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The Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 2009 -2010 were recognized at the Who’s Who Award ceremony on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 3:00 P.M. in the Student Life Center. Congratulations to the following students. Joshua AdamsRebecca AlsupAhmed AlYousifMary AndersonRussell AndersonBryce AppletonLacy ArnoldJeffrey AskeyTyler BarkerKevann BernardAlyssa BrockEmily

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Office of University Relations The Collegiate FFA chapter was named top collegiate chapter in the state for the sixth consecutive year at the recent Tennessee FFA Alumni State Convention at Montgomery Bell State Park. UT Martin collegiate com- petition team winners were: Whitney Crow, Brighton, first place, agricultural professions; Kris Newsom, Friendship, first place, prepared

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The Financial Management Association President Jessica Curtis and eleven other students recently returned from a trip to Egypt. The trip date was from January 3rd to 15th. The trip offered by The Center for International Education and led by Finance professor Dr. Mahmoud Haddad and Lorrie Jackson, Administrative Specialist for the Center. Along the journey, these students discovered the Egyptian

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<!--StartFragment--> UT Martin has a vibrant international program, which offers a wide variety of services for international students. Along with an excellent intensive English program, The Office of International Programs also organizes trips for our international student. Most students at UT Martin have a vehicle, but this is not usually the case for international students. This weekend

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<!--StartFragment--> Weakley County Habitat for Humanity is a locally run affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit organization that builds and renovates houses. What you may not know is that Habit for Humanity does not simply build homes for people and give them away. Volunteers provide most of the labor, and individual and corporate donors provide money and materials to

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Each year Rotaract contributes to Operation Christmas Child, which is an event sponsored by Samaritan’s Purse in order to distribute gifts to underprivileged children overseas. Rotaract and other student organizations work together to decorate shoe boxes or plastic containers and fill them with school supplies, hygiene products, and toys. If you would like to get involved to help a less

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PRSSA President Rebecca Alsup recently returned from a study abroad trip to London. The trip was afforded to her by the Jerald Ogg Scholarship and the Communications Department. Rebecca is a Public Relations major at UT Martin and the purpose of her trip was to attend London Metropolitan and report back to UT Martin the similarities and differences of the PR programs offered at each school.

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Each year during homecoming Alumni Relations holds a banner competition that consists of 4 categories: Open, Departmental, Sorority and Fraternity. All student organizations that participated fall into the open category and this year the winner of the open category was Tri Beta, the Honorary Biological society. To find out the winners of the other categories, please contact Alumni Relations for

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Each year the Rotaract club holds a can sculpture contest during homecoming, in which organizations on campus collect as many cans as they can and create a sculpture out of them. Once the contest is over all of the cans that are used in the contest are donated to the We Care for the needy families in the community. This year the sisters of Chi Omega Sorority won the contest for the best

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This year the Japanese Animation Research Society held a drawing competition for their new T-shirt design. Sophomore Graphic Design Major Terran Qualls, was the winner of the JARS drawing contest. He says his inspiration for the drawing came from an idea he used for the Visual Arts Society’s banner (in the banner competition) with a dash of anime flare. Terran drew 12 different pictures for

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Saturday, October 10, 2009, amidst the hustle and bustle of Homecoming week here on the campus of UTM, Rotaract conducted a mass canned food drive to benefit We Care. As alumni, students, friends, and families gathered at the heart of campus, the power of people sharing a common goal became evident. Over 3,800 cans were collected from 12 student organizations as well as from various individual

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On Saturday September 12, the office of Student Organizations and SGA held its first annual Organization Development Symposium. Over 20 different campus organizations were represented at the conference and the day consisted of several break out sessions in which students learned more about different leadership information. Student organizations and SGA would like to do everything possible to

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On August 29, 2009 the UT Martin College Democrats volunteered at the Tennessee Democratic Party’s annual fundraiser called Jackson Day. The Day consisted of meetings of statewide Democratic organizations, concluding in a dinner with keynote speaker Bill Clinton (former U.S. President), “I think being a part of this, not only just to volunteer for something that we believe in, it also gave us

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The History Club held their first forum of the semester on Tuesday, September 29, 2009. The purpose of this forum was to raise awareness about Health Care Reform and to see the different views regarding the matter. The forum consisted of a panel of UT Martin professors and faculty members, who gave their opinions on health care. The panel included: Shirley Frye from Nursing, Malcolm Couch

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Recently, there have been 10 new additions to the UT Martin Student Organization family. These organizations have been under temporary status for quite some time, but on Friday, September 25, 2009 each of these clubs became official UT Martin Student Organizations. They are as follows: Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, Freethinkers Society, Intercollegiate Studies Group, Kappa Delta Pi Honor

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When Hunter Gierling heard about the Aug. 30 rape, he formed a Facebook group. He said, "When I started I figured that there was something that we could do. I wasn't sure what it was as a community but I knew there was something that we could do to help this out and I was mainly wanting to get people's opinion on different things. Different scenarios that we could play thru just as a whole how we

