The UT Press and UT Libraries will sponsor a book talk by Aaron Purcell, author of White Collar Radicals: TVA’s Knoxville Fifteen, the New Deal, and the McCarthy Era on Tuesday, October 20, 10:30 a.m. in the Mary E. Greer Room, 258 Hodges Library. Aaron Purcell is an associate professor and director of special collections … Continued
Beyond GarageBand: Introduction to ProTools. Taught by Matt Jordan of the Music Library, this class is designed to introduce participants to Pro Tools, an industry standard audio recording software. This hour long class, on Wednesday, September 30 from 4:00-5:00 in Room 1 of The Studio in Hodges Library, will be a discussion and demonstration only. Although there … Continued
Is “Indian” a racist term? Is “Native American” less offensive? What appellations are actually preferred by the indigenous peoples of the United States? Is the use of Native American mascots in team sports demeaning? Join us Thursday, October 1, at 1:30 in the Mary Greer Room (258 Hodges Library) for a panel discussion of these … Continued
Banned Books Week: Celebrating the Freedom to Read Since 1982, he last week of September has been designated as “Banned Books Week.” The annual event reminds Americans not to take our precious democratic freedom for granted. Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) helps compile a list of the most challenged books–titles where there has … Continued
On Wednesday, October 7th from 11am until 4:30pm, the 4th annual VolAware Street Fair will take place on the UC Plaza. All students, staff and faculty are invited to attend! There will be many representatives from campus and area mental health and wellness resources at the fair. In addition, we will have an inner child … Continued
Join Us for Ag Day 2009 – UT vs. Ohio – Sept. 26 Street Fair to Celebrate Institute’s Programs and Impacts Visitors to Ag Day on the campus of the UT Institute of Agriculture in Knoxville enjoy plenty of free demonstrations and activities, for example in 2008 many watched grinding at this grist mill. KNOXVILLE, … Continued
The UT Gardens fall plant sale promises to deliver a spectacular fall selection. The sale will be held this weekend starting with a preview sale Friday, September 18, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for all UT employees, garden volunteers and Friends of the Gardens members. The sale opens to the general public Saturday, September … Continued
Find out the why and how of buying local food is the way to go with our new library display Home Grown Tennessee.
Join us in commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787: • Sign Your Constitution. Sign an oversized copy of the Constitution on the Pedestrian Walkway, south side of Hodges Library, Wednesday, Sept. 16. Begins at 11:00 a.m. (Rain location: outside Starbucks, 2nd floor, Hodges Library) • “What’s Fair on the Air?” — An … Continued
Music Library Student Assistant Graham Waldrip will be interviewing Medeski Martin and Wood on WUTK Wednesday September 16 at 3:00 in the afternoon, in anticipation of their performance at the Bijou that night. Tune in to 90.3 or listen online: http://www.wutkradio.com/