The University of Tennessee at Martin Faculty and Staff Newsletter | Aug. 30, 2021

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The J. Houston Gordon Museum, located in the UT Martin Paul Meek Library, will host the opening reception for its new Johnny Cash exhibit titled “1968: A Folsom Redemption” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in the Special Collections Reading Room.

The exhibit opens Sept. 1, and both the exhibit and the Sept. 9 reception, which will feature a performance by the university’s House Band, are open to the public.

The exhibit includes photos and firsthand accounts highlighting the singer’s golden era from January 1968, when Cash released his acclaimed album “At Folsom Prison,” to a March 1, 1969, concert in

Anaheim, California, before the launch of his network television show. The artifacts were compiled by photographer Dan Poush and writer Gene Beley, who attended the concerts and met Cash and his family before the concerts began.

Beley will give a public lecture about his accounts of the concerts and the work that went into developing the exhibit at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 30, in the library’s Special Collections Reading Room.

The exhibit is scheduled to run through Oct. 15. For more information, contact Sam Richardson, head of special collections and archives, at 731-881-7094.

Museum to feature Johnny Cash concert exhibit

The University of Tennessee System Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success will be hosting a professional development seminar titled “From Conversation to Action: Supporting Students in Recovery,” at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, over Zoom in honor of September’s status as National Recovery Month. The seminar is the first in the “BE One UT: Conversations for Change” series, which allows UT faculty, staff and students to meet together and discuss issues affecting the university.

The seminar will outline how substance abuse affects students and how that has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and highlight resources for students in need of recovery, as well as some campus-level programming. The latter part of the session will be a Q&A, allowing attendees to directly address their concerns and get more information.

Featured speakers are listed below:

• Desiree Stone, UT System campus counselor and

UT System to host professional development

seminar on recovery Sept. 9

UT Martin has received a statewide ranking for being a top public university in Tennessee, and the Master of Science in Education degree with a major

in counseling has been ranked nationally for its affordability.

UT Martin was ranked fourth in niche.com’s “2022 Top Public

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UT Martin receives national, state rankings

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Dr. Nathan Howard, professor of history, presented a paper at the May 2021 North American Patristics Society Meeting. His presentation was “Sensing Friendship: Masculinity and Materiality in Cappadocian Epistles.” It illustrated how fourth-century bishops used sensory rhetoric to coordinate an ideal of manhood based on classical friendship and Christian fellowship.

• Gary Wilson, longtime instructor of English as a second language and later director of the Department of International Programs, died Aug. 24. Wilson began his UT Martin Career in January 1976 and retired June 30, 2014. The visitation and funeral were held Friday, Aug. 27 at Martin Church of Christ.

Dr. Bob Peckham, professor emeritus of French, was invited to speak at the 2021 American Association of Teachers of French convention, originally scheduled for New Orleans, July 19-22, 2021. Peckham spoke to a Zoom session on advocacy, which was recorded by conference officials: “First-Responder Advocacy Kit & Chapter 3 (‘French in the U.S.’) of Strategic Advocacy for the French Language in the U.S.”

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP – Dr. Nancy Buschhaus, professor and interim chair of the Department of Biological Sciences; Edie Gibson, senior advisor to the Chancellor and Dr. Mark McCloud, chief diversity and inclusion officer, have been selected for the University of Tennessee Executive Leadership Institute Class of 2022. The program, created by UT President Emeritus Joe DiPietro, seeks to prepare faculty and staff members for senior leadership positions. This year’s class is the largest so far with 24 participants from across the UT system. For more information, go to president.tennessee.edu/executive-leadership-institute.

Library Workshop Series

How to Read your Textbook

Sept. 1 at 1 p.m.Sept. 13 at 4 p.m.Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.

Oct. 1 at noon

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Sept. 24 at noonOct. 6 at 1 p.m.

Zotero Citation Management Software(Bring your laptop!)

Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.Oct. 4 at 4 p.m.

All workshops will be held in the Library Active Learning Classroom,

which is located in room 152.

Leanna Stephenson, assistant bursar, was appointed to the position of alderman in Greenfield with a unanimous vote. She will be sworn in at

the next city board meeting on Sept. 14.

