Doak House Museum to host Herbs & Crafts mini-workshop on July 29

The Doak House Museum at Tusculum College will host an Herbs & Crafts mini-workshop on Friday, July 29, from 6-8 p.m. The workshop provides participants the opportunity to explore the Doak House herb beds, take cuttings and make an herb spritz using essential oils.

Following the workshop, participants will visit the inside the 1830s home to make a special 19th century toy or craft to take home. There is no charge for the workshop; however a $5 donation per family is suggested.

Contact Katie Kelly at 423-636-8554 or kkelly2@ufl.edu for more information.

 

Participants in the Herbs & Crafts Workshop at the Doak House Museum will explore the Doak House herb beds and make a craft to take home.

 

Tusculum College receives grant from Women’s Fund of East Tennessee

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee has awarded a $12,250 grant to Tusculum College for a first generation college student mentoring program, The Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency program.

The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee will provide funding for the program to assist low-income, high school, first-generation college women to complete high school, enroll in college and then complete a college degree. Funding will provide for 18 rising freshmen, sophomore and junior high school women to attend a five-day, residential institute at Tusculum College.

Students from Carter, Cocke, Greene and Unicoi counties will be eligible.

“Since we began making grants four years ago, the Women’s Fund has made 23 grant awards totaling more than $300,000 to 16 deserving organizations serving all 25 counties in our service region,” said Judy Ingala, chair of the Women’s Fund of East Tenenssee Grants and Research Committee.

“We not only believe in providing financial support, but also want to shine the light on Tusculum College to help raise awareness, create publicity and new volunteer opportunities for this great community organization.”

Tusculum College is working with its Talent Search program to expand the Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency program, now in its third year. The Talent Search program seeks to empower underrepresented participants with the tools to achieve academic and personal success. The program accomplishes this goal through interventions to assist low-income and first-generation participants to finish high school, enter, and complete a program of post-secondary education.

The goal of the Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency program is to help girls in East Tennessee learn various life, education, and work-related skills. Various workshops are implemented to instruct participants in areas such as financial literacy, basic social skills, cognitive skills, job- and college-searching, basic employment skills and employment transitions.

Talent Search professional staff, Arts Outreach staff, Tusculum College’s Financial Aid and Career Services staff, Student Support Services, area financial advisors, etiquette coaches, hair and make-up specialists, health department officials and law enforcement officials will conduct the workshops training and activities.

“Tusculum College has a long history of serving first generation college students and that commitment is stronger than ever with the establishment of our summer institute,” said Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College.

According to Dr. Moody, 75 percent of Tusculum College students call Appalachia home, 46 percent are the first in their family to attend college and 66 percent are Pell Grant eligible, the students with the greatest financial need.

“These students need the mentoring and support a small college like Tusculum can provide,” said Moody.

Jeanne Stokes, director of the TRIO programs and coordinator of the Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency program said, “This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce our students to different career options, teambuilding activities and cultural enrichment. We plan for the students to leave with a sense of self- sufficiency that will enable them to be successful as they complete high school and enter and complete college.”

Because of the partnership with the Talent Search program, participants in the Women’s Search for Success and Self-Sufficiency will continue to be mentored, monitored, and guided throughout high school and college by professional staff and identified mentors. Skill attainments will be measured utilizing pre- and post-tests. A pre-test will be administered at the beginning of the summer institute and a post-test and the end of the week-long institute. Items on the test will cover topics including personal appearance and hygiene, personal safety, leadership, communication, and critical thinking skills, and financial literacy.

For more information or to donate to the Women’s Fund, visit www.womensfundetn.org or call 865-524-1223.

 

From left are Michelle Arbogast, associate director of foundation and donor relations at Tusculum College, Jessica Broyles, Sydnee McLaughlin, Mikenzie Rednour, Alexandra Reynoso, Madison Cole, Adrianna Aldrich, Judy Ingala, Women's Fund of East Tennessee Board Member, Heather Tunnell, assistant director of Talent Search at Tusculum College, Cynthia Burnley, Women's Fund of East Tennessee Board Member, Nita Summers, Women's Fund of East Tennessee Board Member, Courtney Workman, Megan Keasling, Brooke Woods, BreAnna Crawford, Vanessa Dubberly, Abigaile White, Brianna Johnson and Hannah Smith.

 

August move-in dates for students quickly approaching

Campus will be busy in a few weeks with students returning to the residence halls.

The fall 2016 semester will begin in about a month, and students will begin moving in during the first week of August.

Below is a listing of the move-in days for various groups of students.

Wednesday, August 3 (9 a.m. – Noon) –  Resident Assistants and Bonner Leaders (students check-in with group advisors)

Thursday, August 4 (9 a.m. – Noon) –  Athletic Trainers, Orientation Leaders, Band/Colorguard (students check-in with group advisors)

Saturday, August 6 (9 a.m. – Noon) –  Football (check-in through Niswonger Lobby (“Living Room”)

Saturday, August 6 (11 a.m. – Noon) –  Women’s Soccer (check-in through Niswonger Lobby (“Living Room”)

Monday, August 8 (9 a.m. – Noon) –  Student Teachers, Cheerleading, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Soccer, Volleyball, President’s Society and  SGA Executive Officers (check-in through Niswonger Lobby (“Living Room”)

Friday, August 12 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)  -First-Year Student Move-in (check-in through Pioneer Arena)

Saturday, August 13 (9 a.m. – Noon) –  Returning Students Move-in (check-in through Niswonger Lobby [Living Room] except resident students who have completed Express Check-In by August 1 who will go to halls*)

An Express Check-in process is available to returning students who complete the following steps by August 1:

  1. Complete registration for 2016 Fall.
  2. Complete the Emergency Contact Form with Student Affairs (available on the Ellucian Mobile App).
  3. Make sure your FAFSA paperwork is completed.
  4. Complete all loan paperwork (MPN/Entrance Loan Counseling and Plus MPN/ Applications) online at www. Studentloans.gov.
  5. Pay the Fall 2016 balance on your student account in FULL or complete a payment plan application with the Business Office.

