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February 2014 STATE GAZETTE I SUNDAY FEBRUAFY 2,2014 THE JACKSON SUN . SUNDAY,FEB.2,2014 UTM Ripley Center offers Internet UT Martin mu$Gum basics course The University of Ten- Gommemorates nessee Martin Office of exhibit Extended Campus and Online Studies is sponsor- ing an Internet basics 50th anniYcrsary of course. The course will be offered from 1, to 4 p.m. Thursday at the UT Tennessee sit-ins Martin Ripley Center. Tangelia Fayne-Yar- Special to the State Gazette bough will teach the MARTIN Tenn. - An intimate look at the role course, according-to a Tbnnessee students played in shaping the modern news reiease. The course Civil Rights Movement is explored in "We Shall Not is an opportunity to learn Be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee's Civil how to navigate through Rights Sit-Ins" - an exhibit featured at the J. Houston the Internet, create an Gordon Museum at the University of Tennessee at email account, use Inter- Martin. net etiquette in sending fire exhibit, on display from Feb. l-March 14, fea- emails, attach documents tures artifacts, photographic images, and audiovisual to an email message, in- media related to the nonviolent direct-action cam- corporate text in the body of an email, create pargn to end racial segregation at lunch counters in folders for individual downtown Nashville which occurred from Feb. 13 to documents, store impor- May 10, 1960. tant documents for fu- Fifty years ago, a handfirl of Nashville college stu- ture use and delete items dents from Fisk University Tennessee A&I (later that are no longer need- Tennessee State) and American Baptist Theological ed. Seminary along with religious leaders Kelly MiJler The registration fee to Smith and James Lawson, began sit-in campaigns attend is $50 per person. which sparked the formation of a mass sit-in move- To register, call ECOS ment throughout Tennessee and the rest of the South. at (7 3l) 881-7 082, or re gis- The exhibit, produced by the Tennessee State ter online at http/l Museum, includes historical signage, a letter ftom a www.utm.edu/depart- sit-in participant describing a protest, biographical ments/ecos/nonde- lnsters, original news footage taken in Nashville dur- gree.php. ing 1960, and other items rel,ated to the sit-ins. The museum, Iocated in UT Martin's PauI Meek Library is open to the public, Monday-Ftiday from B a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call731-8B1-7094. TI-IE IACKSON 5UN . MONDAY, FEB. 3, 2014 UT Madin Parsons Center of,fers ACT preparation course The University of Ten- UTM to hold reading a recognition'three times, clinic for students nessee Martin office of point ave_rage, was i""-U"i of Blia Gamma according to a news re- in grades two to 12 Extended Campus u"a from the school. He Educationl ii sig+g. honor societv ind Iease continuing inNashville. sponsoringanACrprepai ;;"rlilfi;a-];i t"rn'i l,i.t lives of Ten- The University ration course. nessee Martin Office of The course will be of- and Extended Campds fered from 8 a.m' to noon Studies is offering Online on Saturdays from Feb. 8 a reading clinic for partic- through March 22, Plus ipants in grades two one after-school session through 12 who need extra on March 31, at the UT support and practice in Martin Parsons'Center. reading. Marv Woodall will teach TWo' enrollment S€s- the iourse. according to a sions available: Feb. are news release. 18 through March 24 (no The course will begin class March 3-6) and with students taking an March 25 through April 24 off-record ACT test. The (no class April l-3) on the instiuctor then will Pro- UT Martin campus. vide feedbac\ in sPecific Experienced reading areas. Particibants will professionals the from learn how to comPlete test UT Martin Reading Cen- probl s- ter will teach the sequen- tion f Y, tial and intensive course subst e, for reading improvement, curriculum and alterna- according to a news re- test-taking strate- be tive lease. Participants will sies. tested to de- individually " At the end of the Pro- termine their specific lev- gram, particiPants will els of phonics and com- iake anbther off-record prehension. Using the test ^ACT exam. The instructor results, students will be will meet one-on-one to placed into a research- orovide a final studY proven course of study irreparation for the. real designed to build skills alter recervrng gaps exam and to fill in any that oost-test data. may exist.in their reading ^ The registration fee is skills and strategies. $ZZS and includes two at- Partieipants will textbooks, two official, re- tend one-hour classes tired ACT tests and a diag- a week on a twice either nostic rePort. No. 2 Pen- MondayAMednesday or cils will be required. A sday sched- is not neces- per calculator is $100 sary, but if a Participant 25 