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Economist Arthur Laffer at Sewanee Dec. 2 - watch the video
Economist Arthur Laffer, known as “the Father of Supply-Side Economics,” spoke to a full house in Gailor Auditorium Tuesday, Dec. 2. Laffer presented his case for a “pro-growth” (lower tax) economic policy. Watch the video here of Laffer’s presentation, “Insights on the Economy: Is This the End of Prosperity?” Laffer’s visit was sponsored by the Babson Center for Global Commerce.
Sewanee students give presentations at American Chemical Society meeting
How to reduce sulfur levels in jet fuel, how metal ions can damage DNA, and the cycling of iron and manganese ions in two reservoirs near Sewanee—these are a few of the findings Sewanee students presented at the 60th Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in Nashville this month.
Lilly 2009 Summer Discernment Institute invites applicants
The Discernment Programs Office at the University of the South invites undergraduate students at colleges and universities across the nation to apply for the eighth Summer Discernment Institute, which will be held June 1 – July 25, 2009. Applications for 18 placement openings in this summer’s program are due by February 16, 2009.
A message from the Chancellor regarding the Diocese of Ft. Worth
A message from Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley, Chancellor of the University
Sewanee in the news: USA Today cites high level of student-faculty engagement
The University of the South is one of five schools profiled in USA Today in an education article about the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). USA Today, with a circulation of about 2.28 million, covers NSSE results every year and focuses each year on a different aspect of student engagement. Sewanee is featured in this year's focus on high levels of faculty involvement outside the classroom.
Events
Sometimes I Settle for a Chuckle: New Work by Greely Myatt exhibition opens Dec. 5
Sewanee’s University Art Gallery presents Sometimes I Settle for a Chuckle: New Work by Greely Myatt from Dec. 5 through Feb. 8. The exhibition opens Friday, Dec. 5, at 4:30 p.m. with an artist’s talk followed by a reception. (Please note that the gallery will be closed for winter break from December 18 – January 12.)
Sewanee to host live webcast of National Theological Conference
Radical Abundance: A Theology of Sustainability, the 2009 Trinity Institute National Theological Conference, will be held via live webcast Jan. 21-23. Students, faculty, and the public are invited to participate in the webcast at the School of Theology. The registration deadline is Jan. 7.
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49th annual Festival of Lessons and Carols Dec. 7
For almost 50 years, people have been coming to the mountaintop campus of the University of the South to attend the Festival of Lessons and Carols. There will be two services of this Sewanee tradition open to the public. The 2008 Festival of Lessons and Carols services will begin at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. (all times Central) on Sunday, Dec. 7. Doors open one hour before the start of each service.
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