Students who use the Express Check-in and are returning prior to August 13 are to go the Living Room in the Niswonger Lobby to be issued their IDs and keys. Those students using Express Check-in who return on August 13 are to go to the tent nearest their residence hall on move-in day to receive their IDs and keys.

Academic Calendar

The first day of class for the Fall 2016 semester will be Monday, August 15. Block 1 will end on October 8. The second block of the semester will be October 10 through December 10. Block Three courses span the entire semester from August 15 to December 10.

Some important dates for the semester include Opening Convocation on Thursday, August 25; Constitution Day on  Saturday, September 17; Homecoming on October 21-22 and Commencement on Saturday on December 10. The Thanksgiving holidays will be November 21 -26 and Christmas Break will be December 10 through January 8.
Classes begin Monday, January 9, for the spring 2017 semester. Block Four classes will be January 9, through March 4, and Block Five classes will be March 13 through May 6. Block Six courses will span the entire semester.
Spring Break will be March 6 -11. The College will be closed on January 16 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and on April 14 for Good Friday. Honors Convocation will be April 27 and Spring Commencement will be May 6.

Residence Hall Necessities

“Back to School” sales have already begun. While all students need basic classroom supplies, what does your student need to settle successfully into residential life on the Tusculum campus?

For students living in a residence hall, essentials include a mattress pad, pillow(s) and pillow cases, extra-long twin sheets, comforter, blanket, towels and washcloths, shower shoes/flip flops, shower caddy, laundry bag/basket, detergent,  alarm clock, cell phone and charger and a music player. Also essential for students are forms of identification such as their driver’s license or insurance cards and access to financial resources through such items as n ATM card, checkbook or credit cards.

While not necessities, these housewares are recommended: a 3.1-cubic-foot or smaller refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, can opener, plastic food storage containers and lids, microwavable dishware, silverware, water filter pitcher, trash can liners (8 gallon), under-bed storage, fan, hangers, desk lamp and bulbs, floor lamp and bulbs, a mirror and posters.  Students who live in the apartments are also permitted to bring George Foreman grills. Also recommended are cleaning supplies, ear plugs, a first aid kit, electronic thermometer, dryer sheets, fabric softener, iron (with automatic shut-off), ironing board, photo albums, pictures, stuffed animals and a yearbook.

Electronic items that are recommended include a stereo (no subwoofer), computer/laptop and charger, ethernet cable, DVD player, gaming system, power strip with a surge protector (UL approved), printer and ink cartridges, computer paper, TV and TV coaxial cable.

Miscellaneous items recommended include a sticky putty, a dry erase board, flashlight, umbrella/rain gear, sports equipment and sunglasses.

Items not allowed in the residence halls for safety reasons are extension cords, fireworks, space heaters, candles, hot plates, lofts, toaster/toaster ovens, incense, popcorn popper (other than Air Poppers), guns of any kind including pellet, water or paint.

Criminal justice majors organize Lambda Alpha Epsilon chapter

Ten students were recently inducted into Zeta Alpha Chi, Tusculum College’s chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon.

Lambda Alpha Epsilon is a national professional and scholastic organization for those in the field of criminal justice. The organization began as a police fraternity in California in 1937 and has evolved over time into a national group that has thousands of members representing all facets of the American criminal justice system.

Criminal justice is one of the newest majors on campus, but has already had a handful of graduates from the program in the past two years.

Students in the major organized the Tusculum chapter, completing all the necessary paperwork and other requirements, with the guidance of Chris Ramey, assistant professor of criminal justice.

Inducted were Lawson Burrow, Timothy Drumtra, Olivia Harrell, Brittany Horton, Morgan Jones, Elizabeth Lynn, Ragen McNair,  Becca Rhea, Brooke Sane and Amanda Werder. Elected officers were Lawson Burrow as president, Elizabeth Lynn as treasurer, Olivia Harrell as secretary Becca Rhea as vice president and Timothy Drumtra, sergeant at arms.

Ten students have been inducted into Zeta Alpha Chi, Tusculum College’s chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the national professional and scholastic organization for those in the field of criminal justice. From left are Ragen McNair, Morgan Jones, Brittney Horton, Brooke Sane, Chris Ramey (assistant professor of criminal justice), Lawson Burrow, Elizabeth Lynn, Olivia Harrell, Amanda Werder and Becca Rhea. Not pictured is Timothy Drumtra.

Tusculum students earn All-American honors

The past month has seen Tusculum College student-athletes garner All-American honors for their performance in competition and in the classroom.

Three Tusculum student-athletes were named to the 2015-16 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Men’s At-Large Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Senior golfer Brad Hawkins was tabbed to the Academic All-America® first team, while senior golfer Nick Forsberg and senior tennis standout Jonas Winkelmann garnered third team recognition.

