Chick-fil-A Ribbon Cutting Live Stream
Chick-Fil-A Grand Opening
Who will be the first in line?
Chick-Fil-A ® Grand Opening will be July 30 at 7:00 am on the Tusculum University campus. The event is open to the public!
Tusculum students distribute 600 trees as part of Tennessee’s “250K Tree Day”
On Friday, Feb. 23, student members of the Tusculum Garden Society distributed 600 trees to be planted in the Greeneville-Greene Country area.
As a part of the “250K Tree Day,” sponsored by the Tennessee Environmental Council, students from Tusculum’s Garden Society participated by distributing nearly 600 trees to Greene County and the surrounding counties. The TEC’s goal was to plant 250,000 native tree seedlings across the State of Tennessee.
The trees, which were offered free-of-charge to anyone who would promise to plant them, included redbuds, tulip poplars, wild plums, northern red oaks, and a variety of pines.
“250 Tree Day” is an event designed to gather communities for native tree-planting events that will introduce new genetics into the environment and raise awareness about environmental issues facing Tennessee.
“This is the first time we have participated in “250 Tree Day,” or anything with the Tennessee Environmental Council,” said Sydney McCallister, a founding member of the Garden Society. “We hope to do more events like this. Next year, we want to double the amount of trees we give out.”
The Garden Society plans to make “250 Tree Day” a Tusculum annual event. Those interested in ordering trees can visit TECTN.org/250kTreeDay. Trees are ordered in variety bundles of five different trees.
According to McCallister, Garden Society members will be attending the Old Oak Festival this coming April and will be selling a variety of interesting plants and trees for anyone interested in gardening or horticulture.
Central Ballet Theatre of Greeneville presents “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” in January at Tusculum
The Central Ballet Theatre of Greeneville has announced its newest ballet, “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” to be performed at the Annie Hogan Byrd Auditorium at Tusculum, January 26 – 28.
Left to right: Amelie Kemmann, Mauren Pickle, Michaela Kricko, Hanna Johnson, Anna Johnson, Lori Ann Sparks, Brianna Doolittle, Grace Anderson, Eliza Burton, Morgan Brink and Lavendar Colmer.
Central Ballet Theatre’s Artistic Director Lori Ann Sparks, along with Marilyn duBrisk, director of Tusculum’s Arts Outreach program, give life and new meaning to The Twelve Dancing Princesses. The play was originally a German fairytale written by the Brothers Grimm in 1812.
The ballet will star three male professional dancers: Dillon Davis, Samuel Chester and Cole Companion.
Dillon Davis is currently teaching and dancing his sixth season with the Chattanooga Ballet. Davis studied with the Alabama Ballet and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, then continued on to perform professionally with the Nashville Ballet and the Dance Theatre of Tennessee in many solo roles.
Samuel Chester is a professional freelance dancer after working as a principle dancer for ten years with the Carolina Ballet Theatre. Chester was also sponsored by the United States Embassy to perform at the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Gala Internacional De Danze in Montevideo, Uruguay. Chester will be returning to Japan to perform with the Yoko Kaisia School of Dance.
Cole Companion is an adjunct professor at Dance Legacy in Indiana where he teaches pas de deux class. Companion currently works as a ballet master, resident choreographer and professional dancer for the Ballet Theatre of Indiana. This is Cole’s second season with the Central Ballet Theatre.
While the story stems from the Brothers Grimm, Sparks has adapted it to be family-friendly and to be more uplifting, rather than to be tragic as it was originally written.
Many local dancers also appear in this ballet. Hanna Johnson of Greeneville and Eliza Burton from Jefferson City share the lead role of Princess Dolcina. Other local dancers include Hallie Frank, Elizabeth Bosse and Maggie Sanders.
Tusculum College closing March 1 due to severe weather threat
Due to the threat of severe weather, Tusculum College, all campuses and sites, will close at 11:30 a.m. on March 1. All afternoon and evening classes are cancelled, and offices will close, although essential staff will remain on campus and continue to function in their necessary capacity.
The official fall-out shelter location of the College is the lower level of the Pioneer Arena in the Niswonger Commons. At the recommendation of the National Weather Service in the event of a tornado warning shelter in place, selecting a small, interior room, with no or few windows and remain there until the warning has been lifted. Do not travel across campus to the Arena shelter if a warning is in effect.
https://weather.com/safety/tornado/news/tornadoes-safety-during-20120330.
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education site visit
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education – a nationally recognized accrediting agency for baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in nursing and post-baccalaureate nurse residency programs – has scheduled an accreditation site visit for Tusculum College’s baccalaureate degree program in nursing.
In accordance with the CCNE Procedures for Accreditation of baccalaureate nursing programs, the Commission provides an opportunity for individuals and program constituents to submit, in writing, third-party comments concerning the program’s qualifications for accreditation status. Third-party comments must be received at the CCNE offices by August 24, 2016.
Third-party comments must be signed and must be related to the CCNE Standards for Accreditation of Baccalaureate Nursing Programs. Comments are shared only with the CCNE evaluation team appointed to review Tusculum’s baccalaureate nursing program. Please submit comments via email to: thirdpartycomments@aacn.nche.edu. Or, if you prefer, mail your comments to:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Attn: Third-Party Comments
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530
Washington, DC 20036
Family Weekend – Check out the planned events – Oct 31 – Nov 1
You can feel the excitement in the air as preparations are underway for our upcoming Family Weekend, set for October 31-November 1! We encourage you to join the excitement and be a special part of this weekend and share in the good time for families and their students as these parents did in years past.
Freshman Orientation
Orientation 2014 will be full of information and fun activities to welcome new students to the Tusculum College community Friday – Sunday, August 15-17. Orientation assists new students in adjusting to life on campus, informs them about the College’s primary academic opportunities and introduces them to a wide range of student support services.
Greeneville and Morristown closed; Knoxville opening at noon
Afternoon and evening classes in Greeneville and Morristown are cancelled for Friday, February 14. Administrative offices are also closed.
Administrative offices at the Knoxville Regional Center will open at noon. Evening classes in Knoxville will be held on a regular schedule.
February Events Calendar
The Student Affairs calendar has been posted. Find it at this link.
Tusculum College closing at noon, Tuesday, Jan. 28
Due to hazardous weather conditions, all classes and administrative offices at all sites will close today, Tuesday, Jan. 28, at noon.
All Tusculum College sites operating on regular schedule on Tuesday, January 7
All Tusculum College sites will be open on regular schedule, Tuesday, January 7th. Any schedule changes for administrative offices or evening classes will be announced in the future.
All are encouraged to dress warmly and travel safely.