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The Long March Home | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. The Long March Home. In 2008, an unlikely group composed of two UT Knoxville students and their professor, all white males, and a black female film producer on a shoestring budget completed an internationally recognized award-winning documentary film that would be broadcast nationwide the next year on PBS. Barr, a first-generation American whose parents came to the US from Ghana, explained that the unconventional collaboration was a strength. There aren’t many black women who ...
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UTopics | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. UT Day on the Hill. The 10th annual event served as an opportunity to highlight the university’s statewide impact and value to legislators. Read More ». NASA Commander Scott Kelly, ’96, returned to Earth from a one-year mission aboard the International Space Station on March 1. Read More ». Faculty Bring Home Two of Three Awards. Read More ». UTC’s Kenyon Wilson Composes Musical Tribute in Honor of Fallen Five. Read More ». New Therapy Clinic is Labor of Love. Read More ». The fir...
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Simple Earth Sustainers | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. Deep in the rural heart of Grainger County, where ridges and valleys define the boundaries of country roads dotted with old farms of gray board barns and homes with wrap-around porches, two UT Knoxville graduates are working to help the Earth sustain itself. One of several eco-constructed, sustainable buildings at the Narrow Ridge Literacy Center. I came here, and I was enamored, Mitzi says. Jason was a middle school history and geography teacher before moving with his wife to Nar...
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Sponsors | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. UT Knoxville Executive MBAs. UT Knoxville Professional MBAs. UT Knoxville Executive MBAs. UT Knoxville Professional MBAs. Thanks for Great Football Memories. March 25, 2009. New Hope with Tai Chi. March 25, 2009. Audiology and Speech Pathology Move Approved. March 25, 2009. Van Jones and the Promise of a Green Future. May 25, 2009. Lady Vols: In the Beginning. March 25, 2009. It’s Tassel Time in Tennessee. May 10, 2016. UT Day on the Hill. May 10, 2016. May 10, 2016. May 10, 2016.
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Last Word | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. Archive for 'Last Word'. Scholarship, Service, and Dreams Fulfilled. I can never truly repay UT Martin for the experiences I have been provided, the relationships made available to me and the education I will take away with me. Read More ». For half a century, the University of Tennessee has been the major factor in both my professional and personal life. Read More ». Read More ». Read More ». New Years and Old Ones. Three UT students, a Lincoln Continental and a long trip to Texas.
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Feature | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. UT economists acknowledge the wise investment today’s graduates have made in their futures. Read More ». Impact of Alumni Scholarship Remembered Nearly Two Decades Later. Thirty-nine recipients later, the Davidson County Alumni Scholarship continues to transform lives, just as it did for Laura DeBusk, who graduated summa cum laude and debt free from UT Knoxville in May 2001. Read More ». Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions. Read More ». College Dreams Become Reality. A new ...
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Spotlight | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. Making the Decision, Taking the Leap. Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school. Read More ». A Sense of Place and Community. UT Martin prepared and inspired Tennessee’s youngest county mayor to run for office. Read More ». Fulfilling a Passion, Making a Difference. If you told Joshua Light a few years ago that he would have a nursing degree and a good job at a Memphis hospital by the time he was 23, he probably would not have believed. Read More ». Read More ». In five yea...
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What is a Nurse? | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. What is a Nurse? By Elizabeth A. Davis. If you want to go into a very highly regarded career field or get an honest answer, try nursing. In 14 out of the last 15 years, nurses have ranked the highest in a Gallup poll on professionals Americans view as the most honest and ethical. That’s good news considering the demands placed on nurses today, the increasing complexity of health care and the expanding workforce opportunities for those seeking careers in nursing. Accelerated nursin...
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Health Care Providers | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. Neither Martha nor David Shepard began their careers with intentions of returning to their roots in Middle Tennessee. Martha (HSC ’73) was raised in Clarksville and David (Martin ’69, HSC ’74, ’75) in Dickson. Just before graduation, David stumbled upon a job posting for a clinical pharmacist in the Veteran’s Administration’s mental health program in Nashville. A Vietnam veteran himself, he applied, interviewed and accepted an offer for his dream job. Photos by Adam Brimer. They s...
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American Dreamers | Tennessee Alumnus Magazine
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Tell Us What You Think. By Elizabeth A. Davis. The American dream may seem like a clichéd concept to some people or perhaps an unattainable goal to others. It has been neither for Robby and Katerina Moore. Katerina brought me a whole new perspective, says Robby. The American dream is very much alive. You hear all the negative stuff, but Katerina is living proof and, to a certain extent, I am, too. The American dream is very much alive. …Katerina is living proof and, to a certain extent, I am too. She was...
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