Looking for something to do on campus this week? Here are the highlights of this week on Rocky Top.
Monday
Former Congressman Zach Wamp, R-TN, former Congressman and U.S. Ambassador to India Tom Roemer, D-IN, and Issue One’s Meredith McGehee will give an in-depth exploration into the willingness of leaders to place country over party in divided government to end dysfunction in Washington and to fix the political system. The three will speak at 5 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium of the Howard Baker Center.
University of Waterloo and Lateral Office affiliate Lola Sheppard will speak in Room 109 of the Art and Architecture Building at 5:30 p.m. The lecture is funded by the Robert B. Church Memorial Lecture fund and is open to the public.
The Black Culture Programming Committee will host a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at 7 p.m. in AMB room 210. Members of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African American students who sought to integrate Little Rock High School, Earnest Green and Terrence Roberts will speak. This event is free to opted-in students and $5 at the door for opted-out students and the public.
Tuesday
Fordham University professor of history Steven Stoll will give a lecture titled “The Ordeal of Appalachia” as a part of the 7th Annual Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture is part of the “Dialogues: Region and Nation” mini-series and is free to the public. After the 3:30 p.m. lecture in the Lindsay Young Auditorium, there will be a book signing.
The first Mahogany Soul Cafe of the semester will start at 6:30 p.m. at the Frieson Black Cultural Center Tuesday. Performances by students, faculty and staff and refreshments will be available.
Astronaut, aquanaut and artist Nicole Stott will share her beliefs that orbital and inner space perspectives have the power to increase an application of and obligation to care for earth and each other. Stott will speak at 7 p.m in the Student Union ballroom.
Wednesday
From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Center for Career Development will host “Resumes and Lattes.” Students are welcome to drop in anytime to get individual resume critique from professionals along with coffee with flavors and a topping bar.
Those interested in studying abroad can attend the Programs Abroad Fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Hodges Library. UT faculty program directors, student alumni, UT program partners, One Stop and Programs Abroad Office will be able to answer questions regarding programs and financial budgeting.
Thursday
Students, faculty and staff are welcome to join Interim Chancellor Wayne Davis for a reception welcoming Vice Chancellor for Communications Tisha Benton. Benton will be celebrated from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Student Union ballroom.
Later in the ballroom, entertainer Oz Pearlman will share his magical, mind-reading abilities at 7 p.m.
The Lady Vols will also take on Florida at 7 p.m. The game will be at Thompson Boling Arena and can be watched on SEC Network.
Friday
Many Visions, Many Versions will open at the McClung Museum. The exhibit showcases work from four major indigenous artistic traditions in India and is organized by the BINDU modern Gallery and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
The UT Science Forum will welcome Brandon Matheny, associate professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, to discuss how fungi survive fires. The discussion will start at 12 p.m. in Thompson Boling Arena Cafe, A.
The Department of Philosophy will welcome Robert Rupert of Colorado University. Rupert will present his paper “The Self in the Age of Cognitive Science” at 3:30 p.m. in McClung Tower, Room 1210.
