| A
newsletter for the faculty and staff of Pellissippi State
Catch
a rising country star April 19  You’ve
seen him on “Sex in the City” and in “My
Big Fat Greek Wedding,” and soon you can see John
Corbett in concert at Pellissippi State.
Corbett’s group, The John Corbett Band, will be
in concert at the Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on
April 19. (more)
 Mayor
Mike Ragsdale to speak at commencement
Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale will be
the speaker at Pellissippi State’s commencement
May 5 at Thompson-Boling Arena on the University of Tennessee
campus. (more)
Jazz
and guitar musicians prepare for Spring Concert
It’s time for the sound of music,
when Pellissippi State’s Jazz Band and Guitar Ensemble
present their Spring Concert at 8 p.m., April 11, in the
Performing Arts Center. (more)
 Francisco
joins Oxford Round Table
Is there a dramatic split in education between arts and
humanities and science and mathematics?
Ed Francisco, associate professor and writer in residence
at Pellissippi State, will address this and other issues
as part of the Oxford Round Table at Harris Manchester
College in Oxford, England. (more)
 Teacher
Education program earns national honors
Pellissippi State’s Teacher Education
program in math and science was recently honored with
a national Best Practices in Teacher Preparation Award.
(more)
‘Phantom
of the Opera’ featured in Spring Choral Concert
 Ten
Pellissippi State students will perform solos from Andrew
Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera”
in this year’s Spring Choral Concert April 25 at
8 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The solos are a
highlight of this year’s production. (more)
Final
seminar scheduled in spring marketing series
Local marketing professionals will share
their knowledge of direct mail marketing and hosting an
international event when they speak at Pellissippi State
April 12. (more)
Magnolia
Avenue Campus hosts book discussion
A discussion will take place on April 18 of the Earnest
J. Gaines book "A Lesson Before Dying" in the Community
Room at the Magnolia Avenue Campus. It begins at noon.
The facilitators are Candice Dendy, assistant professor
of the English and Naomi Williams, ERC coordinator at
Magnolia Avenue.
Media
Technologies showcases student work
The Media Technologies program will feature
several events this month and in September to showcase
student work and promote the program. (more)
EMPLOYEE
PROFILE
 Name:
Annie Gray
Title:
Assistant Professor of English
Major responsibilities: Lead teacher
for DSPW0700, instructing DSPW and ENGL classes, Pellissippi
State representative to the Center for Academic Integrity,
Foundations of Excellence Committee; co-coordinator for
Women’s History Month; also a licensed massage therapist
at Well by Nature on Bearden Hill and a graduate student
in UT’s Educational Psychology Collaborative Learning
Doctoral Program
Length
of service at the College: adjunct 3 years
full-time 5 years
(more)
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