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Paint the Town Orange: UT Paintball Wins Nationals Paint the Town Orange: UT Paintball Wins Nationals

Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Campus News

Mix a passionate thirteen-man squad with a large fan base and a nail-biter ending and you’ve got yourself UT Knoxville’s 2011 National Champion paintball team.



Dialogue Coach Dialogue Coach

Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Campus News

Getting opposing groups together to talk it out won’t solve all of the world’s problems on the first go around, but it’s a good first step, says Joe Miles, an assistant professor of psychology.



Auction and golf tourney benefit Alex Haley Scholarship Auction and golf tourney benefit Alex Haley Scholarship

Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

The Millennium Focus Committee and the UT Knoxville offices of Alumni Affairs and Student Affairs hosted a weekend of events in May to support the Alex Haley Scholarship Fund.



2011 grad releases jazz album recorded in France 2011 grad releases jazz album recorded in France

Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Keith Brown, a 2011 School of Music graduate, released his first jazz album, Sweet and Lovely, with the French label Spacetime Records in April.



People Loving People: UT Alumni Nonprofit Helps Those in Need People Loving People: UT Alumni Nonprofit Helps Those in Need

Jun 21st, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Mark DeWitte and Blaine Jones met in eighth grade and stayed friends through high school and college. The men—both UT Knoxville alumni—have put their friendship and faith into action, starting a nonprofit organization to help the less-fortunate in Rogersville, Tennessee.



Dine with us and learn about exciting trips for 2012 Dine with us and learn about exciting trips for 2012

May 17th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Alumni and friends are invited to join us for dinner on July 15, when the UT Alumni Association unveils the 2012 alumni tour offerings. Learn more about international and domestic trips, as well as a month-long trip to Ecuador.



A Supreme Appointment A Supreme Appointment

May 17th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

Sarah Keeton Campbell (A&S, ’04) has been selected to serve as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Campbell will clerk for Alito for one court term, starting in July.



Fuzzy Math? Fuzzy Math?

May 17th, 2011 • Category: Campus News

Imaginary numbers are just as real as any other digits; they just got some bad PR, and the term stuck, Assistant Professor Joan Lind argues.



Home Sweet Home for UT’s Sorority Women Home Sweet Home for UT’s Sorority Women

May 17th, 2011 • Category: Campus News

There’s no place like home, and sorority women of UT Knoxville will soon have a place all their own.



Alumni in Triangle Area, NC: Join your award-winning local chapter Alumni in Triangle Area, NC: Join your award-winning local chapter

Apr 11th, 2011 • Category: Alumni News

University of Tennessee Alumni Chapters offer a way to connect alumni and friends across the country while supporting the university and local communities. The award-winning alumni chapter for the Triangle Area (Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill) of North Carolina is no exception.