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Dr. Margret Toston of UT Martin is heading up a committee of several staff members in order to participate in the 2010 U.S. Census Partnership Support Program. The U.S. Census Partnership program is a proposal submitted to request funding to promote the census on the UT Martin campus. Members of the committee include Toston, David Belote, Steve Vantrease, Louis Ragsdale and David Taylor.The

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The 32nd Annual Area Collegiate Chemistry Meeting, co-sponsored by Murray State University and UT Martin Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society, recently was held in Murray. American Chemical Society president-elect Dr. Joseph Francisco was the keynote speaker. Twenty- one UT Martin students and faculty attended the meeting, and six UT Martin students presented research papers. Left

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April 15, 2009I’m sure we all remember our favorite stuffed animal, doll, or blanket that we had as a child. Most of us carried them everywhere and used it as a security blanket or a best friend. The UT Martin Rotaract Club wanted to make sure that the children in our area had a chance to experience the love we all had as a child with our stuffed animals. During February and March they had a

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Our event is sponsored by SSWA organization here at UTM and is hosted by PALS organization in the community. PALS stands for Preparing for Abundant Life for Special Needs Children and their families. The group is affiliated with The Sheppard's Field Church in Martin. They offer free trainings for parents about the rights of disabled children and how to plan Individualized Education Plans for

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I just wanted to remind you guys about the students vs. faculty karaoke night on Friday, April 3 from 7 to 9 pm in Watkins. Admission is $5, and this is an event hosted by Tri-Beta. I hope to see everyone there, as this is one of our main fundraisers.Also, on Saturday, April 4 is the Walk for Clean Water. Please, PLEASE come participate in this if at all possible! It's from 1 to 3 pm in the quad.

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The UTM SAACS have won the outstanding chapter award and the green chemistry award again this year. We seemed to take this for granted every year but their work has paid off. I have attached some pictures that I picked out from the national meeting in Salt Lake City. Congratulations!

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The National Association of Black Journalists will be traveling to Nashville next month to visit several different Media Corporations. NABJ is an organization on the UTM campus that focuses on students who are aspiring journalists, writers, and broadcasters. NABJ president Marty Conley feels that the best experience is field experience. The group will travel to Nashville on Friday April 10,

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The 2009 Brian Brown Memorial 5K and 1 mile Fun Walk will be held Saturday, April 18 at 9 a.m. at the Elam Center at University of Tennessee at Martin. Proceeds benefit the Brian brown Memorial Greenway Project and the UT Martin SHAPE Club. The course runs through the UTM campus. Pre-registration received before April 11th is $12 (day of race, $15). Pre-registration ensures proper t-shirt size.

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The Collegiate Bass Anglers travelled to Lake Okeechobee in Clewiston, FL on Saturday February 28th to compete in the first ever National Guard FLW College Fishing event of the circuit’s Southeast Division. The day was very promising and the team was filled with excitement as UT Martin landed 6th place out of a forty-boat field.

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The Skyhawk Rugby Club recently hosted their second home game on February 14th vs. TN Tech. This game comes after the Skyhawks travel to the University of Memphis to crush them 17 to 0. In case you are new to rugby, it is similar to football, without the pads and helmets, but with a non-stop soccer pace. There are 15 players who play constantly for an entire game of two 40-minute halves and a

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The distinguished women of American Association of University Women boldly stand together in unity, as they strive to increase confidence amongst one another. One of their primary goals is to prove that women across the globe hold a significant stance in society. While nationally founded in 1881, members examine the fundamental issues of the day, such as educational, social, economic, and

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As you probably know, the recent ice storm and weather conditions have hit many people hard, leaving them without electricity, housing, food, and other necessities.Our local We Care Ministries is struggling to provide food not only to Weakley county residents, but to those coming from Fulton, South Fulton, and other many other areas. Vegetarian society started a mass, campus-wide food drive to

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From eating together on Thursday’s at noon to worshiping together on Tuesday’s at the “B,” theBaptist Collegiate Ministry (BCM) is a place where everyone is wel- come. Located at 112 Hurt Street, next to Bradley Bookstore, the BCM accepts students of all ethnic backgrounds and denominations. With numerous ministry oppor- tunities for individuals, the BCM holds weekly activities open to all

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UTM Recycles! Will hold a recycling event on Saturday, February 7 from 8:00 – 1:00 at its new collection facility in the old National Guard Armory maintenance building. Look for the big warehouse.Volunteers will be on hand to help with unloading and sorting the material. If you have not seen the new facility, the members of UTM Recycles! invite you to come out and see the new space and learn

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The Eta Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and the Iota Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. hosted “Signing the Language”, an informative workshop teaching students how to communicate with the hearing impaired through sign language.“There are all kinds of languages being taught on this campus, but not this one which is just as important as any other language. We wanted to not

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On October 18, 2008 the Interfaith Student Center and the Sociology Department of UTM hosted the CROP Walk: Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty, in response to the global food crisis. The CROP Walk was created by the global humanitarian agency, Church World Service. Walks link the lives of people in the U.S. with impoverished people around the world. For over 60 years, communities across

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