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The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | Sept. 10, 2018
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UT Martin launches 2018 Family CampaignChancellor Keith Carver
officially launched the 2018 UT Martin Family Campaign with a Sept. 4 email to faculty and staff members. The campaign asks each employee to make a gift of any size to the university during the month of September.
The newly established
Chancellor’s Academic Excellence Fund is an unrestricted scholarship fund that will allow the university to offer additional financial aid to top-performing students. If employees do not already have a preferred fund to receive their gift, this designation would be
appreciated to help students choose to attend UT Martin over regional competitiors.
Gifts can be made online by clicking the information box below, or they can be made in-person in the Division of University Advancement, room 329 of the Hall-Moody
Administration Building. Gifts can be one-time contributions or made through payroll deductions.
Contact Jared Anderson, Office of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving, at [email protected] or 881-3611 for assistance.
Golf tournament to support student internshipsThe Office of Career Planning
and Development will host the second-annual Career Classic golf tournament beginning at 9 a.m., Oct. 3, at the Persimmon Hills Golf Course in Sharon. Registration is $75 per player or $300 for a four-person team. Players must be registered by Sept. 28.
On-site registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with a shotgun start
promptly at 9. Lunch will be provided at noon. Participants can register as a team or as individuals; those not registered with a team will be assigned to one by the tournament director.
Registration for the four-person scramble tournament includes cart rental, green fees, range balls and lunch. Prizes will be presented to the first, second and third-place teams. Proceeds
from the tournament help fund travel and housing stipends for UT Martin students who earn internship placements both domestically and internationally.
Sponsorship opportunities are available beginning at $200.
Registration checks should be made payable to the UT Martin Office of Career Planning and Development and sent to the Boling University Center, Room
210. Participants should include the name, address, phone number and email address of all team members when sending payment.
For more information, contact Dr. Mark McCloud, interim assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, at 881-7712 or [email protected].
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In Memory
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Dr. Gopal “Paul” Sharma, professor emeritus of biology, died Sept. 1 at the age of 81. Sharma joined the UT Martin faculty on Sept. 1, 1968, and was later promoted to full professor in 1977. He officially retired on June 30, 2008, after 40 years of university service.
Sharma then continued teaching in a post-retirement position until 2010, when he became coordinator of the university’s pre-professional programs on a part-time basis.
During his university tenure, Sharma was a UTAA Distinguished Service Professor and received the UTAA Outstanding Teacher Award as well as both the UT Martin International Scholar Award and the Excellence in Education
Award. He was also the Featured Faculty Scholar in spring 2008 and is pictured (above, right) at the Featured Faculty Scholar Reception with Dr. Jerald Ogg.
Sharma earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Missouri and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Harvard University. He also earned a degree in homeopathic medicine from the British Institute of Homeopathy. He published more than 100 research articles in national and international journals during his career.
Sharma was preceded in death by his wife, Sudarsha Sharma, and is survived by his daughter, Dr. Manika Sharma.
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The Information and AcademicNews email lists will be migrated to a new server today. Send all future messages to [email protected] or [email protected] as appropriate.
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Former chancellor to discuss personal memoirDr. Charles Smith, former UT
Martin chancellor, will discuss his recently published memoir, “Journal of a Fast Track Life,” at 5 p.m., Sept. 13, in the Paul Meek Library.
Smith served as the university’s fifth chancellor from 1980-1985 and is a former Tennessee commissioner of education, as well as a previous chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents. He served in President George W. Bush’s administration as executive director of the Nation’s Report Card and has held leadership roles in education, journalism, and both state and federal government.
His book focuses on lessons learned from a number of high-level mentors and professional guides across three industries. Some research for the book was conducted at the Paul Meek Library. Smith will discuss his experiences and sign copies of his book during the event. He will also be available to take questions from the audience.
LIBRARY SPEAKER – Dr. Charles Smith, former UT Martin chancellor, is shown speaking April 8 during the university’s annual Honors Day ceremony.
