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Conference Center Computer Lab, fourth Floor

Cost: $109

Creative Papercraft Inventions I

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–10

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 443

Cost: $119

Creative Papercraft Inventions II

Dates: July 15–19

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 443

Cost: $119

Western Classical Music

Session 1: June 17–21

Session 2: June 24–28

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 4–7

Cost: $109

Music Theory and Ear Training

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 5–8

Cost: $109.00

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.

Grades: 9–12

Cost: $109

Connecting Through American Sign Language

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 7–10

Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 327

Cost: $109

Deaf Language and Culture II

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–10

Location: UT Bailey Education Complex, Room 327

Cost: $109

*Prerequisite: Connecting Through American Sign Language

Practices of the Most Successful Young People

Dates: July 15–19

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $109

Exploring Microbiology through Food

Dates: June 3–7

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Ages: Grades 6–8

Location: UT Food Safety and Processing Building

Cost: $109

Collapse: The Fall of Complex Civilizations

Session 1: June 3–7

Session 2: July 22–26

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 9–12

Location: UT Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 205A

Cost: $140

College Prep

Dates: July 22–26

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 10–college freshman

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $109

Fun with Forensics: Adventures in Chemistry

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 1:30–5:00 p.m.

Grades: 6–8

Location: UT Dabney-Buehler Hall, Room 334

Cost: $109

Learning to be a Chef: Introduction to Culinary Arts

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 7–12

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $259

Draw, Paint, Sculpt!

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 9:00 a.m. –noon

Grades: 4–7

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 327

Cost: $129

Date: June 24–28

Time: 2:00–5:00 p.m.

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 321

Cost: $129

Cool Crafts

Session 1: June 3–7

Session 2: June 24–28

Session 3: July 8–12

Session 4: July 22–26

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4–9

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 127

Cost: $119

Universe Exploration

Dates: June 19–21

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4–6

Location: UT Nielsen Physics Building, Room 507

Cost: $109

Snakes Alive! Hands-On Herpetology

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 9:00 a.m. –noon

Ages: Grades 4–7

Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, Room 603

Cost: $109

Introduction to Photoshop

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.

Grades: 8–12

Location: UT Conference Center Computer Lab, fourth Floor

Cost: $109

Crazy Confections! Birthday/Specialty/Wedding Cakes

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 8:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 7–12

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $219

Rockets!

Dates: June 12–14

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4–7

Location: UT Nielsen Physics Building, Room 507

Cost: $109

Tennessee History

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 6-10

Location: UT Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 205A

Cost: $109

Veterinary Medicine: Behind the Scenes

Dates: July 22–26

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 9–12,

Location: UT Veterinary Hospital

Cost: $129

Plants! Adventures in Botany

Dates: June 24–28

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 7–9

Location: UT Dabney-Buehler Hall, Room 334

Cost: $109

Bugs!

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 4–7

Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, Room 602

Cost: $109

Bones, Crimes, Careers: Forensic Anthropology

Session 1: June 3–7

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Session 2: June 10–14

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 9–12

Cost: $109

The Unseen World: Microbes and the Environment

Dates: June 10–14

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 9-12

Location: UT Science and Engineering Research Facility Building, Room 705

Cost: $109

Learning to Lead: Leadership 101

Dates: July 15–19

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–12

Location: UT Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Building, Room 243

Cost: $109

Creating Upcycled Jewelry and Accessories

Session 1: June 17–21

Session 2: July 15–19

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 4–9

Location: UT Art and Architecture Building, Room 127

Cost: $119

Playing with Poetry

Dates: June 17–21

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 7–9

Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, Room 602

Cost: $109

Observing Animals! An Introduction to Ethology

Dates: July 22–26

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 7–9

Location: UT Hesler Biology Building, Room 602

Cost: $109

Camp Creativity (Knoxville)

Dates: July 15–19

Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Grades: 4–7

Location: UT Conference Center

Cost: $225

Camp Creativity (Nashville)

Date: June 24–28

Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Grades: 4–7

Location: Woodland Middle School

Cost: $225

Early Learning Center Camps

The Early Learning Center is a laboratory school affiliated with the Department of Child and Family Studies within UT’s College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences.

