Stories in Domain Life from 2011

January

• Lilly 2011 Summer Discernment Institute invites applicants | January 12
• Opening Convocation to highlight education achievements | January 13
• New exhibit celebrates a century of Tennessee Williams | January 21
• Education issues at forefront of Convocation and related events | January 26

February

• Valerie Moye, C’07, to give talk on sustainability issues | Feb 3Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Service Learning and Sustainability Pedagogy - a public lecture on Feburary 21st | Feb 9Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Perimeter Trail hike to benefit the Cloudforest School in Costa Rica | February 10
• Dirty Ditch to Dream Stream: How neighbors worked together to make a river clean and healthy | Feb 16Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Advocate of Virtue in Business Is Next Bryan Viewpoints Speaker | Feb 16Babson Center for Global Commerce

March

• New Babson Center Director Named | Mar 11Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Carey Fellows Program Handbook Released | Mar 11Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Marguerite Kondracke, Entrepreneur, Education Activist, and Public Servant, to Speak on Leadership | Mar 11Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Voice sirens to improve university safety | March 14
• DuPont Fund provides grant for communications about tuition cut | March 14
• Sewanee begins wind power research on the Mountain | March 15
• University receives accolades for excellence in alcohol programming | March 27
• Sewanee Selected for Summer Social Entrepreneurship Program | Mar 28Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Happy 100th birthday, Tennessee Williams | March 30
• Center for Religion & Environment presents “Beauty by Design” retreat | March 31

April

• Students visit Harlem Children’s Zone | April 1
• Whales in Fjords: Two Case Studies | Apr 7Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Kondracke offers leadership insights | Apr 10Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Sewanee students choose alternate Spring Break experiences | April 12
• Veteran diplomat outlines a world of challenges in Sewanee lecture | Apr 16Babson Center for Global Commerce
• The spirituality of sustainability | April 18
• Earth Day events all week | April 19

May

• Sewanee joins forces with other U.S. colleges to address high-risk drinking | May 3
• Student Senate Leadership Awards announced | May 5
• Five Named to Receive Summer Business School Scholarships | May 6Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Sewanee welcomes CUAC | May 20
• Follow the choir’s tour of England online | May 20

June

• Friendship and education flourish at CUAC Triennial | June 2
• New short video features Robin Gottfried | June 24
• Update from the Sewanee Forest History Project | Jun 29Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Inaugural Field Study in Belize Course a success | Jun 30Sewanee Environmental Institute

July

• Sewanee History Grad Named Entrepreneur in Residence | Jul 6Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Sewanee among six colleges chosen for green program | July 28
• Sewanee admissions sessions in August around the Southeast and Texas | July 28

August

• Burke and McAlister participate in Summer Discernment Institute as Sullivan Fellows | August 10
• Land Trust for Tennessee has opening for interns | Aug 12Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Welcome, class of 2015! | August 15
• New student orientation 2011 | August 26
• “Launching a New Year” community gathering kicks off the academic year | August 29

September

• Social Entrepreneurship at Sewanee starts academic year with a summertime boost | Sep 9Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Sept. 24 “Moving Planet” event linked to Founders’ Day honoree | September 20
• Snowden Hall is Sewanee’s first LEED Gold building | September 22
• History Major to Entrepreneur to Corporate Executive: Sewanee Grad to Discuss Career, Liberal Arts | Sep 26Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Students Interested in Finance Get Career Counseling, Interview Skills Training | Sep 28Babson Center for Global Commerce

October

• Entrepreneurial grad endorses liberal arts for business success | Oct 5Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Environmental scholar and activist Bill McKibben to give Founders’ Day address | October 5
• University informs community about Keystone XL pipeline issues | October 6
• Banker who led massive expansion of BB&T is next viewpoints speaker | Oct 11Babson Center for Global Commerce
• Founders’ Day speaker urges students to join climate change fight | October 12
• Two former governors to present “the view from the center” at Sewanee | October 20
• Sewanee contingent meets Nobel Peace Prize Laureate | Oct 25Babson Center for Global Commerce
• The Sewanee Review names Billy Collins the recipient of the 2011 Aiken Taylor Award | October 28
• Former governors discuss moderation in politics | October 28

November

• Appointments made in support of Sewanee’s Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability | Nov 2Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Banking industry leader to speak on financial crisis | Nov 2Babson Center for Global Commerce
• New home dedicated for Archives & Special Collections | November 8
• Sewanee group joins Tar Sands Action in Washington | November 9
• Cumberland Voices - a conservation planning document is released | Nov 11Sewanee Environmental Institute
• Banker blames government policy, Federal Reserve for US financial crisis | Nov 17Babson Center for Global Commerce
• The Land Trust for Tennessee and the university complete regional conservation plan | November 18
• Babson Center Provides Networking Opportunities For Students | Nov 18Babson Center for Global Commerce