Inside Pellissippi 030804

March 8, 2004

Issue: XIII Volume: I

College Calendar

March 11
Supervisor Training, Goins Auditorium, 9:00 a.m.

March 12
Daren Eddy, Freestyle Kayaking, Division Street Campus, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

March 14
Pot of Gold, Performing Arts Center, 2:00 p.m.

March 14
Sacred Choral Concert, First Baptist Church, 6:00 p.m.

March 15
Foundation Scholarship Application Deadline Fall 2004

March 16
Spring Writer’s Series, Goins Auditorium, noon

March 16
Daren Eddy, Freestyle Kayaking, Pellissippi Campus, 10:30 a.m.

March 18
Spring Writer’s Series, Katherine Smith, Goins Auditorium, noon

March 21-28
Spring Break for Students

Media Log

Joyce Garcia	March 10
Carol Luther	March 10
Sarah Smith	March 11
Jim Kelley	March 13
Mary Monroe-Ellis	March 13
Julia Phillips	March 15
Michael Lusk	March 16
Cynthia Arnold	March 17
Linda Stutzenberger	March 17
Tricia Varga	March 17
Jackie Ingram	March 18
Sue Carter	March 20
Bob Stern	March 20

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Ten teachers of English from three Russian cities visited Pellissippi State March 4 to learn about the College. Many of the teachers were from sister city programs with Maryville (Zheleznogorsk) and Oak Ridge (Obninsk). They are spending two weeks primarily in Blount County visiting educational institutions and learning about our teaching methods. They visited both the Pellissippi Campus and the Blount County Center.

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David Esa, director of the Knoxville Tennessee Technology Center, and Mike Hudson, director of Certificate Programs/Work Keys/Business and Professional Programs, present Joan Davis, associate professor of Computer Integrated Drafting and Design, her American Technical Education Association (ATEA) Mississippi River and Gulf Region award for Technical Teacher of the Year for 2003. Davis was unable to receive the award previously when the organization had to cancel its regional conference.

A newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State

Women’s History Month events to remind women: ‘Self-care isn’t selfish’

Kayak Women and their well-being will be the focus of a number of events scheduled at Pellissippi State throughout the month of March in celebration of Women's History Month. With activities planned at three campuses—Pellissippi, Division Street and Blount County—Women's History Month events will include a student poetry contest for cash prizes, an art exhibit, and a wide range of expert panels on such timely topics as financial freedom, spirituality, exercise, and the integration of mind, body, and spirit. (more)

Human Resources offers training session and seminar

Human Resources is sponsoring an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supervisor training session and well-being seminar on Thursday, March 11, in the Goins Auditorium. The training will provide supervisors with an overview of EAP services. It will be held from 9-11 a.m. The seminar is designed to help participants improve their sense of well-being, alleviate stress and/or grief, feel good in heart and soul, and strengthen mind and body. It will be held from 11 a.m.-noon.

Author Jeanne McDonald to read fiction at Spring Writers' Series

Local author Jeanne McDonald will read from her various works as part of the College's Writers' Series on Tuesday, March 16, at noon in the Goins Auditorium. The reading is sponsored by Writer-in-Residence Edward Francisco and the English Department. (more)

Celtic musicians hope to raise 'Pot of Gold' for student scholarships

Pellissippi State will host the St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold Benefit Performance at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, in the Performing Arts Center. The performance will showcase the College's Celtic and Harp ensembles and will feature a guest performance by the Scottish duo Drops of Brandy. The event is free to the public, although donations to benefit student scholarship programs will be accepted. (more)

Poet Katherine Smith to give reading at Pellissippi State
Poet Katherine Smith will present a reading of her work on Thursday, March 18, noon-1 p.m., in the Goins Building Auditorium as part of the Spring Writer's Series.

Smith's work has appeared in “Poetry,” “Shenandoah,” “The Southern Poetry Review,” “Many Mountains Moving,” “Smartish Pace,” “Now and Then” and the “Southern Review.” An essay “The Artist as Single Mother” appeared in “Sleeping with One Eye Open: Women Writers on the Art of Survival,” edited by Marilyn Kallet and Judith Ortiz Cofer (University of Georgia, 1999). (more)

Scholarship application deadline fast approaching

Faculty, please remind your students that March 15 is the priority deadline for applying for a scholarship from Pellissippi State for the 2004-2005 academic year.

More than 250 academic and service scholarships are available through the Pellissippi State Foundation and will be awarded based on need, academic achievement, talent and/or professional ambition. Awards range from a few hundred dollars to full tuition and fees. (more)

Name: Jack Bopp

Title: Financial Aid Officer

Major responsibilities: Student loan processing and veterans' benefits management

Length of service at the College: 25 years

Place of birth: Patoka, Illinois, at Grandma/Grandpa's house

Family members: Marilyn (wife), Jacqueline and Jennifer (daughters)

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