Smokey Spotted
By Land, Air and Sea
The Univeristy of Tennessee wants you to take Smokey all over the world. So far, there’s been a doggone good response. During fall semester, UT’s Ready for the World program challenged faculty, staff, students, and alumni to wear “Where in the World Is Smokey?” T-shirts emblazoned with the renowned hound’s picture. They wore their shirts while traveling abroad or just busying around their own hometowns, then sent their pictures to UT to post on its Ready for the World Web site.
Where in the World is Smokey? T-shirts have been spotted on six continents, in 16 states, and in the District of Columbia.
To view the photos submitted, visit http://whereintheworldissmokey.blogspot.com.
The challenge continues. To request a Where in the World is Smokey? T-shirt, complete the form at http://www.utk.edu/readyfortheworld/smokey/request.php.
Where in the World is Smokey? encourages students, faculty, staff, and alumni to share their experiences and draw attention to the Ready for the World initiative.
What Is “Ready for the World”?
The goal of “Ready for the World: The International and Intercultural Awareness Initiative” is to transform UT into a culture of diversity that best prepares students for working and competing in the 21st century.
The initiative involves
- Increasing the diversity among UT students, faculty and staff Altering the curriculum
- Encouraging faculty to incorporate international and intercultural aspects in all of their courses
- Expanding study-abroad and work-study opportunities
- Encouraging students to take advantage of all of these opportunities