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December 2002
Tusculum
confers degrees on 282 in Saturday ceremony
GREENEVILLE — Challenged by the campus chaplain to
"see Christ in everyone you meet, and be Christ to everyone you
meet," and encouraged by the college's president to go forward and
make a positive difference in their individual worlds, 282 students
were graduated Saturday (Dec. 14) in ceremonies at Tusculum College.
[12/16/03]
Tusculum
College's Greeneville Alumni Chapter, Service Leader Scholars host
Christmas party for Backyard Learning Center students
GREENEVILLE — A Christmas party for children
from Tusculum View Elementary School's two Backyard Learning Centers
was held Dec. 10 on the Tusculum College campus. [12/12/03]
Children's
Christmas party held Dec. 8
Holiday fun was had by the young and young at
heart Sunday afternoon, Dec. 8, during a Christmas party hosted
by the college for children of faculty and staff. [12/12/03]
Tusculum
College students, local elementary school students part of model
America's Promise program
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College Service-Learning
students and sixth graders from Doak Elementary School have been
learning the "Power of Five." [12/11/03]
Tusculum
College, Volunteer Center sign partnership agreement
GREENEVILLE — Increasing student learning
opportunities through service and addressing community needs are
the focus of a partnership agreement signed recently by Tusculum
College and the Volunteer Center of Greeneville/Greene County. [12/03/02]
Tusculum
College Community Chorus and YMCA Band to present Christmas concert
Dec. 9
GREENEVILLE — The Tusculum College Community
Chorus and the Greeneville YMCA Community Concert Band will present
a joint Christmas Concert at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9 in the
Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center on the Tusculum College campus.
[12/03/02]
November 2002
Native
American dance and storytelling comes to the stage at Tusculum
GREENEVILLE — "Echoes of Earth and
Sky" will bring Native American dance and storytelling to Tusculum
College on Monday, Dec. 2. [11/27/02]
'U.S.S.
Greeneville' Officers tour campus
GREENEVILLE — Lee Hankins, second
from left, commander of the U.S.S. Greeneville nuclear submarine,
and Chief of the Boat Master Chief Tim Pew, far left, talk with
members of the Pioneer baseball team during a recent visit, above.
[11/21/02]
Tusculum's
Hobbie Center increases focus on college's Civic Arts mission
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College is a
Civic Arts institution. Informing the communities served by the
college what this means and its long-reaching benefits are among
the missions of the Warren W. Hobbie Center for the Civic Arts as
well as providing resources to Tusculum faculty to enhance how they
apply the Civic Arts in classroom activities. [11/19/02]
Educator's
travels in South America and the Middle East to be focus of lecture
GREENEVILLE — As a young graduate of Tusculum
College, Dr. Carolyn Brown could have hardly imagined to what fascinating
places her life's journey would lead by the time she returned to
her alma mater. [11/08/02]
Tusculum
College hosts 'Festival of Service'
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College student
Greg Shivers, standing at left, and Larry Henderson, right, of the
Foster Grandparents Program visit the Plaza Towers booth at the
"Festival of Service" on Tuesday (Nov. 5) at Tusculum College. [11/06/02]
Toy
workshops to be held at Doak House Museum
GREENEVILLE — Toy-making workshops
will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Doak House Museum on the
Tusculum College campus. [11/01/02]
October 2002
Two
Tusculum College security personnel promoted by Murray Guard
GREENEVILLE —Promotions in rank were earned
this week by two individuals who help provide security at Tusculum
College. [10/29/02]
Memories
fill 'Tusculum's Trunk' at President Andrew Johnson Museum And Library
GREENEVILLE — Like the discovery of
an old family chest in the corner of the attic, the "Tusculum's
Trunk" exhibit at the President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library
reveals unexpected treasures from the rich history of Tennessee's
oldest college. [10/22/02]
Tusculum
College holds 'Fall Focus Day' on Saturday; second event scheduled
Nov. 2
GREENEVILLE — Ryan Tolman, one of Tusculum
College's Student Ambassadors, leads a group of prospective students
and their parents on a tour of campus during Saturday's Fall Focus
Day. [10/21/02]
Tusculum College's Service-Learning Center
