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Category Archives: Common Book
TVA expert to speak on wind energy Sept. 26 at Pellissippi State
On a clear day, if you look toward Oliver Springs, you can see the windmills atop Buffalo Mountain. The 18 TVA-operated turbines are massive and high-tech: they’re up to 260 feet tall, with blades up to 135 feet long and … Continue reading
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Pellissippi State Blount County Campus honors Malawian author with month-long shoe drive
Kitty Phillips, a student and mentor at Pellissippi State Community College, wanted to help people in need, but she wasn’t sure how to get started. The answer, she then realized, was on her feet. With the support of the college’s … Continue reading
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Author of ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ speaks at Pellissippi State Sept. 1
William Kamkwamba, a 14-year-old boy from Malawi with limited formal education and no money, had a plan. His family and neighbors thought he was crazy: his plan would never work. But he proved them wrong, gaining national attention and becoming … Continue reading
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DrumGlory to perform, engage at Pellissippi State April 14
The community is invited to Pellissippi State Community College on Thursday, April 14, to enjoy and maybe even participate in a drumming circle led by DrumGlory. DrumGlory performs 1-3 p.m. in the Courtyard on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley … Continue reading
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Pellissippi State hosts Common Academic Experience event at Blount campus
Pellissippi State Community College continues its Common Academic Experience series with English Professor Carol Luther’s presentation “Where are U in Utopia?” on Thursday, March 31. The community is invited to the free event, which takes place 11-11:50 a.m. in the … Continue reading
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Panel of religious leaders discusses happiness at Pellissippi State March 24
How to be happy: it’s the subject of countless books, talk shows and magazine articles, and it has been the focus at Pellissippi State Community College throughout this academic year. Many students have read this year’s Common Book, “The Geography … Continue reading
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Community invited to Pellissippi State for psychologists’ discussion on happiness
Two local psychologists and co-authors present “When You Are Going Through Hell, Keep on Going,” an exploration of the dynamics of happiness, at Pellissippi State Community College on Feb. 24, 2-3 p.m. Eli Mitchell and John Hoover are the authors … Continue reading
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Author of NYT bestselling cat story ‘Homer’s Odyssey’ to speak at Pellissippi State
In the eighth century B.C., the blind poet Homer told the epic tale of the hero Odysseus and his long struggle to get home following the Trojan War. In 2009, Gwen Cooper wrote the true tale of a blind kitten … Continue reading
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