Apply for a 2019 UT Research Foundation Maturation Grant by Oct. 19! Contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
at 881-7015 for more information.
Media studio now open in Paul Meek Library
A new media studio is open for use in the Paul Meek Library’s Steven E. Rogers Media Center. This video recording studio allows users to create video presentations at the press of a button.
Located in Room 134 of the Rogers Media Center, the studio is based on the One Button Studio created by IT professionals at Penn State University. The space is open to UT Martin students, faculty and staff, as well as community members, free of charge.
Users must make a reservation to use the space and bring their own USB drive for file storage.
After inserting the USB drive into the hub, the use of one button activates the lights, camera and microphone. A green screen allows users to change the background or project their own presentations onto the screen as needed.
The do-it-yourself aspect of the studio provides the campus community with a practical option for creating projects and presentations.
For more information or to reserve the studio, contact Patricia Sanders, media center manager, at 881-7069.
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A photo recap of the 2018 Tennessee Soybean Festival
(clockwise from top) The UT Martin Aviators perform Sept. 4 during the Soybean Festival parade; Morgan Martin appears as the current Miss UT Martin; Captain Skyhawk rides through town escorted by UT Martin’s student athletes; Fireworks after the Gatlin Brothers’ performance Sept. 2 kick off the 25th-annual festival.
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(clockwise from top left) Pictured Sept. 5 during the annual Soybean Festival Prayer Breakfast are (l-r) Harry Henderson and Dr. Jim Byford, both UT Martin retirees; Chancellor Keith Carver; and Bill Latimer, major university donor; Carver serves as keynote speaker during the Prayer Breakfast at First Baptist Church; the chancellor also spoke Sept. 4 at the Mayors’ Luncheon; Switchfoot performs Sept. 6 during the festival’s UT Martin Student Night; Skyhawk cheerleaders walk in the parade ahead of a crowd of student-athletes escorting Captain Skyhawk.
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You Tell Me•Question – How are student ticket-writers trained?
•Answer – Students working with the Department of Public Safety are trained over several days on the rules, policies and procedures of campus security and parking. They are shown each type of parking pass and educated on what constitutes the various types of parking violations. They are also taught to document certain violations with photographs. After the initial training, each student is paired with an on-duty officer or senior ticket-writer for on-the-job training over several shifts. They continue in this manner until they can demonstrate proficiency and accuracy in their position. Retraining is given as needed.
Submit your questions to the Suggestion Box link at www.utm.edu.
•Sept. 10-22 – Fifth-annual ‘Guitar as Art’ exhibit; Fine Arts Building Gallery•Sept. 11-12 – Lifeline Blood Drive; Boling University Center; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.•Sept. 11 – Women’s Center speaker: Chelsea White, Weakley County Health Department; Paul Meek Library, room 120; 12:15 p.m.•Sept. 12 – Sodexo faculty and staff lunch; Skyhawk Dining Hall; $6 buffet with ID•Sept. 12 – Meek Music series: Steelworks Steelband; Paul Meek Library; 12:15 p.m.•Sept. 13 – College Connection Day•Sept. 13 – Dr. Charles Smith, “Journal of a Fast Track Life”; Paul Meek Library; 5 p.m.•Sept. 13 – AAUW meeting and silent auction; Gooch Hall, room 322; dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 6:30 p.m.
Calendar
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•Sept. 14-16 – Family Weekend activities•Sept. 14 – UT Tribute event; Weldon Park; 5:30 p.m.•Sept. 15 – Softball vs Bethel; Bettye Giles Field; 10 a.m.•Sept. 15 – Softball vs Jackson State; Bettye Giles Field; 2:30 p.m.•Sept. 15 – Football vs UT Chattanooga; Graham Stadium; 3 p.m.•Sept. 16 – Sodexo Sunday Brunch; Skyhawk Dining Hall; 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; $12.21 for adults, $5.78 for children under 12•Sept. 17 – Houston Gordon speaks for Constitution Day; Watkins Auditorium; noon