MTSU Receives Bomb Threat; One Building Evacuated on Campus
March 28, 2008
MURFREESBORO—A bomb-threat call was made to Murfreesboro City Police today at approximately 11:25 a.m., with the caller saying a bomb had been placed in the Business and Aerospace Building at Middle Tennessee State University. City police immediately notified the MTSU police.
Police and emergency officials evacuated the building, and the Tennessee Highway Patrol brought in bomb-sniffing dogs to go through the building.
University officials canceled all classes and events for today in the Business and Aerospace Building. Law enforcement personnel from the university, the city and THP are continuing to comb the building.
The bomb threat came from a telephone at the Kangaroo convenience store located on the corner of Rutherford Boulevard and Broad Street in Murfreesboro. A surveillance camera showed a male subject getting into a 2-door, white SUV and driving off.
MTSU officials sent out an emergency text message and e-mail message at 11:58 a.m. Alert updates have been posted on an ongoing basis at www.mtsu.edu. An emergency hotline message can be heard by dialing 615-898-2000.
UPDATE
**At 3:05 p.m., police officials declared an all-clear for the BAS. Students are being permitted to return to the building to recover their belongings; however, the building will remain temporarily locked down. Faculty and staff with keys may access the building.
All Saturday classes and/or events in the Business and Aerospace Building will be held as scheduled.
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Please go to www.mtsu.edu and click on the hot link for alert updates. Information is also on the emergency hotline at 615-898-2000.
Friday, March 28, 2008
[362]MTSU Scholars Week ’08 Showcases Student, Faculty Research
Release date: March 28, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Scholars Week contact: Dr. Andrienne Friedli, 615-898-2071
MTSU Scholars Week ’08 Showcases Student, Faculty Research
(MURFREESBORO) — Scholars Week 2008 begins Monday, March 31, with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff in the James E. Walker Library Quad and ends Friday, April 4, with faculty and student poster presentations from 12:40 to 3:30 p.m. in Murphy Center.
Other performances and presentations throughout the week, sponsored by MTSU’s colleges and academic centers, will showcase work being done in these units. Each event will recognize the range and variety of scholarly research and creative activity taking place on the MTSU campus.
“These activities are basic to the work of the university,” says Dr. Bob Petersen, professor of English and member of the Scholars Week planning committee. “But a lot of what our colleagues and students do in these areas is invisible to the rest of us.”
In addition to both faculty and graduate and undergraduate student presenters, other members of the campus community can participate by attending both the April 4 poster session and the various college-sponsored events.
A link to poster abstracts can be found at mtsu.edu/~research/approvedabstracts.pdf.
The schedule of events for Scholars Week 2008 is available on the Web at mtsu.edu/~research/scholarsweek.html and is as follows:
Monday, March 31
Scholars Week Kickoff: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Library Quadrangle.
• 11:30 a.m.: Salsa music.
• Noon: Comments by Drs. Kaylene Gebert, executive vice president and provost, and Michael Allen, vice provost for research. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Allison McGoffin at 615-898-2953.
Featured College: Business
• Poster Session: 2-3 p.m., south lobby of Business and Aerospace Building. For information, contact Dr. Jeff Hamm at 615-904-8305.
Featured College: Mass Communication
• “Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary Clinton,” Susan Morrison: 12:40-1:40 p.m., Keathley University Center Theater. For information, contact Beverly Keel at
615-898-5150.
Tuesday, April 1
Featured College: Basic and Applied Sciences
• Hands-On Learning Showcase: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., KUC Knoll (rain location: KUC first- and second-floor lobbies). For information, contact Dr. Saeed Foroudastan at 615-494-8786.
Wednesday, April 2
Featured College: Liberal Arts
• Talks, Panels and Performances. For information, contact Dr. Mark Byrnes at 615-898-2351.
Thursday, April 3
Featured College: Education and Behavioral Science
• Life's Major Questions Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hazlewood Dining Room; $5 advance tickets. For information, contact Dr. Will Langston at 615-898-5489.
Friday, April 4
• Universitywide Poster and Multimedia Exposition: 12:40-2:45 p.m., Murphy Center Track Area; 3-3:30 p.m., presentation awards ceremony with Gebert presiding. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Dr. Wassimuddin Qureshi at
615-898-5005.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media welcomed.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Scholars Week contact: Dr. Andrienne Friedli, 615-898-2071
MTSU Scholars Week ’08 Showcases Student, Faculty Research
(MURFREESBORO) — Scholars Week 2008 begins Monday, March 31, with an 11:30 a.m. kickoff in the James E. Walker Library Quad and ends Friday, April 4, with faculty and student poster presentations from 12:40 to 3:30 p.m. in Murphy Center.
Other performances and presentations throughout the week, sponsored by MTSU’s colleges and academic centers, will showcase work being done in these units. Each event will recognize the range and variety of scholarly research and creative activity taking place on the MTSU campus.
“These activities are basic to the work of the university,” says Dr. Bob Petersen, professor of English and member of the Scholars Week planning committee. “But a lot of what our colleagues and students do in these areas is invisible to the rest of us.”
In addition to both faculty and graduate and undergraduate student presenters, other members of the campus community can participate by attending both the April 4 poster session and the various college-sponsored events.
A link to poster abstracts can be found at mtsu.edu/~research/approvedabstracts.pdf.
The schedule of events for Scholars Week 2008 is available on the Web at mtsu.edu/~research/scholarsweek.html and is as follows:
Monday, March 31
Scholars Week Kickoff: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Library Quadrangle.
• 11:30 a.m.: Salsa music.
• Noon: Comments by Drs. Kaylene Gebert, executive vice president and provost, and Michael Allen, vice provost for research. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Allison McGoffin at 615-898-2953.
Featured College: Business
• Poster Session: 2-3 p.m., south lobby of Business and Aerospace Building. For information, contact Dr. Jeff Hamm at 615-904-8305.
Featured College: Mass Communication
• “Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary Clinton,” Susan Morrison: 12:40-1:40 p.m., Keathley University Center Theater. For information, contact Beverly Keel at
615-898-5150.
Tuesday, April 1
Featured College: Basic and Applied Sciences
• Hands-On Learning Showcase: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., KUC Knoll (rain location: KUC first- and second-floor lobbies). For information, contact Dr. Saeed Foroudastan at 615-494-8786.
Wednesday, April 2
Featured College: Liberal Arts
• Talks, Panels and Performances. For information, contact Dr. Mark Byrnes at 615-898-2351.
Thursday, April 3
Featured College: Education and Behavioral Science
• Life's Major Questions Luncheon: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hazlewood Dining Room; $5 advance tickets. For information, contact Dr. Will Langston at 615-898-5489.
Friday, April 4
• Universitywide Poster and Multimedia Exposition: 12:40-2:45 p.m., Murphy Center Track Area; 3-3:30 p.m., presentation awards ceremony with Gebert presiding. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact Dr. Wassimuddin Qureshi at
615-898-5005.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media welcomed.
[361]MADRID-BORN ERICE PRESENTS FIRST SOLO PIANT RECITAL AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
MADRID-BORN ERICE PRESENTS FIRST SOLO PIANT RECITAL AT MTSU
New Faculty Member’s April 3 Concert is Free & Open to the Public
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU faculty pianist Leopoldo Erice will perform a free and open concert at 8 p.m. April 3 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
Erice will perform Bach’s 1741 publication of the Goldberg Variations for piano, a work that is considered by many to be one of the most important examples of variation form and one that is traditionally named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who—according to some reports—was its first performer.
"The Goldberg Variations ... is among the most important music monuments," Erice said. "It is a piece which has inspired generations of musicians and music lovers because of its beauty."
Erice said that Bach, who had a deeply rooted, strong Christian faith, let religion permeate his music, even his nonreligious works.
"The Goldberg is catalogued among his nonreligious works, but I believe that they could be considered an homage to Christianity,” remarked Erice, who said he also “will offer a short talk before I perform them … and develop this idea, among other issues." A new member of the MTSU School of Music faculty, having joined its ranks in fall 2007, Erice’s upcoming concert will be his first solo recital at the university. Born in Madrid, Erice started his piano studies at age 6 and graduated with honors in both piano and chamber music from the Royal Conservatory of Madrid. In 1999, he studied in The Hague in Holland and obtained the Higher Vocational Diploma in piano from the Koninklijk Conservatorium. From 2002 to 2004, Erice held the position of associate instructor of piano at Indiana University, where he also earned a Master of Music in piano and an Artist Diploma in piano. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate at SUNY at Stony Brook. Additionally, Erice has won several prizes in various prestigious national competitions such as the Royale (1989), Gregorio Baudot (1994), Infanta Cristina (1994, 1996 and 1998) and Ciudad de Albacete (2006). "This wonderful work is not performed much in concert, so I truly hope many people attend the recital and I would like to invite the MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as community members," the pianist said. "I am sure they will enjoy the music as much—or even more—as I do." This concert is free and open to the public. For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit http://www.mtsumusic.com/ or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
MADRID-BORN ERICE PRESENTS FIRST SOLO PIANT RECITAL AT MTSU
New Faculty Member’s April 3 Concert is Free & Open to the Public
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU faculty pianist Leopoldo Erice will perform a free and open concert at 8 p.m. April 3 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
Erice will perform Bach’s 1741 publication of the Goldberg Variations for piano, a work that is considered by many to be one of the most important examples of variation form and one that is traditionally named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, who—according to some reports—was its first performer.
"The Goldberg Variations ... is among the most important music monuments," Erice said. "It is a piece which has inspired generations of musicians and music lovers because of its beauty."
Erice said that Bach, who had a deeply rooted, strong Christian faith, let religion permeate his music, even his nonreligious works.
"The Goldberg is catalogued among his nonreligious works, but I believe that they could be considered an homage to Christianity,” remarked Erice, who said he also “will offer a short talk before I perform them … and develop this idea, among other issues." A new member of the MTSU School of Music faculty, having joined its ranks in fall 2007, Erice’s upcoming concert will be his first solo recital at the university. Born in Madrid, Erice started his piano studies at age 6 and graduated with honors in both piano and chamber music from the Royal Conservatory of Madrid. In 1999, he studied in The Hague in Holland and obtained the Higher Vocational Diploma in piano from the Koninklijk Conservatorium. From 2002 to 2004, Erice held the position of associate instructor of piano at Indiana University, where he also earned a Master of Music in piano and an Artist Diploma in piano. Currently, he is a doctoral candidate at SUNY at Stony Brook. Additionally, Erice has won several prizes in various prestigious national competitions such as the Royale (1989), Gregorio Baudot (1994), Infanta Cristina (1994, 1996 and 1998) and Ciudad de Albacete (2006). "This wonderful work is not performed much in concert, so I truly hope many people attend the recital and I would like to invite the MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as community members," the pianist said. "I am sure they will enjoy the music as much—or even more—as I do." This concert is free and open to the public. For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit http://www.mtsumusic.com/ or call 615-898-2493.
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[359]MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
German, French, Thai Dishes and Chinese and Caribbean Entertainment on Tap
(MURFREESBORO) – An array of delectable foods and fascinating entertainment from many nations will make for a festive evening at MTSU’s annual International Banquet on Saturday, April 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for the viewing of cultural exhibits in the lobby. The buffet-style meal will begin promptly at 5 p.m. Among the tasty treats available will be:
· Classic Choucroute—smoked pork loin chops and German sausages with caraway-braised sauerkraut
· Spicy Thai Curry Chicken with Wide Noodles and Basil—thinly sliced all-natural chicken with julienne vegetables and wide rice noodles with Thai basil and spicy curry sauce
· Coq au Vin--traditional French favorite with fresh chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms and garlic
· Blanquette de Veau—tender veal simmered with fresh herbs, pearl onions and mushrooms in a creamy Veloute sauce
· A variety of international desserts
The evening’s entertainment is scheduled to be provided by Steal de Boro, a group of fifth- and sixth graders from John Pittard Elementary School, who play the steel drum music of the Caribbean under the direction of MTSU adjunct music professor and free-lance percussionist German Baratto; Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting “the awareness, understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Chinese visual arts and performing arts by presenting fine Chinese visual arts, crafts, performing arts and culture to the public,” according to http://www.chineseartsalliance.org/; and Amber Turner, a 2006 MTSU recording industry graduate from Canada, who will perform contemporary rhythm-and-blues and soul music with a five-piece band.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for children age 12 and under and $10 for MTSU students. To purchase tickets or to request more information, contact the MTSU Office of International Programs and Services at 615-898-2238, or stop by Room 124 of the Keathley University Center on campus.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To arrange for interviews, please contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
German, French, Thai Dishes and Chinese and Caribbean Entertainment on Tap
(MURFREESBORO) – An array of delectable foods and fascinating entertainment from many nations will make for a festive evening at MTSU’s annual International Banquet on Saturday, April 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for the viewing of cultural exhibits in the lobby. The buffet-style meal will begin promptly at 5 p.m. Among the tasty treats available will be:
· Classic Choucroute—smoked pork loin chops and German sausages with caraway-braised sauerkraut
· Spicy Thai Curry Chicken with Wide Noodles and Basil—thinly sliced all-natural chicken with julienne vegetables and wide rice noodles with Thai basil and spicy curry sauce
· Coq au Vin--traditional French favorite with fresh chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms and garlic
· Blanquette de Veau—tender veal simmered with fresh herbs, pearl onions and mushrooms in a creamy Veloute sauce
· A variety of international desserts
The evening’s entertainment is scheduled to be provided by Steal de Boro, a group of fifth- and sixth graders from John Pittard Elementary School, who play the steel drum music of the Caribbean under the direction of MTSU adjunct music professor and free-lance percussionist German Baratto; Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting “the awareness, understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Chinese visual arts and performing arts by presenting fine Chinese visual arts, crafts, performing arts and culture to the public,” according to http://www.chineseartsalliance.org/; and Amber Turner, a 2006 MTSU recording industry graduate from Canada, who will perform contemporary rhythm-and-blues and soul music with a five-piece band.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for children age 12 and under and $10 for MTSU students. To purchase tickets or to request more information, contact the MTSU Office of International Programs and Services at 615-898-2238, or stop by Room 124 of the Keathley University Center on campus.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To arrange for interviews, please contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
[358]MIDDLE EAST EXPERT TO RETURN TO MTSU AS GLOBAL CONSULTANT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 26, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MIDDLE EAST EXPERT TO RETURN TO MTSU AS GLOBAL CONSULTANT
Dr. Ron Messier to Guide and Promote International Education and Exchange
(MURFREESBORO) – In order to enhance MTSU’s burgeoning integration of international education into its academic life, Dr. Ron Messier, senior lecturer in history at Vanderbilt University and former history professor at MTSU, will return to the Murfreesboro campus in his new role as Director of International Outreach starting July 1. Messier will report to Dr. Kaylene Gebert, Executive Vice President and Provost. However, his duties will include advising President Sidney A. McPhee on international endeavors, hosting international dignitaries who visit the campus and traveling outside the country with McPhee at the president’s request. “The Provost and I are very happy to have Dr. Messier back on campus and working with us,” says Dr. Anne Sloan, Special Assistant to the Provost for International Education. “He has a tremendous amount of expertise as the earliest director of any formal study abroad program at MTSU dating back to the 1970s and extensive experience working in the field internationally, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. We value his knowledge of the university’s history and his perspective on improving the international aspects of curriculum.” Messier will work closely with Sloan on curriculum internationalization and curriculum integration, recruiting international students and promoting student and faculty exchange. Communication with the broader university community, including the development of an international education newsletter, also will be part of Messier’s focus. “What I hope to be able to do is work with every segment of campus to try to identify things that MTSU does particularly well that will be marketable overseas and then identify target groups overseas and then connect the two,” Messier says. Additionally, Messier will advise the Office of International Programs and Services and the Middle East Center. “Ron's expertise and contacts in the Middle East and North Africa are wide-ranging and extensive,” says Dr. Allen Hibbard, director of the Middle East Center. “I saw this firsthand when he visited me while I was teaching in Damascus and when the two of us recently traveled together in Morocco. He was a key moving force behind plans to create a Middle East Center on campus and has remained a strong, steadfast supporter of our work and activities. I have always relied on his counsel and will lean on him more heavily once he assumes his official position here.”