Tusculum College student-athletes Calley Lawson and Franziska Funke have been named to the 2015-16 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large second team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Four members of the golf team – Calley Lawson, Ciara Rattana, Katie Tomassoni and Taylor White – were named to the 2015-16 Women’s Golf Coaches Association Division II All-American Scholar Team.

In addition to his academic recognition, Brad Hawkins was recognized for his performance on the links with inclusion on the 2016 NCAA Division II PING All-America Men’s Golf Team as chosen by the Golf Coaches Association of the America.

 

Academic All-America Men’s At Large Team

Senior golfer Brad Hawkins was tabbed to the 2015-16 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® first team, while senior golfer Nick Forsberg and senior tennis standout Jonas Winkelmann garnered third team recognition.

The CoSIDA Academic All-America® at-large program includes the sports of fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo for both men and women; bowling, crew and field hockey for women; and volleyball and wrestling for men.

Brad Hawkins

Hawkins, a senior from Knoxville, Tennessee, earns his first CoSIDA Academic All-America® honor and becomes the second first team selection in program history.  He has a 3.61 cumulative grade point average and is majoring in sport management.  He been named to the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

Hawkins was named the 2016 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Year, becoming the fourth Pioneer in program history to earn the SAC’s top golf honor.  His 70.71 stroke average this year breaks the previous College best of 72.08 by Chase Carroll during the 2008-09 season.  It also tops the SAC single-season record average. He finished in the top-five in nine of his 12 events this year, including medalist honors at the State Farm Intercollegiate, Pioneer Classic and Hargett Memorial Intercollegiate. Hawkins posted a school single-season record 16 sub-par rounds, with nine of those in the 60s, including an 18-hole Tusculum and SAC record 63 at the Pioneer Classic last fall.  During the Pioneer Classic, he carded the lowest 36-hole score in school and SAC history with an eight-under par 132.  He also established the 54-hole TC and SAC record with a remarkable 16-under par 200 at the State Farm Intercollegiate.

Jonas Winkelmann

Winkelmann, a native of Böblingen, Germany, garnered Academic All-America® third team honors for a second straight year.  He is one of 11 male student-athletes on this year’s Academic All-America® Atl-Large team to repeat.  He graduated from Tusculum  in May with a 3.68 cumulative grade point average in business administration.  He is also a member of the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Tusculum Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.  He was also was named the 2016 SAC Men’s Tennis Scholar Athlete of the Year.

During the 2016 season, Winkelmann posted a 13-9 singles record, including an 8-3 mark in SAC play.  His doubles tandem went 20-2 overall and 10-1 in league action.  He has earned All-SAC honors in each of his four seasons as a Pioneer and was named the SAC Player of Week three times in his career.  A three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete, he was a key player for a team that went 37-5 in the SAC during his time on the squad and earned three conference championships.  He finished his career with a 60-22 record in singles play and a 74-11 record in doubles action.

Nick Forsberg

Forsberg, a native of Staples, Minnesota, garners Academic All-America® recognition for a first time.  He graduated from Tusculum in May with a 3.75 GPA and majored in sport management.  He is a member of the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.  He has been named the SAC Men’s Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year in each of the last two seasons.

Forsberg closed out his senior season with a 72.93 scoring average, which ranks fifth-best in program history while earning All-SAC first team accolades.  He turned in eight sub-par rounds during his senior campaign and won a share of medalist honors at the Etowah Spring Challenge.  His play helped the Pioneers to five tournament titles and ended his career with a 74.40 stroke average to rank third in Tusculum history.  He garnered All-SAC laurels twice and was a two-time SAC All-Tournament honoree.

 

Academic All-America Women’s At-Large Team

Tusculum College student-athletes Calley Lawson and Franziska Funke have been named to the 2015-16 NCAA Division II Academic All-America® Women’s At-Large second team.

Calley Lawson

Lawson, a senior from Gaithersburg, Maryland, earns Academic All-America® honors for a second straight season, moving up to the second team after garnering third team accolades in last year.  She and former TC standout Jillian Corum are the only multiple Academic All-Americans® in program history.

Lawson has a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade point average and is majoring in elementary education and early childhood special education.  She finished her final collegiate campaign with an 84.18 scoring average which included two top-20 finishes. Lawson is a three-time WGCA All-America Scholar and a three-time recipient of the Tusculum Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award.  In 2015, she earned the prestigious Bob Dibble Spirit of the Game Award, which is presented by the South Atlantic Conference women’s golf coaches and named in honor of Tusculum’s veteran skipper.   Her 86.18 career scoring average is the 15th-lowest in school history, while her 76.5 rounds played are the eighth most by a Pioneer.  She is a member of the Tusculum Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, President’s List, Charles Oliver Gray Honors List and the Alpha Chi Honors Society.

Franziska Funke

Funke, a sophomore from Bochum, Germany, becomes only the second player in program history to earn Academic All-America® distinction, joining Pam Holt who was a first team selection in 2002.  Funke has a perfect 4.00 GPA and is majoring in psychology.  She was this year’s co-recipient of the Tusculum Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award, following up last year’s Tusculum reshman of the Year Academic Award accolade.  She is a member of the Tusculum Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, President’s List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List.

Funke was named to the All-South Atlantic Conference first team in singles after finishing with a 22-1 record, including a 17-1 mark at the No. 2 spot in the lineup. Her only loss came in three sets in a match against Division I Western Carolina, and she compiled a perfect 10-0 mark in conference matches. Funke also had a 17-7 record in doubles play this season. In two years for the Pioneers, the two-time All-SAC selection has a 36-2 record in singles, including 21-1 in conference matches, and is 35-8 in doubles play.  She was also selected to the 2015 ITA All-Academic Team.

