The UTC Opera Theater won two of three award categories at the National Opera Association convention. The National Opera Association holds an annual convention featuring performances, panels, workshops, and other continuing-education opportunities for opera educators, professionals, and students. Additionally, they hold an annual Opera Production competition with the winners being announced at the national convention.
Conflict Prevention Officer for U.S. Dept. of State to speak
Paul Turner, Conflict Prevention Officer, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization U.S. Department of State, will speak at UTC as part of Perspectives 2010: The Raymond B. Witt Lecture Series. Turner, a UTC University Honors alumnus, will address Dr. Fouad Moughrabi’s political science class on Tuesday, January 26, 12:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m. in the…
Artist Patrick DeGuira to lecture at Fine Arts Center
Patrick DeGuira, artist, curator, educator, and juror for The UTC Department of Art 2010 Juried Student Exhibition, will present a public lecture on Wednesday, January 20 at 5:30 p.m., in room 356, of the Fine Arts Center. “This is an excellent opportunity to see a vibrant exhibition of work created by students of the UTC Department of Art…
Dead Sea Scrolls Lecture Series
The LeRoy A. Martin Distinguished Lecturer Series and UTC Department of Philosophy and Religion present two lectures on the Dead Sea scrolls.
Music department presents faculty recital
Music instructor Clint Schmitt will perform Friday, January 22, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. The performance is part of the UTC Music Faculty Concert Series.
2010 Juried Student Art Exhibition Opens
Artwork created by UTC Department of Art students is now on display at the Cress Gallery of Art’s 2010 Annual Juried Art Exhibition. This year’s juror is Patrick DeGuira, an artist, curator, and educator from Nashville. He selected 43 works from 123 submissions. They include paintings, drawings, mixed media, graphic design, ceramics, and other media.
UTC Music Department presents an accompanists’ recital
Four of the UTC professional accompanist staff will present the recital “Those Who Can… Do it All” on Tuesday, January 12, at 7:30 p.m. Accompanists Tim Hinck, Jenny Parker, Terry Sanford, and Penny Tullock are the featured performers. This free concert will be held in the Roland Hayes Recital Hall of the UTC Fine Arts…
Spring classes begin Wednesday, January 6
Spring Semester 2010 classes begin Wednesday, January 6. The last day to register in day or evening classes, to add a subject, or to change a section is Friday, January 8. For more information, please contact the UTC Records and Registration Office at (423) 425-4416.
American Government class engages in health care debate
Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (represented by UTC student Kristyn Mayberry) spoke passionately on behalf of her constituents in the Thirteenth District of Michigan by saying she would vote for a health care bill that supports all US citizens. She said health care for all “is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is an American issue.”
UTC students learn by practicing “Law and Order: Native American”
Students in Anthropology 152– Introduction to Anthropology participated in a “Turtle People Talking Circle,” demonstration, a replication of the methods many First Nations of Canada and Native Americans of the U.S. use to deal with criminal matters and community disputes, instead of courts and the legal system.