“A logical place for me to start because of my own background and experience will be in areas like public history (and) historic preservation,” Messier says. “I know there’s a market for that in the Middle East and North Africa, and I’ve already started unofficially to look at ways of making those connections.” In fact, over a six-week period between the conclusion of his time at Vanderbilt and the start of his new job at MTSU, Messier will travel to Morocco to continue an excavation that began in 2004 of a medieval Islamic city just south of Marrakech. Messier will remain at Vanderbilt until April. His new MTSU position is a part-time job for which he anticipates working 20 hours a week three or four days a week. This schedule will enable him to travel and conduct research. A professor of Middle East history and historical archaeology at MTSU from 1972 to 2004, Messier won the university’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 1976, Outstanding Honors Faculty Award in 1978, and Outstanding Research Award in 1997, as well as the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education award as Tennessee Teacher of the Year in 1993. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1966 and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg of Dr. Ron Messier at an historic site in Morocco, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MIDDLE EAST EXPERT TO RETURN TO MTSU AS GLOBAL CONSULTANT
Dr. Ron Messier to Guide and Promote International Education and Exchange
(MURFREESBORO) – In order to enhance MTSU’s burgeoning integration of international education into its academic life, Dr. Ron Messier, senior lecturer in history at Vanderbilt University and former history professor at MTSU, will return to the Murfreesboro campus in his new role as Director of International Outreach starting July 1. Messier will report to Dr. Kaylene Gebert, Executive Vice President and Provost. However, his duties will include advising President Sidney A. McPhee on international endeavors, hosting international dignitaries who visit the campus and traveling outside the country with McPhee at the president’s request. “The Provost and I are very happy to have Dr. Messier back on campus and working with us,” says Dr. Anne Sloan, Special Assistant to the Provost for International Education. “He has a tremendous amount of expertise as the earliest director of any formal study abroad program at MTSU dating back to the 1970s and extensive experience working in the field internationally, especially in North Africa and the Middle East. We value his knowledge of the university’s history and his perspective on improving the international aspects of curriculum.” Messier will work closely with Sloan on curriculum internationalization and curriculum integration, recruiting international students and promoting student and faculty exchange. Communication with the broader university community, including the development of an international education newsletter, also will be part of Messier’s focus. “What I hope to be able to do is work with every segment of campus to try to identify things that MTSU does particularly well that will be marketable overseas and then identify target groups overseas and then connect the two,” Messier says. Additionally, Messier will advise the Office of International Programs and Services and the Middle East Center. “Ron's expertise and contacts in the Middle East and North Africa are wide-ranging and extensive,” says Dr. Allen Hibbard, director of the Middle East Center. “I saw this firsthand when he visited me while I was teaching in Damascus and when the two of us recently traveled together in Morocco. He was a key moving force behind plans to create a Middle East Center on campus and has remained a strong, steadfast supporter of our work and activities. I have always relied on his counsel and will lean on him more heavily once he assumes his official position here.”
“A logical place for me to start because of my own background and experience will be in areas like public history (and) historic preservation,” Messier says. “I know there’s a market for that in the Middle East and North Africa, and I’ve already started unofficially to look at ways of making those connections.” In fact, over a six-week period between the conclusion of his time at Vanderbilt and the start of his new job at MTSU, Messier will travel to Morocco to continue an excavation that began in 2004 of a medieval Islamic city just south of Marrakech. Messier will remain at Vanderbilt until April. His new MTSU position is a part-time job for which he anticipates working 20 hours a week three or four days a week. This schedule will enable him to travel and conduct research. A professor of Middle East history and historical archaeology at MTSU from 1972 to 2004, Messier won the university’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 1976, Outstanding Honors Faculty Award in 1978, and Outstanding Research Award in 1997, as well as the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education award as Tennessee Teacher of the Year in 1993. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1966 and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1968 and 1972, respectively.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color jpeg of Dr. Ron Messier at an historic site in Morocco, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081.
[357]MTSU’S WINDHAM SERIES LECTURER TO FOCUS ON MERCER’S MUSIC
MTSU’S WINDHAM SERIES LECTURER TO FOCUS ON MERCER’S MUSIC
North Carolina Author Brings ‘Skylark’ Discussion April 10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385
(MURFREESBORO)—Distinguished author Dr. Phillip Furia, chair of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will be the guest speaker on Thursday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Hall in MTSU's Wright Music Building for the 2008 Windham Lecture Series.
"Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer" is the title of Furia's book and the topic of the lecture. According to Furia, it will be "more of a mini-show than a lecture."
Becky Windham, daughter of Dr. William and the late Westy Windham, for whom the lecture series is named, will sing chosen songs of Mercer accompanied on the piano by Dr. Geoffrey Haydon of Georgia State University.
"One of the things I want to talk about is that Johnny Mercer was the only songwriter of that era to come from the South," said Furia, noting that two other popular songwriters of the mid-1930s to the mid-'50s, George Gershwin and Oscar Hammerstein, were both from New York and of Jewish backgrounds.
"As a Southerner, he (Mercer) brought a difference to the lyrics he wrote," Furia continued. "He was more influenced by nature and the landscape. Mercer loved to sit outside the black churches and listen to the choirs sing."
The renowned songwriter, who recorded self-penned hits as well as singing others' tunes, also listened to Louis Armstrong and Ma Rainey.
"Mercer was more influenced as a kid growing up in Savannah," Furia said, adding that Gershwin and Hammerstein were more affected by the city life that surrounded them.
Furia explained that Mercer was primarily a lyricist and couldn't even read music. The music was usually written first for Mercer, Furia said, adding that the process of writing lyrics for music is like working a crossword puzzle. "The music is there. You just have to fit a syllable to a note."
Mercer, who went on to co-found Capitol Records, was the co-writer of classics like "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Hooray for Hollywood," "Jeepers Creepers," "Blues in the Night," "Moon River," "Glowworm" and "Skylark."
Furia's writings on American popular song have been praised in The New York Times, The London Times and The New Yorker. He also has made appearances on "Larry King Live," A&E's "Biography" and the PBS series "Broadway: The American Musical."
Currently in its 17th year, the Windham Lecture Series in Liberal Arts was established in 1990 through the MTSU Foundation. Dr. William Windham was a member of the MTSU history department's faculty from 1955 to 1989 and served as chairman of the Department of History the last 11 years. Westy Windham (1927-1991) earned a master's degree in sociology at MTSU and was the founder of the Great American Singalong.
The Windham Lecture Series is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts. For more information, contact 615-494-7628.
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IN BRIEF: Distinguished author Dr. Phillip Furia, chair of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will be the guest speaker on Thursday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Hall in MTSU's Wright Music Building for the 2008 Windham Lecture Series. "Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer" is the title of Furia's book and the topic of the lecture. According to Furia, it will be "more of a mini-show than a lecture." For more information, contact 615-494-7628.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color JPEG of Dr. Furia and a color TIFF of his book jacket, please contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385.
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North Carolina Author Brings ‘Skylark’ Discussion April 10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 25, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385
(MURFREESBORO)—Distinguished author Dr. Phillip Furia, chair of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will be the guest speaker on Thursday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Hall in MTSU's Wright Music Building for the 2008 Windham Lecture Series.
"Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer" is the title of Furia's book and the topic of the lecture. According to Furia, it will be "more of a mini-show than a lecture."
Becky Windham, daughter of Dr. William and the late Westy Windham, for whom the lecture series is named, will sing chosen songs of Mercer accompanied on the piano by Dr. Geoffrey Haydon of Georgia State University.
"One of the things I want to talk about is that Johnny Mercer was the only songwriter of that era to come from the South," said Furia, noting that two other popular songwriters of the mid-1930s to the mid-'50s, George Gershwin and Oscar Hammerstein, were both from New York and of Jewish backgrounds.
"As a Southerner, he (Mercer) brought a difference to the lyrics he wrote," Furia continued. "He was more influenced by nature and the landscape. Mercer loved to sit outside the black churches and listen to the choirs sing."
The renowned songwriter, who recorded self-penned hits as well as singing others' tunes, also listened to Louis Armstrong and Ma Rainey.
"Mercer was more influenced as a kid growing up in Savannah," Furia said, adding that Gershwin and Hammerstein were more affected by the city life that surrounded them.
Furia explained that Mercer was primarily a lyricist and couldn't even read music. The music was usually written first for Mercer, Furia said, adding that the process of writing lyrics for music is like working a crossword puzzle. "The music is there. You just have to fit a syllable to a note."
Mercer, who went on to co-found Capitol Records, was the co-writer of classics like "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Hooray for Hollywood," "Jeepers Creepers," "Blues in the Night," "Moon River," "Glowworm" and "Skylark."
Furia's writings on American popular song have been praised in The New York Times, The London Times and The New Yorker. He also has made appearances on "Larry King Live," A&E's "Biography" and the PBS series "Broadway: The American Musical."
Currently in its 17th year, the Windham Lecture Series in Liberal Arts was established in 1990 through the MTSU Foundation. Dr. William Windham was a member of the MTSU history department's faculty from 1955 to 1989 and served as chairman of the Department of History the last 11 years. Westy Windham (1927-1991) earned a master's degree in sociology at MTSU and was the founder of the Great American Singalong.
The Windham Lecture Series is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts. For more information, contact 615-494-7628.
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IN BRIEF: Distinguished author Dr. Phillip Furia, chair of the Department of Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, will be the guest speaker on Thursday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Hall in MTSU's Wright Music Building for the 2008 Windham Lecture Series. "Skylark: The Life and Times of Johnny Mercer" is the title of Furia's book and the topic of the lecture. According to Furia, it will be "more of a mini-show than a lecture." For more information, contact 615-494-7628.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a color JPEG of Dr. Furia and a color TIFF of his book jacket, please contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
[356] INNER GAME OF MUSIC AUTHOR GREEN PLANS FREE WORKSHOPS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
INNER GAME OF MUSIC AUTHOR GREEN PLANS FREE WORKSHOPS
Double Bassist Visits MTSU April 18-19 for Free, Open Events; Reservations Required
(MURFREESBORO)—Clinician and double bassist Barry Green, author of The Inner Game of Music and Mastery of Music, will present various workshops and master classes April 18-19 in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, Room 173, of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
A California native, Green’s Friday, April 18, presentations include an Inner Game overview at 9 a.m.; musical coaching from Inner Game techniques at 10:15 a.m.; Music Alive, “Reaching the Mountain Top,” at 1 p.m.; and musical coaching from Inner Game and Music Alive techniques at 2:15 p.m.
On Saturday, April 19, Green will present another musical coaching from Inner Game and Music Alive techniques at 9 a.m. and a music workshop titled “Ten Pathways to True Artistry” at 10:15 a.m. He will close with a 1 p.m. master class for the string bass.
Says Green: "The Inner Game, in terms of music, has to do with avoiding voices of doubt, judgment and confusion so that one can listen to and feel the music as they play."
Green served as principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony for 28 years. As former executive director of the International Society of Bassists, he currently directs a young bassist program for the San Francisco Symphony Education Department and teaches privately at Stanley Intermediate in Lafayette and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also has organized the Northern California Bass Club.
Principal bassist with the California Symphony and the Sun Valley Idaho Summer Symphony and active as a bass soloist and teacher, Green performs for young audiences in schools in the Bay Area as well as performs bass workshops and concerts on tour.
Green' s book, The Inner Game of Music with W. Timothy Gallwey, was published by Doubleday and deals with musicians reaching their potential in performance and learning. He has written seven Inner Game of Music Workbooks published by GIA Music for keyboard, voice, instruments and ensembles.
His book, The Mastery of Music, Ten Pathways to True Artistry, is based on interviews with more than 120 world famous musicians on topics of courage, passion, creativity, discipline and humility. It deals with qualities of greatness from the human spirit that transcends all professions. Jazz and classical artists interviewed include Dave Brubeck, Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Bell, Frederica von Stade, Christopher Parkening, Evelyn Glennie, Jeffrey Kahane and many more.
• All master classes and workshops are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact Deanna Little at drhahn@mtsu.edu or 615-898-2473 by April 15, 2008.
For more information on Green, visit www.innergameofmusic.com. For additional information on other events in the MTSU School of Music, visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
INNER GAME OF MUSIC AUTHOR GREEN PLANS FREE WORKSHOPS
Double Bassist Visits MTSU April 18-19 for Free, Open Events; Reservations Required
(MURFREESBORO)—Clinician and double bassist Barry Green, author of The Inner Game of Music and Mastery of Music, will present various workshops and master classes April 18-19 in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, Room 173, of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
A California native, Green’s Friday, April 18, presentations include an Inner Game overview at 9 a.m.; musical coaching from Inner Game techniques at 10:15 a.m.; Music Alive, “Reaching the Mountain Top,” at 1 p.m.; and musical coaching from Inner Game and Music Alive techniques at 2:15 p.m.
On Saturday, April 19, Green will present another musical coaching from Inner Game and Music Alive techniques at 9 a.m. and a music workshop titled “Ten Pathways to True Artistry” at 10:15 a.m. He will close with a 1 p.m. master class for the string bass.
Says Green: "The Inner Game, in terms of music, has to do with avoiding voices of doubt, judgment and confusion so that one can listen to and feel the music as they play."
Green served as principal bassist of the Cincinnati Symphony for 28 years. As former executive director of the International Society of Bassists, he currently directs a young bassist program for the San Francisco Symphony Education Department and teaches privately at Stanley Intermediate in Lafayette and at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also has organized the Northern California Bass Club.
Principal bassist with the California Symphony and the Sun Valley Idaho Summer Symphony and active as a bass soloist and teacher, Green performs for young audiences in schools in the Bay Area as well as performs bass workshops and concerts on tour.
Green' s book, The Inner Game of Music with W. Timothy Gallwey, was published by Doubleday and deals with musicians reaching their potential in performance and learning. He has written seven Inner Game of Music Workbooks published by GIA Music for keyboard, voice, instruments and ensembles.
His book, The Mastery of Music, Ten Pathways to True Artistry, is based on interviews with more than 120 world famous musicians on topics of courage, passion, creativity, discipline and humility. It deals with qualities of greatness from the human spirit that transcends all professions. Jazz and classical artists interviewed include Dave Brubeck, Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Bell, Frederica von Stade, Christopher Parkening, Evelyn Glennie, Jeffrey Kahane and many more.
• All master classes and workshops are free and open to the public. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, contact Deanna Little at drhahn@mtsu.edu or 615-898-2473 by April 15, 2008.
For more information on Green, visit www.innergameofmusic.com. For additional information on other events in the MTSU School of Music, visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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[355] CLAVIERFEST COMPETITION FINALS SET FOR APRIL 5 AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
CLAVIERFEST COMPETITION FINALS SET FOR APRIL 5 AT MTSU
Performance Features Top Young Pianists is Free & Open to Public
(MURFREESBORO)—Talented young pianists from throughout the region and from as far away as Ohio will gather for the 12th annual Clavierfest competition Saturday, April 5, in the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The daylong event will culminate with a free and open Finalist Concert at 7 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the WMB.
The Finalist Concert will feature the competition’s 12 top finalists. Three finalists will be selected from each of four categories, including K-3rd grade, 4th-6th grade, 7th-9th grade and 10th-12th grade.