 

Women’s Golf Coaches Association Honors

Tusculum College student-athletes Calley Lawson, Ciara Rattana, Katie Tomassoni and Taylor White have been named to the 2015-2016 Women’s Golf Coaches Association Division II All-American Scholar Team.

Criteria for the WGCA All-America Scholar Team include: having a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 and have participated in 50 percent of the team’s competitive rounds.

Ciara Rattana

The Pioneers boast an impressive 3.49 team grade point average, which was the sixth highest of Tusculum’s 16 intercollegiate sports this year and one of the best amongst the 12 South Atlantic Conference women’s golf programs.

Lawson, a senior from Gaithersburg, Maryland, returns to the WGCA All-America Scholar Team for a fourth consecutive year.

Rattana, a sophomore from Chicago, Illinois, is making her second appearance on the WGCA All-America Scholar Team.  She has a 3.57 cumulative GPA and is majoring in business.  She is a member of the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List and Charles Oliver Gray Honors List. The two-time All-SAC first team selection led the Pioneers in scoring once again with her 78.54 stroke average which is the fifth lowest average in school history and the second-best by a TC sophomore.

 

 

Rattana recorded seven top-20 finishes in her nine events, including five times in the top-10 and twice in the top-five.  The 2015 SAC Freshman of the Year finished runner-up at the Pioneer Classic, which included a

Katie Tomassoni

season-low round 73 on the final day of the tournament.  She tied for third place at the Tusculum Fall Classic and posted a pair seventh place finishes at the Patsy Rendleman Invitational and this week’s Agnes McAmis Memorial.  She also finished seventh at the 2016 SAC Championship and earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament second team. In her two seasons at Tusculum, Rattana has a 78.53 career scoring average, which is currently the second-lowest in program history.

Tomassoni, a freshman from Mason, Ohio, accounted for a 3.87 GPA in her rookie season while majoring in sport management.  She is a member of the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

She finished second on the team with her 80.22 stroke average which is 11th in program history and the third-best scoring average by a Tusculum freshman.  She played in nine events where she posted four finishes in the top-10 and three times in the top-three.  She finished third at the Tusculum Fall Classic, Rendleman Invitational and the

Taylor White

Pioneer Classic.  She also carded nine rounds in the 70s including a season-best 73 in the opening round of the Pioneer Classic.

White, a freshman from Kingsport, Tennessee, has a 3.85 GPA while majoring in athletic training. She is a member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

White tallied an 83.92 scoring average in her six events where she logged two finishes in the top-20, including a 10th place showing at the Pioneer Classic.  She also tied for 12th place at the Tusculum Fall Classic in her rookie campaign.

 

Ping All-America Golf Honors

Tusculum College’s Brad Hawkins has been named to the 2016 NCAA Division II PING All-America Men’s Golf Team as selected by the Golf Coaches Association of the America.

Hawkins was tabbed to the GCAA All-America second team, becoming only the four player in program history to garner All-America distinction.  Todd Ricker earned NAIA All-America honors in 1996, while Allen Atchley was a two-time NAIA All-American in 1996 and 1997.  Chase Carroll was the first player to earn NCAA II All-America accolades in 2009.

Hawkins, a senior from Knoxville, Tennessee, earns first All-America honor at Tusculum but his third of his collegiate career.  He garnered PING All-America honors in each of his two seasons at Walters State College (2nd team in 2013 and 1st team in 2014).

 

 

Record number of Pioneers named to SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

A school-record 158 Tusculum College student-athletes have been named to the 2015-2016 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Commissioner’s Honor Roll. The conference had 1,555 student-athletes honored for their achievements in the classroom.

The SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recognizes those student-athletes who carry at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average and have completed at least one season in the sports of football, women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field.

The 158 SAC Commissioner Honor Roll student-athletes are the most by Tusculum since joining the conference in 1999. Tusculum has finished in the top-half of the league in regards to honor roll selections every season in its 17-year association with the conference.

Queens University of Charlotte led the league with 164 student-athletes on the honor roll. Tusculum finished second with 158 honorees, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne (148), Newberry (142), Lincoln Memorial (134), Carson-Newman (133), Wingate (133), Catawba (122), Anderson (117), Coker (109), Mars Hill (111) and Brevard (88).

“SAC student-athletes are among the most well-rounded individuals on their respective campuses,” said SAC Commissioner Patrick Britz. “I’m extremely proud of the efforts made by our student-athletes and support staffs in making 2015-16 another record-breaking year in the classroom. We had over 226 more honorees this year than in 2014-15 so I think it’s safe say our vision of preparing our student-athletes academically as well as athletically is a reality.”

The SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll showcases the league member institutions’ commitment to achieving high levels of success both academically and athletically, as multiple sport-related award winners also garnered the distinction.

Tusculum honorees include CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Carlie Thornber (women’s soccer), Jonathan Spicher (men’s soccer), Brad Hawkins (men’s golf), Jonas Winkelmann (men’s tennis), Nick Forsberg (men’s golf), Calley Lawson (women’s golf) and Franziska Funke (women’s tennis). Winkelmann, Forsberg and Erin Mills (women’s tennis) were named their respective sport’s SAC Scholar Athlete of the Year.

