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Interim dean to replace Libraries’ Dewey Chris Shamblin Staff Writer Linda Phillips, UT Libraries professor and head of scholarly communications, has been named interim dean of UT Libraries. Phillips came to UT in 1977 from the Ohio State University’s Agricultural Technical Institute Library. Phillips is succeeding Barbara Dewey, who is leaving to become the dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications at Penn State University. Dewey said Phillips is a good successor and that she will bring her knowledge and experience to the library program. “Linda Phillips has a broad knowledge and understanding of traditional and 21st century research library programs,” Dewey said. “She is well known among UT faculty and considered a great university citizen. She understands the research and teaching process at a high level.” Phillips believes she can bring a lot to UT Libraries through her work and previous experience. Phillips said she brings nearly 40 years experience as an academic librarian to the interim dean position. “Much of my work has involved experimentation with new technologies and services,” she said. “So I get excited about helping students and faculty push the boundaries of traditional learning and research.” Phillips’s work encompasses the creation of local digital collections, including digitization of library holdings, the launch of Newfound Press, the libraries’ peer-reviewed digital imprint and leading community outreach efforts about the libraries’ scholarly and economic impact on society. “From 1997 to 2007, I managed the library’s
collection budget, which offered considerable experience collaborating with librarians and other faculty on getting the most from limited resources,” Phillips said. “We’ll be searching for a permanent library dean, and I’d like UT to be in the best position possible to attract star-quality leaders.” Phillips believes she is well prepared for the position and feels as though her experience and work as the head of scholarly communications will help her as she takes her new position. “As head of scholarly communication, I’ve collaborated with faculty and students across UT’s diverse disciplines to envision how scholarly publishing cultures are changing,” Phillips said. Phillips said students leading the new undergraduate research journal, Pursuit, are using Trace to publish the journal online. “The UT Scholarly Communication Committee is sponsoring ‘roadshows’ in the departments of its members for faculty and graduate students to discuss scholarly publishing trends in their discipline,” Phillips said. “The library’s digital Newfound Press is publishing peer-reviewed, open-access scholarship and partnering with UT Press. All of these experiences are building community within and beyond UT to provide learners and scholars with maximum access to quality information resources.” Douglas Blaze, dean of the College of Law, is leading the search to find a permanent dean. In the meantime, Dewey feels as though the library program is in capable hands. “She will bring the University Libraries through the transition to a new dean in a smooth and competent way, all the while making sure the libraries continues moving forward in its strategic directions,” Dewey said. Phillips will officially begin her duties as interim dean on July 1.
UT gardens to begin summer day camps centered around nature ity is “Don't throw it; Grow it!” “Campers will get their hands dirty while learning The UT Gardens is proud to about flowers, trees, worms premiere its first series of and more,” Smith said. The unique summer day camp “Grands and Me!” program will opportunities for children ages allow the sessions up to six camper/grandparent teams, 4 to 12. and they Camp will spend attendees are July 26 divided by from 9:30 age: Lil' a.m. to Gardeners 1:30 p.m., (ages 4 to 5), identifying Explorers f lowers, (ages 6 to 12) herbs and and Grands & vegetables Me (ages 6 to a m o n g 10 with a other intergrandparent). Ian Harmon • The Daily Beacon e s t i n g Each division contains Last Friday five student plans. The gena varied and interns helped set up a mart h o r o u g h l y ket in UT gardens. The crops eral fees e d u c at i o n a l were grown on the Organic are $15 per set of activi- Crops Unit at the ETREC to camps sesties that all bring awareness to farming sion for Lil' Gardeners, ages are sure and preserving farmland. $25 for to enjoy. Emily Smith, education Explorers and $30 for Grands coordinator for UT Gardens, and Me. The fee increases $5 said in a press release that, “At per session for non-member the UT Gardens, we believe children. At the moment, all that kids and gardening natural- sessions are full, but waitlists ly go together, so we are excit- are available. To register, coned to introduce a new series of tact Emily Smith at (865) 974summer camps and programs 7151 or e-mail her at specifically designed to teach esmith27@utk.edu. In addition, Smith and UT children about the wonders of Gardens are also launching a the natural world.” This sentiment is reflected monthly series of education in the design of the kids' activi- programming for adults, famities. The Lil' Gardeners, for lies and children. Susan example, will be able to partici- Hamilton, director of UT pate in the “Buggy Boogie” Gardens, will host “Go Green!” where the children “will dance on June 15 where adults will the morning away while learn- learn how to minimize their ing about how insects move use of harmful pesticides and fertilizers in the garden by idenand sing in the garden.” While all of the activities are tifying helpful insects and comintended to stress the impor- panion plants. Similarly, Smith will host the tance of healthy outdoor recreation and the virtues of botany, workshop “Roses and Noses” there is diversity as well. The on June 19 for children ages 5 Explorers will be included in to 12 accompanied by an adult, “Veggie Ventures” and become which will explore the diverse more acquainted with the wide fragrances of many different world of garden vegetables. flowers, and each family will The motto of this specific activ- create its own fresh flower arrangement.