"The concert of finalist has always been very inspiring and impressive and represents some of the best young talent in the area," said Dr. Jerry Perkins, coordinator of keyboard studies and professor of piano at MTSU. "It's a wonderful opportunity for the public to hear these talented young pianists," he added.
The Clavierfest contest is co-sponsored by the MTSU School of Music and the Steinway Piano Gallery of Nashville.
This performance is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
CLAVIERFEST COMPETITION FINALS SET FOR APRIL 5 AT MTSU
Performance Features Top Young Pianists is Free & Open to Public
(MURFREESBORO)—Talented young pianists from throughout the region and from as far away as Ohio will gather for the 12th annual Clavierfest competition Saturday, April 5, in the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The daylong event will culminate with a free and open Finalist Concert at 7 p.m. in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the WMB.
The Finalist Concert will feature the competition’s 12 top finalists. Three finalists will be selected from each of four categories, including K-3rd grade, 4th-6th grade, 7th-9th grade and 10th-12th grade.
"The concert of finalist has always been very inspiring and impressive and represents some of the best young talent in the area," said Dr. Jerry Perkins, coordinator of keyboard studies and professor of piano at MTSU. "It's a wonderful opportunity for the public to hear these talented young pianists," he added.
The Clavierfest contest is co-sponsored by the MTSU School of Music and the Steinway Piano Gallery of Nashville.
This performance is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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[354] GUEST BASSOONIST SCHILLINGER PLAYS FREE MARCH 24 SHOW AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
GUEST BASSOONIST SCHILLINGER PLAYS FREE MARCH 24 SHOW AT MTSU
Performer’s Upcoming Concert Promises to be An “Exciting Event,” Stone Says
(MURFREESBORO)—Guest bassoonist Christin Schillinger will perform in a free and open concert at 8 p.m. March 24 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
"I am very excited to have Dr. Shillinger visiting the MTSU campus,” said Maya Stone, MTSU bassoon instructor. “Her recital will be an exciting event."
Schillinger will perform John Steinmetz’s Goodbye, Old Paint: a cowboy song for bassoon and piano, Robert Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style, Opus 102, Marcel Farago’s Phantasy, Opus 40a and Henri Dutilleux’s Sarabande et Cortège.
Assistant professor of bassoon and coordinator of music theory studies for the University of Nevada, Reno, Schillinger is active as an orchestral musician and soloist throughout the U.S. She is currently principal bassoonist with the Reno Chamber Orchestra, second bassoon with the Reno Philharmonic and guest artist at the 2005 International Double Reed Society Conference.
A proponent of new music, Schillinger has assisted in bringing many unknown works to the U.S. She also acts in active collaboration with many composers, including Bill Douglas, Ray Pizzi and Ruben Salazar, to name but three, and has performed with artists such as Horacio Gutiérrez, Angel Romero, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Joan Tower, Leonard Nimoy and El Vira.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
GUEST BASSOONIST SCHILLINGER PLAYS FREE MARCH 24 SHOW AT MTSU
Performer’s Upcoming Concert Promises to be An “Exciting Event,” Stone Says
(MURFREESBORO)—Guest bassoonist Christin Schillinger will perform in a free and open concert at 8 p.m. March 24 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
"I am very excited to have Dr. Shillinger visiting the MTSU campus,” said Maya Stone, MTSU bassoon instructor. “Her recital will be an exciting event."
Schillinger will perform John Steinmetz’s Goodbye, Old Paint: a cowboy song for bassoon and piano, Robert Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style, Opus 102, Marcel Farago’s Phantasy, Opus 40a and Henri Dutilleux’s Sarabande et Cortège.
Assistant professor of bassoon and coordinator of music theory studies for the University of Nevada, Reno, Schillinger is active as an orchestral musician and soloist throughout the U.S. She is currently principal bassoonist with the Reno Chamber Orchestra, second bassoon with the Reno Philharmonic and guest artist at the 2005 International Double Reed Society Conference.
A proponent of new music, Schillinger has assisted in bringing many unknown works to the U.S. She also acts in active collaboration with many composers, including Bill Douglas, Ray Pizzi and Ruben Salazar, to name but three, and has performed with artists such as Horacio Gutiérrez, Angel Romero, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Joan Tower, Leonard Nimoy and El Vira.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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[353] MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 21, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
German, French, Thai Dishes and Chinese and Caribbean Entertainment on Tap
(MURFREESBORO) – An array of delectable foods and fascinating entertainment from many nations will make for a festive evening at MTSU’s annual International Banquet on Saturday, April 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for the viewing of cultural exhibits in the lobby. The buffet-style meal will begin promptly at 5 p.m. Among the tasty treats available will be:
· Classic Choucroute—smoked pork loin chops and German sausages with caraway-braised sauerkraut
· Spicy Thai Curry Chicken with Wide Noodles and Basil—thinly sliced all-natural chicken with julienne vegetables and wide rice noodles with Thai basil and spicy curry sauce
· Coq au Vin--traditional French favorite with fresh chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms and garlic
· Blanquette de Veau—tender veal simmered with fresh herbs, pearl onions and mushrooms in a creamy Veloute sauce
· A variety of international desserts
The evening’s entertainment is scheduled to be provided by Steal de Boro, a group of fifth- and sixth graders from John Pittard Elementary School, who play the steel drum music of the Caribbean under the direction of MTSU adjunct music professor and free-lance percussionist German Baratto; Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting “the awareness, understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Chinese visual arts and performing arts by presenting fine Chinese visual arts, crafts, performing arts and culture to the public,” according to www.chineseartsalliance.org; and Amber Turner, a 2006 MTSU recording industry graduate from Canada, who will perform contemporary rhythm-and-blues and soul music with a five-piece band.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for children age 12 and under and $10 for MTSU students. To purchase tickets or to request more information, contact the MTSU Office of International Programs and Services at 615-898-2238, or stop by Room 124 of the Keathley University Center on campus.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To arrange for interviews, please contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU INTERNATIONAL BANQUET TO PRESENT WORLD OF GOOD FOOD
German, French, Thai Dishes and Chinese and Caribbean Entertainment on Tap
(MURFREESBORO) – An array of delectable foods and fascinating entertainment from many nations will make for a festive evening at MTSU’s annual International Banquet on Saturday, April 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for the viewing of cultural exhibits in the lobby. The buffet-style meal will begin promptly at 5 p.m. Among the tasty treats available will be:
· Classic Choucroute—smoked pork loin chops and German sausages with caraway-braised sauerkraut
· Spicy Thai Curry Chicken with Wide Noodles and Basil—thinly sliced all-natural chicken with julienne vegetables and wide rice noodles with Thai basil and spicy curry sauce
· Coq au Vin--traditional French favorite with fresh chicken braised in red wine with mushrooms and garlic
· Blanquette de Veau—tender veal simmered with fresh herbs, pearl onions and mushrooms in a creamy Veloute sauce
· A variety of international desserts
The evening’s entertainment is scheduled to be provided by Steal de Boro, a group of fifth- and sixth graders from John Pittard Elementary School, who play the steel drum music of the Caribbean under the direction of MTSU adjunct music professor and free-lance percussionist German Baratto; Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting “the awareness, understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the Chinese visual arts and performing arts by presenting fine Chinese visual arts, crafts, performing arts and culture to the public,” according to www.chineseartsalliance.org; and Amber Turner, a 2006 MTSU recording industry graduate from Canada, who will perform contemporary rhythm-and-blues and soul music with a five-piece band.
Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for children age 12 and under and $10 for MTSU students. To purchase tickets or to request more information, contact the MTSU Office of International Programs and Services at 615-898-2238, or stop by Room 124 of the Keathley University Center on campus.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To arrange for interviews, please contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
[352] DUO PEGASUS PERFORMS FREE MARCH 26 CONCERT AT MTSU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
DUO PEGASUS PERFORMS FREE MARCH 26 CONCERT AT MTSU
(MURFREESBORO)—Duo Pegasus, a clarinet/piano duo from Wisconsin featuring Scott Wright (clarinet) and Linda Halloin (piano), will perform in a free and open concert at 3:30 p.m. March 26 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The works Duo Pegasus will perform include Pierre Sancan’s Sonatine, Leo Sowerby’s Sonata, Paquito D’Rivera’s Two Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, John Ireland‘s Fantasy-Sonata and Mike Mower’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.
Wright and Halloin formed Duo Pegasus in 1998 in Green Bay after performing several chamber music concerts together. The duo has traveled to the United Kingdom to premier a new sonata for clarinet and piano by the acclaimed English composer Michael Mower, performing and teaching during their stay at the Royal Northern Academy of Music in Manchester, the Royal Welsh Academy of Music and Drama in Cardiff in Wales and the University of Chichester.
They have performed and taught at the prestigious Naples Conservatory of Music, performing for musicians from the U.S. 6th Naval Fleet as well as for school children in and around Naples. They have also traveled to Slovakia to perform in the 7th International Festival of Contemporary Music in Bratislava. Their duo’s, which were recorded at the famous Slovakian Radio Hall, were broadcast throughout the country.
In between international engagements, Duo Pegasus frequently travels and performs throughout the U.S., with recent performances in Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Arkansas, Washington and Oregon.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
DUO PEGASUS PERFORMS FREE MARCH 26 CONCERT AT MTSU
(MURFREESBORO)—Duo Pegasus, a clarinet/piano duo from Wisconsin featuring Scott Wright (clarinet) and Linda Halloin (piano), will perform in a free and open concert at 3:30 p.m. March 26 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The works Duo Pegasus will perform include Pierre Sancan’s Sonatine, Leo Sowerby’s Sonata, Paquito D’Rivera’s Two Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, John Ireland‘s Fantasy-Sonata and Mike Mower’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano.
Wright and Halloin formed Duo Pegasus in 1998 in Green Bay after performing several chamber music concerts together. The duo has traveled to the United Kingdom to premier a new sonata for clarinet and piano by the acclaimed English composer Michael Mower, performing and teaching during their stay at the Royal Northern Academy of Music in Manchester, the Royal Welsh Academy of Music and Drama in Cardiff in Wales and the University of Chichester.
They have performed and taught at the prestigious Naples Conservatory of Music, performing for musicians from the U.S. 6th Naval Fleet as well as for school children in and around Naples. They have also traveled to Slovakia to perform in the 7th International Festival of Contemporary Music in Bratislava. Their duo’s, which were recorded at the famous Slovakian Radio Hall, were broadcast throughout the country.
In between international engagements, Duo Pegasus frequently travels and performs throughout the U.S., with recent performances in Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland, Mississippi, Arkansas, Washington and Oregon.
This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
[351]EIGHTEEN MTSU STUDENTS GARNER PSYCHOLOGY AWARDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Department of Psychology, 615-898-2706
EIGHTEEN MTSU STUDENTS GARNER PSYCHOLOGY AWARDS
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Department of Psychology at MTSU will present its annual awards ceremony for outstanding students who were enrolled in the program during the 2007 academic year beginning at 6 p.m. March 20 in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building.
Prior to the 6 p.m. ceremony, psychology faculty will meet with student award winners beginning to view the students’ plaques, meet parents and take photographs.
The Department of Psychology is part of the university’s College of Education and Behavior Science, which is led by Dr. Gloria Bonner, dean.
Eighteen MTSU students, all of whom are majoring in programs of study within psychology, will receive 13 academic honors during the March 20 event, which is open to media and the public.
Those students who will receive awards at the upcoming ceremony are listed below by their respective hometown counties. Unless indicated otherwise, the students’ hometowns are in Tennessee.
The winning students, along with their respective hometowns, are as follows:
·Outstanding Clinical Psychology Graduate Student
--Kelli Blevins of Smyrna, a 2002 graduate of La Vergne High School.
--Amber Mackey of Murfreesboro, a native of Wake County, N.C., and graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School.
·Outstanding Quantitative Psychology Graduate Student
--Andrey V. Koval of Murfreesboro, an international student at MTSU.
·Outstanding Experimental Psychology Graduate Student
--Joseph Baker of Murfreesboro, a native of Las Cruces, N.M.
·Outstanding Professional Counseling Psychology Graduate Student
--Jennifer Adams of Murfreesboro, a 1997graduate of Oakland High School.
·Outstanding School Psychology Graduate Student
--Marisa Shubert of Franklin.
·Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Spring 2007
--Joy Pollard of Murfreesboro, a native of Alamogordo, N.M.
--Shannon Riggs of Burleson, Texas.
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AWARDS
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·Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Fall 2007
--Amber Mackey of Murfreesboro.
·Elizabeth Wright Psychology Graduate Student Award
--Jenny Gilbert of Hendersonville, a 2000 graduate of Beech High School.
·Robert Prytula Memorial Scholarship ($500)
--Kelli Blevins of Smyrna, a 2002 graduate of La Vergne High School.
--Andrey V. Koval of Murfreesboro, an international student at MTSU.
·Keith W. Carlson Professional Counseling Scholarship ($500)
--Brittany Dyer of Smyrna, a graduate of Cookeville (Tenn.) High School.
--Joyce Hollins of Nashville, a 2000 graduate of Dacula High School.
·Willard A. Kerr Award of Excellence for Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate ($100 bond)
--Barbra McLane of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Hilton Head (S.C.) High School.
--Paige Greene of Murfreesboro, a 2004 graduate of La Vergne High School.
·Willard A. Kerr Award of Excellence for Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student ($100 bond)
--Ashley Crow of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Louisiana High School and native of Louisiana, Mo.
--Kara Jeansonne, a native of Metairie, La.
--Kimberly Wilson of Murfreesboro.
·Larry W. Morris Outstanding Senior in Psychology ($100)
--Jessica Busler of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Powell (Tenn.) High School.
--Sarah Marler of Murfreesboro.
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EDITORIAL CONTACT: Department of Psychology, 615-898-2706
EIGHTEEN MTSU STUDENTS GARNER PSYCHOLOGY AWARDS
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Department of Psychology at MTSU will present its annual awards ceremony for outstanding students who were enrolled in the program during the 2007 academic year beginning at 6 p.m. March 20 in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building.
Prior to the 6 p.m. ceremony, psychology faculty will meet with student award winners beginning to view the students’ plaques, meet parents and take photographs.
The Department of Psychology is part of the university’s College of Education and Behavior Science, which is led by Dr. Gloria Bonner, dean.
Eighteen MTSU students, all of whom are majoring in programs of study within psychology, will receive 13 academic honors during the March 20 event, which is open to media and the public.
Those students who will receive awards at the upcoming ceremony are listed below by their respective hometown counties. Unless indicated otherwise, the students’ hometowns are in Tennessee.
The winning students, along with their respective hometowns, are as follows:
·Outstanding Clinical Psychology Graduate Student
--Kelli Blevins of Smyrna, a 2002 graduate of La Vergne High School.
--Amber Mackey of Murfreesboro, a native of Wake County, N.C., and graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School.
·Outstanding Quantitative Psychology Graduate Student
--Andrey V. Koval of Murfreesboro, an international student at MTSU.
·Outstanding Experimental Psychology Graduate Student
--Joseph Baker of Murfreesboro, a native of Las Cruces, N.M.
·Outstanding Professional Counseling Psychology Graduate Student
--Jennifer Adams of Murfreesboro, a 1997graduate of Oakland High School.
·Outstanding School Psychology Graduate Student
--Marisa Shubert of Franklin.
·Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Spring 2007
--Joy Pollard of Murfreesboro, a native of Alamogordo, N.M.
--Shannon Riggs of Burleson, Texas.
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AWARDS
Add 1
·Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Fall 2007
--Amber Mackey of Murfreesboro.
·Elizabeth Wright Psychology Graduate Student Award
--Jenny Gilbert of Hendersonville, a 2000 graduate of Beech High School.