enters partnership with Homeless Coalition in Johnson City
GREENEVILLE — Strengthening the services
provided to the homeless population in the Johnson City area through
collaborative projects and research is the focus of a new partnership
between Tusculum College and the Homeless Coalition. [10/18/02]
Garland
elected chairman of Tusculum College Board of Trustees; outgoing
chairman Stan Welty honored
GREENEVILLE — Former Tennessee state senator
Thomas J. Garland was elected Saturday as chairman of the Tusculum
College Board of Trustees, replacing long-time chairman Stanley
R. Welty, Jr., who was honored at the same meeting. [10/14/02]
Theatre-at-Tusculum
to present Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Cinderella'
GREENEVILLE — Cinderella will make it to
the royal ball this November on the Tusculum College stage. But,
will the slipper fit? [10/14/02]
Tusculum's
oldest alumnus makes major gift to endowed fund
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College's oldest living alumnus
has made a $100,000 gift to an endowed scholarship fund established
in his honor in 1983 by several of his friends and associates, and
has renamed the fund so it can also honor his late brother. [10/11/02]
Internationally
known educator addresses attitudes about sports during seminar at
Tusculum College
GREENEVILLE — Conflicting views derived from
two classical cultures blend in modern society to create ambivalence
about the role of physical education and activity in education,
according to an internationally known authority on sports philosophy
who spoke at Tusculum College on Monday, Oct. 7. [10/09/02]
Tusculum
students conduct research for Farmers Market
GREENEVILLE — The Downtown Greeneville
Farmers Market can begin planning for next year with information
about customer opinions and desires, thanks to a Tusculum College
class. [10/09/02]
Tusculum
Hosts Third Annual Health Fair
GREENEVILLE —Students, faculty, staff, and
members of the community took advantage of the opportunity for free
health screenings offered by Laughlin Memorial Hospital and Takoma
Adventist Hospital (whose booth is pictured above) during the third
annual Tusculum College "Fall Into Fitness" Health Fair on Oct.
3. [10/04/02]
'Moliere
Than Thou!' to be presented Oct. 7 at Tusculum
GREENEVILLE — A one-man production of "Moliere Than Thou!"
will be presented Monday, Oct. 7, at Tusculum College. [10/03/02]
Deception
in war to be topic of lecture Oct. 8 by Dr. Sexton
GREENEVILLE — "War of Illusion: Outfoxing
the Germans and Japanese in World War II" will be the focus of a
lecture Tuesday, Oct. 8, at Tusculum College. Tusculum faculty member
Dr. Donal Sexton will present the lecture that emphasizes the use
of deception by the British and Americans to deceive, first, the
Germans and Japanese during World War II, and then, the Soviets
during the Cold War. [10/02/02]
W.O.W.
program seeking volunteers
GREENEVILLE — Hundreds of youngsters
in Greene County have received encouragement and assistance in reading
from volunteers in the W.O.W. program since its inception. [10/01/02]
September 2002
Pioneer
Club Campaign meets goal, then exceeds it
GREENEVILLE — Q: What do you do with a fund-raising campaign
that meets its goal on time, then keeps on attracting donations?
A: You keep right on rolling with it, whether the campaign is officially
still in progress or not. [09/27/03]
Tusculum
welcomes alumni back to campus for Homecoming 2002
GREENEVILLE — Nearly
400 alumni and friends of Tusculum College returned to the historic
campus over the weekend for two full days of Tusculum College Homecoming
2002 activities highlighted by a big 42-0 Pioneer victory over Morehead
State University. [09/23/032]
Williams
receives 2002 Tusculum College Sports Benefactor Award
GREENEVILLE — Mark Williams, of Greeneville, was presented
the Tusculum College Sports Benefactor Award for 2002 at the college's
Sports Hall of Fame Breakfast held Saturday morning during Homecoming
2002. [09/23/02]
Free
community-wide concert by Trent Summar and the New Row Mob to be
held at Tusculum Saturday evening
GREENEVILLE — A free concert for the entire
community will be presented Saturday evening at Tusculum College
in the "bowl" area of the campus. Trent Summar and the New Row Mob
will perform their hard-driving style of country-rock in the outdoor
setting from 8 to 11 p.m. [09/19/02]
Tusculum
community gathers for 'See You at the Pole'
GREENEVILLE — A group of Tusculum College students, faculty,
and staff took a break Wednesday, Sept. 18, from the hectic morning
schedule to offer prayers for the college, community, and nation.
