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Photo: More defibrillators on campus
WCP 8.31.10 The University of Tennessee at Martin is continuing to supplement the number of Automated External Defibrillators, first used on campus 10 years ago, and is gearing up for additional training for faculty, staff and students to teach them how to use the life-saving units.  Read More ...

UT Martin faculty appointments announced at annual fall meeting
WCP 8.31.10 A number of faculty members have been appointed at the University of Tennessee at Martin for the fall semester. They were introduced at the annual fall faculty meeting. Classes began Aug. 30. Read More ...

Railroad safety class offered Sept. 28-29
WCP 8.31.10 A free four-hour railroad safety training class will be offered at four times, Sept. 28-29, by the UT Martin Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources, TRANSCAER and the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. Read More ...

Social media seminar held on Sept. 16
WCP 8.31.10 “Using Social Media to Market Your Small Business” is a seminar planned on Sept. 16 by sponsors, the Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce, the University of Tennessee at Martin Small Business Development Center and the Regional Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Center. Read More ...

Lead renovator course to be offered at UT Martin
The Messenger 09.01.10 The University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies (ECOS) is offering a Certified Lead Renovator Course that complies with the Environmental Protection Agency Renovation, Repair and Paint Rule. It is scheduled from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break, on two dates — Sept. 11 or Sept. 18. Read More ...

Land surveying program prepares grads for careers
The Messenger 09.01.10 Students interested in completing courses needed to take the National Fundamentals of Land Surveying exam and prepare for a job that is in demand can register for the Land Surveying and Geomatics Certification Program at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dr. Tim Burcham, UT Martin professor of agricultural engineering, said the program is important because it offers an organized curriculum for students to gain the necessary courses and experiential background to prepare for the exam. Read More ...

Scientist to speak on experiences on human terrain team in Iraq
The Messenger 09.01.10 Katherine Blue Carroll, who served from January 2008-April 2009 as a social scientist on a Human Terrain Team in Baghdad, Iraq, will speak at the University of Tennessee at Martin at 1 p.m. Sept. 9 in Watkins Auditorium. Human terrain teams were developed to provide expert social and political advice to brigade commanders and soldiers on the ground in war zones Read More ...

Railroad safety training class slated
The Messenger 09.01.10 A free four-hour railroad safety training class will be offered at four times Sept. 28-29 by the UT Martin Department of Agriculture, Geosciences and Natural Resources, TRANSCAER and the University of Memphis Intermodal Freight Transportation Institute. Pre-registration is re-quired at www.transcaer.com and participants may choose one of the following class times: Sept. 28 at 12:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m.; or Sept. 29 at 8:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Read More ...

Menus - UC School System and SFES, Sept. 6-10, 2010
The Messenger 09.01.10 The Union City School System has announced the following lunch menus for Sept. 6-10: ——— South Fulton Elementary School has announced the following menus for Sept. 6-10: Read More ...

My years in the classroom as a teacher
WCP 8-26-10 My first venture into the field of education as a teacher was in the fall of 1940 when I became a teacher of the lower four grades in a two-teacher school.  Read More ...
By Hyla Richardson, Special to The Press

DSCC offers health-related classes
WCP 8-26-10 By 2015, federal regulations will require everyone to have electronic health records (EHR). Read More ...

Scholarship Winner | Martin Kiwanis Club,Scholarship Award Winner,Charmelle Trice

Charmelle Trice and Roberta Peacock
Scholarship Winner
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER —The Martin Kiwanis Club would like to congratulate their 2010 UTM $1000 Scholarship Award Winner Charmelle Trice, daughter of Evangel and Yvette Trice of Martin. wcp 8-24-10 Read More ...

College offering Friday activity
The Messenger 08.25.10 Lipscomb University’s Admissions Office is inviting high school students and their families to the Nashville campus on seven special days this fall. “LU Fridays” are designed specifically to help potential students and their families get a taste of their future college life. Sept. 10 marks the first of seven LU Fridays to be held before the end of the year. Additional dates are Sept. 24, Oct. 8 and 15, Nov. 5 and 12 and Dec. 3. Read More ...

Students welcomed at U of M
The Messenger 08.25.10 A welcome as warm as this summer’s weather awaits dorm students when they move into their University of Memphis residences Thursday and Friday. A team of U of M volunteers will help students move their clothing, computers, refrigerators, microwaves, TVs and the necessities of college life into their on-campus rooms. Read More ...

At the college level
The Messenger 08.25.10 Sara L. Edwards of Rives has accepted membership in Golden Key Honour Society and was recently honored during an induction ceremony at the University of Memphis. She is the daughter of Anna Edwards of Polk Station and Greg and Jill Edwards of Union City. — — — Several Obion County students have been named to the Dean’s List for the summer semester at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Read More ...

Menus - UC School System and SFES, Aug. 30-Sept. 3, 2010
The Messenger 08.25.10 The Union City School System has announced these menus for Aug. 30-Sept. 3: ——— South Fulton Elementary has announced these menus for Aug. 30-Sept. 3: Read More ...

Photo: PepsiMidAmerica donates to Martin Primary School
WCP 8.19.10 As part of the Pepsi Refresh Project, Pepsi MidAmerica recently donated $7,500 to Martin Primary School. Read More ...

Black awarded UT Martin scholarship
WCP 8.19.10 An Obion County student has been awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin, according to Judy Rayburn, director of admissions. Read More ...

Photography, scrapbook classes planned this fall
WCP 8.19.10 Area residents can pursue hobbies via digital photography and scrapbook non-degree courses that are planned in September by the University of Tennessee at Martin Office of Extended Campus and Online Studies.  Read More ...

UTM Land Surveying, Geomatics Certification Program prepares graduates for growing career
WCP 8.17.10 Students interested in completing courses needed to take the National Fundamentals of Land Surveying exam and prepare for a job that is in demand, can register for the Land Surveying and Geomatics Certification Program at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Read More ...