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	eTorch Archives May 2007
	Lady Vols, All Hail! Unless you live in another galaxy, you’ve gotta know the Lady Vols won their seventh national championship. Click here for pictures and all you’d ever want to know about Coach Pat Summitt and her team’s winning ways. [Read about our champions!] Kudos to the Men’s Team Bru-u-u-u-uce and the boys made a fantastic run of their own, taking UT men’s basketball to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2000. [Read all about it] Above the Rest The competition’s fierce, but UT graduate programs in law, business, education, and nursing stand among the nation’s best in new U.S. News rankings. [read more] For the Honor of It UT saluted its best students and faculty at the annual Chancellor’s Honors Banquet. Five students received the Torchbearer award—our top student honor—and veterinary medicine’s Dr. Alfred Legendre was named Macebearer. [read more] Ag Names New Dean Dr. Caula Beyl is the first woman to head UT’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. [read more] Students Run Web News Site Journalism is changing, and students are learning how to do Web news—for academic credit—in the College of Communication and Information. [read more] UT Goes to the Super Bowl Super Sunday had UT written all over it with a team of UT students working behind the scenes while Peyton Manning wowed the crowd. [read more] UT Vets Explain Pet Food Recall What’s best for your pets with all the uncertainty about tainted food? UT veterinarians have helped decipher the situation. [read more] Professors Who Make a Difference More memories about your favorite faculty. [read more] Four-Legged Vols Pictures of your pets wearing orange. [read more] Show Off Your Orange Car Look at the latest pictures of orange boats, planes, and such. [read more] Remember the Strip? Good times on Cumberland Avenue keep you talking. [read more]	Serious Talk about Campus Security After the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech, we increased campus security. As public officials we must think of the unthinkable and be proactive in preparing our campus for any emergency. [read more] Memorial flowers at UT’s Torchbearer statue, April 17 Alumni Lead the Cheers... The Vols and Lady Vols didn’t walk alone in NCAA tournament action. Alumni were there in every shade of orange. [read more] ...And Play the Music The alumni pep band helped the Lady Vols on their way to a national championship. [read more] Get a Job! UT Career Services is there to help job-hunting alumni. [read more] Orange You a Traveling Vol? Check the lineup of away game travel packages and sign up early to get a discount for the Traveling Vols tour package to the California game. [read more] Alumni Recognize Top Teachers Alumni outstanding teacher awards, funded by your gifts to the UT National Alumni Association, honor Drs. Joseph Bartges, Edwin Burdette, June Gorski, and John Mount. [read more] They Also Serve The National Alumni Association also recognizes a faculty member for extraordinary public service. This year’s honoree is Dr. Mary Kollar of the College of Nursing. [read more] Ya’ll Come Put a Big Orange X on your calendar for November 2-3. You’ll be in Knoxville for Homecoming. The weekend will be packed with activities, topped off by the football game against Louisiana-Lafayette. More information will be coming soon. Volunteer Spirit Shines in Afghanistan Scott Delius (‘91) left his Atlanta law practice for Afghanistan, where he runs humanitarian missions in addition to his “real” job of helping the country build a legal system. [read more] Man of the Land Been to the Virgin Islands National Park? Or Point Reyes National Seashore in California? Alumnus Paul Pritchard helped make them the fabulous places they are. [read more] Senior Gift: Road Art What’s orange and white on both ends and has a Power T in the middle? Well, yes, Shields Watkins field. But Peyton Manning Pass, the street that connects Volunteer Boulevard to Philip Fulmer Way—the last block of the famed Vol Walk—is about to get a similar paint job thanks to the 2007 Senior Gift. [read more] Back to School Summer College, that is. The 25th edition of this annual alumni event is scheduled for July 11-15 in Knoxville. [read more] AUThor! AUThor! Our newest section featuring upcoming books by UT alumni. [read more]