for aper- chooses to use one, it must sonal workbook. be a calculator Permitted For more information bv ACT that a or to register, call ECOS at specific is per- (731) 881-7082. ECOS will niittea, http:// provide registrants' name ' pro- www.ac Cfiaql and number to the calculator.html. gram dir'ector to contact For more information parents for an appoint- and to register, contact child to be ment for their ECOS at (731) 88L-7082, or tested. register online at httP// wwwutm.edu/dePart- ments/ecos/nonde- gree.php. Tuition would be free under Haslam's plan -.tli::i= 1 rr!1:rr a.lt)a,j4 ai't 1r'l,'r'ir :r Let's hear it for our governor's bold plan to waive all tuition and fees at state /www.parispi.netl community colleges and technology centers If our state legislature approves - and it should - Tennessee would be the only state in the nation oFfering free education to every high school graduate. Nothlng is totally free, and this package would be financed through the state lottery by reducing Hope scholarships to incoming students at four-year colleges by $1,000 for the first lwo years, Two-year institutions would gain That would likely reduce enrollment at four-year institutions like the University of Tennessee at Martin. The goal, though, is a net increase in the number of students who continue their education after high school Gov. Bill Haslam focused on education in his annual State of the State address to the legislature Monday, program/ Besides the new which he called Tennessee Promise, he called for spending more to encourage adults to go back to school, data research to find adults who have unfinished college degrees, and new buildings at Columbia and Volunteer state community colleges year Haslam a ago announced a goal he calls Drive For 55, to raise the proportion of Tennessee residents with a college degree or advanced certificate to 55 percent by 2025 The current level js 32 percent. His proposal for Hope scholarships is grants not only to reduce to college freshmen and sophomores from $4,OOO to 93,oOO a year, but also to raise the grants for juniors and seniors to $5,OOO package If the is approved, we can only imagine the impact of being able to study without tuition or fees at schools like the Tennessee Technology Center here in Paris. It's easy to envision a shift in enroliment from four-year to two-year institutions, and the governor didn,t mention what costs might be involved in that kind of change http://wcmt.corn 1960's Sit-ln Highlighted at UT-Martin February 4th,2014 - By Charles Choate exhibit featuring the role Tennessee students played in shaping the modern Civil Rights Movement. Thru March l4th, the exhibit titled "We Shall Not be Moved: The 50th Anniversary of Tennessee's Civil Rights Sit-lns" is being featured at the J. Houston Gordon Museum inside the Paul Meek Library. Those attending can view aftifacts, photo images and audio visual media related to a non-violent campaign to end racial segregation at lunch counters in downtown Nashville from February thru May of 1960. The movement began with a handful of college students from Fisk University, Tennessee A&l and American Baptist Theological Seminary, which sparked a mass movement throughout the state and the rest of the South. The exhibit can be viewed from Monday thru Friday from 8:00 until 4:30. /www. fultonkynews. com, UT NIARTIN EARNS .BNST VALUE' DE-SIGNATION FROM PRINCETON REVIEW February 4,2074 (lommu No c;omment MARTIN, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee at Martin is one of the nation's "Best Value" colleges and universities, according to The Princeton Review. The Massachusetts-based education services company prohles UT Martin in its just-published book "The Best Value Colleges: 2014 Edition" and on www. PrincetonReview. com. UT Martin joined the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as the only public Tennessee universities listed. This marks the second year that UT Martin eamed the "BesI Value" designation from The Princeton Review. "Our faculty and staff work hard to ensure our students experlence a safe, academically rigorous and socially inviting learning community, offering one of the best collegiate values in the nation," said Dr. Tom Rakes, UT Martin Chancellor. "In addition to being a best value, UT Martin is recognized as having the highest graduation rate among public universities west of the Tennessee River." Editors at The Princeton Review note, "IJT Martin offers financial assistance to students based on need, academic achievement, character and leadership ability. Those with top academic credentials can compete for Honors Programs scholarships, and others who meet established academic criteria are eligible to receive the Tennessee Education Lottery HOPE Scholarship.
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