·Robert Prytula Memorial Scholarship ($500)
--Kelli Blevins of Smyrna, a 2002 graduate of La Vergne High School.
--Andrey V. Koval of Murfreesboro, an international student at MTSU.
·Keith W. Carlson Professional Counseling Scholarship ($500)
--Brittany Dyer of Smyrna, a graduate of Cookeville (Tenn.) High School.
--Joyce Hollins of Nashville, a 2000 graduate of Dacula High School.
·Willard A. Kerr Award of Excellence for Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate ($100 bond)
--Barbra McLane of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Hilton Head (S.C.) High School.
--Paige Greene of Murfreesboro, a 2004 graduate of La Vergne High School.
·Willard A. Kerr Award of Excellence for Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student ($100 bond)
--Ashley Crow of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Louisiana High School and native of Louisiana, Mo.
--Kara Jeansonne, a native of Metairie, La.
--Kimberly Wilson of Murfreesboro.
·Larry W. Morris Outstanding Senior in Psychology ($100)
--Jessica Busler of Murfreesboro, a graduate of Powell (Tenn.) High School.
--Sarah Marler of Murfreesboro.
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[350]MARCH 27 EVENT AT MTSU FOCUSES ON CHILDREN AND THE INTERNET
MARCH 27 EVENT AT MTSU FOCUSES ON CHILDREN AND THE INTERNET
Free Public Panel Discussion Addresses ‘What Parents Need to Know’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Beverly Keel, 615-898-5150, bkeel@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—It’s 8 p.m. Do you know what Web site your child is reading?
On Thursday, March 27, MTSU will present “The Internet and Your Child: What Parents Need to Know,” an evening panel discussion designed to provide parents with the facts they need to raise children in the Internet age.
The free public event, which will be held in Room 121 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, is part of the symposium “Accuracy, Privacy and the World Wide Web: The First Amendment and the Internet,” which is sponsored by MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies.
At 6 p.m., the “Frontline” documentary “Growing Up Online” will be shown. The film will be followed by the panel discussion on “The Internet and Your Child.”
Dr. Becky Alexander, MTSU assistant professor of education, will moderate the panel, which will include Anna Benson of Metro Nashville Public Schools as well as a representative from Nashville’s Harpeth Hall and several high-school students.
Alexander has taught undergraduate instructional technology courses for pre- service teachers for the past six years. She most recently presented information on the “Net Generation” at the University of North Carolina’s Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference. She joins a colleague, Dr. Willis Means, to present “Podcasting: What Are You Waiting For?” next month at the MTSU Satellite and Webcasting Center.
Continually seeking answers to the question of integrating technology effectively in the classroom, Alexander has had extensive teaching experiences with young children. For five years she coordinated an early literacy program, Reach Out and Read of Middle Tennessee, serving approximately 4,000 children a year. She has served as a council member on Read To Succeed, a community partnership created to promote reading in Rutherford County, and as a board member of the Rutherford Books From Birth, a program to give preschool children a free book every month.
She will be joined by her son, Eldridge Alexander, a senior at Riverdale High School, who can provide a first-person report about teens and the Internet. His interests include computers, video editing and technology in general, and he regularly works with his youth minister by setting up the audio equipment, recording, podcasting and creating and editing videos. He owns his own business, EZap Technology (www.ezaptechnology.com), and is regularly called for consulting on equipment purchases and multimedia presentations.
For more information about the session, contact Beverly Keel at 615-898-5150 or bkeel@mtsu.edu.
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INTERNET PARENTS
ADD 1
IN BRIEF: It’s 8 p.m. Do you know what Web site your child is reading? On Thursday, March 27, MTSU will present “The Internet and Your Child: What Parents Need to Know,” an evening panel discussion designed to provide parents with the facts they need to raise children in the Internet age. The free public event, which will be held in Room 121 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, is part of the symposium “Accuracy, Privacy and the World Wide Web: The First Amendment and the Internet,” which is sponsored by MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies. At 6 p.m., the “Frontline” documentary “Growing Up Online” will be shown. The film will be followed by the panel discussion on “The Internet and Your Child.” Dr. Becky Alexander, MTSU assistant professor of education, will moderate the panel, which will include Anna Benson of Metro Nashville Public Schools as well as a representative from Nashville’s Harpeth Hall and several high-school students. Alexander also will be joined by her son, a senior at Riverdale High School, who can provide a first-person report about teens and the Internet. For more information, contact 615-898-5150 or bkeel@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Free Public Panel Discussion Addresses ‘What Parents Need to Know’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 19, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Beverly Keel, 615-898-5150, bkeel@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—It’s 8 p.m. Do you know what Web site your child is reading?
On Thursday, March 27, MTSU will present “The Internet and Your Child: What Parents Need to Know,” an evening panel discussion designed to provide parents with the facts they need to raise children in the Internet age.
The free public event, which will be held in Room 121 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, is part of the symposium “Accuracy, Privacy and the World Wide Web: The First Amendment and the Internet,” which is sponsored by MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies.
At 6 p.m., the “Frontline” documentary “Growing Up Online” will be shown. The film will be followed by the panel discussion on “The Internet and Your Child.”
Dr. Becky Alexander, MTSU assistant professor of education, will moderate the panel, which will include Anna Benson of Metro Nashville Public Schools as well as a representative from Nashville’s Harpeth Hall and several high-school students.
Alexander has taught undergraduate instructional technology courses for pre- service teachers for the past six years. She most recently presented information on the “Net Generation” at the University of North Carolina’s Teaching and Learning with Technology Conference. She joins a colleague, Dr. Willis Means, to present “Podcasting: What Are You Waiting For?” next month at the MTSU Satellite and Webcasting Center.
Continually seeking answers to the question of integrating technology effectively in the classroom, Alexander has had extensive teaching experiences with young children. For five years she coordinated an early literacy program, Reach Out and Read of Middle Tennessee, serving approximately 4,000 children a year. She has served as a council member on Read To Succeed, a community partnership created to promote reading in Rutherford County, and as a board member of the Rutherford Books From Birth, a program to give preschool children a free book every month.
She will be joined by her son, Eldridge Alexander, a senior at Riverdale High School, who can provide a first-person report about teens and the Internet. His interests include computers, video editing and technology in general, and he regularly works with his youth minister by setting up the audio equipment, recording, podcasting and creating and editing videos. He owns his own business, EZap Technology (www.ezaptechnology.com), and is regularly called for consulting on equipment purchases and multimedia presentations.
For more information about the session, contact Beverly Keel at 615-898-5150 or bkeel@mtsu.edu.
—MORE—
INTERNET PARENTS
ADD 1
IN BRIEF: It’s 8 p.m. Do you know what Web site your child is reading? On Thursday, March 27, MTSU will present “The Internet and Your Child: What Parents Need to Know,” an evening panel discussion designed to provide parents with the facts they need to raise children in the Internet age. The free public event, which will be held in Room 121 of the Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, is part of the symposium “Accuracy, Privacy and the World Wide Web: The First Amendment and the Internet,” which is sponsored by MTSU’s John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies. At 6 p.m., the “Frontline” documentary “Growing Up Online” will be shown. The film will be followed by the panel discussion on “The Internet and Your Child.” Dr. Becky Alexander, MTSU assistant professor of education, will moderate the panel, which will include Anna Benson of Metro Nashville Public Schools as well as a representative from Nashville’s Harpeth Hall and several high-school students. Alexander also will be joined by her son, a senior at Riverdale High School, who can provide a first-person report about teens and the Internet. For more information, contact 615-898-5150 or bkeel@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[349]MTSU AEROSPACE HOLDS 2ND CAREER FAIR MARCH 19 IN JUB
*** MEDIA ADVISORY ***
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Aerospace Career Fair contact: Dr. Daniel Prather, 615-898-2289 or dprather@mtsu.edu
MTSU AEROSPACE HOLDS 2ND CAREER FAIR MARCH 19 IN JUB
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU’s Department of Aerospace and the MTSU Future Airport Executives student chapter will hold their second Career Fair from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room. At least 32 companies have registered. The aerospace department includes 850 students and 13 faculty members. Fields include flight dispatch and scheduling, administration, professional pilot, technology and maintenance.
Companies attending will include:
1. AirNet Systems 17. MTSUArmy ROTC
2. Jacobs Engineering 18. Great Lakes Aviation
3. Republic Airways 19. Dynamic Aviation
4. Southwest Airlines 20. Smyrna Air Center
5. Metro Nashville Airport Authority 21. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
6. Corporate Flight Management 22. Lockheed Martin FSS
7. Pinnacle 23. FedEx Express
8. US Naval Aviation 24. Mesaba Airlines
9. Nashville Jet 25. Skywest
10. Ricondo & Associates 26. MTSU Air Force ROTC
11. Standard Aero 27. ExpressJet
12. Colgan Air 28. Alpha Eta Rho
13. Mesa Air 29. Women in Aviation
14. Serco North America 30. CBAS career coordinator
15. Epps Aviation 31. Future Airport Executives
16. Eastern Aviation Fuels/Shell Aviation 32. Job table (sponsored by FAE)
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Aerospace Career Fair contact: Dr. Daniel Prather, 615-898-2289 or dprather@mtsu.edu
MTSU AEROSPACE HOLDS 2ND CAREER FAIR MARCH 19 IN JUB
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU’s Department of Aerospace and the MTSU Future Airport Executives student chapter will hold their second Career Fair from 8:30 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room. At least 32 companies have registered. The aerospace department includes 850 students and 13 faculty members. Fields include flight dispatch and scheduling, administration, professional pilot, technology and maintenance.
Companies attending will include:
1. AirNet Systems 17. MTSUArmy ROTC
2. Jacobs Engineering 18. Great Lakes Aviation
3. Republic Airways 19. Dynamic Aviation
4. Southwest Airlines 20. Smyrna Air Center
5. Metro Nashville Airport Authority 21. Atlantic Southeast Airlines
6. Corporate Flight Management 22. Lockheed Martin FSS
7. Pinnacle 23. FedEx Express
8. US Naval Aviation 24. Mesaba Airlines
9. Nashville Jet 25. Skywest
10. Ricondo & Associates 26. MTSU Air Force ROTC
11. Standard Aero 27. ExpressJet
12. Colgan Air 28. Alpha Eta Rho
13. Mesa Air 29. Women in Aviation
14. Serco North America 30. CBAS career coordinator
15. Epps Aviation 31. Future Airport Executives
16. Eastern Aviation Fuels/Shell Aviation 32. Job table (sponsored by FAE)
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[348]DRIVING GUIDE/MAP TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY’S
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Center for Historic Preservation, 615-898-2947
NEW DRIVING GUIDE/MAP TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY’S
LOG ARCHITECURE FREE & NOW AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
MTSU Preservation Specialist Gavin Creates Illustrated Brochure
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—A Traveler’s Guide to Rutherford County’s Log Architecture is the title of a new driving-tour brochure produced by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, a statewide program administered by the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation.
Michael Thomas Gavin, preservation specialist with the Heritage Area and author of Building with Wood, Brick, and Stone: Vernacular Architecture in Tennessee, 1770-1900 (University of Tennessee Press, 2004), developed the free brochure, which contains a concise explanation of the origin and evolution of log buildings, accompanied by a brief driving tour of log homes across the county.
The illustrated brochure contains a map and photographs from local properties, including the Sam Davis birthplace house and slave dwellings at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro, and the Akin House in Bicentennial Park in La Vergne.
“The brochure is intended to direct people to publicly accessible sites where they can examine and learn more about historic log buildings,” remarked Gavin, who also authored a Restoration Guide for Historic Log Houses, a 20-page pamphlet recently published by the TCWNHA and the CHP.
Free copies of the brochure—as well as the pamphlet—are available at the Downtown Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County at 225 W. College Street; at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna; La Vergne City Hall; Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro; and the Heritage Area headquarters, 1417 E. Main St., and the Center for Historic Preservation office at 1416 E. Main St. in Murfreesboro.
For more information about the brochure, please contact the CHP by calling 615-898-2947.
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• ATTENTION, MEDIA: To request an interview with Gavin or a jpeg of the historic Sam Davis birthplace in Smyrna, a location that is on the driving trail, please e-mail your request to Lisa L. Rollins in the Office of News and Public Affairs at lrollins@mtsu.edu.
CONTACT: Center for Historic Preservation, 615-898-2947
NEW DRIVING GUIDE/MAP TO RUTHERFORD COUNTY’S
LOG ARCHITECURE FREE & NOW AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
MTSU Preservation Specialist Gavin Creates Illustrated Brochure
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—A Traveler’s Guide to Rutherford County’s Log Architecture is the title of a new driving-tour brochure produced by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, a statewide program administered by the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation.
Michael Thomas Gavin, preservation specialist with the Heritage Area and author of Building with Wood, Brick, and Stone: Vernacular Architecture in Tennessee, 1770-1900 (University of Tennessee Press, 2004), developed the free brochure, which contains a concise explanation of the origin and evolution of log buildings, accompanied by a brief driving tour of log homes across the county.
The illustrated brochure contains a map and photographs from local properties, including the Sam Davis birthplace house and slave dwellings at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna, Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro, and the Akin House in Bicentennial Park in La Vergne.
“The brochure is intended to direct people to publicly accessible sites where they can examine and learn more about historic log buildings,” remarked Gavin, who also authored a Restoration Guide for Historic Log Houses, a 20-page pamphlet recently published by the TCWNHA and the CHP.
Free copies of the brochure—as well as the pamphlet—are available at the Downtown Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County at 225 W. College Street; at the Sam Davis Home in Smyrna; La Vergne City Hall; Cannonsburgh in Murfreesboro; and the Heritage Area headquarters, 1417 E. Main St., and the Center for Historic Preservation office at 1416 E. Main St. in Murfreesboro.
For more information about the brochure, please contact the CHP by calling 615-898-2947.
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• ATTENTION, MEDIA: To request an interview with Gavin or a jpeg of the historic Sam Davis birthplace in Smyrna, a location that is on the driving trail, please e-mail your request to Lisa L. Rollins in the Office of News and Public Affairs at lrollins@mtsu.edu.
[347]STUDENT-CREATED, ALL-ORIGINAL ‘RHYTHM IN YOU’ STOMPS TO MTSU STAGE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, (615) 898-2919 or lrollins@mtsu.edu
STUDENT-CREATED, ALL-ORIGINAL ‘RHYTHM IN YOU’ STOMPS TO MTSU STAGE
March 28 Marks Opening Performance of Show that Blends Percussion, Movement, Comedy
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU’s Theatre and Dance will present “Rhythm in You,” an original percussive stomp by Ian Hunt, at 7:30 nightly March 28-29 and April 2-5 on the MTSU Tucker Theatre stage.
Drawing from the themes of the global smash-hits “Stomp” and “Stomp Out Loud,” Jeff Gibson, director of theater at MTSU, said, “’Rhythm in You’ blends percussion, movement and silent comedy to get you drumming, rolling, and laughing in the aisles.”
Hunt, who is a junior MTSU theater major and long-time percussionist, said he began to work on the “Rhythm” project two years ago after the idea was conceived in summer 2006.
“This is something many people have seen, but no one had ever really thought about attempting. It was a challenge,” commented Hunt, referring to the choice of the show.
“When you go see a musical or play, you are told a story through words and music,” he added. “In this piece, you hear and see the story through percussion and movement. It’s an exploration of noise and dance in everyday life.”
Deborah Anderson, director and professor of speech and theatre at MTSU, said, “The beauty of producing a piece like this is that it is completely out of the box. We have all had to think with a different theatrical vocabulary and look at structure through a different lens. We have no traditional means of storytelling, just percussion.”