[09/18/02]
Tusculum
Homecoming 2002 set for this weekend
GREENEVILLE — An open house of Tusculum College's
new residence hall apartments will be part of Homecoming 2002 events
Friday and Saturday. Two days full of activities have been scheduled
for Homecoming, including the open house and two new events this
year: a 5K race and walk and an exhibit of artworks by alumnus Dr.
Josef Kolenski. [09/17/02]
Tusculum
College community marks Sept. 11 anniversary
GREENEVILLE — The Tusculum College community came together
Wednesday morning (Sept. 11) in a memorial service to mark the one-year
anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and
the Pentagon, remembering not only the heroism and lives lost on
that day but also recognizing the blessings America has received.
[09/16/02]
Artwork
of Tusculumn alumnus to be on display during Homecoming
GREENEVILLE — Paintings of Dr. Jozef Kolinski will be on display
in the Allison Gallery at Tusculum College from Sept. 17 through
Oct. 10. The exhibit of the artwork by Kolinski, who is a class
of 1947 alumnus of Tusculum, coincides with Homecoming 2002 activities
on Sept. 20 and 21. Kolinski will be speaking about his artwork
during an artist reception at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, at
the Allison Gallery, which is inside the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts
Building. [09/12/02]
OLIC
classes collect donations to assist seriously injured student
GREENEVILLE — These students in Mary Barkley-Ballard's "Our
Lives in Community (OLIC)" class collect donations Tuesday morning
(Sept. 10) at a roadblock on the Erwin Highway near campus. [09/10/02]
Tusculum
students, faculty, staff launching effort Tuesday to defray medical
costs for seriously injured student
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College students, faculty, and
staff members are teaming together to help defray medical expenses
for the family of Lisa Cannon, a Tusculum College student from Florida
who was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Georgia while
she was returning to Tusculum for the new academic year. [09/06/02]
August 2002
Tusculum
College's commitment to education celebrated during dedication of
new Knoxville Center
KNOXVILLE — Standing in a warmly lit foyer beneath a large
brick archway, Tusculum College officials on Tuesday (Aug. 27) officially
snipped a ribbon that opened the college's new Knoxville Regional
Center to the public. [08/29/02]
Tusculum
College's Lingerfelt honored as ACA Distinguished Scholar
GREENEVILLE — Dennis Lingerfelt, at right, of Asheville,
N.C., is presented a certificate from the Appalachian College Association
in honor of his being named an ACA Distinguished Scholar through
a competition held for computer science, mathematics, and pre-engineering
majors at ACA-affiliated schools. [08/21/02]
New
professors join Tusculum College faculty
GREENEVILLE — Eleven new professors
started their first full academic year as faculty at Tusculum College
as the fall 2002 semester begins. [08/21/02]
Chinese
folk dancers begin annual performance, lecture series at Tusculum
GREENEVILLE — The 2002-03 performance
and lecture series of Tusculum College's Acts, Arts, Academia program
will begin Monday, Aug. 26, with a performance of colorful Chinese
folk and ethnic dances. [08/21/02]
'The
Journey' and its director to be featured on college's service day
GREENEVILLE — What happens when you travel across the country
interviewing some of the nation's most influential and colorful
personalities as well as everyday folks about life's biggest questions?
Eric Saperston and his crew of three produced a film, "The Journey,"
chronicling their adventure doing just that. The film will be shown
at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, in the auditorium of the Annie
Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building on the Tusculum College campus. [08/19/02]
Tusculum
begins fall 2002 semester with record-breaking enrollment growth
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College is beginning its 209th academic
year with a record number of students in its traditional program.
[08/16/02]
Tusculum
College Pioneer Club Campaign now under way
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College's 13th annual
Pioneer Club campaign is under way, working toward a goal of $50,000
in gifts to support Pioneer athletic scholarships, teams, and facilities.
