Friday, June 8, 2007

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

Get teed off

Meet coaches and administrators from MTSU and enjoy a great round of golf on Monday, June 11, at the 2007 Greater Nashville Blue Raider Golf Scramble sponsored by Atmos Energy. The event will take place at Temple Hills Golf Club, 6376 Temple Road, in Franklin. All proceeds will benefit the Blue Raider Athletic Association (BRAA) and will help fund 250 scholarships for deserving student-athletes. You may form your own team for this four-person scramble. The post-June 1 entry fees of $150 per person or $550 per team (payable in advance or at check-in) include golf and cart, range balls, lunch, beverages, snacks, a gift and a goody bag.

For more information, go to http://www.goblueraiders.com. Entry forms may be faxed to the BRAA at 615-898-5056. The number for the Temple Hills Golf Club is 615-646-4785.

Getting teens to read and write

The Tennessee Center for the Study & Treatment of Dyslexia at MTSU will sponsor the Adolescent Literacy Institute on Friday, June 15, in the Business and Aerospace Building. This institute is designed for middle and high school teachers (teaching language arts, English, ESL, resource reading, special education, and the content areas) who are interested in fostering and improving adolescent literacy. Dr. Steve Graham, Currey Ingram Professor of Literacy at Vanderbilt University, will deliver the keynote address on “Teaching Writing to Adolescents: Specifically-Supported Practices” at 8:15 a.m. Workshop topics include “Making the Reading and Writing Connection Effective and Fun” and “Vocabulary: Building Word Consciousness.”

For more information, contact M. Tara Joyce, Ed.D., Adolescent Literacy Institute Director, at 615-494-8880.
ali@mtsu.edu

WaterWorks! is a winner!

MTSU has been selected as winner of the 2007 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award in the Green Schools Higher Education Category. It will be presented today during the Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards ceremony at the Ed Jones Auditorium in the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. MTSU and its Center for Environmental Education were nominated for their WaterWorks! Program. Funded in part by the Department of Agriculture Nonpoint Source Program and by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s used oil program, WaterWorks! Promotes individual responsibility through “easy-to-learn and do” habits.

Contact Karen Hargrove at 615-898-2660.
khargrov@mtsu.edu

TR EXTRA

THAT’S A TAKE!--Don’t wait to give your child an exciting, fulfilling way to spend part of his or her summer! Registration runs through June 15 for another recording workshop for children ages 12-17 at MTSU. The workshop will be conducted from June 21-July 15 in the John Bragg Mass Communication Building under the tutelage of Ryan York, who also teaches guitar, bass and drums at Chambers Guitars and Musical Instruments in Murfreesboro. For a fee of $125 per student, York will introduce the youngsters to cassette four-track recording, digital eight-track, computer recording and electronic music. The workshop is sponsored by the Youth Culture and Arts Center, a project of Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities, a nonprofit organization. For more information, or to enroll, contact York at bororecording@gmail.com.

THE GRIDIRON GIRLS, WHOSE THEME SONG IS “THANK YOU FOR BEING AN END”--MTSU Head Football Coach Rick Stockstill and the MTSU football staff invite you to join them for the 2007 Ladies Football Clinic on Saturday, July 14 in Murphy Center. The clinic, which will feature seminars on strategy, equipment, training and rules, will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with registration slated to start at 8 a.m. Ladies will be encouraged to take part in coaches’ drills and demonstrations. The goal is to provide a fun learning experience. Participants will receive commemorative T-shirts and lunch will be provided. The cost of the clinic is $25 dollars. For the children, the Rick Stockstill Youth Camp for rising 1st through 8th graders will be held June 4-7. For more information, contact Danny Lewis at 615-898-2311.