The 12-person cast has assisted in the building of this show from the beginning, noted Gibson, who added that the cast consists of one of the most diverse groups of student performers—from percussionists and actors, to dancers and visual artists—ever to grace the Tucker stage.
“I have been so impressed with what the students are doing,” Anderson noted. “When we began we had a sketch, and it has been vividly brought to life and has established a great creative outlet for each member of the cast. So many of our students have come together in this great ensemble and let everything else go to tell this story.”
Described as a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of wordless characters who communicate through movement and percussion, “Rhythm in You,” Gibson observed, “strives to bring all art forms together for an experience that will appeal to all emotions.”
• TICKETS: General admission is $10 at the door. MTSU students will be admitted free with a valid ID. For more information, please visit access http://www.mtsu.edu/~theatre/ online or call (615) 494-8810.
ATTENTION, MEDIA—For editorial needs, including interview requests with performers or faculty or to obtain review tickets, please contact Lisa L. Rollins via lrollins@mtsu.edu. Jpegs for editorial use are available online by accessing http://picasaweb.google.com/kcactf4/RhythmInYouMarch2008?pli=1
CONTACT: Lisa L. Rollins, (615) 898-2919 or lrollins@mtsu.edu
STUDENT-CREATED, ALL-ORIGINAL ‘RHYTHM IN YOU’ STOMPS TO MTSU STAGE
March 28 Marks Opening Performance of Show that Blends Percussion, Movement, Comedy
(MURFREESBORO)—MTSU’s Theatre and Dance will present “Rhythm in You,” an original percussive stomp by Ian Hunt, at 7:30 nightly March 28-29 and April 2-5 on the MTSU Tucker Theatre stage.
Drawing from the themes of the global smash-hits “Stomp” and “Stomp Out Loud,” Jeff Gibson, director of theater at MTSU, said, “’Rhythm in You’ blends percussion, movement and silent comedy to get you drumming, rolling, and laughing in the aisles.”
Hunt, who is a junior MTSU theater major and long-time percussionist, said he began to work on the “Rhythm” project two years ago after the idea was conceived in summer 2006.
“This is something many people have seen, but no one had ever really thought about attempting. It was a challenge,” commented Hunt, referring to the choice of the show.
“When you go see a musical or play, you are told a story through words and music,” he added. “In this piece, you hear and see the story through percussion and movement. It’s an exploration of noise and dance in everyday life.”
Deborah Anderson, director and professor of speech and theatre at MTSU, said, “The beauty of producing a piece like this is that it is completely out of the box. We have all had to think with a different theatrical vocabulary and look at structure through a different lens. We have no traditional means of storytelling, just percussion.”
The 12-person cast has assisted in the building of this show from the beginning, noted Gibson, who added that the cast consists of one of the most diverse groups of student performers—from percussionists and actors, to dancers and visual artists—ever to grace the Tucker stage.
“I have been so impressed with what the students are doing,” Anderson noted. “When we began we had a sketch, and it has been vividly brought to life and has established a great creative outlet for each member of the cast. So many of our students have come together in this great ensemble and let everything else go to tell this story.”
Described as a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of wordless characters who communicate through movement and percussion, “Rhythm in You,” Gibson observed, “strives to bring all art forms together for an experience that will appeal to all emotions.”
• TICKETS: General admission is $10 at the door. MTSU students will be admitted free with a valid ID. For more information, please visit access http://www.mtsu.edu/~theatre/ online or call (615) 494-8810.
ATTENTION, MEDIA—For editorial needs, including interview requests with performers or faculty or to obtain review tickets, please contact Lisa L. Rollins via lrollins@mtsu.edu. Jpegs for editorial use are available online by accessing http://picasaweb.google.com/kcactf4/RhythmInYouMarch2008?pli=1
[346]STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES McMINN COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES McMINN COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
110-Tear-Old Pickens Farm Becomes County’s 38th Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The J. K. Pickens Farm in McMinn County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Julius Kennedy “J. K.” Pickens purchased nearly 400 acres about 10 miles south of Athens in 1898. Married to Rose Beasley Pickens, the couple had four children: Verbena, Reece, Diora and Charles. Corn, hay, cattle, cotton and wheat were the primary farm commodities. The house in which the family lived was constructed prior to the Civil War and the front was added 1866. A granary and barn also date from this period.
Charles A. Pickens acquired the property in 1909. He and wife Kizzar Price Pickens had three children: Spencer Price, Marie Dodson and J. K. The family grew hay, beef cattle and watermelons.
Additionally, the family’s women have a long tradition with women’s clubs, including Kizzar, who belonged to the Tomato Club, which was the forerunner of the Home Demonstration Club. Soon after J. K. Pickens and wife Edna became the next generation to own farm in 1946, Edna joined the Home Demonstration Club. After more than 60 years of active membership, she continues to participate in the Claxton Home Makers.
Today, Edna lives on the farm, which has been in the Pickens family for 110 years as of Feb. 14.. She leases acreage to Donny Brown and Curtis Howard, who raise hay and cattle on the land.
“The J. K. Pickens Farm is the 38th Century Farm to be certified in McMinn County,” Hankins confirmed.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
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PICKENS
Add 1
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the farm or the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES McMINN COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
110-Tear-Old Pickens Farm Becomes County’s 38th Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The J. K. Pickens Farm in McMinn County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Julius Kennedy “J. K.” Pickens purchased nearly 400 acres about 10 miles south of Athens in 1898. Married to Rose Beasley Pickens, the couple had four children: Verbena, Reece, Diora and Charles. Corn, hay, cattle, cotton and wheat were the primary farm commodities. The house in which the family lived was constructed prior to the Civil War and the front was added 1866. A granary and barn also date from this period.
Charles A. Pickens acquired the property in 1909. He and wife Kizzar Price Pickens had three children: Spencer Price, Marie Dodson and J. K. The family grew hay, beef cattle and watermelons.
Additionally, the family’s women have a long tradition with women’s clubs, including Kizzar, who belonged to the Tomato Club, which was the forerunner of the Home Demonstration Club. Soon after J. K. Pickens and wife Edna became the next generation to own farm in 1946, Edna joined the Home Demonstration Club. After more than 60 years of active membership, she continues to participate in the Claxton Home Makers.
Today, Edna lives on the farm, which has been in the Pickens family for 110 years as of Feb. 14.. She leases acreage to Donny Brown and Curtis Howard, who raise hay and cattle on the land.
“The J. K. Pickens Farm is the 38th Century Farm to be certified in McMinn County,” Hankins confirmed.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
—more—
PICKENS
Add 1
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the farm or the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[345]STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES DYER COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES DYER COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Hastings Farm Becomes County’s 19th Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Hastings Farm in Dyer County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located about seven miles east of Dyersburg, the Hastings Farm was founded by George Whitefield Hastings who came to West Tennessee from his native state of Virginia. In 1860, just as the Civil War was about to erupt, he married Margaret Ellen Holland, who was born in Dyer County.
Hastings enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. In 1883, Hastings registered a land purchase of nearly 77 acres in the Rehoboth Community. Here, the Hastings family, which included their 14 children, produced cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat.
John Arch Hastings, a son of the founders, wed Mary Bell Cooper and they had six children. Under this second generation, the cotton, corn, milo, wheat, soybeans, cattle, pigs and goats were products. After John passed away in 1934, Alta Hastings Ray and her husband, Sidney, moved into the house to take care of her mother. Eventually, Alta and Sidney became the owners of the property.
Billy Cooper Ray, son of Alta and Sidney, became the owner of the farm in 1982. Billy and his wife Charlotte Cook Ray are the parents of three grown sons. Mr. and Mrs. Ray live on the property and he manages the operation that produces wheat, corn and soybeans.
The family reported that a number of buildings remain from earlier decades on this farm, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year. They also noted that the Rehoboth Methodist Church is directly across from the farm and many members of the family, including the founders, are buried in the cemetery.
“The Hastings Farm is the 19th Century Farm to be certified in Dyer County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
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HASTINGS
Add 1
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES DYER COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Hastings Farm Becomes County’s 19th Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Hastings Farm in Dyer County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located about seven miles east of Dyersburg, the Hastings Farm was founded by George Whitefield Hastings who came to West Tennessee from his native state of Virginia. In 1860, just as the Civil War was about to erupt, he married Margaret Ellen Holland, who was born in Dyer County.
Hastings enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1861 and was wounded at the Battle of Shiloh. In 1883, Hastings registered a land purchase of nearly 77 acres in the Rehoboth Community. Here, the Hastings family, which included their 14 children, produced cotton, corn, soybeans and wheat.
John Arch Hastings, a son of the founders, wed Mary Bell Cooper and they had six children. Under this second generation, the cotton, corn, milo, wheat, soybeans, cattle, pigs and goats were products. After John passed away in 1934, Alta Hastings Ray and her husband, Sidney, moved into the house to take care of her mother. Eventually, Alta and Sidney became the owners of the property.
Billy Cooper Ray, son of Alta and Sidney, became the owner of the farm in 1982. Billy and his wife Charlotte Cook Ray are the parents of three grown sons. Mr. and Mrs. Ray live on the property and he manages the operation that produces wheat, corn and soybeans.
The family reported that a number of buildings remain from earlier decades on this farm, which will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year. They also noted that the Rehoboth Methodist Church is directly across from the farm and many members of the family, including the founders, are buried in the cemetery.
“The Hastings Farm is the 19th Century Farm to be certified in Dyer County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
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“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[344]STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BLOUNT COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BLOUNT COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Country Acres Farm Becomes County’s 32nd Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO)—The Country Acres Farm in Blount County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located 10 miles west of Maryville, Country Acres Farm was founded by William T. and Ann Anderson O’Connor in 1900. The parents of six children, the family raised corn, tobacco and cattle. The family also recalls that the county court was sometimes held in the dining room of the house. Assignments were given to the men of the community for road work to maintain the gravel roads.
In 1937, Ross O’Connor and wife Beulah acquired the property. During this generation’s ownership, tobacco and cattle continued to be the primary income-producing products. Beulah was active in community work, including the Home Demonstration Club, which often met on the farm. In addition, Beulah was involved in the Young People’s Mission Work at church and taught many members of the community to read and write. Beulah died in 1965. In 1977, Ross married Jacquelyn Phelps DeVault and she became an owner of the farm at that time. When Ross died in 1988, the farm became her property.
Today, Jacquelyn and her husband, Ken Mack, work the acreage that mainly produces wheat, hay and garden vegetables. They live in the 1917 house, though over the years they have done extensive remodeling. A tobacco barn, built in 1952 by Ross and Jacqueline’s father, Ralph Phelps, remains an important building on the farm.
“Country Acres Farm is the 32nd Century Farm to be certified in Blount County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
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For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BLOUNT COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Country Acres Farm Becomes County’s 32nd Designated Century Farm
(MURFREESBORO)—The Country Acres Farm in Blount County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Located 10 miles west of Maryville, Country Acres Farm was founded by William T. and Ann Anderson O’Connor in 1900. The parents of six children, the family raised corn, tobacco and cattle. The family also recalls that the county court was sometimes held in the dining room of the house. Assignments were given to the men of the community for road work to maintain the gravel roads.
In 1937, Ross O’Connor and wife Beulah acquired the property. During this generation’s ownership, tobacco and cattle continued to be the primary income-producing products. Beulah was active in community work, including the Home Demonstration Club, which often met on the farm. In addition, Beulah was involved in the Young People’s Mission Work at church and taught many members of the community to read and write. Beulah died in 1965. In 1977, Ross married Jacquelyn Phelps DeVault and she became an owner of the farm at that time. When Ross died in 1988, the farm became her property.
Today, Jacquelyn and her husband, Ken Mack, work the acreage that mainly produces wheat, hay and garden vegetables. They live in the 1917 house, though over the years they have done extensive remodeling. A tobacco barn, built in 1952 by Ross and Jacqueline’s father, Ralph Phelps, remains an important building on the farm.
“Country Acres Farm is the 32nd Century Farm to be certified in Blount County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
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For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request a jpeg of the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[343]STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES MACON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES MACON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Canada & Green Farm Becomes County’s 20th Designated Century Farm, Hankins Says
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Canada & Green Farm in Macon County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
In July1907, S. B. Canada established a 460-acre farm seven miles east of Lafayette. Married to Mary Morrow Canada, the couple had one son, William Alfred Canada. Corn, wheat, beef and dairy cattle, hogs and chickens were raised on the farm.
William Alfred Canada married Virgie West Canada and they had two sons, William Carcie and James Henry. Eventually, the land passed to William’s two sons. After William Carcie died, without children, his brother, James, became the owner of the farm. James married Loe E. Smith and they had one child, Georgia Gustine Canada, who in turn, owned the farm. She married Kenneth Green.
In 1989, the great-great-grandson of the founder, Robert K. Green, acquired the farm. Today, four generations reside on the farm. Robert and his wife, Teresa Kay (Thomas) and their children and grandchildren live on the property, as does Georgia Gustine Canada.
The family reports that Robert works the land and raises tobacco, corn, beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses. A milk barn and tobacco barn, dating from earlier years, are in good shape and used for the farm operations.
“The Canada & Green Farm is the 20th Century Farm to be certified in Macon County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES MACON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Canada & Green Farm Becomes County’s 20th Designated Century Farm, Hankins Says
(MURFREESBORO, Tenn.)—The Canada & Green Farm in Macon County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
In July1907, S. B. Canada established a 460-acre farm seven miles east of Lafayette. Married to Mary Morrow Canada, the couple had one son, William Alfred Canada. Corn, wheat, beef and dairy cattle, hogs and chickens were raised on the farm.
William Alfred Canada married Virgie West Canada and they had two sons, William Carcie and James Henry. Eventually, the land passed to William’s two sons. After William Carcie died, without children, his brother, James, became the owner of the farm. James married Loe E. Smith and they had one child, Georgia Gustine Canada, who in turn, owned the farm. She married Kenneth Green.
In 1989, the great-great-grandson of the founder, Robert K. Green, acquired the farm. Today, four generations reside on the farm. Robert and his wife, Teresa Kay (Thomas) and their children and grandchildren live on the property, as does Georgia Gustine Canada.
The family reports that Robert works the land and raises tobacco, corn, beef cattle, dairy cattle and horses. A milk barn and tobacco barn, dating from earlier years, are in good shape and used for the farm operations.
“The Canada & Green Farm is the 20th Century Farm to be certified in Macon County,” Hankins said.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
[342]STONES RIVER CHAMBER PLAYERS SLATE 2007-08 SEASON FINALE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493
STONES RIVER CHAMBER PLAYERS SLATE 2007-08 SEASON FINALE
March 31 ”Two x Five” Concert Free & Open to the Public
(MURFREESBORO)—The Stones River Chamber Players will end its 2007-2008 season with a program titled “Two x Five” at 7:30 p.m. March 31 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“Two x Five” will include Ewazen’s Colchester Fantasy, Etler’s Quintet for Brass Instruments, Fine’s Partita for Wind Quintet, Douglas’s Suite Cantabile for Woodwind Quintet, and Persichetti’s Serenade No. 1 for Double Quintet, Op. 1.
One of the premiere chamber music groups in the region, SRCP is now in its 19th season as ensemble-in-residence at MTSU. In addition to the group’s concert series at MTSU, the SRCP tours regularly throughout the southeastern U.S. and has received enthusiastic reviews for its two recent European tours.
“The Stones River Chamber Players played with emphatic chamber music verve and a considerable richness of inspiration,” said Zurichner Zeitung of Switzerland.
The group also performs frequently on Live from Studio C produced by Nashville Public Radio.
