Thursday, January 24, 2013

Norwegian language lessons

In Spring 2013, a (non-credit) Norwegian language course is offered for students who plan to assist with fieldwork research in Oslo, UT Geography students, and community members. The first class was attended by 8 members of the local Sons of Norway chapter and 7 UT students (Matt Cook, Ben Todd, Scott Basford, Nancy Li, Eva Feng, Ruth Bowling, and José Izquierdo). Dr. Alderman (pictured far right) welcomed the participants.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Snow on January 17, 2013

Faculty and students enjoyed the unusual snow in Knoxville on January 17, 2013.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Department Welcome Party Spring 2013


A good crowd of faculty, graduate students, and significant others attended the Welcome Back party hosted by Carol Harden before the 2013 spring semester began.  We welcomed Dr. Robert Washington-Allen, who joined the geography faculty as of January 2013, and enjoyed a relaxed evening together before the semester.
Graduate students and significant others share talk tales from their adventures over the holiday break
Dr. Robert Washington-Allen (right) and Dr. Sally Horn (left) amuse Dr. Shih-Lung Shaw with their discussion (of the dipping sauce?  the future of the world? the GTA schedule?)