June 3–7: Kids on the Town

June 10–14: The Amazing Race

June 17–21: Animal Kingdom

June 24–28: Pirate Week

July 1–3, 5: Our Independence

July 8–12: Living in a Book

July 15–19: Games People Play

July 22–26: Mystery Camp

July 29–August 2: Art Week

August 5–7: Me, Myself, and the World Around Us

Time: 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Grades: 1–4

Location: 1206 White Avenue, the kindergarten classroom

Cost: $185 per week plus $50 nonrefundable registration fee per child

For more information or to register, visit the Early Learning Center website.

Contact: 865-974-0843 or elc@utk.edu

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Men’s Athletics

A variety of sports summer camps for young men. More details about the camps can be found at the Athletic Department website.

Basketball

Fundamental Skills Camp

Session 1: June 3–6

Session 2: June 17–20

Cost: $125 (Grades K–1); $295 (Grades 2–8)

Check-in: 7:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Time: 8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. (Grades K–1): 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Grades 2–8)

Location: Thompson-Boling Arena

Meals are included in the camp tuition.

Intense Skill Camp

Session 1: June 22

Session 2: August 24

Grades: 9-12

Cost: $60

Check-in: Noon

Time: 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Overnight Camp

Dates: June 16–20

Ages: Grades 5-12

Cost: $495 for residents; $350 for commuters

Check-in: 5:30 p.m.

Time: 8:30 a.m.–9 p.m.

Meals are included in the camp tuition.

Father/Son Camp

Date: June 9

Cost: $150 per father/son team, $50 per additional son

Check-in: 1:00 p.m.

Time: 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Team Camps

Date: June 7–9

More information is available on the sports camps page of the Athletic Department website.

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Football

Coaching Clinic

Dates: April 12–13

Cost: $40

OL/DL Camp

Date: June 1

Grades: 9–12

Cost: $40 by May 1, $50 after May 1

Specialist Camp

Date: June 7

Grades: 9–12

Cost: $80 by May 1, $90 after May 1

Youth Day Camp

Date: June 3–4

Grades: K–8

Cost: $125 by May 1, $150 after May 1

High School Camp

Dates: June 10–12

Ages: Grades 9–12

Junior/Senior One-Day Camps

Date: June 14 or 15, July 19 or 20

Ages: Grades 11–12

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Baseball

Youth Camp

Session 1: June 10–13

Session 2: June 17–20

Cost: $265

Location: Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Ages: 5–12

Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Junior High Camp

Dates: July 8–11

Cost: $265

Location: Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Grades: 6–8

Time: 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

High School Skills Camp

Dates: July 15–18

Cost: $265

Location: Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Grades: 9–12

Time: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

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Women’s Athletics

A variety of sports summer camps for young women. Information regarding all types of camps can be found on the Athletic Department website.

Basketball

Overnight Camp

Dates: June 9–12

Ages: 10 and older

Day Camp

Dates: June 12–15

Ages: 6–12

Next Level Skills Camp

Dates: June 15–16

Ages: 14 and older

Soccer

High School Residential Team Camp

Dates: July 21–24

Cost: $395 per player

Location: Regal Soccer Stadium

Grades: 9–12

High school coaches who are interested in registering their teams for the camp must contact Dean Ward at dward14@utk.edu before any individual players register.