Dr. Margaret Toston, former vice chancellor for student affairs, has returned to UT Martin to serve as the interim director of the Office of Equity and Diversity/Title IX.

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EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, CO-WORKING SPACE – UT System President Randy Boyd and the Everywhere You Look, UT statewide tour made a stop August 25 at the UT Martin Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center in downtown Martin. The program concluded with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for The Runway co-working space located in the REED Center, which will serve as an office space for entrepreneurs, small business owners and remote workers to connect and collaborate on business-related projects. Pictured shortly before the ribbon was cut are (l to r) Valerie Freeman, administrative support assistant, REED Center; Dr. Nassar Nassar, CEO of Savant Learning Systems Inc.; Dr. Ahmad Tootoonchi, dean, UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs; Dr. Keith Carver, UT Martin chancellor; Landy Fuqua, director, REED Center; Boyd; Brooxie Carlton, deputy assistant commissioner, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; Jake Bynum, Weakley County mayor; and Linda Rinker, administrative support assistant, REED Center. For more information or to become a member of The Runway, visit utm.edu/reed, or contact Fuqua at REED@utm.edu. To read the full story, click here.

Let’s SOAR past COVIDGet the vaccine today!

adjunct professor of psychology• Kathy Gibbs, UT

Health Science Center assistant vice chancellor of student academic support services and inclusion

• Keilan Rickard, UT Chattanooga director of the Counseling Center

• Lauri Dusselier, UT Knoxville director for the Center for Health Education and Wellness

• Leigh Cherry, UT System coordinator for student

success initiatives• Nathan Payne,

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services lifeline coordinator

• Shannon Perry, UT Martin director of the Office of Student Conduct and Care

The event will be free of charge. To register, visit this link. For more information, contact the UT System Office of Academic Affairs and Student Success at 865-974-3843.

Universities in Tennessee” list. The ranking is based on analysis of admissions, financial and academic data, as well as reviews from students. Among UT Martin’s highest-rated categories were the campus and student life.

Universityhq.com ranked UT Martin’s Master of Science in Education degree with a major in counseling 35th in

its “Top 100 Most Affordable Counseling Colleges” list. Universities earning recognition on the list are determined by overall tuition costs, as well as retention and graduation rates.

For more information, reference the individual ranking websites or contact the Office of University Relations at 731-881-7615.

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Faculty/Staff COVID-19 Town Hall

MeetingsSept. 2 at 10:00 a.m.Sept. 14 at 10 a.m.Sept. 28 at 10 a.m.Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.Oct. 25 at 11 a.m.Nov. 9 at 1 p.m.

Nov. 23 at 10 a.m.

Join Chancellor Carver in these Zoom meetings for the latest pandemic-related information for

UT Martin.

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Randy Boyd – President, University of Tennessee System • Dr. Keith Carver Jr. – Chancellor • Nathan Morgan – Addenda Editor UT Martin is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA employer. E05-0415-00-002-21

You Tell Me

•Question – I recently noticed city of Martin employees repainting the Skyhawk logo on roads around the main campus. When did this start, and is the city responsible for maintaining all of the painted logos?

•Answer – The painted logos began in the early 2000s as an idea from the UT Martin and City of Martin Town and Gown Association. The logos are a sign of university and town spirit and were painted on city streets around the main campus and also parking lots and streets maintained by the university. The city of Martin maintains the city road logos, while the Physical Plant maintains the logos around the Hardy Graham Stadium, university parking lots and sidewalks. Another symbol of university and city cooperation are the street banners that will soon be displayed along Highway 431 as part of the new city lighting project.

Submit your questions anonymously to the Suggestion Box link at www.utm.edu/suggestionbox.

KEEPING SCORE – A new scoreboard is installed by Andrew Brundige (left) and Nick Wagster of Jowers Sign Company on Monday at Hardy Graham Stadium. The scoreboard, which was manufactured by Nevco Inc. of Edwardsville, Illinois, features an LED videoboard that is 14 feet high x 28 feet wide. The scoreboard renovation is part of an ongoing privately funded project in the north endzone.

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