On Saturday, Feb. 23, UTC hosts speaker Dave Hickey, UTC alumnus, staffer to former Tennessee Gov. Ned Ray McWherter, former U.S. Rep. Marilyn Lloyd; and longtime political consultant and lobbyist.
“What if I ran for public office?” Luncheon
This workshop provides an overview of what to consider in thinking of running for office (no commitment to run for office required).
Join Us: February 2019 Events
Join us for these events in February.
“Culture and Conversation: An Eco-Psycho-Sociopolitical Case Study of a Convergence between Birds and Blackness”
Are you interested in art, biology, ecology, literature, nature, ornithology, photography, wildlife and how all of those interests intersect? If so, join us!
“Embedding Civic Engagement in the Curriculum”
Faculty often are called upon to embed civic engagement into student learning. This workshop provides a brief overview of best practices for civic and political engagement pedagogy before moving on to concrete examples of how to implement these initiatives and on a shoestring budget. Lunch workshop for interested faculty. Feb. 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Speaker Symone D. Sanders
Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs; Office of Equity and Inclusion, and the Department of Communication. Sanders is a champion for women, a strategist, communications consultant, CNN Political Commentator and was a Spring 2018 Resident Fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government.
Eighth Annual Dr. Richard Gruetzemacher Constitution Day Lecture focuses on George Washington
The lecture explores Washington’s accomplishments, how he defeated the British Empire, presided over the Constitutional Convention, led an infant nation and what we can learn from him today.
Ramona Brant speaks at UTC
Brant was granted clemency by President Barack Obama after serving 21 years in prison for a crime committed by the father of her children.
Speaker explores the state of the economy, Nov. 28
Regional executive and senior officer of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Lee Jones, will give a presentation on the state of the economy in the region and in the U.S.
An Evening with Biographer James McGrath Morris
James McGrath Morris’ recent book The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway, Dos Passos, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War details the tortured friendship between the two authors.