2015-2016 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
(Tusculum Honorees Only)

Makenzi Alley, Women’s Cross Country
Evan Altizer, Football
Jorge Alvarez, Men’s Soccer
Andrea Amettis, Volleyball
Katja Andersson, Women’s Soccer
Ashley Andrukonis, Women’s Cross Country
Ben Arnold, Men’s Basketball
Kyle Bailey, Football
Tyler Bailey, Baseball
Sarah Baker, Women’s Tennis
Taylor Battle, Softball
Miranda Beeler, Softball
Keegan Bell, Men’s Lacrosse
John Bennett, Baseball
Hannah Berling, Volleyball
Danny Black, Football
Cassandra Born, Volleyball
Jule Brass, Women’s Tennis
Cheyenne Bray, Women’s Lacrosse
Spencer Brothers, Baseball
Lawson Burrow, Men’s Cross Country
Lindsay Butler, Women’s Golf
Alison Camp, Women’s Soccer
Hunter Cantrell, Football
Erin Carmody, Volleyball
Ethan Carpenter, Baseball
Ben Cash, Baseball
Cayla Cecil, Softball
Matthew Cole, Football
Sarah Combs, Women’s Soccer
Jalen Connor, Football
Christen Craig, Women’s Lacrosse
Heather Crouch, Women’s Soccer/Basketball
Kelsey Crow, Women’s Lacrosse
Bailey Culler, Softball
Caleb Cutshall, Men’s Cross Country
Jacob Cutshall, Men’s Cross Country
Eliza Davis, Softball
Samuel Davis, Men’s Golf
Payton DeHart, Women’s Soccer
Toby de Klerk, Men’s Tennis
Rachel Del Duca, Women’s Lacrosse
Kyle Dickson, Men’s Soccer
Kelly Donnelly, Football
Tandon Dorn, Baseball
Malik Drury, Football
Dallas Dunn, Men’s Soccer
Savannah Elliott, Women’s Lacrosse
Todd Fidler, Men’s Soccer
Harper Ford, Softball
Nick Forsberg, Men’s Golf
Jordan Fullerton, Women’s Soccer
Franziska Funke, Women’s Tennis
Rachel Garnett, Volleyball
Max Gaubert, Football
Guillem Giro, Men’s Soccer
Hannah Graham, Women’s Soccer
Shelby Gray, Women’s Lacrosse
Sierra Haas, Women’s Lacrosse
Courtney Hackney, Women’s Soccer
Brock Hakalmazian, Baseball
Holly Hall, Women’s Soccer
Tyler Hall, Baseball
Sierra Hanson, Women’s Cross Country
Cooper Harrison, Football
Zach Hartle, Men’s Basketball
Kayla Hartley, Volleyball
Harrison Harvey, Men’s Soccer
Michala Hash, Women’s Basketball
Kelsey Haun, Women’s Golf
Brad Hawkins, Men’s Golf
Emily Hester, Softball
Luke Hillis, Football
Sayre Hopper, Women’s Golf
Tashique Kader, Men’s Tennis
Adrienne Kaye, Women’s Tennis
Jordan Keene, Softball
Dante Key, Baseball
Andrew Kransberger, Men’s Lacrosse
Austin Kulp, Men’s Soccer
Andreas Kvam, Men’s Soccer
Pablo Laguna, Men’s Soccer
Taylor Lambertsen, Women’s Golf
Zack Lane, Football
Calley Lawson, Women’s Golf
Guillermo Lazcano, Men’s Soccer
Mariah Lewis, Volleyball
Meghan Lively, Women’s Soccer
Jeffrey Lohman, Men’s Soccer
Emma MacDonald,Women’s Soccer
Morgan Mahaffey, Softball
Lindsey Mank, Women’s Cross Country
Miriah Martin, Women’s Soccer
Mitch McCain, Baseball
Kelli McCalla, Women’s Soccer
Nicole McMillen, Women’s Soccer
Kristen McMillion, Women’s Basketball
Charles Mills, Men’s Lacrosse
Erin Mills, Women’s Tennis
Vasco Monteiro, Men’s Soccer
Eduardo Munoz, Men’s Tennis
Shannon Murphy, Volleyball
David New, Baseball
Mackenzie Newsome, Women’s Cross Country
Will Noel, Men’s Cross Country
Fabian Paier, Men’s Tennis
Ross Parsons, Men’s Lacrosse
Callie Patterson, Women’s Basketball
Taylor Plemonsm Softball
Diego Poore, Men’s Basketball
Jasmine Queen, Women’s Basketball
Heath Ratliff, Men’s Golf
Ciara Rattana, Women’s Golf
Zachary Redden, Football
Treslyn Reese, Softball
Jenna Restivo, Softball
Rachel Roberts, Women’s Soccer
Sabrina Schleuger, Volleyball
Brooke Schreder, Women’s Soccer
Drew Schreder, Football
Leon Seiz, Men’s Tennis
Madison Shumaker, Volleyball
David Siegle, Men’s Tennis
Erin Sims, Women’s Lacrosse/Basketball
Zach Slagle, Baseball
Jordan Smith, Women’s Lacrosse
Taylor Smith, Men’s Golf
Zack Smith, Football
Ally Soldati, Volleyball
James Spears V, Men’s Lacrosse
Jonathan Spicher, Men’s Soccer
Clarissa Stanton, Women’s Lacrosse
Danae Stauffer, Volleyball
Tim Stierle, Men’s Tennis
Robin Stoner, Softball
Kaytlin Stroinski, Volleyball
Amanda Sumner, Women’s Tennis
Shannele Sunderland, Women’s Soccer
Carlie Thornber, Women’s Soccer
Ellie Tomassoni, Women’s Soccer
Katie Tomassoni, Women’s Golf
Preston Tucker, Men’s Golf
Cheyenne Upton, Women’s Soccer
Samantha Vogt, Women’s Cross Country
Brooke Wagner, Women’s Lacrosse
Nick Wasylyk, Football
Emily Waters, Women’s Tennis
Devan Watts, Baseball
Kaily Weiss, Volleyball
Emily White, Softball
Taylor White, Women’s Golf
Shynese Whitener, Women’s Basketball
Carolyn Williamson, Softball
Sydney Wilson, Women’s Basketball
Jonas Winkelmann, Men’s Tennis
Rachel Wisner, Softball

