UT’s living and learning communities provide opportunities for collaboration, learning, and community for students who share a common academic interest. Students live together in university housing, participate in the same classes or projects, and reinforce each other’s success. In Fall 2016, the UT Libraries partnered with the Office of Undergraduate Research to launch the Discovery … Continued
Mindi Anderson is the 2017-18 recipient of the Red and Theresa Howse and Jim and Betty Papageorge Library Scholarship Endowment. My name is Mindi Anderson, and I am the recipient of the Howse/Papageorge scholarship for this school year. Since working in Pendergrass, I have come to realize that a career in a learning environment is … Continued
If you stop by the Hodges Library Public Services desk for help or chat with us online, you’ll likely talk with one of our Public Services librarians. They’re available to answer a quick question or to provide in-depth research assistance. [lead]Click on a photo to find out more about them. (They’re not stereotypical librarians!)[/lead] [onefourth] … Continued
Students looking for a quiet place to study should check out the refurbished Miles Reading Room on the first floor of Hodges Library. Upgrades to the Miles Reading Room include new furniture, fresh paint, more power outlets, and a more open and appealing study environment—including a variety of booths, counters, pods, and easy chairs. A … Continued
On Monday, September 25, Kirstin Valdez Quade will read at the University of Tennessee. The event is part of UT’s Writers in the Library reading series. Kirstin Valdez Quade is the author of Night at the Fiestas, winner of the John Leonard Prize, the Sue Kaufman Prize, and a “5 Under 35” award from the … Continued
US Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee gained national attention in the early 1950s when he chaired congressional investigations into organized crime in America. Kefauver’s records of those inquiries form the basis of Crime Documents from the Estes Kefauver Collection, one of the newest digital collections of the University Libraries at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. … Continued
Tired of the same old same old from the major film studios? Hodges Library has lined up a series of award-winning independent and foreign films for your enlightenment and viewing pleasure. Feature films will be screened at 7 p.m. in the Lindsay Young Auditorium of Hodges Library on the first Wednesday of each month, throughout … Continued
Welcome back from all the staff at Pendergrass Library! Here are 5 things to know about Pendergrass to start the year: 1) Pendergrass welcomes Isabella Baxter, our new agriculture and natural resources librarian. Isabella comes to us from Syracuse University where she earned her master’s degree in library science. 2) Need research help? Request a … Continued
***Commons South has reopened. Studio will reopen Tues., Aug. 22.*** Painting is completed, and the Commons Souther has reopened. The Studio will reopen Tuesday, August 22. In the meantime, users who need to access Studio services are asked to email studio@utk.edu .
Commons South — including the Studio – will be closed August 10-20 for painting. Laptops and other equipment are available for checkout from the Public Services desk at the 2nd floor entrance. Users who need to access Studio services are asked to email studio@utk.edu .