[08/13/02]
Students
occupying new residence halls on Tusculum campus
GREENEVILLE — The "freshman" year has already
begun for Tusculum College's four newest residence halls. [08/09/02]
Projects
Sought for Tusculum 'Service Day,' and Days of Caring
GREENEVILLE — More than 750 Tusculum College
students will be providing a day of service in the community on
Aug. 28. The college's Service-Learning Center is now seeking worthwhile
projects for that day, the annual campus-wide Nettie Fowler McCormick
Service Day on Wednesday, Aug. 28, as well as the Days of Caring
that follow. [08/08/02]
Tusculum's
new Knoxville Regional Center now open and operating; ribbon-cutting
ceremony to be held Aug. 27
KNOXVILLE — Tusculum College's new
Knoxville Regional Center, which serves as regional headquarters
for the Graduate and Professional Studies program for working adult
students, is now open and operating in Knoxville. [08/05/02]
Major
expansion of Morristown Center celebrated with ribbon-cutting
MORRISTOWN — Tusculum College, the oldest
college in the state of Tennessee, celebrated one of its latest
developments on Friday, Aug. 2, with a ribbon-cutting for the newly
expanded Morristown Center. [08/03/02]
Tusculum
College hosts 'red wagon' during August
GREENEVILLE — The Tusculum College community
is taking its turn to "pull its weight" by donating items to Holston
United Methodist Home for Children through the Greeneville-Greene
County's Promise Program. [08/02/02]
Grant
allows replacement of Doak House Museum roof
GREENEVILLE — Scaffolding now surrounds a
part of the the Doak House Museum as workmen from Leatherwood, Inc.
of Franklin, replace the roof of the oldest building on the Tusculum
College campus. [08/01/02]
July 2002
Open
house set Aug. 2 in newly expanded Tusculum College Morristown Center
MORRISTOWN — New classrooms and a computer lab will be on display
during an open house Friday, Aug. 2, at Tusculum College's Professional
Studies Morristown Center. [07/29/02]
Summer
Sampler: 19th Century Style
GREENEVILLE — How did youngsters living in
the 1800s have fun? That was what 18 youngsters from East Tennessee,
Georgia, and Virginia learned during "Summer Sampler: 19th
Century Style," an enrichment camp hosted June 16-19 by the
Doak House Museum. [07/26/02]
Tusculum
College anticipating another record-breaking number of students
entering its fall class
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College
is poised to welcome another record-breaking number of entering
students when the 2002-2003 academic year begins in August, according
to George Wolf, vice president for enrollment management. [07/15/02]
A
load of books + no elevator = a unique solution
GREENEVILLE — Dilemma: how to deliver pallets of
heavy boxes filled with new materials for the Tate Library, which
has no elevator. Solution: unload the boxes to an upstairs window
using a forklift and an assembly line of strong arms. [07/12/02]
Students,
staff remember Jill Lucas on her birthday
GREENEVILLE — A group of students, faculty, and staff gathered
on July 11 in front of the Niswonger Commons for a informal memorial
service to remember the life of Jill Lucas on what would have been
her 22nd birthday. [07/11/02]
Dr.
Hugh Simon, former trustee and Presbyterian minister, passes away
GREENEVILLE — Dr. Hugh V. Simon, a former trustee of Tusculum
College and long-time leader in the Presbyterian Church, died Sunday,
July 7, at his residence in Greeneville. [07/09/02]
June 2002
Professor's
cleverness and enterprise puts right a springhouse knocked off its
foundations by August 2001 flooding
GREENEVILLE — On Aug. 4 of 2001, as floodwaters
swept across Greene County in one of the worst widespread floods
in recent history, the old springhouse that stands behind the historic
Doak House Museum at Tusculum College was washed off its foundation,
and the foundation itself was partly destroyed. [06/27/02]
Collins
named to American Association of Museums committee
GREENEVILLE — George Collins, director of museum
program and studies at Tusculum College, was recently appointed
Southeastern Museums Conference representative to the Committee
on Museum Professional Training of the American Association of Museums.