This performance is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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STONES RIVER CHAMBER PLAYERS SLATE 2007-08 SEASON FINALE
March 31 ”Two x Five” Concert Free & Open to the Public
(MURFREESBORO)—The Stones River Chamber Players will end its 2007-2008 season with a program titled “Two x Five” at 7:30 p.m. March 31 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
“Two x Five” will include Ewazen’s Colchester Fantasy, Etler’s Quintet for Brass Instruments, Fine’s Partita for Wind Quintet, Douglas’s Suite Cantabile for Woodwind Quintet, and Persichetti’s Serenade No. 1 for Double Quintet, Op. 1.
One of the premiere chamber music groups in the region, SRCP is now in its 19th season as ensemble-in-residence at MTSU. In addition to the group’s concert series at MTSU, the SRCP tours regularly throughout the southeastern U.S. and has received enthusiastic reviews for its two recent European tours.
“The Stones River Chamber Players played with emphatic chamber music verve and a considerable richness of inspiration,” said Zurichner Zeitung of Switzerland.
The group also performs frequently on Live from Studio C produced by Nashville Public Radio.
This performance is free and open to the public.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.
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[341]STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES FOUR HICKMAN COUNTY FARMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES FOUR HICKMAN COUNTY FARMS
Addition of Quartet of Farms Brings County’s Designated Century Farms to 17
(MURFREESBORO)—The Luckett Farm, Tim Mathis Farm and the Mathis Angus Farms I and II, all located in the Duck River community of Hickman County, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Gayle Luckett Mathis prepared the applications for each of these farms that continue the agricultural traditions of the area and illustrate the history and significance of family farming to Tennessee yesterday and today, Hankins said.
• The Luckett Farm, the oldest of the four farms, was founded in 1893 when Athelia Adeline Hassell and husband John Hardeman Hassell purchased 125 acres near her parents, Zebulon Hassell III and Nancy Totty. John and Athelia had three children: Clara, who died at birth, and Mary Z. and William Hardeman. Athelia outlived all of her children. She died in 1953 and is buried, along with her husband, in the Little Lot Methodist Cemetery.
The second owner of the farm was William Hardeman Hassell, who obtained the farm in 1928 through a life estate. Married to Minnie Bryant Easley, the couple had two children. Minnie suffered from tuberculosis, and four days after giving birth to her daughter, also named Minnie, she died. Eventually, William remarried and fathered three additional children. Livestock and field crops were raised on the farm during this time.
In 1954, a fourth cousin to Athelia and the great-great-great grandson of Zebulon Hassell II—Wilson Luckett and his wife, Clara “Tillie”—acquired the property. Wilson, who has been a full-time farmer since 1944, has been an active community volunteer. He helped to establish Hickman County Farm Bureau memberships by going door to door.
Wilson and his father Britt, with whom he farmed for more than 40 years, helped string the electric line and set poles for the Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative and cleared right of ways for telephone lines when these services were first offered. Wilson served on the board of the Farmers Home Administration and the USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. The Luckett farm has produced hogs, cattle, tobacco, corn, silage, wheat and hay.
The Lucketts had three children—namely, Stephen Wilson, who died in infancy, and Gayle and Judy. Both daughters were active 4-H members. Two grandchildren of Wilson and Tillie, Amanda and James Mathis, were active 4-H members and showed prize-winning swine and cattle. James earned the state’s FFA degree, won 4-H Level II Swine at Round Up and received the 4-H VOL State Award.
Today, Wilson and Tillie remain the owners of the historic farm. Their daughter, Gayle, along with her husband, Gary Mathis, and Gary’s brother, Tim, are involved in the day-to-day farming operation that produces cattle and hay.
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• Along the Duck River in Totty's Bend are three family farms owned by the Mathis Family, including the Tim Mathis Farm, which was founded by Zachary Taylor Coleman in 1894. Married to Rhoda “Rody” Angeline Totty Coleman, the couple had seven children: Florence Malina, S. Lillian, A. Aden, Harrell S., Mollie, H. Alvin and Arthur L. On the 100 acres, the family raised corn, hay, hogs and cattle. In 1912, the founder’s son, Aden, purchased the property. He and his wife, Louanna Harvill Coleman, also had seven children: Della, Mamie, W. Y., George, E. L., Leonard and Albert.
In 1957, Aden’s son, Albert, acquired the land. According to the family’s reports, Albert bought the property for his son, Paul Foriest Coleman, who was not yet 18 at the time. Albert kept the farm for a month and turned it over to Foriest, who then owned the property from 1958 to 1992. Foriest and wife Joyce were the parents of four children. On March 2, 1992, Foriest sold the farm to Tim Mathis, the great-great-grandson of the founder. Tim was an active 4-H member and showed cattle.
Today, the property pastures registered Black Angus cattle and holds five hog barns for the farrow-to-finish hog operation owned by Tim, his father Jimmy Mathis, and his brother, Gary Mathis. The University of Tennessee and Columbia State Community College have used the hog operation for judging team practices and classroom learning. In addition to colleges, school groups and Leadership Hickman representatives, 4-H members have also visited the farm.
Additionally, while managing the farm, Tim has also served two terms on the Hickman County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
• Mathis Angus Farms I and II have related histories. In 1903, Harrell S. Coleman purchased 40 acres. Coleman was married first to Minna Hendrix, with whom he had two children, and then to Mattie G. Coleman. He and Mattie were the parents of five children.
The second owners of the farm were Grady Mathis, the husband of Coleman’s niece, Mamie Coleman Mathis, and Albert Coleman, Harrell's nephew. They and their families raised corn, wheat, cattle, hogs and hay. Today, James W. “Jimmy” Mathis, son of Grady and Mamie Coleman Mathis, owns the farm with wife Wilma.
According to the farm’s Century Farm application information, farming has been the only life Jimmy has known. He began plowing with a mule at age 12 and bought his first tractor after graduating from Hickman County High School in 1946. As a teen, he showed cattle and had the Hickman County Farm Bureau Junior Farmer’s Grand Champion Beef in 1945 and 1948.
Today, Jimmy currently serves on the Hickman County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and as an elder at Twomey Church of Christ. He has been a longtime member of the American Angus Association, Tennessee Cattleman's Association and the Tennessee Pork Producers. He served as chairman of the Hickman County Agricultural Board and as a board member of the Tennessee Pork Producers and Hickman Farmer's Co-op.
Jimmy and his wife Wilma, a Totty’s Bend native, are the parents of two sons, Gary and Tim, and the grandparents of Amanda and James Mathis, whose maternal grandparents are the Lucketts.
In 1905 A. Aden and Harrell S. Coleman, children of Zachary Taylor Coleman and Rhoda Angeline Totty, purchased 40 acres, which adjoined Harrell Coleman's original 40 acres. The brothers and their families raised corn, hay, hogs, and cattle. Grady Mathis, son-in-law of Aden, and Albert, the son of Aden, continued the family’s
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ownership in 1943. Wilma and Jimmy Mathis, the grandson of Aden and the nephew of Harrell, acquired this property in 1987. Jimmy, his sons Gary and Tim, and grandson James produce hay and registered Black Angus cattle on this and additional acreage.
“The Century Farms Program congratulates the families, past and present, of the historic Luckett and Mathis Farms,” Hankins remarked. “With these four farm additions, Hickman County now has 17 certified Century Farms.”
About the Century Farm Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farms’ owners or request a jpeg of the Century Farm metal sign that is placed on designated properties, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATEWIDE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES FOUR HICKMAN COUNTY FARMS
Addition of Quartet of Farms Brings County’s Designated Century Farms to 17
(MURFREESBORO)—The Luckett Farm, Tim Mathis Farm and the Mathis Angus Farms I and II, all located in the Duck River community of Hickman County, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, announced Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Gayle Luckett Mathis prepared the applications for each of these farms that continue the agricultural traditions of the area and illustrate the history and significance of family farming to Tennessee yesterday and today, Hankins said.
• The Luckett Farm, the oldest of the four farms, was founded in 1893 when Athelia Adeline Hassell and husband John Hardeman Hassell purchased 125 acres near her parents, Zebulon Hassell III and Nancy Totty. John and Athelia had three children: Clara, who died at birth, and Mary Z. and William Hardeman. Athelia outlived all of her children. She died in 1953 and is buried, along with her husband, in the Little Lot Methodist Cemetery.
The second owner of the farm was William Hardeman Hassell, who obtained the farm in 1928 through a life estate. Married to Minnie Bryant Easley, the couple had two children. Minnie suffered from tuberculosis, and four days after giving birth to her daughter, also named Minnie, she died. Eventually, William remarried and fathered three additional children. Livestock and field crops were raised on the farm during this time.
In 1954, a fourth cousin to Athelia and the great-great-great grandson of Zebulon Hassell II—Wilson Luckett and his wife, Clara “Tillie”—acquired the property. Wilson, who has been a full-time farmer since 1944, has been an active community volunteer. He helped to establish Hickman County Farm Bureau memberships by going door to door.
Wilson and his father Britt, with whom he farmed for more than 40 years, helped string the electric line and set poles for the Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative and cleared right of ways for telephone lines when these services were first offered. Wilson served on the board of the Farmers Home Administration and the USDA Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. The Luckett farm has produced hogs, cattle, tobacco, corn, silage, wheat and hay.
The Lucketts had three children—namely, Stephen Wilson, who died in infancy, and Gayle and Judy. Both daughters were active 4-H members. Two grandchildren of Wilson and Tillie, Amanda and James Mathis, were active 4-H members and showed prize-winning swine and cattle. James earned the state’s FFA degree, won 4-H Level II Swine at Round Up and received the 4-H VOL State Award.
Today, Wilson and Tillie remain the owners of the historic farm. Their daughter, Gayle, along with her husband, Gary Mathis, and Gary’s brother, Tim, are involved in the day-to-day farming operation that produces cattle and hay.
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• Along the Duck River in Totty's Bend are three family farms owned by the Mathis Family, including the Tim Mathis Farm, which was founded by Zachary Taylor Coleman in 1894. Married to Rhoda “Rody” Angeline Totty Coleman, the couple had seven children: Florence Malina, S. Lillian, A. Aden, Harrell S., Mollie, H. Alvin and Arthur L. On the 100 acres, the family raised corn, hay, hogs and cattle. In 1912, the founder’s son, Aden, purchased the property. He and his wife, Louanna Harvill Coleman, also had seven children: Della, Mamie, W. Y., George, E. L., Leonard and Albert.
In 1957, Aden’s son, Albert, acquired the land. According to the family’s reports, Albert bought the property for his son, Paul Foriest Coleman, who was not yet 18 at the time. Albert kept the farm for a month and turned it over to Foriest, who then owned the property from 1958 to 1992. Foriest and wife Joyce were the parents of four children. On March 2, 1992, Foriest sold the farm to Tim Mathis, the great-great-grandson of the founder. Tim was an active 4-H member and showed cattle.
Today, the property pastures registered Black Angus cattle and holds five hog barns for the farrow-to-finish hog operation owned by Tim, his father Jimmy Mathis, and his brother, Gary Mathis. The University of Tennessee and Columbia State Community College have used the hog operation for judging team practices and classroom learning. In addition to colleges, school groups and Leadership Hickman representatives, 4-H members have also visited the farm.
Additionally, while managing the farm, Tim has also served two terms on the Hickman County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.
• Mathis Angus Farms I and II have related histories. In 1903, Harrell S. Coleman purchased 40 acres. Coleman was married first to Minna Hendrix, with whom he had two children, and then to Mattie G. Coleman. He and Mattie were the parents of five children.
The second owners of the farm were Grady Mathis, the husband of Coleman’s niece, Mamie Coleman Mathis, and Albert Coleman, Harrell's nephew. They and their families raised corn, wheat, cattle, hogs and hay. Today, James W. “Jimmy” Mathis, son of Grady and Mamie Coleman Mathis, owns the farm with wife Wilma.
According to the farm’s Century Farm application information, farming has been the only life Jimmy has known. He began plowing with a mule at age 12 and bought his first tractor after graduating from Hickman County High School in 1946. As a teen, he showed cattle and had the Hickman County Farm Bureau Junior Farmer’s Grand Champion Beef in 1945 and 1948.
Today, Jimmy currently serves on the Hickman County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and as an elder at Twomey Church of Christ. He has been a longtime member of the American Angus Association, Tennessee Cattleman's Association and the Tennessee Pork Producers. He served as chairman of the Hickman County Agricultural Board and as a board member of the Tennessee Pork Producers and Hickman Farmer's Co-op.
Jimmy and his wife Wilma, a Totty’s Bend native, are the parents of two sons, Gary and Tim, and the grandparents of Amanda and James Mathis, whose maternal grandparents are the Lucketts.
In 1905 A. Aden and Harrell S. Coleman, children of Zachary Taylor Coleman and Rhoda Angeline Totty, purchased 40 acres, which adjoined Harrell Coleman's original 40 acres. The brothers and their families raised corn, hay, hogs, and cattle. Grady Mathis, son-in-law of Aden, and Albert, the son of Aden, continued the family’s
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ownership in 1943. Wilma and Jimmy Mathis, the grandson of Aden and the nephew of Harrell, acquired this property in 1987. Jimmy, his sons Gary and Tim, and grandson James produce hay and registered Black Angus cattle on this and additional acreage.
“The Century Farms Program congratulates the families, past and present, of the historic Luckett and Mathis Farms,” Hankins remarked. “With these four farm additions, Hickman County now has 17 certified Century Farms.”
About the Century Farm Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a
metal outdoor sign, noting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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[340]MTSU SPRING PREVIEW DAYS SET MARCH 29, APRIL 19
Release date: March 17, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Office of Admissions contact: J. Christopher Fleming, 615-898-2237
MTSU SPRING PREVIEW DAYS SET MARCH 29, APRIL 19
(MURFREESBORO) —Students and their parents or guardians interested in attending one of MTSU’s Spring Preview Days Saturday, March 29, or Saturday, April 19, are being directed to the Office of Admissions’ registration system, Book-it-Now, said J. Christopher Fleming, associate director in admissions.
Prospective students can access this Web link through the admissions Web page via the Campus Tour link: mtsu.edu/admissn/tour_admissn.shtml. For more information, call 615-898-5670.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Office of Admissions contact: J. Christopher Fleming, 615-898-2237
MTSU SPRING PREVIEW DAYS SET MARCH 29, APRIL 19
(MURFREESBORO) —Students and their parents or guardians interested in attending one of MTSU’s Spring Preview Days Saturday, March 29, or Saturday, April 19, are being directed to the Office of Admissions’ registration system, Book-it-Now, said J. Christopher Fleming, associate director in admissions.
Prospective students can access this Web link through the admissions Web page via the Campus Tour link: mtsu.edu/admissn/tour_admissn.shtml. For more information, call 615-898-5670.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[339]Professor Ernest Suarez will lecture on the poetry of Robert Penn Warren
March 17, 2008
CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
Dr. Kevin Donovan, 615-898-5898
MURFREESBORO—Professor Ernest Suarez, chairman of The Catholic University of America’s Department of English, will lecture on the poetry of Robert Penn Warren, Thursday, April 3, at 4:30 p.m., in Dining Room C of the James Union Building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
Sponsored by the Dr. Virginia Peck Trust, this event is free and open to the campus community and the general public.
The title of Suarez’s presentation is “Robert Penn Warren’s Conversion Narrative.” Suarez has authored two books and more than 20 scholarly articles on contemporary Southern poetry, as well as a novel, Managing Havana.
For additional information, contact Dr. Kevin Donovan, MTSU professor of English, at 615-898-5898 or kdonovan@mtsu.edu.
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CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
Dr. Kevin Donovan, 615-898-5898
MURFREESBORO—Professor Ernest Suarez, chairman of The Catholic University of America’s Department of English, will lecture on the poetry of Robert Penn Warren, Thursday, April 3, at 4:30 p.m., in Dining Room C of the James Union Building on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University.