A note to parents from President Moody

 

 

 

 

Many would say that the only constants in our lives are death and taxes. I would add a third constant – change. The faculty, staff, students and other related aspects of the institution continue in a state of metamorphosis. On campus we watch the finishing stages of the construction of the Ronald H. and Verna June Meen Center for Science and Math. New programs are being added, including our Associate of Arts and the Master of Science in nursing/family nurse practitioner program in fall 2016.

Actually, 18 new academic programs have been targeted for feasibility studies from now through fall 2018. Amid all this change, the constant at Tusculum has been adherence to the core of the Tusculum College experience and a shared vision and values – integrity, education, civic responsibility – the foundation upon which we build. Our mission, to provide a liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts’ environment with pathways for career preparation, personal development and civic engagement, provides the structure.

With our recent Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges mid-term review, we reevaluated our Quality Enhancement Plan and refocused it on the core of our mission. We will focus on strengthening the underlying parts that give Tusculum College its culture and character and the things that unite current and former students as uniquely having completed their education at Tusculum College. Our students have for years left our campuses with not only a portfolio of experience through internships and research, but also grounded in the idea of servant leadership, with a dedication to serving their communities.

Through the new QEP focus, we plan to expand these opportunities, not only by immersing our students in experiences that provide the tools they need to succeed in work and in future studies, but also with the internal desire to share their skills and knowledge with their communities through civic engagement. The Tusculum experience is one in which we work as a community to continually improve each other through our work and through our service, as well as through the permanent connection being part of the Tusculum community provides.

We are proud to tell the world that Tusculum students do well, but also do good.

Best Regards,

Nancy B. Moody, PhD

President

 

Professor David Frazier attends computer programming security workshop

David Frazier, chair of the Residential College of Business and assistant professor of computer science, was selected to attend the 2016 Security Education (SEED) workshop on computer programming security at Syracuse University.

The workshop, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation, focuses on ways to teach programming students how to avoid the most common security related problems.

According to Frazier, this is accomplished by going through a series of labs that show how poorly written programs can be compromised and showing ways to correct them.

The National Science Foundation funds the SEED labs and the on-campus training workshops. The lab exercises used in the workshops are developed at Syracuse University and used all over the world for computer and information security education.

 

Farewell reception planned for Captain Sam and Emily Doak at Tusculum College on July 19

The community is invited to join Tusculum College in saying a fond farewell to Captain Sam and Emily Doak as they prepare to move to Virginia. A reception will be held on Tuesday, July 19, at 3 p.m. in the Pioneer Perk in the Niswonger Commons on the Greeneville campus.

Friends are invited to celebrate the legacy of the Doak family and what they have meant not only to Tusculum College, but the community at large.

Capt. Sam (USN Ret.) '49 H'14 and Emily Doak

“Captain Sam and Mrs. Emily Doak have throughout the years distinguished themselves, Tusculum College and the community,” said Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College. “Through service, leadership and lifelong support of the College, the Doaks exemplify the Civic Art values that Tusculum College has promoted for 222 years.”

As a member of the Tusculum College family, Captain Doak has served as director of alumni affairs and as a valued and influential member of the Tusculum College Board of Trustees. He is the great, great, great, great grandson of Samuel Doak, who founded Washington College Academy, and the great, great, great, great, great grandson of Samuel Witherspoon Doak, who founded Tusculum Academy.

Emily Doak has served as hostess at the President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library and the Doak House Museum. Both she and Captain Doak are active and dedicated members of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church and maintain a relationship with First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville.

“As friends, supporters and neighbors of the College, their presence on campus has been continually felt, as they are frequently seen supporting art programs, athletic events, lecture programs and other outreach programs of the College,” said Dr. Moody. “Sam and Emily have been generous contributors to Tusculum College throughout their lives, supporting the growth, expansion and mission of the College at the highest levels. These gifts have impacted the lives of thousands of students who lead better lives today because of their time spent at Tusculum College.”

Contact Barb Sell at bsell@tusculum.edu or 636-7303 for more information and to RSVP.

 

Make plans to attend Homecoming 2016, October 21-22

Homecoming 2016 is coming very soon, and we have many exciting events planned. A schedule for Homecoming weekend is below.

Register online today!

Thursday, October 20

Hotel Crawl – College staff will be stopping by the local hotels to welcome alumni back to Greeneville.

Noon – General Morgan Inn

12:30 p.m. – Days Inn

1 p.m. – Econo Lodge

1:30 p.m. – Hampton Inn

2 p.m. – Quality Inn

2:30 p.m. – Knight’s Inn

*Be sure to let us know where you are staying.

4:30 p.m. – Creative writing reading featuring faculty – location to TBD

6 p.m. – 1960’s Alumni Party – Hosted by Ann ‘Butch’ Van Buskirk ’61 at her home.  For address and directions, please contact the Alumni Office at 423-636-7303.