[06/25/02]
Alumni
chapter 'adopts the highway' at the new Knoxville Center
KNOXVILLE — The Tusculum College Knoxville Area Alumni
Network (KAAN)
met Saturday, June 22, on Lovell Road to pick up trash between mile
markers #2 and #4 on behalf of the Tennessee "Adopt-A-Highway"
program. [06/24/02]
Tusculum
College signs articulation agreements with Pellissippi State, Roane
State
KNOXVILLE — Graduates of two Knoxville-area community colleges
will be able to easily transfer their credits into a baccalaureate
degree program at Tusculum College now that the institutions have
entered articulation agreements. [06/21/02]
New
stormwater monitoring equipment expands Environmental Science training
opportunities
GREENEVILLE — Thanks to equipment recently installed on the
bank of Frank Creek, Environmental Science students at Tusculum
College this fall will have a hands-on opportunity to learn to operate
modern stormwater monitoring equipment, a skill expected to be increasingly
in demand in coming years. [06/20/02]
TC
Upward Bound students provide community service
GREENEVILLE — Students in Tusculum College's Upward
Bound program on Monday evening (June 17) helped clean a Habitat
for Humanity site on Locust Street as well as organize building
materials, at left above. [06/19/02]
Doak
House Museum to host summer enrichment camp
GREENEVILLE — How did children in the 19th century have
fun? Activities that 19th century children found enjoyable will
be the focus of "Summer Sampler: 19th Century Style," an enrichment
camp hosted by the Doak House Museum on the Tusculum College campus.
[06/14/02]
Tusculum
College hosts Days of Caring workshop
GREENEVILLE — More than 30 people from local schools and service
agencies attended a workshop June 5 at Tusculum College about the
volunteer opportunities available during the annual "Days of Caring"
event. [06/06/02]
Tusculum
announces promotions, welcomes new professor
GREENEVILLE — Five promotions of faculty
members were recently announced by Tusculum College, and a new marketing
professor has joined the college's staff. [06/05/02]
Tusculum
receives grant to integrate community-based research into course
work
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College has received a $5,000 grant
to help integrate community-based research into course curricula.
Implementing and strengthening community-based research on the Tusculum
campus is the purpose of the grant from the Corella and Bertram
F. Bonner Foundation and the Corporation for National Service Learn
& Serve America. The college's Service-Learning Center applied for
the grant, which was provided through Just Connections, an organization
dedicated to invigorating grass roots democracy among residents
of Central Appalachia. [06/03/02]
Gregg,
Reid named interim co-directors of Hobbie Center
GREENEVILLE — Dr. Jim Reid and Carolyn Gregg
have been named as interim co-directors of the Warren W. Hobbie
Center for the Civic Arts for the 2002-03 academic year at Tusculum
College. [06/03/02]
May 2002
Three
join Tusculum College Board of Trustees on May 18
GREENEVILLE — Three new members were added to the Tusculum
College Board of Trustees on Saturday, May 18, one of them a past
interim president of the college, another a noted Greeneville minister,
and the third a 1990 alumnus who has built a successful career in
the midwest. [05/20/02]
Vulcan Materials Company makes donation
GREENEVILLE — Lloyd Reed, right, district sales manager, Kingsport
division, of Vulcan Materials Company, presents a $2,000 check in
support of Tusculum College's facilities program to Dolphus Henry,
president of the college. [05/06/02]
College
graduates 298 students in Spring Commencement
GREENEVILLE — In ceremonies on Saturday morning, May 4,
Tusculum College graduated 298 students, 60 of them Residential
College students and the balance working adult students in the Professional
Studies program. [05/06/02]
Tusculum
hosts Mosheim students who will compete in national history competition
GREENEVILLE — Five Mosheim Elementary School students
who will be traveling next month to compete in a national history
competition were hosted for a luncheon on May 2 by the Tusculum
College Museum Studies program. [05/06/02]
Tusculum
students, W.O.W. help Chuckey students improve reading skills
GREENEVILLE — A year of improving reading
skills for students at Chuckey Elementary School through the Wonder
of Words (W.O.W.) program was recently celebrated by the students
and their tutors from Tusculum College. [05/03/02]
Peace activist speaks to Tusculum class
GREENEVILLE — A teenage Clare Hanrahan marched through Memphis
as part of a silent procession after the assassination of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. there in 1968. That march began Hanrahan's life
