UNIVERSITY STUDIES Calendar of Events

Spring 2004

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Week of
January 12-16, 2004
Tuesday, January 13th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, January 14th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, January 15th:
  • The Gerontology Colloquy will meet from 1:00-3:00 pm in the College of Nursing, Dean's Conference Room.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Week of
January 19-23, 2004
Tuesday, January 20th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, January 21st:
  • Centripetal presentation: John Dougherty will speak on "Neurobiology of Human Consciousness" in the University Center Executive Dining Room at noon. Reservations are required. Please e-mail unistudy@utk.edu or call 974-8177 for your reservation. Cost of lunch is $7.00 to be paid at the door.
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, January 22nd:
Week of
January 26-30, 2004
Tuesday, January 27th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, January 28th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, January 29th:
Week of
February 2-6, 2004
Tuesday, February 3rd:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, February 4th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, February 5th:
  • Colloquy on Psychoanalysis and the Humanities resumes its activities with a proposed theme of "Nature, Human Nature, and the Religious Impulse." Kick-off conversations will center around Erich Fromm's fusion of psychoanalysis with social history and humanism in a particularly accessible way. A general interest meeting will be Thursday, Feb 5 from 3-5pm in UC room 216. Dr Gene Bocknek will begin with some comments on Fromm's "You Shall be as Gods," and then let our conversations lead where they may!
  • Colloquy on Educational Technology will meet from 3:30-4:30 pm in 605 Hodges Library. The topic will be "VoIP--Demystifying the Possiblities of Voice over IP."
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 pm in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Week of
February 9-13, 2004
Tuesday, February 10th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, February 11th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, February 12th:
Week of
February 16-20, 2004
Tuesday, February 17th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
  • STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS CONFERENCE, 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, Shiloh Room, University Center. Faculty, staff, and students interested in careers in ecology, environment, or natural resources can interact with panelists from the Peace Corps, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Nature Conservancy, Students Conservation Association, Exponent Environmental Consultants, and the Maryland Department of the Environment. Sponsored by the UT Division of Biology, UT Career Services and the UT Environmental Semester 2005. http://web.bio.utk.edu/division/
Wednesday, February 18th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, February 19th:
  • Centripetal presentation: George Kabalka (Chemistry) will speak on "Designer Drugs: New Medical Imaging Agents" in the University Center Executive Dining Room at noon. Reservations are required. Please e-mail unistudy@utk.edu or call 974-8177 for your reservation. Cost of lunch is $7.00 to be paid at the door.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Friday, February 20th:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.
Week of
February 23-27, 2004
Tuesday, February 24th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, February 25th:
  • "Nature, Human Nature, and the Religious Impulse" is the current topic of the University Studies Interdisciplinary Colloquy on Psychoanalysis and the Humanities.  Professor Gene Bocknek (past President of the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society) will lead us in a critical and free-wheeling reading of Erich Fromm's classic, "You Shall Be as Gods."
    JOIN us on Wed. Feb 25 at 2:00 pm in UC Rm 218 as we explore Fromm's reading about the transformations in the sense of self in relationship to one's sense of religious or spiritual authority.  Copies of the book are available for use at each meeting.
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, February 26th:
  • The Gerontology Colloquy will meet from 1:00-3:00 pm in the College of Nursing, Dean's Conference Room.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Friday, February 27th:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.
Week of
March 1-5, 2004
Tuesday, March 2nd:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, March 3rd:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, March 4th:
Week of
March 8-12, 2004
SPRING BREAK
Friday, March 12th:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.
Week of
March 15-19, 2004
Tuesday, March 16th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wedneday, March 17th:
  • Centripetal presentation: Michael Blackwell (Veterinary Medicine) on "Bio-defense Challenges for Tennessee" in the University Center Executive Dining Room at noon. Reservations are required. Please e-mail unistudy@utk.edu or call 974-8177 for your reservation. Cost of lunch is $7.00 to be paid at the door.
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, March 18th:
  • The Gerontology Colloquy will meet from 1:00-3:00 pm in the College of Nursing, Dean's Conference Room.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Week of
March 22-26, 2004
Tuesday, March 23rd:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, March 24th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, March 25th: Friday, March 26th:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.
Week of
March 29-April 2, 2004
Tuesday, March 30th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, March 31st:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, April 1st:
Week of
April 5-9, 2004
Tuesday, April 6th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, April 7th:
  • The Gerontology Colloquy will host a one-day conference with keynote speaker Dr. Erdman Palmore.
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, April 8th:
Week of
April 12-16, 2004
Tuesday, April 13th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, April 14th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, April 15th:
  • Centripetal CANCELLED
  • The Gerontology Colloquy will meet from 1:00-3:00 pm in the College of Nursing, Dean's Conference Room.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Week of
April 19-23, 2004
Tuesday, April 20th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, April 21st:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, April 22nd:
  • Visiting speaker, Paul Erlich, author of "The Population Bomb." Details TBA.
  • The Critical Theory Reading Group will meet at 4:00 in McClung Tower 1202. Convener: Allen Dunn
Friday, April 23rd:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.
Week of
April 26-30, 2004
Tuesday, April 27th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Sandra Thomas facilitating) meets from 2:30pm - 4:30pm in 234 College of Nursing.
Wednesday, April 28th:
  • Colloquy on Applied Phenomenology (Howard Pollio facilitating) meets from 5:00-7:00pm in 401 Austin Peay.
Thursday, April 29th: Friday, April 30th:
  • Colloquy on Spirituality and Health will meet from 9:00-10:30 am in the Hodges Library faculty lounge.

If you have interdisciplinary events that should be added to the calendar, please contact Larissa at unistudy@utk.edu or 974-8177.

University Studies website

[last updated 02/09/04]

If you have interdisciplinary events that should be added to the calendar, please contact Larissa at unistudy@utk.edu or 974-8177.

University Studies website