 

Friday, October 21

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Memory Lane  – Living Room of Niswonger Commons – Take a walk down memory lane as the staff of the Museums of Tusculum display outfits, slide shows, pictures from TC’s past, yearbooks and newspapers.

10 a.m. – Arboretum Tour – The tour will showcase trees across the campus of Tusculum.  The campus of Tusculum College is recognized as a level 1 arboretum.  Tour will depart from Niswonger Commons.

11:30 a.m.  – Lunch with students – $10 – Enjoy lunch with students on the terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library.  Reservations required.

1 p.m. – Campus Tours – Revisit and Rediscover.  The tour will showcase our growing and changing campus, and offer you the chance to experience Tusculum with the President’s Society, a group of elite residential college students.  Tours will depart from Garland Library lobby.

1 p.m. – Golf Tournament – $55 – Enjoy some friendly competition on the Link Hills Golf Course.  Scramble format will be used with handicap system for a net division and gross division.  Registration is at noon pm with shotgun start at 1 pm.  Alumni, spouses, faculty, staff and friends are invited to participate.  Dinner will be provided for participants in the golf tournament as well as those who may want to join them following the tournament.  The cost for dinner will be $20 for those not participating in the tournament.  Reservations are required.

2 p.m. – Ice Cream Social and Tusculum College Alumni Travel Preview – no charge –  Chalmers – Join alumni and friends as they learn about the exciting destinations that the Tusculum College Alumni Travel will be offering in the coming year. This event is open to all Tusculum College alumni and friends interested in travel.  Visit with classmates, friends, and family you may have traveled with in the past and those you look to travel with in the future.

6 p.m. – Dinner at Link Hills – $20 – Join us for a buffet dinner.  Reservations are required.

7 p.m. – Bonfire, Pep Rally, and Ghost Stories – WC/Haynes Lawn – (Quad Area) Enjoy the annual Homecoming Bonfire with current students.

 

Saturday, October 22

8 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons

8 a.m. – Memorial Service – Garland Library Lobby – Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2015.

8:30 a.m. – Alumni Breakfast – $15 –Chalmers Conference Center – Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends.

9 a.m. –Sports Hall of Fame Induction – Chalmers – Come celebrate the newest sports hall of fame award honorees.

10 a.m.  – Alumni Awards and Alumni Meeting – Chalmers – Celebrate the newest alumni, learn the latest about the alumni association, and hear an update on the College.

Alumni Band – Join the current Tusculum College Marching Band in Homecoming performances.  The day will begin with a 10:00 a.m. rehearsal with events through the 2:30 p.m. football game.

11 a.m. – Class Photos – $10 – In front of Niswonger Commons

11 a.m. – 4th Annual Civil War Scrimmage (Lacrosse Alumni Game) – Indoor Practice Field – Current men’s lacrosse players and alumni will hold their 4th annual scrimmage game.

11:30 a.m. – Student Support Services Luncheon – Alumni who were in the Student Support Services program or ARCHES are invited to a BBQ cookout and other festivities at the Patton House (near Pioneer Park).  Donations are optional, but welcome and can be made at the cookout.

Noon – Homecoming Parade – Watch the 13th Annual Homecoming Parade along the route between the Charles Oliver Gray Complex and Pioneer Park.  The Golden Pioneers will serve as Grand Marshals.

12:30 p.m. – Tailgate – $10 – Enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party.

2:30 p.m. – Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Limestone – Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Limestone at Pioneer Field.  Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth preceding the game.

7 p.m. – Alumni Baseball Game – Pioneer Park – Current players and alumni.

Alumni Dinner and Dance – GMI

6 p.m. – Alumni and Friends Social Hour – General Morgan Inn

7 p.m. – Alumni and Friends Dinner – General Morgan Inn – $45 – Join us at the General Morgan Inn for dinner.  A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

8 p.m. – Alumni and Friends Music and Fellowship – $15 (no dinner)-  DJ will provide music

 

Sunday, October 23

Attend the church of your choice.  First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville (110 N. Main Street) is the mother church of the College.  Early service at 8:30 am, Sunday School at 9:30 am, the traditional service at 10:45 am.  Learn more at www.firstpresgreeneville.org.

1 p.m. – Tusculum Women’s Soccer hosts Catawba at Pioneer Field.

3:30 p.m. – Tusculum Men’s Soccer hosts Catawba at Pioneer Field.

 

 

Campus Hours

Tusculum College Bookstore Hours

Niswonger Commons

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 20

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 21

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, October 22

 

Thomas J. Garland Library

8 a.m. – Midnight Thursday, October 20

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 21

9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, October 22

2 p.m. – Midnight Sunday, October 23

 

Allison Gallery

Rankin House behind Three Blind Mice

3:30 – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 20

3:30 – 5 p.m. Friday, October 21

 

Doak House Museum

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 20

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 21

Tours are available all day Friday and by appointment on Saturday.

 

President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday, October 20

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 21

The new exhibit at Old College is “Prologue:  Andrew Johnson’s Political Career Before the Vice Presidency.”  At the same museum there is also an exhibit on the McCormick family and their legacy at the College, a Tusculum College History Gallery, and a gallery of Johnson collection pieces that will be re-designed this coming year.