of activism, primarily in support of peace and social justice. Hanrahan
described her life as an activist and her beliefs as a guest lecturer
April 29 in an English Composition and Research class at Tusculum
College. The class, taught by Elizabeth Gordon, assistant professor
of English, has been studying activism. [05/02/02]
April 2002
Garland
recognized with Tusculum Distinguished Service Award
GREENEVILLE — A man whose public and private life exemplifies
the Civic Arts in action was presented Tusculum College's Distinguished
Service Award for the year 2002 on April 27 at the college's annual
President's Dinner. Thomas J. Garland was described by Tusculum
College President Dolphus E. Henry, in presenting the award, as
"a man of multiple capabilities, broad interests, and natural leadership
skills" who is a leader in civic life, government, commerce, and
education. [04/29/02]
Tusculum
student artwork displayed
GREENEVILLE — The results of a year's worth of efforts by students
in art classes at Tusculum College were celebrated on April 26 with
a reception for the artists participating in the 35th annual Tusculum
College Student Art Exhibition. [04/29/02]
Community Chorus to perform Brahms Requiem April 29
GREENEVILLE — The Requiem by Johannes Brahms will be performed
by the Tusculum College Community Chorus at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,
April 29. [04/25/02]
Tusculum Choir spring concert set April 28
GREENEVILLE — The TC Choir will present its spring concert
at 4 p.m., Sunday, April 28th, in the Allison Art Gallery, in the
Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts building. [04/25/02]
Palestinian-Israeli
gives perspective of Middle East crisis
GREENEVILLE — Yousef Jabareen shared his unique perspective
of the Middle East conflict as a Palestinian living in Israel in
a lecture April 22 at Tusculum College. [04/24/02]
Earth
Day Celebration brings 250 elementary students to campus
GREENEVILLE — The Earth Day 2002 Celebration on April 22
began with a little uncertainty weather-wise and preparations were
made to move the more than 30 exhibits inside. However, as the sky
cleared, student volunteers mobilized to set up exhibits in front
of the Niswonger Commons, beside Haynes Hall and in the lawn between
McCormick Hall and the commons. [04/23/02]
Poetry reading by English professors to be April 26
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College English professors Elizabeth
Gordon and Zachary Jack will give a poetry reading on Friday, April
26, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts
Building. [04/22/02]
Students,
faculty recognized during 2002 Honors Convocation
GREENEVILLE — Student academic achievements and
student, faculty, and staff contributions to Tusculum College were
recognized during the College's annual Honors Convocation on April
18. [04/19/02]
Tusculum SIFE Team Named Free Enterprise Regional Champion
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College's Students in Free Enterprise
team was named regional champion in the 2002 SIFE Regional Competition
and Career Opportunity Fair held in Charlotte, NC, on April 12,
and will go on to the national competition in Kansas City in May.
[04/17/02]
President's
List students honored during Alpha Chi banquet
GREENEVILLE — Among the students recognized April 15 at the
annual Alpha Chi honor society were students who were named to the
fall 2001 President's List for having a 4.0 grade point average
for the semester. [04/16/02]
Earth
Day Celebration to be April 22
GREENEVILLE — Take a heaping helping of education and mix
in a smidgen of fun and you have the ingredients for the third annual
Earth Day Celebration at Tusculum College on Monday, April 22. [04/09/02]
College celebrates 1,000th freshman application
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College celebrated its latest milestone
on April 4: the receipt earlier in that week of the 1,000th freshman
application for the fall 2002 semester. [04/05/02]
Prospective
students visit Tusculum campus on Spring Focus Day
GREENEVILLE — About 60 prospective students and
their parents visited the Tusculum College campus on April 6 for
Spring Focus Day, hosted by the school's Admissions Office. [04/08/02]
Arab-Israeli
conflict to be focus of lecture April 22
GREENEVILLE — The turmoil in the Middle East now dominating
the daily news will be the focus of a lecture Monday, April 22,
at Tusculum. [04/03/02]
March 2002
Sullivan
North student wins Congressional Art Competition
GREENEVILLE — Shanda Sampson. left, and Congressman Bill
Jenkins (R-1st), talk about her painting that won the fifth annual
art contest for Tennessee's First Congressional District. [03/25/02]
Annual
Student Art Exhibition opens April 8
