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Important Dates August 20: Fall Semester Full and First Session Classes Begin September 1: Labor Day (No Classes) October 3-5: Fall Family Weekend October 8: First Session Classes End October 9-10: Fall Break (No Classes) October 13: Second Session Classes Begin November 27-28: Thanksgiving Break (No Classes) December 2: Full Term and Second Session Classes End December 4-11: Final Exam Period December 12: Graduate Hooding December 13: Commencement Archived E-mails	August 20, 2008 Fall Semester Classes Under Way Fall semester classes officially begin today! Please reference the Important Dates panel on the left side of this email for important dates and deadlines for your student. For a more detailed look at the fall semester, reference the calendar pages of your Parent Handbook. Disbursement of Excess Financial Aid Excess financial aid will be disbursed at the University Center on August 25th from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM and Tuesday, August 26th from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Career Services Part Time Job Fair All students from any major seeking a part time job are encouraged to attend this event to speak with a variety of employers about their part-time opportunities - both on and off campus! This year's event will be held at the University Center Ballroom from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. For more information, visit http://career.utk.edu. Student Football Season Ticket Sales Begin Tomorrow Students may begin purchasing season football tickets tomorrow, August 21. Students are eligible to purchase season tickets based on a tiered schedule depending on the number of hours completed at UTK. After the season ticket sales period, students will be able to purchase individual game tickets (based on availability). For more information, visit http://bigorangetix.utk.edu Students Living On Campus Provided Safety Guide in Residence Halls As students filled residence halls during Move-in Weekend, the "Home Safe Home" guide to personal safety for residents in University Housing was waiting in their residence hall rooms. "Home Safe Home" provides students with tips and advice to increase their personal safety including theft protection, room and building key use, elevator safety, vehicle safety, and much more. Additionally the guide informs students about safe practices when parking and walking to and from residence halls. Finally, the guide informs students about programs offered through the University of Tennessee Police Department and University Housing to increase student safety on campus. Encourage your student to read, reference, and keep this guide to personal safety at UT. Students Encouraged to Utilize 16th Street Corridor With the addition of Volunteer Hall and the renovation and reopening of Laurel Residence Hall, UT has added new security amenities along 16th Street. The 16th Street Corridor project is a joint effort by UT, the City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Utilities Board. The project along 16th between Cumberland Avenue and Highland Avenue includes new street lights, security cameras and Code Blue emergency phones. The new phones are the first upgrades to the more than 100 current blue light phones around campus that will be replaced over the next few years. More information about UT's safety initiatives can be found at http://safety.utk.edu. Student InVOLvement Fair On Friday, August 22, the Humanities Pedestrian Walkway will transform into a sea of opportunities for students to get involved on campus. The event will be held from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, and will give students access to a diverse mix of opportunities to get involved with offices and student organizations. Encourage your student to attend the Student InVOLvement Fair on August 22 to get more involved on campus. For more information, click here. Parents Association Member Assessment Prize Winners Announced Thank you to the more than 1,300 Parents Association members who completed this year's Annual Member Assessment during the month of July. If you indicated on the assessment that you did not receive your Parent Handbook, in the form of a calendar, or the summer edition of the Tennessee Family magazine this summer, please contact our office soon. Responses on the survey were anonymous, so we are unable to match requests for the Handbook with members. If you received one of the prizes below, please contact our office at (865) 974-4546 soon to arrange to obtain your prize. The randomly selected prize recipients are: 1. One night stay at the Cumberland House Patrick & Susan Kennedy from Brookeville, MD 2. Family Weekend Registration for 2 adults & 1 student Russell & Sue Evans from Clarksville, TN 3. Steak & Seafood Buffet for Two at Crowne Plaza Hotel James & Kay Fields from Collierville, TN 4. Parents Association Prize Packs Peggy Chipman from Ripley, TN Bob & Linda Moore from Arden, NC W.A. & Laura Lemly from Memphis, TN Dan & Gloria Buehler from Brentwood, TN THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PARENTS ASSOCIATION 412 STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, KNOXVILLE, TN 37996 http://parents.utk.edu :: parents@utk.edu

Important Dates

August 20: Fall Semester Full and First Session Classes Begin

September 1: Labor Day (No Classes)

October 3-5: Fall Family Weekend

October 8: First Session Classes End

October 9-10: Fall Break (No Classes)

October 13: Second Session Classes Begin

November 27-28: Thanksgiving Break (No Classes)

December 2: Full Term and Second Session Classes End

December 4-11: Final Exam Period

December 12: Graduate Hooding

December 13: Commencement

Archived E-mails

August 20, 2008

Fall Semester Classes Under Way

Fall semester classes officially begin today! Please reference the Important Dates panel on the left side of this email for important dates and deadlines for your student. For a more detailed look at the fall semester, reference the calendar pages of your Parent Handbook.