 

 

 

Hotels in Greeneville:

Econo Lodge

www.econolodge.com

1790 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville · (423) 639-4185

 

Days Inn Greeneville

www.daysinn.com

935 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville · (423) 639-2156

 

Quality Inn

www.qualityinn.com

3160 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville · (423) 638-7511

 

General Morgan Inn

www.generalmorganinn.com

111 N Main St, Greeneville · (423) 787-1000

 

Knights Inn (previously Charray Inn)

www.charrayinn.com

121 Serral Dr, Greeneville · (423) 638-1331

 

Hampton Inn

www.hamptoninn.com

3130 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville · (423) 638-3735

Tusculum ranked among top American colleges by The Economist

Tusculum College ranked among the top colleges in the State of Tennessee in the first-ever rankings of American colleges and universities by The Economist. Tusculum ranked an impressive 7th among the 36 Tennessee-based schools included. Overall, Tusculum College was ranked in the 57th percentile—meaning it was ranked ahead of 57 percent of the 1267 American colleges and universities included in the rankings.

The Economist rankings are based on the premise that the economic value of a college or university is equal to the gap between how much money its students subsequently earn, and how much they might have made had they studied elsewhere.

“Tusculum College offers a solid education and foundation for a career that will pay dividends for years to come. Our students are both prepared for graduate programs and the workforce and that is reflected in The Economist’s rankings,” said Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College.

“There are so many considerations when choosing a college home,’ said LeAnn Hughes, vice president of enrollment management and marketing and director of the Graduate and Professional Studies program at Tusculum College. “Considering value is a critical component. When you choose Tusculum College, it is an investment you make in the rest of your life.”

Hughes added that many recent graduates have gone on to very promising careers at places such as PriceWaterhouseCooper, Presbyterian College and Mountain States Health Alliance.

“From the very beginning students at Tusculum are supported by our robust Career Services Office,” said Hughes. “Through the Pioneer Certified program students gain valuable experience related to job hunting, portfolio development, interviewing, networking, internships, meal etiquette, job shadowing, career fairs and professionalism.”

Using a comprehensive statistical formula, schools are ranked according to how much each school adds to (or subtracts from) its graduates earning potential, relative to other colleges and universities. According to The Economist‘s criteria, Tusculum College graduates earn, on average, $534 more per year than they would if they had attended another college or university.

For more information on Tusculum’s programs, contact an enrollment representative at 800.729.0256.

 

Congressman Phil Roe visits Tusculum College visits Upward Bound students at Tusculum College

Tusculum College welcomed Congressman Phil Roe to campus on Tuesday, June 28. Roe visited the campus to learn more about the college preparation programs offered by Tusculum College through the TRIO program and had a chance to hear some personal success stories.

TRIO includes three federally funded programs, Talent Search, Upward Bound and Student Support Services. These programs serve regional students who are from low-income backgrounds and if they attend college, will be first-generation college students.

While on campus, Congressman Roe visited Upward Bound students from across the region, encouraging them to stick with their education and continue on to higher education.

Dr. Roe represents Tennessee’s First District and currently serves on the federal Education and Labor Committee. He expressed a great deal of interest in programs that encourage young people to continue their education after high school. He shared his own educational experiences as well.

Dr. Roe met with students currently in the Upward Bound program and with several of those who had completed the program. Courtney Morgan is working this summer as a resident assistant in the program that she credits with changing the direction of her life.

A first generation college student now with an associate degree from Walters State Community College and working on her social work degree at East Tennessee State University, Morgan explained to Congressman Roe why the Upward Bound program had meant so much to her.

“I didn’t see myself as someone who would go to college. No one in my family had ever gone to college. Upward Bound showed me that I need something like this in my life and it prepared me,” she said, adding that her academic performance has improved over what it was in her high school years.

Dr. Roe also met with the Chris Burns, who graduated from Tusculum College in 2014 and is currently working on a master’s degree in counseling at Carson-Newman University. Burns explained how the Student Support Services program made a difference in his life.

“Student Support Services opened the doors to a lot of opportunities,” said Burns, adding that coming from an economically-challenged background, being able to borrow textbooks and have access to travel program helped him stay in school. He said it also introduced him to a group of students who had similar experiences as goals.

“It helped me by taking away the stress of how I was going to pay for things like textbooks, but it also helped me socially and that mattered when things got rough.”  He added that the program introduced him to the idea of additional education after his bachelor’s degree.

“They really encouraged all of us to think about continuing our education,” he said. Through the program, he was able to make campus visits to several schools offering graduate programs before deciding to attend Carson-Newman.

Of the three programs, Talent Search begins the earliest, with students entering the program in the sixth grade.

“We begin monitoring the courses that they take, working with students on attainable goal setting and taking them on college visits,” said Jeanne Stokes, director of TRIO programs.

Upward Bound, which serves high school students and is currently in summer session on the Greeneville campus, brings the students to the college to learn and experience life on a college campus. Students take courses and live on campus. They learn to deal with roommates and experience eating in the cafeteria.

“Our programs are very much set up like a college program,” said Stokes. “We offer courses for them to choose from, including “Creative Writing,” “Forensic Science,” “Navigating Math” and “Photography.”

The third of the TRIO programs is Student Support Services and provides a wide array of academic support services to at-risk students once they are enrolled as a Tusculum College student. Services include tutoring and counseling, among other services.

 

 

Congressman Phil Roe visited students in the Upward Bound program at Tusculum College, hearing personal success stories from students who benefited from programs offered through Tusculum’s TRIO program. From left are Dr. Ron May, vice president for Academic Affairs, Congressman Roe, Jeanne Stokes, director of the TRIO program, and Courtney Morgan, graduate of the Upward Bound program.