Sponsored by the Dr. Virginia Peck Trust, this event is free and open to the campus community and the general public.
The title of Suarez’s presentation is “Robert Penn Warren’s Conversion Narrative.” Suarez has authored two books and more than 20 scholarly articles on contemporary Southern poetry, as well as a novel, Managing Havana.
For additional information, contact Dr. Kevin Donovan, MTSU professor of English, at 615-898-5898 or kdonovan@mtsu.edu.
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[338]Gathering of Tennessee Writers” at Middle Tennessee State University, Thursday, March 20
March 16, 2008
Contact: Dr. Randy Mackin, rtmackin@mtsu.edu
Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—Four authors who have written 16 books among them will participate in the first “Gathering of Tennessee Writers” at Middle Tennessee State University, Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 p.m., in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace Building. It is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the MTSU Department of English, with funding made possible through the Virginia Peck Foundation, the evening will feature readings, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A period on such topics as sense of place, the imagination, and the role of the writer in the global arena.
Guests authors/panelists will include:
-Poet Jeff Hardin, originally from Savannah, Tenn., who teaches at Columbia State Community College and whose work, Fall Sanctuary, won the Nicholas Roerich Prize;
-Tamara Baxter, short story writer from East Tennessee, who teaches at Northeast Community College in Blountville, and is the recipient of the Jesse Stuart Foundation First Author’s Prize in Fiction for Rock Big & Sing Loud, stories from southern Appalachia;
-Wyatt Prunty, Carlton Professor of English at the University of the South and founder and director of the Sewanee Writers Conference, who is the author of eight books, a Guggenheim and Johns Hopkins fellow and a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers; and
- Fiction writer William Gay, from Hohenwald, Tenn., author of four books, whose most recent work, Twilight, was hailed by Stephen King as the best book he read in 2007, which resulted in a second printing of his Southern gothic novel. Gay received a 2007 Ford Foundation U.S. Artist grant.
For more information, e-mail Dr. Randy Mackin, assistant professor of English, at rtmackin@mtsu.edu.
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Contact: Dr. Randy Mackin, rtmackin@mtsu.edu
Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—Four authors who have written 16 books among them will participate in the first “Gathering of Tennessee Writers” at Middle Tennessee State University, Thursday, March 20, at 4:30 p.m., in the State Farm Lecture Hall of the Business and Aerospace Building. It is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the MTSU Department of English, with funding made possible through the Virginia Peck Foundation, the evening will feature readings, followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A period on such topics as sense of place, the imagination, and the role of the writer in the global arena.
Guests authors/panelists will include:
-Poet Jeff Hardin, originally from Savannah, Tenn., who teaches at Columbia State Community College and whose work, Fall Sanctuary, won the Nicholas Roerich Prize;
-Tamara Baxter, short story writer from East Tennessee, who teaches at Northeast Community College in Blountville, and is the recipient of the Jesse Stuart Foundation First Author’s Prize in Fiction for Rock Big & Sing Loud, stories from southern Appalachia;
-Wyatt Prunty, Carlton Professor of English at the University of the South and founder and director of the Sewanee Writers Conference, who is the author of eight books, a Guggenheim and Johns Hopkins fellow and a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers; and
- Fiction writer William Gay, from Hohenwald, Tenn., author of four books, whose most recent work, Twilight, was hailed by Stephen King as the best book he read in 2007, which resulted in a second printing of his Southern gothic novel. Gay received a 2007 Ford Foundation U.S. Artist grant.
For more information, e-mail Dr. Randy Mackin, assistant professor of English, at rtmackin@mtsu.edu.
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[337]Free Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class for women offered at MTSU
Free Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class for women offered at MTSU
March 16, 2008
CONTACT: Officer David Smith at 615-692-2424
Tom Tozer, 615-898-5131
MURFREESBORO)—A series of six Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes will be offered at no charge every Thursday beginning March 27, through May 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the MTSU Police training room, located at 1412 East Main Street. The class will be open to all female MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as to the general public. A workbook/training manual will be provided to each student. Enrollment is limited. For more information or to enroll, call MTSU RAD Instructor David Smith at 615-692-2424.
RAD is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance and progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training. The program teaches women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics. The class will provide women with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance. RAD is the largest women’s self-defense system in the United States.
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March 16, 2008
CONTACT: Officer David Smith at 615-692-2424
Tom Tozer, 615-898-5131
MURFREESBORO)—A series of six Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) classes will be offered at no charge every Thursday beginning March 27, through May 1, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the MTSU Police training room, located at 1412 East Main Street. The class will be open to all female MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as to the general public. A workbook/training manual will be provided to each student. Enrollment is limited. For more information or to enroll, call MTSU RAD Instructor David Smith at 615-692-2424.
RAD is a comprehensive course for women that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and avoidance and progresses to the basics of hands-on defense training. The program teaches women defensive concepts and techniques against various types of assault by utilizing easy, effective and proven self-defense/martial arts tactics. The class will provide women with the knowledge to make an educated decision about resistance. RAD is the largest women’s self-defense system in the United States.
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[336]DAVID WALKER, BELOVED MTSU SPEECH PROFESSOR, DIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
DAVID WALKER, BELOVED MTSU SPEECH PROFESSOR, DIES AT AGE 69 Respected, Accomplished Educator Was Inspiration to Students and Faculty Alike(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. David E. Walker, professor in the MTSU Department of Speech and Theatre for nearly 43 years, passed away yesterday morning following a heart attack at his Franklin home. Walker was 69 years old.
Walker joined the department in 1965 and earned professor status in 1974. He designed and taught courses in political communication, religious communication, history and criticism of rhetorical theory, communication in the interview, great American speakers, senior seminar in speech communication, parliamentary procedure and directing forensics, in addition to teaching several other courses. His administrative experience included stints as director of forensics from 1965-70, director of the Division of Speech Communication from 1969-81, president of the Faculty Senate from 1983-84, and acting chair of the department in summer 1984 and again in fall 1990. “David Walker’s career spanned more than 30 years at MTSU, and the lives of those whom he touched—students and colleagues—have been enriched and changed,” said Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU president. “David was a servant to his peers who welcomed his support as they were going through the arduous tenure and promotion process. He was a solid shoulder to lean on for colleagues who served in interim-chair positions and gained immeasurably from his wise counsel and guidance.
“As a former president of the Faculty Senate, David was a model of organization, leadership and persuasion. Anytime such a profound presence in higher education is taken from us, the void is immense and not easily replenished. And, when humanity loses an individual of such breadth and depth as David, all of us must respond to the task of carrying forth his spirit of compassion, generosity and service.” “David brought with him a clarity of expression and a highly principled set of expectations for himself and his students—and his colleagues, as well,” said Dr. John McDaniel, dean of the MTSU College of Liberal Arts. “One never had to guess at where David was ‘coming from’—a solid belief system coupled with (a) clear sense of right and wrong—pedagogically, morally and ethically—were constant companions as he taught his courses and lived his life.
“Serious, but with a twinkle in his eye, David brought energy, consistency, and compassion to his life’s work. I miss him. So too do so many who have known him for the gentle gentleman that he was.”
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“Both David and I have served as president of the Faculty Senate and as chair,” Dr. Rebecca Fischer, speech and theatre professor, said. “As I assumed each position, David dropped by to give me some advice … and was always helpful with suggestions for being chair. As a measure of his continued commitment to teaching, David was planning to teach argumentation this fall, a course he taught a number of years ago and one he was looking forward to teaching again.” Walker graduated summa cum laude from David Lipscomb University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and a minor in history. He earned his master’s in 1961 and his doctorate in 1969, both from the University of Florida. Visitation with the family is scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Funeral services are slated for 2 p.m., Monday, March 17, at the chapel. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
In addition to his academic life, Walker served as a minister of the Churches of Christ from 1954 until his death. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Barnes Walker; son and daughter-in-law David Ellis and Lavinia Walker of Geneva, Switzerland; daughters and sons-in-law Suzy and Derk Frizzell of Houston, Tex., Cindy and Jeff Key of Murfreesboro; and Michelle and Mike Clark of Murfreesboro.
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DAVID WALKER, BELOVED MTSU SPEECH PROFESSOR, DIES AT AGE 69 Respected, Accomplished Educator Was Inspiration to Students and Faculty Alike(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. David E. Walker, professor in the MTSU Department of Speech and Theatre for nearly 43 years, passed away yesterday morning following a heart attack at his Franklin home. Walker was 69 years old.
Walker joined the department in 1965 and earned professor status in 1974. He designed and taught courses in political communication, religious communication, history and criticism of rhetorical theory, communication in the interview, great American speakers, senior seminar in speech communication, parliamentary procedure and directing forensics, in addition to teaching several other courses. His administrative experience included stints as director of forensics from 1965-70, director of the Division of Speech Communication from 1969-81, president of the Faculty Senate from 1983-84, and acting chair of the department in summer 1984 and again in fall 1990. “David Walker’s career spanned more than 30 years at MTSU, and the lives of those whom he touched—students and colleagues—have been enriched and changed,” said Dr. Sidney A. McPhee, MTSU president. “David was a servant to his peers who welcomed his support as they were going through the arduous tenure and promotion process. He was a solid shoulder to lean on for colleagues who served in interim-chair positions and gained immeasurably from his wise counsel and guidance.
“As a former president of the Faculty Senate, David was a model of organization, leadership and persuasion. Anytime such a profound presence in higher education is taken from us, the void is immense and not easily replenished. And, when humanity loses an individual of such breadth and depth as David, all of us must respond to the task of carrying forth his spirit of compassion, generosity and service.” “David brought with him a clarity of expression and a highly principled set of expectations for himself and his students—and his colleagues, as well,” said Dr. John McDaniel, dean of the MTSU College of Liberal Arts. “One never had to guess at where David was ‘coming from’—a solid belief system coupled with (a) clear sense of right and wrong—pedagogically, morally and ethically—were constant companions as he taught his courses and lived his life.
“Serious, but with a twinkle in his eye, David brought energy, consistency, and compassion to his life’s work. I miss him. So too do so many who have known him for the gentle gentleman that he was.”
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“Both David and I have served as president of the Faculty Senate and as chair,” Dr. Rebecca Fischer, speech and theatre professor, said. “As I assumed each position, David dropped by to give me some advice … and was always helpful with suggestions for being chair. As a measure of his continued commitment to teaching, David was planning to teach argumentation this fall, a course he taught a number of years ago and one he was looking forward to teaching again.” Walker graduated summa cum laude from David Lipscomb University in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in speech communication and a minor in history. He earned his master’s in 1961 and his doctorate in 1969, both from the University of Florida. Visitation with the family is scheduled for 2-6 p.m. Sunday, March 16, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Funeral services are slated for 2 p.m., Monday, March 17, at the chapel. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
In addition to his academic life, Walker served as a minister of the Churches of Christ from 1954 until his death. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Barnes Walker; son and daughter-in-law David Ellis and Lavinia Walker of Geneva, Switzerland; daughters and sons-in-law Suzy and Derk Frizzell of Houston, Tex., Cindy and Jeff Key of Murfreesboro; and Michelle and Mike Clark of Murfreesboro.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a jpeg of Dr. David E. Walker, contact Tom Tozer in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-2919 or ttozer@mtsu.edu.
[335]SCHOLARS DISCUSS NEXUS OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mar. 14, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
SCHOLARS DISCUSS NEXUS OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY AT MTSU Depth of Human Soul and Breadth of Interplanetary Cosmos Topics of Dialogue
(MURFREESBORO) – “What It Means to be Human: Science, Consciousness and Our Place in the Universe” is the topic of the MTSU Science and Spirituality Symposium at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building. The event is free and open to the public. The lecturers will be Dr. Joel R. Primack, a professor of physics and one of the world’s leading cosmologists, and Nancy Ellen Abrams, attorney and former Fulbright Scholar. Primack is a renowned lecturer, author and researcher. Abrams is an author and frequent speaker with a long-term interest in the history, philosophy and politics of science. Primack and Abrams jointly teach the prize-winning course “Cosmology and Culture” at the University of California-Santa Cruz. They coauthored the groundbreaking book The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos. Dr. Gary Wulfsberg, a professor of chemistry at MTSU, says he appreciates the open-minded approach Primack and Abrams take to their subject. “They realize that we don’t know what 95 percent of the universe consists of,” Wulfsberg says. “It sort of takes one away from the earlier scientific view that we’ve got things under control, (that) we’re the path to all truth in the universe, and the religions and humanities are just sweeping up the dust.” “At the heart of humanity’s problems on this planet is a terrible alienation from nature, both planetary and cosmic,” says Rami Shapiro, an adjunct religious studies professor at MTSU and an ordained rabbi. “We see ourselves as essentially unnatural; we imagine this world as an antechamber to the more important world to come. The true hope that dialogue between science and spirituality holds out is this: to reawaken our capacity for wonder; to help us realize that we are the way the universe looks at itself and says ‘Wow!’ This is what our guest speakers are going to help us do: look and wonder.” R. Neil Scott, associate professor of the library, and Bill Black, administrative services librarian, Shapiro and Wulfsberg established the MTSU Forum on Science and Spirituality with an eye to fostering greater discussion of the issues. He says he is confident that this event will help the forum to raise grant funds for more programs in the future. “Our plan for next year is to focus on neurotheology and what the study of consciousness can tell us about the nature of the human soul,” Shapiro says. “This is exciting stuff, and MTSU has the chance to really make a name for itself in this area. I hope we take advantage of it.”
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The James E. Walker Library serves as ground zero for the symposium, says Scott. He says he hopes the library’s efforts to support the symposium will grow in credibility, attracting grant money and possibly resulting in a permanent center on science and spirituality. “One of the missions or goals of the library is to partner with other departments and schools on campus and do things in a collegial way,” Scott says. The library is sponsoring monthly brown bag lunches to provide what Scott calls “a non-intimidating informal atmosphere for people interested in scientific and spiritual issues to talk.” Last month, Dr. Eric Klumpe talked about “dark matter” and the origin of the universe. This month at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, Shapiro will present “Who Are We: A View from the Center of the Universe” in the library’s fourth floor conference room. In addition to the public lecture on March 27th, Primack and Abrams will speak to astronomy classes taught by Klumpe and Dr. Ronald Henderson and religion classes taught by Shapiro. The authors also are slated to attend the Friday, March 28 “Star Party” at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Wiser-Patten Science Building. Outdoor telescope observation, weather permitting, will follow Primack’s “Star Party” lecture. The “Star Party” is free and open to the public. Primack and Abrams’ visit to MTSU is co-sponsored by the James E. Walker Library, the Colleges of Basic & Applied Sciences, Liberal Arts and Honors, the Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
For more information, contact Scott or Bill Black at the Walker Library at 615-898-2772.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of Dr. Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams, or to view excerpts from their DVD, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
SCHOLARS DISCUSS NEXUS OF SCIENCE AND SPIRITUALITY AT MTSU Depth of Human Soul and Breadth of Interplanetary Cosmos Topics of Dialogue
(MURFREESBORO) – “What It Means to be Human: Science, Consciousness and Our Place in the Universe” is the topic of the MTSU Science and Spirituality Symposium at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 27, in the State Farm Lecture Hall of MTSU’s Business and Aerospace Building. The event is free and open to the public. The lecturers will be Dr. Joel R. Primack, a professor of physics and one of the world’s leading cosmologists, and Nancy Ellen Abrams, attorney and former Fulbright Scholar. Primack is a renowned lecturer, author and researcher. Abrams is an author and frequent speaker with a long-term interest in the history, philosophy and politics of science. Primack and Abrams jointly teach the prize-winning course “Cosmology and Culture” at the University of California-Santa Cruz. They coauthored the groundbreaking book The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos. Dr. Gary Wulfsberg, a professor of chemistry at MTSU, says he appreciates the open-minded approach Primack and Abrams take to their subject. “They realize that we don’t know what 95 percent of the universe consists of,” Wulfsberg says. “It sort of takes one away from the earlier scientific view that we’ve got things under control, (that) we’re the path to all truth in the universe, and the religions and humanities are just sweeping up the dust.” “At the heart of humanity’s problems on this planet is a terrible alienation from nature, both planetary and cosmic,” says Rami Shapiro, an adjunct religious studies professor at MTSU and an ordained rabbi. “We see ourselves as essentially unnatural; we imagine this world as an antechamber to the more important world to come. The true hope that dialogue between science and spirituality holds out is this: to reawaken our capacity for wonder; to help us realize that we are the way the universe looks at itself and says ‘Wow!’ This is what our guest speakers are going to help us do: look and wonder.” R. Neil Scott, associate professor of the library, and Bill Black, administrative services librarian, Shapiro and Wulfsberg established the MTSU Forum on Science and Spirituality with an eye to fostering greater discussion of the issues. He says he is confident that this event will help the forum to raise grant funds for more programs in the future. “Our plan for next year is to focus on neurotheology and what the study of consciousness can tell us about the nature of the human soul,” Shapiro says. “This is exciting stuff, and MTSU has the chance to really make a name for itself in this area. I hope we take advantage of it.”