GREENEVILLE — The current exhibition season at the Allison
Gallery on the Tusculum College campus will end with a display of
student art produced during the 2001-02 academic year. [03/22/02]
Local
farmer gets help from Tusculum class in debris removal from flood-damaged
fields
GREENEVILLE — At a time when most farmers are plowing for
spring planting, Charles Cutshall is using his tractor to remove
logs and debris from what used to be a fertile field. Tusculum College
students in Judy Hardin's Citizenship and Social Change: Theory
and Practice course are among the volunteers who have helped during
the past few months in the clean-up effort on Cutshall's farm along
Asheville Highway near the North Carolina state line. Cutshall's
barn, sawmill, two bridges and a tobacco field were washed away
in flooding last August. [03/15/02]
Seward
to be focus of lecture March 18 at Tusculum College
GREENEVILLE — William Henry Seward and Alaska will be forever
linked in history books, but the purchase of the northernmost territory
of the United States is just one of his accomplishments as Secretary
of State in post-Civil War America. Those accomplishments as part
of President Andrew Johnson's Cabinet will be the focus of a lecture
at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 18, at Tusculum College. [03/11/02]
February 2002
New
dates set for 'Romeo & Juliet' performances
GREENEVILLE
— New dates have been set for the upcoming performances of
"Romeo & Juliet" by A.C.T. (Actors Coming Together). The production
by local high school students will open on Sunday, March 17, with
a 2 p.m. matinee in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine
Arts Building on the Tusculum College campus. [02/28/02]
World's
largest lumber mill to be topic of program Feb. 26 at Tusculum College
GREENEVILLE — If you have danced in the ballroom of the
Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, you have trodden on flooring made by what
was once the world's largest hardwood lumber mill. [02/22/02]
Tusculum
College Board of Trustees issues proclamation honoring the late
Harrison Lamons
Jim Emory given certificate denoting Life Trustee status
GREENEVILLE — The Tusculum College Board of Trustees has issued
a proclamation honoring the memory of Harrison Lamons, a long-time
active member of the board who died on Jan. 15.[02/19/02]
New
historical marker at Tusculum honors first African-American Presbyterian
minister
GREENEVILLE — A new State of Tennessee historical marker has
been erected at Tusculum College in honor of John Gloucester, the
first African American student at one of the two academic institutions
that became Tusculum College. [02/18/02]
Tusculum's
College Bowl team competes in regional tournament, wins three matches
GREENEVILLE — Five Tusculum College students competed Feb.
15-16 in the College Bowl Regional Tournament, the first team from
the school to participate in the challenge of knowledge and quick
reflexes. [02/18/02]
'Judeo-Christian Greco' tradition in athletics explored in Tusculum
College's Theologian-in-Residence lecture series
GREENEVILLE
— What are the origins of the archetypal athlete, full of both
power and wisdom? That question and how those roots relate to religion
were explored by Dr. Robert J. "Jack" Higgs on Tuesday, Feb. 12,
during the second lecture in Tusculum College's Theologian-in-Residence
series, which is focusing this year on "God and Athletics in the
Modern World." [02/15/02]
Theatre-at-Tusculum
presents Moliere comedy Feb. 22-24
GREENEVILLE — Coincidences, near misses, and accusations
of love falsely played are all ingredients for laughter in Moliere's
one-act comedy, "Sganarelle, or the Imaginary Cuckold" to be presented
by Theatre-at-Tusculum on Feb. 22-24. [02/14/02]
Religious community's acceptance of sport explored in first lecture
of 'Theologian-in-Residence' series
GREENEVILLE — "I suppose everyone watched the Super Bowl,
but did anyone go for a walk in a graveyard after the game? If you
did, you would have found it noisy from all the people rolling over
in their graves." With this question, Dr. William Baker opened Tusculum
College's 12th annual "Theologian-in-Residence" series on Tuesday
morning (Feb. 5). In the lecture that followed, Dr. Baker described
the evolution of sports from an activity shunned by the early American
religious community to one that is now totally embraced. [02/07/02]
Tusculum's
civic arts curriculum featured in display at national higher education
conference
GREENEVILLE — "Implementation of the Civic Arts Program at
Tusculum College" was the topic of a display presented recently
during one of the sessions of the 10th annual American Association
for Higher Education's Conference on Faculty Roles and Rewards.
