{"id":31778,"date":"2025-08-03T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T16:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=31778"},"modified":"2025-08-03T12:38:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T16:38:54","slug":"faculty-and-staff-at-tusculum-university-spend-morning-preparing-campus-buildings-and-grounds-for-students-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/faculty-and-staff-at-tusculum-university-spend-morning-preparing-campus-buildings-and-grounds-for-students-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and staff at Tusculum University spend morning preparing campus buildings and grounds for students’ arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 With students arriving in a few weeks to start classes for the fall semester, Tusculum University<\/a> faculty and staff members recently spent a morning completing important tasks to make the campus look even more beautiful.<\/h3>\n
\"Rose

Rose Webb cleans a door in one of the houses that will be used for Tusculum\u2019s new Discipleship Living-Learning Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Mike

Mike Brisbin cleans the floor in one of the residence halls.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Scott Hummel speaks to faculty and staff at the start of Community Work Day.<\/p><\/div>\n

Employees spread across the university to paint and clean at the residence halls, apartments and houses where students will live. They also dedicated time to various landscaping needs on the grounds, which will enhance the ambience at Tennessee\u2019s first higher education institution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is always a fun event for our faculty and staff, who provide additional hands to complete vital projects,\u201d said Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum\u2019s president. \u201cA well-kept campus makes a great first impression and sends an important message about the Tusculum experience. It also makes a statement about our campus culture that so many faculty and staff from across the university would come out to work hard and prepare our campus for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some students have already moved onto campus due to their participation in athletics<\/a> or other school-related activities, such as serving a resident assistant. More will gradually be returning in the next two weeks. The largest numbers will come Thursday, Aug. 14, when new students move into the residence halls and that weekend, when returning students come back. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 18.<\/p>\n

\"Left

Left to right, Kendrick Foster, Hunter Chandley, Buster Scott and Payton Dixon show some of the work they completed.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Rachael

Rachael Barnett performs landscaping work outside a residence hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Justin

Justin Chartrand prepares to help clear an area outside Virginia Hall.<\/p><\/div>\n

Justin Chartrand, associate head men\u2019s basketball<\/a> coach, always participates in Community Work Day and enjoys what transpires.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Community Work Day is a great event for so many reasons,\u201d he said. \u201cIt allows us to give back to our facilities management crew, which is always performing excellent work to keep our campus in great condition. It\u2019s also fantastic to help clean up campus right before the students arrive. It shows a dedication to our returning and incoming students, our campus and our mission at Tusculum.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachael Barnett, director of Student Support Services<\/a>, who also serves at every Community Work Day, shared Chartrand\u2019s perspective about assisting the facilities management team. In addition, she noted that the event enables faculty and staff members to practice civic engagement, which is one element of the university\u2019s mission, by giving back.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunity Work Day is a great opportunity to interact with colleagues from other areas of the university that you don\u2019t see all of the time,\u201d Barnett said. \u201cAt this time of year, it is also nice to spend a morning out of the office and focus on completing good work on campus that is not part of your everyday routine.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information about the university is available at www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Erin

Erin Frizzell paints a porch outside a house that will be used for Tusculum\u2019s new Discipleship Living-Learning Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"

Jalen Hill cleans a wall in one of the residence halls.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Melissa Bryant cleans a window in a university apartment.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013 With students arriving in a few weeks to start classes for the fall semester, Tusculum University<\/a> faculty and staff members recently spent a morning completing important tasks to make the campus look even more beautiful.<\/h3>\n

Employees spread across the university to paint and clean at the residence halls, apartments and houses where students will live. They also dedicated time to various landscaping needs on the grounds, which will enhance the ambience at Tennessee\u2019s first higher education institution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is always a fun event for our faculty and staff, who provide additional hands to complete vital projects,\u201d said Dr. Scott Hummel, Tusculum\u2019s president. \u201cA well-kept campus makes a great first impression and sends an important message about the Tusculum experience. It also makes a statement about our campus culture that so many faculty and staff from across the university would come out to work hard and prepare our campus for our students.\u201d<\/p>\n

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