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Softball

Pitching and Catching Camps

Session I: June 11–12

Session II: July 8–9

Time: 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Ages: 8–18

Location: Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Cost: $175

Advanced Hitting and Defense Camp

Dates: June 18–20

Time: Noon–6:00 p.m. June 18; 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. June 19–20

Ages: 7–12

Location: Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Cost: $225

Slap and Speed Camp

Dates: June 20–21

Time: 3:00–9:00 p.m. June 20; 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. June 21

Ages: 8–18

Location: Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Cost: $175

Junior Lady Vols Camp

Date: June 24–25

Time: 8:00 a.m.–noon

Ages: 8–12

Location: Sherri Parker Lee Stadium

Cost: $100

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Volleyball

Setting Camp

Date: July 11

Time: 9:00 a.m.–noon

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $60

Campers will learn proper hand position, footwork to the pass and leadership skills. They will practice the execution of various sets and learn to run different offenses, play right back defense, and start every game with a great serve.

Hitter Camp

Date: July 11

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $60

Campers will learn proper arm swing, hand contact, and footwork. Outside, middle, and right side hitting will all be covered. Back row attacks and blocking also will be reviewed.

Serving Camp

Date: July 12

Time: 1:00–4:00 p.m.

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $60

Campers will learn how to be a solid, consistent server and will receive instruction on all types of serves, including but not limited to float, top-spin, and jump.

Overnight Individual

Dates: July 12–15

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $365 for residents; $305 for commuters

Campers will improve their overall technique and general tactical knowledge. All skills will be taught and reviewed, including serving, passing, setting, hitting, blocking, and digging.

Libero Camp

Date: July 15

Time: 1:30–4:30 p.m.

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $60

Campers will develop their defensive skills. Topic covered will include passing, ball-handling, proper posture and positioning, digging, reading attackers, and back row setting.

Team Camp

Session 1: July 17–20

Session 2: July 22–24

Grades: 5–12

Cost: $295 for residents; $245 for commuters

Each team of eight players or more will receive technical and tactical instruction, utilizing drills and competition to develop offensive and defensive execution.

Co-ed Swimming Clinics

Session 1: June 2–6

Session 2: June 9–13

Session 3: June 16–20

For more information, visit the Tennessee Sport Camps website.

Co-ed Diving Clinics

Session 1: June 9–14

Session 2: June 16–21

Session 3: June 23–28

Location: Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center

For more information, visit the Tennessee Sport Camps website.

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Co-ed Soccer

Day Camp

Dates: June 3–7

Ages: 5–12

Time: 9 a.m.–noon ages 5–8; 9 a.m.–3 p.m. ages 9–12

Cost: $300 for full day, $150 for half day

Location: Regal Soccer Stadium

Overnight Camp

Dates: June 26–29 June 2013

Ages: 9–18

Cost: $495 for overnight, $395 for commuters

Location: Regal Soccer Stadium

Goalkeeper Academy

Dates: June 26–29

Grades: 7 and up

Cost: $495 for overnight, $395 for commuters

Location: Regal Soccer Stadium

For more information, visit the Tennessee Sport Camps website.

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C O N T A C T :

Christine Copelan (865-974-2225, ccopela7@utk.edu)

Amy Blakely (865-974-5034, ablakely@utk.edu)

As CNN International’s vice president for business development and sports programming, Galvin says this “never say die” attitude was crucial to starting his career.

Galvin, a 1986 UT graduate, is in charge of all sports programming and special programming for CNN International, including the network’s coverage of the Olympics and the World Cup, as well as its “Special Projects” reports from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas.

UT’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) presented Galvin with an Accomplished Alumni award February 20. The program recognizes notable alumni for success and distinction within their field.

After graduating from the college’s School of Journalism and Electronic Media, Galvin said he spent several years trying to break into sports journalism.

“I had opportunities to do other kinds of television production and news work, but my heart was in sports,” Galvin said. “I did everything I could to build up a body of work so that when the call came from CNN I had something tangible to show them, something that proved that I could do the job beyond a shadow of a doubt.”

In 1988, Galvin joined CNN, producing programs such as Sports Tonight and This Week in the NBA. He went on to produce live remote coverage of ten Super Bowls, several World Series, golf tournaments, NCAA championships, and Stanley Cup finals.

He then was promoted to vice president and executive producer of the CNN/Sports Illustrated Network before joining Headline News as senior vice president of programming.

