http://service.utk.edu Service that changes lives Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:31:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_327" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Dr. Strand talks with a client whose dog is in the ICU at the veterinary teaching hospital."][/caption] By Elise LeQuire From an early age, Elizabeth Strand was blessed with biophilia: an interest in nature in general and animals in particular. She knows first hand that animals have curative ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/veterinary-social-work/ [caption id="attachment_311" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Just like people, healthy horses need a nutritious diet and plenty of exercise. Photo by John McCormick."][/caption] By Elise LeQuire Tennessee horse enthusiasts and professionals spend nearly $300 million a year subsidizing their passion. From the idle “yard ornament” some keep on a small acreage to the high-dollar ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/horse-lovers/ [caption id="attachment_301" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Richard Reizenstein, founder and former director of the Executives-in-Residence (EIR) program."][/caption] By Elise LeQuire In the summer of 2009 Richard Reizenstein retired from the College of Business Administration, stepping down from his 35-year role as founder and director of the Executives-in-Residence (EIR) program. Reizenstein leaves behind a robust ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/executives/ [caption id="attachment_273" align="alignright" width="300" caption="A view from Newfound Gap."][/caption] By Dennis McCarthy It was a spectacularly beautiful day when a dozen cars pulled into the parking lot at Newfound Gap. At almost a mile above sea level, with the humidity below 30 percent, the temperature in the mid-60s, and the cloud cover ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/walk-in-the-park/ [caption id="attachment_212" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Malcolm Truss and Jonté Smith."][/caption] By Shirley Moore While many of their friends were hitting the beaches and sleeping in during their time off school this past summer, four high school students from Chicago decided to spend a month working full-time at the Innovative Computing Laboratory (ICL) at ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/summer-interns/ Each year, the Academic Outreach Award is presented at the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet to recognize a faculty member’s outstanding contributions to the public stemming from academic expertise. On April 23, 2009, the University of Tennessee’s Academic Outreach Council held a reception to honor all of the nominees designated by their ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/awards/ [caption id="attachment_107" align="alignright" width="300" caption="UT Libraries and the English Department collaborate to draw attention to emerging authors. "][/caption] By Jay Fields According to Brian Griffin, the first UT writer in residence, you’d have to go in the card catalogue and look under “American Chemical Society” to ferret your way to the remote ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/writers/ [caption id="attachment_82" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Graduate student Ashton Fisher (left) counsels one of her clients."][/caption] By Jay Fields Tricia McClam tells the story of a fourth grader in east Knoxville who shows up early for an appointment in her school’s library. When asked why she’s there, she says, “I’m looking for my friend.” Her friend ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/grief-counseling/ [caption id="attachment_66" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Students expressing themselves at the theatre workshop."][/caption] By Jay Fields High school students who participate in summer workshops at UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre come into the program from a wide sea of circumstance. One painfully shy. Another adrift in grief from the loss of a parent. A third, ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/theatre-workshop/ [caption id="attachment_99" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Knoxville attorney Donna Smith."][/caption] By Jay Fields There’s a split second of recognition, a flash of light, a dam bursting, a note that rockets to self. It says: “Ohmygosh, I’m in good hands here.” For victims of domestic violence who make connections with the Fourth Circuit Court in Knoxville to ... http://service.utk.edu/2009/domestic-violence-clinic/