Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge from Thursday, August 14, and continuing through August 20.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau: [Read more…]
ORAU hosts Graduate Student Recruitment Fair
Neil Brown, right,, a senior majoring in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, discusses his research during the 15th annual ORAU Graduate School Recruitment Fair. (Photo courtesy ORAU)
Following a full day of poster sessions where they presented the outcome of summer research projects completed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, more than 200 students from across the United States gathered at ORNL Thursday for the 15th annual ORAU Graduate Student Recruitment Fair.
Each year, the event is timed to correspond with the ORNL poster session to leverage the students’ excitement over their summer research achievements and to encourage enthusiasm for further expanding their education.
With representatives from the nation’s premier research graduate programs available in one room, the fair provided students the ability to explore possible future educational opportunities, as well as compare and contrast graduate programs. [Read more…]
ORCA wraps up summer swim season in style
ORCA’s 11-12 Boy’s Medley Relay Team, which placed fifth overall with a time of 2:15.53 at the annual GKAISA City Meet Knoxville 2014. Pictured left to right are Harrison Whitson, Jake Cheney, Vidar Hondorf, and Ethan Chou. (Submitted photo)
By Erik Groscost
The Oak Ridge City Aquatic summer league swim team finished its 2014 campaign on July 27 with a two-win, two-loss dual meet record and many smiling faces at the conclusion of City Meet. Wins over Beaver Brook Country Club and University Swim Club balanced losses to a very strong Northside YMCA team and Cherokee Country Club over the course of the Greater Knoxville Area Intersquad Swim Association (GKAISA) summer league season, which runs annually from early June through the end of July.
Two thousand and three hundred swimmers representing 33 summer league teams converged on the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on campus at the University of Tennessee from July 25-27. By the end of Sunday’s Finals, close to 10,000 races had been entered into the books. It is one of the largest swim meets held annually in the United States.
Eighteen ORCA swimmers—along with coaches Lars Hondorf, Betsy Hondorf, Luke Johnson, and Kathleen O’Neal—competed in Sunday’s finals going stroke for stroke with some of the finest young athletes in the Knoxville area. Top ORCA point scorers included: [Read more…]
Sewer rehab work continues week of Aug. 11
More rehabilitation work of the city’s sewer collection pipes is scheduled to continue this week, starting Monday, August 11.
The work is being done by Hurst Excavating and Morgan Contracting under contract with the City of Oak Ridge. It includes rehabilitating sewer collection pipes within city easements in yards and in roadways, a press release said.
Residents should already have received color-coded letters and door hangers (orange for Hurst Excavating and purple for Morgan Contracting) providing general information and each contractors’ contact information.
Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists are urged to use extra care and caution when traveling on the streets with sewer work areas, a press release said. Temporary road repairs will be made, and loose gravel should be expected until the patches are permanently paved. [Read more…]
What’s happening in Oak Ridge Aug. 9-13
Here is a summary of events happening in Oak Ridge from Saturday, August 9, and continuing through August 13.
This weekly listing of events is compiled by the Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau: [Read more…]
Roane State to offer extended business hours beginning Aug. 18
The main Roane State Community College campus in Harriman. The college also has a branch campus in Oak Ridge.
Roane State Community College will offer extended business hours to help students get ready for the start of fall classes, which begin August 25.
Extended hours for the Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses will be:
- Monday, August 18-Thursday, August 21, from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.,
- Saturday, August 23, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., and
- Monday, August 25-Thursday, August 28, from 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
The Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses will maintain usual business hours (8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) on Fridays, a press release said. [Read more…]
Roane State welcomes first Middle College students
Roane State Community College’s first Middle College students enjoyed their orientation during their first day on campus. (Submitted photo)
More than 30 students from Roane County schools will have a chance to graduate from high school with a diploma and a two-year associate degree through Roane State Community College’s first Middle College, which is launching this fall at the main campus in Harriman.
For years, Roane State has offered dual studies courses, which allow high school students to earn some college credit while in high school. Middle College, created in partnership with Roane County Schools, offers students an opportunity to complete 60 hours (four semesters) of college credit, more courses than most students can typically take through dual studies alone.
After earning an associate degree in high school, students who attend a university could start as juniors and finish their bachelor’s degree just two years after high school. [Read more…]
Oak Ridge School Board meeting calendar for FY 2015
Here is the Oak Ridge Board of Education meeting schedule for Fiscal Year 2015, starting August 11 and ending June 22, 2015.
See the calendar here: Oak Ridge Board of Education FY15 Meeting Calendar.
Wildcats have scrimmage against Maryville tonight
The Oak Ridge Wildcats have a scrimmage against the Maryville Rebels at 7 p.m. today (Friday, August 8) at Blankenship Field.
Admission is $3 per person.
If there is lightning or enough rain to damage the field, the scrimmage will be postponed to Monday night. More information should be available by 5:15 p.m. today.
The football season starts at home against Farragut on August 29.
See the Oak Ridge Wildcats football website or Facebook page for more information.
AYSO Region 390 has last-chance registration for fall soccer
AYSO Region 390 will have one last registration event for the fall soccer season. The registration is from 5-7 p.m. today (Thursday, August 7) at 1998 Oak Ridge Turnpike, next to United Grocery Outlet.
“If a player is not registered and does not get registered at this event, the player will not be able to play for the fall season,” AYSO Region 390 said.
AYSO Region 390 serves Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, and surrounding areas.
See the ad on Oak Ridge Today for more information or visit the organization’s website or Facebook page.
Wounded veteran finds new way to serve by training for career in 3D printing
Joseph Grabianowski
New training program prepares veterans, others to enter advanced manufacturing workforce
While 26-year-old wounded veteran Joseph Grabianowski has inspired Americans with his harrowing war story, someday he may be nationally known for building highly efficient exhaust systems for cars and trucks using 3D printing technology.
Grabianowski—pictured at left at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in front of a 3D printer holding a 3D-printed DOE seal and the plastic material from which it was made—is part of the Energy Department’s inaugural Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Advanced Manufacturing Internship. The pilot program is designed to provide accelerated, hands-on career training for veterans and next-generation engineers to prepare them to immediately enter the workforce of the growing advanced manufacturing industry.
Grabianowski stepped on an IED while deployed with his Army unit in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, in May 2012. Damage from the blast required a rare, radical amputation of his lower body. He had long dreamed of being a U.S. Marshal but knew his path would now lead in a new direction. In a December 2013 interview with USA Today, Grabianowski said, “I still love my country…even though I can’t go be a marshal now, I can still go do something that would be a good service to my country.”
Barely two years later, his successful recovery is a testament to his personal will and determination. This self-proclaimed techie now envisions a career for himself in what he calls the “future of manufacturing,” which is additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. Through this pioneering program offered by the Energy Department’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Pellissippi State Community College, and ORNL, Grabianowski is receiving the training needed to make his career goals a reality and prepare him to succeed in the additive manufacturing world.
“Where this industry is going to boom is right here in Oak Ridge,” Grabianowski said, “and the best engineers in the field are available through this program to teach me.” [Read more…]
MMC offers classes for expectant parents, getting in shape, improving health
Submitted
From classes for expectant parents to getting in shape and improving your health, Methodist can help you keep your cool as the summer heats up!
Classes will be held at the hospital, located at 990 Oak Ridge Turnpike in Oak Ridge, unless otherwise noted. For more information and registration, call (865) 835-4662 or 1-800-468-6767. [Read more…]