Galvin was made senior vice president at CNN International in 2011.

With this award, Galvin joins many UT alumni, including Fortune 500 CEOs, Olympians, US ambassadors, civic leaders, authors, and musicians.

“Bill Galvin provides an outstanding example to our students of how talent combined with hard work and persistence leads to great success,” said Dean Mike Wirth. “His career achievements coupled with his commitment to mentoring others to help them realize their dreams are truly inspiring. We were honored to present Bill with this prestigious award and greatly appreciate his willingness to return to campus to speak to our students.”

To view other Accomplished Alumni, visit the Vols Connect website at volsconnect.com/accomplished.

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CONTACT:

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, primmc@utk.edu)

Lance Taylor (865-974-8949, ltaylor@utfi.org)

August E. “Augie” Grant, the J. Rion McKissick Professor of Journalism at the University of South Carolina, will deliver the keynote address. He will speak on “Convergence and Disruption: The New Research Paradigms.”

The symposium will be held in the Communications Building Auditorium (Room 321), with the poster session located in the foyer outside the auditorium. A lunch will be held in the Scripps Convergence Lab (Communications Building Room 402). Tickets to the lunch are $10. All other events during the symposium are free and open to the public.

“The theme of this year’s symposium highlights the changes that are leading to the transformation and convergence of the fields of communication and information,” said CCI Dean Mike Wirth.

“Our keynoter, Augie Grant, is an internationally known expert on media convergence and technology. His talk will set the tone for what promises to be an exciting day of paper presentations, posters, and discourse,” Wirth said.

The symposium begins at 9:00 a.m. with a continental breakfast in the CCI lobby, followed by Grant’s keynote address at 9:30 a.m.

Research paper presentations will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the auditorium on the topic of “New Roles for Media in Society,” and the poster session begins at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby.

Lunch begins at 12:15 p.m. in the Scripps Convergence Lab. The next paper presentation session begins at 1:45 p.m. in the auditorium on the topic of “Media’s Role in Society.”

The final paper presentation session begins at 2:45 p.m. in the auditorium on the topic of “Science Communication,” and the closing comments and awards ceremony are set for 3:30 p.m. Awards will be given to the best paper by undergraduate students, the best paper by master’s students, the best collaborative paper by faculty and doctoral students, and the best poster.

For more information about the symposium program, call 865-974-6651 or visit the symposium website.

CONTACT:

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, charles.primm@tennessee.edu)

The Knoxville chapter of the American Advertising Federation awarded UT a Gold Addy for a recently completed video that will be used as part of a revamped campus tour presentation for prospective students visiting UT. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) awarded UT a total of twelve awards at its District III conference for some of the many videos, publications, and awareness campaigns conducted in 2012.

CASE supports educational and professional institutions by enhancing communications, marketing, fund raising, and alumni relations among its members.

The Addy awards were given out February 16 and the CASE awards were announced at the organization’s regional conference February 19 in Atlanta, Georgia.

More than 1,000 entries were submitted to the CASE district conference, and only fifty-five grand prizes were awarded. More than 3,500 higher education institutions and professional organizations are members of CASE Division III, which covers the southeastern United States and includes some of the top schools in the nation.

UT received the following CASE awards:

Grand Prize: “Big Orange. Big Ideas,” the University of Tennessee brand book, a publication that explains the details of implementing and using UT’s brand identity in printed and electronic publications.

Award of Excellence: the university’s Welcome Week 2012 website; the 2011 Chancellor’s Report; and the University of Tennessee branding campaign.

Special Merit: the “Big Orange. Big Ideas.” television halftime spot; the Spring 2012 Commencement social media strategy; the Science Alliance 2012 annual report; the 2012 Accolades magazine for the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences; the Cone Zone campus construction website and signage project; the branding campaign launch; the “What’s Your Big Idea?” video series; and posters for the 2012 Fall Festival.

CONTACT:

Charles Primm (865-974-5180, primmc@utk.edu)