{"id":326245,"date":"2010-02-16T10:26:56","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/?p=18839"},"modified":"2010-02-16T10:26:56","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T15:26:56","slug":"time-to-say-%e2%80%98thanks%e2%80%99-ut-faculty-appreciation-week-is-feb-17-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/326245","title":{"rendered":"Time to Say \u2018Thanks!\u2019 UT Faculty Appreciation Week is Feb. 17-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KNOXVILLE &#8212; Is there a UT professor, researcher or lecturer who deserves a special pat on the back for the great work they do?<\/p>\n<p>If so, Faculty Appreciation Week, which begins tomorrow and runs through Feb. 23, is the perfect time to say &#8220;thank you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"FacApp_CheekFINAL_F8_HQ\" style=\"display:block;width:480px;height:295px;\" class=\"flowplayer\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">flowplayer(\"FacApp_CheekFINAL_F8_HQ\",\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/plugins\/utk-flowplayer\/flowplayer\/flowplayer-3.1.4.swf\", {playlist: [{    url: \"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/uploads\/faculty-appreciation-week.jpg\",    scaling: \"fit\"}, {\t\t\n\t\t\turl: \"FacApp_CheekFINAL_F8_HQ\",\n            captionUrl: \"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/media\/FacultyAppreciation_Cheekvideo.xml\",\n\t\t\tprovider: \"rtmp\",\n\t\t\tautoPlay: false } ],\n\t\t  plugins: {captions: {\n            url: \"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/plugins\/utk-flowplayer\/\/flowplayer\/flowplayer.captions-3.1.4.swf\", \n\t\t\t\/\/ pointer to a content plugin (see below)\n            captionTarget: \"content\"\n        },\n\t\t    content: {\n            url:\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/plugins\/utk-flowplayer\/\/flowplayer\/flowplayer.content.swf\",\n            bottom: 25,\n            width: \"90%\",\n            height:\"15%\",\n            backgroundColor: \"transparent\",\n            backgroundGradient: \"low\",\n            borderRadius: 4,\n            border: 0,\n\t\t\tdisplay: \"none\", \n            style: {\n                \"body\": {\n                fontSize: \"16pt\",\n                fontFamily: \"_sans,Arial\",\n                textAlign: \"center\",\n                color: \"#000000\"\n                }\n            }\n        },rtmp: {\n\t\t\t\t\turl:\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/wp-content\/plugins\/utk-flowplayer\/\/flowplayer\/flowplayer.rtmp-3.1.3.swf\",\n\t\t\t\t\tnetConnectionUrl: \"rtmp:\/\/fms1.ites.utk.edu\/utk\"\n        }\n    }\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Faculty Appreciation Week, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/faculty\/appreciation\/shout-out\/\">send a shout out<\/a> to your favorite faculty member or read what others have written.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Appreciation Week is a new event intended to offer special recognition to faculty whose teaching, research and outreach activities have helped make UT Knoxville a great university.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Faculty Appreciation Week, Tennessee Today will feature <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/tag\/faculty-appreciation\/\">stories and videos<\/a> based on comments about great faculty members submitted by students, alumni and others.<\/p>\n<p>Also this week, area merchants will offer a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.utk.edu\/tntoday\/2010\/01\/15\/faculty-appreciation-week-2010\/\">variety of discounts for UT faculty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Among the special events planned to celebrate Faculty Appreciation Week:<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday, Feb. 17<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Discount tickets to UT men&#8217;s basketball vs. Georgia. Faculty can get $7 tickets by logging onto <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uttix.com\">http:\/\/www.uttix.com<\/a>. Click on &#8220;VOLS TIX&#8221; at the top of the page, choose &#8220;GROUP TICKET WINDOW,&#8221; and sign in (ID=faculty; password=staff). There is a $1.25 processing fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Monday, Feb. 22<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Night at the Museum.&#8221; To be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at McClung Museum, this event will include a reception with hors d&#8217;oeuvres, a scavenger hunt and a presentation about how to use the museum&#8217;s resources. The event is hosted by the Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center and the McClung Museum and sponsored by the Provost\u2019s Office.<\/li>\n<li>Discount tickets to UT Lady Vols basketball vs. LSU. Faculty can get $7 tickets by logging onto http:\/\/www.uttix.com. Click on &#8220;LADY VOLS TIX&#8221; at the top of the page, choose &#8220;GROUP TICKET WINDOW,&#8221; and sign in (ID=faculty; password=staff). There is a $1.25 processing fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Tuesday, Feb. 23<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Free continental breakfast for faculty. Sponsored by Student Alumni Associates, the drop-in breakfast will be available between 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Tyson Alumni House.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Charley&#8217;s Aunt&#8221; and reception at Clarence Brown Theatre. Due to high demand, all tickets have been distributed for this event. Another free showing of &#8220;Charley\u2019s Aunt&#8221; for faculty will be held on March 2. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessee.edu\/system\/events\/employeeappreciation\/index.html\">Click here for more information<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Luncheon Colloquium. The Tennessee Teaching and Learning Center and the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences are sponsoring this event at noon in the University Center&#8217;s Shiloh Room. RSVP by noon on Feb. 19 to reserve a free box lunch. 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