[02/05/02]
'How
important is quality child care?' Tusculum students explore question
in Service-Learning class
GREENEVILLE — Making quality child care a reality for more
Greene County children is the aim of two projects completed by the
fifth block service-learning class. The 17 students in the "Service
Learning in Greeneville and Greene County" course divided into two
groups to complete their projects. One worked with three local industries
to conduct a survey about child care needs of their employees with
the results to be used by the companies in making a decision of
whether to establish a day care facility. The other group developed
a brochure to inform parents why quality child care is important
during early childhood. [02/01/02]
"Tea
& Treats" to be served at historic Doak House in February
GREENEVILLE — Mrs. Samuel Witherspoon
Doak is inviting friends to the Doak House in February for an afternoon
of tea, sweet treats, and discussion of current events - 1852 events
that is. [02/01/02]
January 2002
Athletics
and faith to be examined during 'Theologian in Residence' lecture
series
GREENEVILLE - On the heels of an
overwhelmingly successful Theologian-In-Residence series last year,
in which the topic was "Appalachian Religion," another subject of
great popular interest has been selected for the 2002 edition of
the annual Tusculum College lecture series.
[01/31/02]
Tusculum's
Fuchs makes presentation at TATS meeting
GREENEVILLE — Eric Fuchs,
assistant athletic trainer and coordinator of clinical education
at Tusculum College, presented a talk on "Soft Casting Techniques
and Fiberglass Instant Splinting" at the state meeting of the Tennessee
Athletic Trainers Society. [01/31/02]
Tusculum
professor to make presentation at national convention
GREENEVILLE — Dr. Kirpal Mahal, professor
of physical education at Tusculum College, will make a presentation
at the national convention of the American Alliance of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance (HPERD), to be held April 9-13 in
San Diego. [01/28/02]
Service
Scholars help NGHS class prepare for project
Barbie
Ricker, at right, describes her activities as a Tusculum College
Service Scholar to students in North Greene High School's service
learning class. [01/25/02]
Dr.
King's legacy, principles of life still capable of guiding lives
today, Johnson City minister and councilman says
GREENEVILLE — When the Rev.
Dr. C.H. Charlton was growing up in Radford, Va., two very different
men were his heroes: singer Elvis Presley, and civil rights leader
the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [01/22/02]
Tennessee
facing hard decisions regarding higher education, THEC director
tells Tusculum College audience
GREENEVILLE — Tennessee is
reaching a crossroads in public higher education and faces hard
decisions about accessibility and quality, says Dr. Richard Rhoda,
executive director of the the state's Higher Education Commission.
[01/18/02]
Gubernatorial candidate, Tusculum students
discuss education, state economy issues
GREENEVILLE — Tusculum College's Pioneer Perk coffee shop
was the setting Jan. 17 for an informal discussion about education
and the economy by a small group of Tusculum students and Democratic
Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Phil Bredesen. [01/18/02]
Handel's
'Messiah' to be focus of lecture Feb. 10
GREENEVILLE — The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's "Messiah"
is one of the most recognizable pieces of music in the world, but
it is just a small part of the oratorio that masterfully articulates
the Biblical account of Jesus' life as a work of art. The theological
coherence and the brilliant musical expression contained in George
F. Handel's most famous work will be explored in a lecture by Dr.
David Hendricksen, professor of music at Tusculum, at 4 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 10, in room 46 (choir room) of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts
Building. Dr. Hendricksen will be introduced by Judy Henry, representing
the college.
[01/18/02]
Harrison
Lamons, longtime friend and Trustee of Tusculum College, passes
away
GREENEVILLE
— F. Harrison Lamons, a longtime friend of Tusculum College
and an active leader for many years on the Tusculum Board of Trustees,
died Wednesday, Jan. 16, after a period of declining health.
[01/17/02]
Scholarship
Competition set for Saturdays, Jan. 26 and Feb. 9
GREENEVILLE
— Tusculum College's Admission's Office has scheduled two dates
for the second annual Scholarship Competition - Saturdays, Jan.
26 and Feb. 9. On these Saturdays, prospective students who have
been accepted for admission to the college are invited to the Greeneville
campus for interviews by scholarship committees and faculty members
from the academic divisions.
[01/11/02]
Library
computer resources upgraded, expanded Tusculum
GREENEVILLE — College students are shown working
at a bank of new computers placed in the Tate Library over the recent
holiday break. [01/11/02]
Tennessee
Children's Dance Ensemble to appear at Tusculum College on Jan.
20
GREENEVILLE — Embodying the maxim "the show must go on," the
Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble will perform at Tusculum College
on Sunday, Jan. 20. The appearance at Tusculum will mark the one
month anniversary of a fire that gutted the office of the Knoxville-based
professional modern dance company and damaged its rehearsal space.
[01/10/02]