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The James E. Walker Library serves as ground zero for the symposium, says Scott. He says he hopes the library’s efforts to support the symposium will grow in credibility, attracting grant money and possibly resulting in a permanent center on science and spirituality. “One of the missions or goals of the library is to partner with other departments and schools on campus and do things in a collegial way,” Scott says. The library is sponsoring monthly brown bag lunches to provide what Scott calls “a non-intimidating informal atmosphere for people interested in scientific and spiritual issues to talk.” Last month, Dr. Eric Klumpe talked about “dark matter” and the origin of the universe. This month at 11:20 a.m. on Tuesday, March 18, Shapiro will present “Who Are We: A View from the Center of the Universe” in the library’s fourth floor conference room. In addition to the public lecture on March 27th, Primack and Abrams will speak to astronomy classes taught by Klumpe and Dr. Ronald Henderson and religion classes taught by Shapiro. The authors also are slated to attend the Friday, March 28 “Star Party” at 6:30 p.m. in Room 102 of the Wiser-Patten Science Building. Outdoor telescope observation, weather permitting, will follow Primack’s “Star Party” lecture. The “Star Party” is free and open to the public. Primack and Abrams’ visit to MTSU is co-sponsored by the James E. Walker Library, the Colleges of Basic & Applied Sciences, Liberal Arts and Honors, the Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
For more information, contact Scott or Bill Black at the Walker Library at 615-898-2772.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpegs of Dr. Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams, or to view excerpts from their DVD, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
[332]WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS
Event to Provide ‘Valuable Resources,’ Information on Emergency Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Terri Johnson, 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event.
“This is an opportunity to receive information on emergency services and valuable resources and contact information in a comfortable setting from experts in the field,” Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women’s Center, said of the event.
A number of activities will be open for participation, including registration of bicycles and information tables featuring:
· student patrol and escort services;
· an introduction to the campus emergency text-messaging system;
· instruction in the Rape Aggression Defense System, or RAD, a physical defense program for women; and
· material on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, breast cancer, AIDS, the dangers of ultraviolet rays, eating disorders and safety in inclement weather.
“One of our main goals is to make it very student-friendly so that students can feel comfortable asking questions and receiving information about health and safety,” Johnson said.
Door prizes and other giveaways offer more incentives to attend the fair, but Johnson stressed that the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and promote education of these issues. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Thursday, April 3. For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call 615-898-2193 or e-mail trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Event to Provide ‘Valuable Resources,’ Information on Emergency Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Terri Johnson, 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event.
“This is an opportunity to receive information on emergency services and valuable resources and contact information in a comfortable setting from experts in the field,” Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women’s Center, said of the event.
A number of activities will be open for participation, including registration of bicycles and information tables featuring:
· student patrol and escort services;
· an introduction to the campus emergency text-messaging system;
· instruction in the Rape Aggression Defense System, or RAD, a physical defense program for women; and
· material on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, breast cancer, AIDS, the dangers of ultraviolet rays, eating disorders and safety in inclement weather.
“One of our main goals is to make it very student-friendly so that students can feel comfortable asking questions and receiving information about health and safety,” Johnson said.
Door prizes and other giveaways offer more incentives to attend the fair, but Johnson stressed that the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and promote education of these issues. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Thursday, April 3. For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call 615-898-2193 or e-mail trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[332]WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS
WOMEN’S HEALTH AND SAFETY FAIR SLATED APRIL 2 ON MTSU CAMPUS
Event to Provide ‘Valuable Resources,’ Information on Emergency Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Terri Johnson, 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event.
“This is an opportunity to receive information on emergency services and valuable resources and contact information in a comfortable setting from experts in the field,” Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women’s Center, said of the event.
A number of activities will be open for participation, including registration of bicycles and information tables featuring:
· student patrol and escort services;
· an introduction to the campus emergency text-messaging system;
· instruction in the Rape Aggression Defense System, or RAD, a physical defense program for women; and
· material on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, breast cancer, AIDS, the dangers of ultraviolet rays, eating disorders and safety in inclement weather.
“One of our main goals is to make it very student-friendly so that students can feel comfortable asking questions and receiving information about health and safety,” Johnson said.
Door prizes and other giveaways offer more incentives to attend the fair, but Johnson stressed that the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and promote education of these issues. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Thursday, April 3. For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call 615-898-2193 or e-mail trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Casey Brown, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. We request your use of his byline if you use the release in its entirety.
Thanks!
Event to Provide ‘Valuable Resources,’ Information on Emergency Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Terri Johnson, 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event.
“This is an opportunity to receive information on emergency services and valuable resources and contact information in a comfortable setting from experts in the field,” Terri Johnson, director of the June Anderson Women’s Center, said of the event.
A number of activities will be open for participation, including registration of bicycles and information tables featuring:
· student patrol and escort services;
· an introduction to the campus emergency text-messaging system;
· instruction in the Rape Aggression Defense System, or RAD, a physical defense program for women; and
· material on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, breast cancer, AIDS, the dangers of ultraviolet rays, eating disorders and safety in inclement weather.
“One of our main goals is to make it very student-friendly so that students can feel comfortable asking questions and receiving information about health and safety,” Johnson said.
Door prizes and other giveaways offer more incentives to attend the fair, but Johnson stressed that the main objective of the event is to raise awareness and promote education of these issues. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held on Thursday, April 3. For more information, contact Johnson at 615-898-2193 or trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: For the second year in a row, MTSU will host the Women’s Health and Safety Fair on the knoll in front of the Keathley University Center Wednesday, April 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Health and Safety Fair provides resources and information on health and safety for students, faculty and staff. Several campus departments, such as Health Services and Counseling Services, as well as a number of community agencies, will be on hand at the event. The Health and Safety Fair is cosponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center, MTSU’s Department of Public Safety and the President’s Commission on the Status of Women. For more information, call 615-898-2193 or e-mail trjohnso@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Casey Brown, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. We request your use of his byline if you use the release in its entirety.
Thanks!
[331]16th ANNUAL WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING SET MARCH 26
16th ANNUAL WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL POETRY READING SET MARCH 26
MTSU Event’s Focus is ‘Transformation’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Leah Lyons, 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—The 16th Annual Women’s International Poetry Reading at MTSU will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus. The event is part of the university’s Women’s History Month programming.
This year’s event is centered on the theme of “Transformation” and will feature readings of poems in both their original languages and in English translations written by women from around the world. Dr. Leah Lyons, assistant professor of French and coordinator of this year’s event, said she believes the reading offers students, faculty and visitors alike a unique chance to be exposed to a diverse presentation of female literary talent.
“The event provides the opportunity to hear poetry and experience literature from different cultures from around the world,” Lyons said.
Immediately following the reading, a reception will be held in the Jackson Building for any interested attendees. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Dr. Leah Lyons at 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: The 16th Annual Women’s International Poetry Reading at MTSU will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus. The event is part of the university’s Women’s History Month programming.
This year’s event is centered on the theme of “Transformation” and will feature readings of poems in both their original languages and in English translations written by women from around the world. For more information, contact Dr. Leah Lyons at 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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MTSU Event’s Focus is ‘Transformation’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Leah Lyons, 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—The 16th Annual Women’s International Poetry Reading at MTSU will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus. The event is part of the university’s Women’s History Month programming.
This year’s event is centered on the theme of “Transformation” and will feature readings of poems in both their original languages and in English translations written by women from around the world. Dr. Leah Lyons, assistant professor of French and coordinator of this year’s event, said she believes the reading offers students, faculty and visitors alike a unique chance to be exposed to a diverse presentation of female literary talent.
“The event provides the opportunity to hear poetry and experience literature from different cultures from around the world,” Lyons said.
Immediately following the reading, a reception will be held in the Jackson Building for any interested attendees. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Dr. Leah Lyons at 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: The 16th Annual Women’s International Poetry Reading at MTSU will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the Tom H. Jackson Building on campus. The event is part of the university’s Women’s History Month programming.
This year’s event is centered on the theme of “Transformation” and will feature readings of poems in both their original languages and in English translations written by women from around the world. For more information, contact Dr. Leah Lyons at 615-898-5778 or ltlyons@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[330]PREEMINENT FORENSIC SCIENTIST SNOW VISITS MTSU MARCH 26
PREEMINENT FORENSIC SCIENTIST SNOW VISITS MTSU MARCH 26
World-Renowned Sleuth to Lecture on Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Hugh Berryman, 615-494-7896 or berryman@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—One of the world’s preeminent forensic scientists will visit MTSU when renowned anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow delivers a lecture on human rights on Wednesday, March 26.
The free public lecture, sponsored by the Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE, will be held in the State Farm Room of the university’s Business and Aerospace Building at 6 p.m.
Snow will speak about his experiences working with the Kurdish people of northern Iraq and his testimony in the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Snow’s fieldwork has taken him all over the world, working on mass excavations of gravesites in nations such as Argentina, Ethiopia, Croatia, the Philippines, Guatemala and Yugoslavia, among others.
“Dr. Snow is one the highest-profile forensic anthropologists in the world,” said Dr. Hugh Berryman, professor of anthropology and director of FIRE.
The lecture is the third in an ongoing series, “Legends of Forensic Science,” facilitated by FIRE. The organization, which was founded in March 2007, previously brought two other luminaries to campus as part of the lectureship. Last March, Dr. William “Bill” Bass, founder of the famous “Body Farm” at the University of Tennessee, lectured on “Interesting Forensic Cases from the Past.” And last October, Dr. Douglas Owsley, head of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution, spoke on forensic cases involving the Chesapeake region of the 17th century.
The latest addition to the lectureship series, Snow has an impressive resume of his own. He was responsible for the skeletal confirmations of the remains of John F. Kennedy, General George Custer and King Tutankhamen of Egypt, among others.
Along with the lectureships, Berryman and FIRE play an instrumental role in the furthering of forensic science at MTSU. The organization provides practical education and training for students and faculty in several scientific specialties and fosters research collaboration among faculty. Not to be forgotten, of course, are the students.
“I try to incorporate students whenever I can,” Berryman said.
Once such vehicle of student involvement is the relatively new Forensic Anthropology Search and Rescue Team, or FASR. As a volunteer group, FASR students assist law enforcement with recovery and documentation of remains from crime scenes. Only 10 students each year are selected to be a part of the group via an application process.
Berryman said he hopes that groups such as FIRE and FASR will continue to attract more attention. He believes one way to gain notoriety on campus and in the community is to continually host speakers as notable and influential as Snow.
“Internationally, he is as well-known and well-respected as anyone,” Berryman said.
For more information, contact Berryman at berryman@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: One of the world’s preeminent forensic scientists will visit MTSU when renowned anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow delivers a lecture on human rights on Wednesday, March 26. The free public lecture, sponsored by the Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE, will be held in the State Farm Room of the university’s Business and Aerospace Building at 6 p.m. Snow will speak about his experiences working with the Kurdish people of northern Iraq and his testimony in the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, as well as the field work that has taken him all over the world, working on mass excavations of gravesites in nations such as Argentina, Ethiopia, Croatia, the Philippines, Guatemala and Yugoslavia, among others. For more information, contact Dr. Hugh Berryman at berrymanu@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Casey Brown, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. We request your use of his byline if you use the release in its entirety.
Thanks!
World-Renowned Sleuth to Lecture on Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Hugh Berryman, 615-494-7896 or berryman@mtsu.edu
(MURFREESBORO)—One of the world’s preeminent forensic scientists will visit MTSU when renowned anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow delivers a lecture on human rights on Wednesday, March 26.
The free public lecture, sponsored by the Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE, will be held in the State Farm Room of the university’s Business and Aerospace Building at 6 p.m.
Snow will speak about his experiences working with the Kurdish people of northern Iraq and his testimony in the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. Snow’s fieldwork has taken him all over the world, working on mass excavations of gravesites in nations such as Argentina, Ethiopia, Croatia, the Philippines, Guatemala and Yugoslavia, among others.
“Dr. Snow is one the highest-profile forensic anthropologists in the world,” said Dr. Hugh Berryman, professor of anthropology and director of FIRE.
The lecture is the third in an ongoing series, “Legends of Forensic Science,” facilitated by FIRE. The organization, which was founded in March 2007, previously brought two other luminaries to campus as part of the lectureship. Last March, Dr. William “Bill” Bass, founder of the famous “Body Farm” at the University of Tennessee, lectured on “Interesting Forensic Cases from the Past.” And last October, Dr. Douglas Owsley, head of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution, spoke on forensic cases involving the Chesapeake region of the 17th century.
The latest addition to the lectureship series, Snow has an impressive resume of his own. He was responsible for the skeletal confirmations of the remains of John F. Kennedy, General George Custer and King Tutankhamen of Egypt, among others.
Along with the lectureships, Berryman and FIRE play an instrumental role in the furthering of forensic science at MTSU. The organization provides practical education and training for students and faculty in several scientific specialties and fosters research collaboration among faculty. Not to be forgotten, of course, are the students.
“I try to incorporate students whenever I can,” Berryman said.
Once such vehicle of student involvement is the relatively new Forensic Anthropology Search and Rescue Team, or FASR. As a volunteer group, FASR students assist law enforcement with recovery and documentation of remains from crime scenes. Only 10 students each year are selected to be a part of the group via an application process.
Berryman said he hopes that groups such as FIRE and FASR will continue to attract more attention. He believes one way to gain notoriety on campus and in the community is to continually host speakers as notable and influential as Snow.
“Internationally, he is as well-known and well-respected as anyone,” Berryman said.
For more information, contact Berryman at berryman@mtsu.edu.
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SNOW VISIT
ADD 1
IN BRIEF: One of the world’s preeminent forensic scientists will visit MTSU when renowned anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow delivers a lecture on human rights on Wednesday, March 26. The free public lecture, sponsored by the Forensic Institute for Research and Education, or FIRE, will be held in the State Farm Room of the university’s Business and Aerospace Building at 6 p.m. Snow will speak about his experiences working with the Kurdish people of northern Iraq and his testimony in the trial of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, as well as the field work that has taken him all over the world, working on mass excavations of gravesites in nations such as Argentina, Ethiopia, Croatia, the Philippines, Guatemala and Yugoslavia, among others. For more information, contact Dr. Hugh Berryman at berrymanu@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Casey Brown, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. We request your use of his byline if you use the release in its entirety.
Thanks!
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