Are you tired of the same corporate blockbuster Hollywood movies? Join us in the Hodges Library auditorium for free screenings of independent and foreign films. Practice your language skills and join us for a discussion following each film. Here’s our line-up for spring semester 2019: All films: 7-9 p.m., Hodges Library auditorium Thurs., Feb. 7—Police … Continued
Writing papers got you down? Not sure how or where to start your research? Join us for a “Writing Blitz” in 209 Hodges Library on Study Day, December 5. Work surrounded by others with the same goal in mind: finish those papers! Librarians and Writing Center staff will be on hand from 5 p.m. to … Continued
Join us for a geography focused day of GIS (Geographic Information Systems), lidar, drones, augmented reality, and virtual reality. There will be hands-on attractions such as the sand box where you can make your own mountains and streams. Another attraction will be the sim table that can be used to virtually practice disaster relief. The … Continued
Interested in games and gaming? So are we! November 4-10 is International Games Week Join us in Room 209, Hodges Library. We have game consoles, board games, and a VR headset set up and ready to go. Drop by and tell us your favorite board games, card games, strategy games, dice games, role-playing games, video … Continued
Join us for free screenings of independent and foreign films. Pelo Malo (Bad Hair) Tuesday, November 13 7-9 p.m., Hodges Library auditorium
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the UT Humanities Center is collaborating with the Keats-Shelley Association of America to celebrate Frankenreads, an NEH-funded series of events and initiatives. Events include: Frankenstein in Print: Rare Editions of Frankenstein. An exhibition of rare editions of Frankenstein and medical texts from the nineteenth century, … Continued
October 30, 2018, marks the tenth anniversary of the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, UT’s public policy center named for the US senator from Tennessee who was famous for his civility and nonpartisanship. It is also the tenth anniversary of the Modern Political Archives (MPA). On October 30, author Ira Shapiro will … Continued
About fifty East Tennessee K-12 teachers devoted a recent Saturday to learning new ways to help their students excel in science and mathematics. Big Orange STEM Saturday for Educators, held at UT’s John C. Hodges Library on September 29, was sponsored by the UT Libraries, the East Tennessee STEM Hub, and the Center for Enhancing … Continued
Ever wonder how Clingmans Dome got its name? Find out at the October 18 book release party for the UT Libraries’ limited-edition letterpress book, The Spot Marked Alpine: A Story of Names, Mountains, and Men. The starting point for The Spot Marked Alpine is an 1858 letter from UT’s Special Collections regarding the Smokies peak … Continued