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April 2020
CANCELLED _ Open House: April 4, 2020
April 4 open house has been cancelled. The health of our Volunteer family and the surrounding communities remains our top priority. Due to COVID-19, UT has restricted travel and events. Because of these restrictions, we are cancelling our open house on April 4, and UT’s on-campus tours have been cancelled through April 5. We hope you will register for Big Orange Preview on April 25. During Big Orange Preview, you will have the chance to visit our college, or you…
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CANCELLED_General Shale Lecture 2020: Marlon Blackwell
Because UT cancelled events due to COVID-19, this lecture has been cancelled. Watch for our 2020-2021 lecture series. Marlon Blackwell, an American architect, has been named the General Shale Lecturer. Join us for a public lecture by Blackwell on April 6, 2020. Time and location to be announced. Watch for details. This lecture is funded by General Shale.
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Faculty Appreciation Day 2020
Celebrate our Faculty! Now more than ever, we appreciate our faculty, who are going above and beyond to ensure our incredible curriculum and creative culture are still going strong during online teaching and learning. Let's celebrate our amazing faculty every day but especially on Faculty Appreciation Day on April 13, 2020. Give a Shout-Out! Students, in honor of Faculty Appreciation Day, give a shout-out to your favorite professors! Complete the form below and hit "Submit." Shout-outs will be…
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CANCELLED_Dean’s Student Forum April 2020
Because UT cancelled events and students are learning remotely, this event has been cancelled. Students, have something to share with Dean Poole? Check out the question form at our coronavirus FAQ webpage. Students, in spring 2020, we continue the Dean's Student Forum, 12:15 p.m., Rm. 217A. Join Dean Scott Poole for an open monthly session, called Dean’s Student Forum. Come with ideas, concerns and comments to share with Dean Poole and other students. We’ll discuss diversity and inclusion, our culture,…
Find out more »CANCELLED_Lecture: Cheryl Durst
Because UT cancelled events due to COVID-19, this lecture has been cancelled. Watch for our 2020-2021 lecture series. Join us for a public lecture by Cheryl Durst, FIIDA, CEO, International Interior Design Association, on Friday, April 17, 2020. Watch for full details. Unless otherwise noted, lectures begin at 5:30 p.m. in Rm. 109/McCarty Auditorium in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. All are welcome.
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Final Reviews _ Spring 2020
You made it! Online doesn't mean out of touch! Our final reviews this semester, although conducted virtually, will be engaging and creative. Check out the schedules including the names of this semester's reviewers below for the School of Architecture, School of Interior Architecture, School of Landscape Architecture and School of Design. Want to Zoom in to watch a review? One of the hallmarks of our creative culture is our curiosity about and desire to learn from all final review…
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Redesigned _ Spring 2020 Commencement
Celebrate! Commencement (9:00 a.m. ET) followed by End-of-Year Awards (11:00 a.m. ET) Graduating students, we are excited to share plans for celebrating you! Thanks to the many students, faculty and staff who contributed to this redesigned commencement celebration after coronavirus changed everyone's plans. We know from your feedback and conversations that above all else, you want to be together for commencement, and nothing will replace that in-person, together experience. You've asked to be able to come together in the fall.…
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2020 End-of-Year Celebration and Awards
The spring 2020 semester took a sharp turn in March, when coronavirus forced remote teaching and learning. Everyone had to learn a new way to live by the 6-foot rule. The transition was challenging at best. Even as we near the end of the school year, many in our college still are struggling. Parents have lost jobs. Graduating students have lost job offers, and other students have lost internships. Financial burdens, difficulties in living situations, online final exams and remaining…
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Dean’s Student Forum
Students, join Dean Scott Poole for a casual and open session, called Dean's Student Forum, on Aug. 28. Bring your ideas, concerns and comments to share with Dean Poole and fellow students. We'll discuss diversity and inclusion, our culture, your educational experience and any other issues you are experiencing. But it's not just talk. There's a lot of listening, and we'll plan solutions and actions we can take to elevate our college. Dean's Student Forum is 12:15-1:00 p.m. via Zoom:…
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Faculty Coffee + Conversation with Dean Poole
Faculty, you're invited to Coffee + Conversation with Dean Scott Poole on Sept. 1, 8:3o-9:30 a.m. This is an informal session hosted by the dean for faculty in the college to discuss diversity and other important topics. The session is via Zoom (https://tennessee.zoom.us/j/95577621956), so grab your favorite cup of coffee, and bring ideas and matters you believe need to be brought to attention. (You can also find the Zoom link in sketchbook e-newsletter, which is sent to all students, faculty…
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Transfer Info Session_Sept. 2020
Are you a UT student looking to change or declare your major? Are you a student looking to transfer into our college? Register today to attend our Transfer Information Session on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, 1-2 p.m. EDT via Zoom. You'll hear information about our undergraduate degree programs and have a chance to ask questions. Please note that attending a Transfer Info Session is mandatory to be able to apply to our college. REGISTER TO ATTEND the Sept. 10 session. Once…
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Film Series 2020-2021_ Walking on Water Sept. 16
Join us for the college’s 2020-2021 film series screening of Walking on Water (2019) Andrey Paounov, at 8:00 p.m. in McCarty Auditorium/Rm. 109 in the Art + Architecture Building, 1715 Volunteer Blvd. Thank you for helping us be able to host the film series by wearing your mask and social distancing in Rm. 109. Special thanks to the Ikonen Foundation for generous support of the film series.
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