Most football fans who come to Neyland Stadium probably do not worry if the concession stands have enough ice, but that is the kind of detail that David Elliott and his staff think about on game day. Elliott is the UT assistant athletic director for event management. He oversees game day logistics of men’s and
The James Agee Centennial Celebration, a monthlong series of events marking the 100th birthday of the Knoxville native and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, screenwriter, journalist, author and poet, kicks off this weekend with the James Agee Film Festival, Friday, Oct. 23, through Sunday, Oct. 25. The film series is presented by the College of Arts and
For the past seven years, MBA students at UT Knoxville have devoted part of their fall semester to building houses with low-income families through the Habitat for Humanity program. The Tennessee Organization of MBAs (TOMBA)’s community service project is featured in a “Volunteers Rock the World!” video now posted on Ready for the World’s Facebook
Modern percussion troupe Street Beat visits the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus Friday, Oct. 23, as part of the 2009-2010 Cultural Attractions Series. Street Beat creator Ben Hansen and his 10-member company of drummers, musicians and dancers perform what critics have called an “urbanized journey through percussion.” Using ordinary items such as buckets, trash cans