Disbursement of Excess Financial Aid

Excess financial aid will be disbursed at the University Center on August 25th from 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM and Tuesday, August 26th from 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.

Career Services Part Time Job Fair

All students from any major seeking a part time job are encouraged to attend this event to speak with a variety of employers about their part-time opportunities - both on and off campus! This year's event will be held at the University Center Ballroom from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM on Wednesday, August 27, 2008. For more information, visit http://career.utk.edu.

Student Football Season Ticket Sales Begin Tomorrow

Students may begin purchasing season football tickets tomorrow, August 21. Students are eligible to purchase season tickets based on a tiered schedule depending on the number of hours completed at UTK. After the season ticket sales period, students will be able to purchase individual game tickets (based on availability). For more information, visit http://bigorangetix.utk.edu

Students Living On Campus Provided Safety Guide in Residence Halls

As students filled residence halls during Move-in Weekend, the "Home Safe Home" guide to personal safety for residents in University Housing was waiting in their residence hall rooms. "Home Safe Home" provides students with tips and advice to increase their personal safety including theft protection, room and building key use, elevator safety, vehicle safety, and much more.

Additionally the guide informs students about safe practices when parking and walking to and from residence halls. Finally, the guide informs students about programs offered through the University of Tennessee Police Department and University Housing to increase student safety on campus. Encourage your student to read, reference, and keep this guide to personal safety at UT.

Students Encouraged to Utilize 16th Street Corridor

With the addition of Volunteer Hall and the renovation and reopening of Laurel Residence Hall, UT has added new security amenities along 16th Street.

The 16th Street Corridor project is a joint effort by UT, the City of Knoxville and the Knoxville Utilities Board. The project along 16th between Cumberland Avenue and Highland Avenue includes new street lights, security cameras and Code Blue emergency phones. The new phones are the first upgrades to the more than 100 current blue light phones around campus that will be replaced over the next few years.

More information about UT's safety initiatives can be found at http://safety.utk.edu.

Student InVOLvement Fair

On Friday, August 22, the Humanities Pedestrian Walkway will transform into a sea of opportunities for students to get involved on campus. The event will be held from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, and will give students access to a diverse mix of opportunities to get involved with offices and student organizations. Encourage your student to attend the Student InVOLvement Fair on August 22 to get more involved on campus. For more information, click here.

Parents Association Member Assessment Prize Winners Announced

Thank you to the more than 1,300 Parents Association members who completed this year's Annual Member Assessment during the month of July. If you indicated on the assessment that you did not receive your Parent Handbook, in the form of a calendar, or the summer edition of the Tennessee Family magazine this summer, please contact our office soon. Responses on the survey were anonymous, so we are unable to match requests for the Handbook with members.

If you received one of the prizes below, please contact our office at (865) 974-4546 soon to arrange to obtain your prize.

The randomly selected prize recipients are:

1. One night stay at the Cumberland House
Patrick & Susan Kennedy from Brookeville, MD
2. Family Weekend Registration for 2 adults & 1 student
Russell & Sue Evans from Clarksville, TN
3. Steak & Seafood Buffet for Two at Crowne Plaza Hotel
James & Kay Fields from Collierville, TN
4. Parents Association Prize Packs
Peggy Chipman from Ripley, TN
Bob & Linda Moore from Arden, NC
W.A. & Laura Lemly from Memphis, TN
Dan & Gloria Buehler from Brentwood, TN

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE PARENTS ASSOCIATION
412 STUDENT SERVICES BUILDING, KNOXVILLE, TN 37996
http://parents.utk.edu :: parents@utk.edu