Child advocacy seminar on Tuesday

June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment

The community is invited to attend the third annual Nurturing and Safe World Child Advocacy Seminar on Tuesday. The seminar will be held at the Roane State Community College City Room on the Oak Ridge campus.

Robert May, of ORPD Chaplains; Annette Beebe, of Anderson County Task Force on Domestic Violence; David Kitts, of Knox Police Family Crimes Unit; Margaret Durgin, of the Child Advocacy Center; and others will speak on the issue of domestic violence as it relates to the children who are affected by this challenging problem. [Read more...]

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Roane State, ORNL, industries train workers in composites, advanced manufacturing

May 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
John Thornton at Carbon Fiber Technology Facility

John Thornton, left, a graduate of Roane State’s Advanced Materials Training and Education Center and an intern at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility, chats with Roane State President Chris Whaley. (Submitted photos)

John Thornton of Clinton graduated from Roane State Community College’s Advanced Materials Training and Education Center, or AMTEC, a year ago.

Today, he works in one of the most innovative places in the country.

“It’s been an amazing experience,” Thornton said. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of this and hopefully develop a career out of it.”

Thornton is one of 13 AMTEC trainees interning at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Carbon Fiber Technology Facility. The $35 million plant is a new advanced manufacturing facility designed to reduce the cost of carbon fiber—a critical material for efficient, lightweight vehicles, next-generation wind turbines, and a wide array of other consumer and industrial products. [Read more...]

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Zack Sterner named head coach for Roane State baseball

May 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Roane State Baseball Coach Zack Sterner

Zack Sterner has been named head baseball coach at Roane State Community College.

Zack Sterner has been named Roane State Community College’s head baseball coach.

Sterner served as an assistant coach for two years under Head Coach David Lane, who has resigned to take a full-time teaching position at Roane State.

“I am excited about the future and challenges of the baseball program,” Sterner said.

Before coming to Roane State, Sterner played college ball at Walters State and at Tennessee Wesleyan College and went on to play professional baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization for three years and the River City Rascals of Frontier League Independent Professional Baseball for two years. [Read more...]

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AAUW meeting features dance program, scholarship recipients, new officers

May 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

AAUW Dance Program

An AAUW luncheon meeting today features a fun program, the introduction of college scholarship recipients, and the induction of new officers, a press release said.

AAUW member Peggy Emmett, who has won many regional and national dance competitions, and her dance partner Sam Gordon will give a program on dance, the release said. They will perform some of the routines that Emmett, with her interest in theater, has created, the release said.

Gordon owns Go Dance Studio on Shaeffer Road in Knoxville. [Read more...]

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Baughn request: Sell golf course, Chamber property; request payments from tax-exempt organizations

May 12, 2013 By 18 Comments
Trina Baughn

Trina Baughn

Note: This story was updated at 11:38 p.m.

Oak Ridge City Council member Trina Baughn has proposed that the city sell Centennial Golf Course, and terminate the lease agreement with the Chamber of Commerce and sell the property.

Those proposals would convert city-owned assets into taxable properties, Baughn said.

Baughn has also asked the seven-member Council to consider setting up a team that could negotiate voluntary payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreements with tax-exempt organizations that “are most able to afford paying for city services that are currently paid for by the taxpayer.” Those organizations could include Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Utility District, Tech 2020, Roane State Community College, and the University of Tennessee, Baughn said in a May 5 e-mail to Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson and City Clerk Diana Stanley. [Read more...]

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Register for ORICL courses, trips by May 15

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
ORICL Trip

On an ORICL-sponsored trip to Chattanooga during the winter-spring term, Carolyn Krause, left, Richard Wright, Murray Martin, and Pat DeRoos enjoy the trip along the Tennessee River in a catamaran. (Submitted photo)

Would you like to know how to develop an estate plan, protect your life’s savings from investment mistakes, take better photos with a digital camera, and control the growth of kudzu?

If so, you may want to consider becoming a member of the Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning, or registering for summer classes and trips if you already are.

The summer semester of ORICL starts June 10 and ends Aug. 9. The early registration deadline is May 15. [Read more...]

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Roane State graduation is Friday, Saturday

May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Gaye Jolly

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Cuyler A. Dunbar

Roane State Community College will hold commencement ceremonies on May 10-11.

Both events, to be held in the gym on the Roane County campus in Harriman, will be equal in presentation. [Read more...]

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Registration for Wilderness First Responder begins

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Roane State Community College’s Continuing Healthcare Education Department is accepting sign-ups for its Wilderness First Responder course May 13-20.

The Wilderness First Responder, held at Camp Wesley Woods in Townsend, provides extensive training in handling medical emergencies in the wilderness. The class is designed for those who operate extensively in the outdoors, such as outdoors enthusiasts, wilderness guides, environmental educators, and missionaries.

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Roane State has open house tonight

April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Roane State Community College will host an open house for homeschool students, private school students, and their families from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

The open house will be in the City Room at the college’s Oak Ridge campus. [Read more...]

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Roane State hosts open house on April 30

April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Roane State Community College will host an open house for homeschool students, private school students, and their families from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30.

The open house will be in the City Room at the college’s Oak Ridge campus. [Read more...]

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Historian to discuss moonshining in the Great Smoky Mountains at Roane State

April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Historian Dan Pierce will discuss his upcoming book “Corn from a Jar: Moonshining in the Great Smoky Mountains” on Wednesday at Roane State Community College’s Oak Ridge campus.

Pierce’s lecture will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. today (April 24) in the City Room. Presented by Roane State’s Arts and Lectures Committee, the event is free and open to the public. [Read more...]

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Roane State official to discuss financial aid during AAUW meeting

April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment

A Roane State Community College official will discuss financial aid for college students in a noon meeting on Monday at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.

Tina Long is financial aid director at the college. She will discuss financial aid during a general meeting and luncheon of the AAUW, Oak Ridge Branch. [Read more...]

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