University targets energy savings
Chris Barber
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The City of Knoxville is starting a four month long trial at Caswell Park to bring awareness to recycling. A goal is to save money by reducing trash pickups. They are placing the recycling bins next to trash cans to promote the recycling.
Kevin Letsinger
News and Student Life Editor UT focuses on many ways to be more energy efficient through its many efforts and programs. Gordie Bennett, sustainability manager of Make Orange Green, said there has been a 10-percent reduction of electricity per square foot on campus since September 2008. The university is planning on installing quite a few water and electricity meters to better monitor individual buildings’ energy use. “University students through the ‘green fee,’ a part of the facilities fee, goes to support environmental projects,” Bennett said. “The (allocations) committee has decided to place $400,000 over four years toward a solar project on campus.” A program very early in the making is a “car-sharing” project. It is intended for short-term use, so individuals with a UT ID card could have access to vehicles for personal use with reservations online, similar to Zipcar programs of major metropolitan areas. “This would allow someone who lives in Tennessee to get by without a car,” Bennett said. “(Just) to check out a car to go home or visit the Smoky Mountains — for daily or hourly trips.” As far as the Knoxville metropolitan area goes for commuter students, the Knoxville Recycling Coalition works to provide information on recycling options in the city. “Depending on where students live, there are many different options,” Pamela Bishir, director of education for the Knoxville
Recycling Coalition, said. Bishir said the best thing for students is to utilize the convenience centers placed around the community. “Start small and then just add to it,” Bishir said. “It can be overwhelming to go from recycling nothing to recycling everything.” She added that becoming comfortable with recycling one thing makes it easier to go from there. “The point of recycling is to divert waste from landfills,” Bishir said. “Regardless of what is used the most, if it can be recycled, it should.” Bishir emphasized recycling as much as possible. “You should try to recycle everything,” Bishir said. “Aluminum is wonderful and is recyclable forever. It never loses integrity. Plus it’s good in the market.” Bishir hopes to see more recycling centers in the future, saying that, even though they already have a lot of recycling centers, as more people recycle, their facilities will have to grow to match the demand, “and that’s our hope.” The Knoxville Recycling Coalition does join the university in collaborative efforts and has recently joint organized the recycling at Destination Imagination with great success. As for new innovations in the recycling realm, the coalition has just started to recycle Styrofoam. “We are the only people in the area to recycle Styrofoam,” Bishir said. “It’s not that it’s not recyclable, just that it wasn’t cost-effective.” See GREEN on Page 2
Bonnaroo features eclectic mix Jake Lane
Entertainment Editor To paraphrase a popular motto on campus, it’s Bonnaroo time in Tennessee. One of the country’s biggest festivals, drawing as many as 90,000 fans and averaging above 70,000 each year, the festival and its founders have helped re-establish Tennessee’s rightful place on the musical map over the last decade. Festival season, which traditionally begins with California’s Coachella in April, coincides with the mid-spring to early fall months when bands spend most of their time on the road. In the last two years, Knoxville gained
the special distinction and bragging rights as the host of the first star-caliber festival on the calendar, with the Big Ears Festival that occurs a month before Coachella. Though quite a bit smaller, as most shows are restricted to small theaters and clubs, Big Ears holds its own in terms of ingenuity and imagination with lineup choices and musical eclecticism. And though Big Ears has garnered great reviews and adulation from the music community, Tennessee’s crown jewel in the sweaty, sun-baked four-day weekend be-in Bonnaroo, whose melding of jam-band festie fodder with Alist pop stars, music geek icons and all of the freaks in
between brings a greater social significance. “To me it’s – I get a little bit more excitement playing festivals because there’s a lot of other bands that I admire,” Weezer bassist Scott Shriner said. “It feels a little bit … not competitive, but I guess I’m a little bit extra inspired because of all of the talent and energy that’s around. For a band whose exposure to larger audiences relies more on word of mouth than radio play, festivals such as Bonnaroo often provide the perfect place to test new material and carve a niche with impressionable listeners. “We actually played Bonnaroo shortly after ‘Boxer’ came out in 2007, and it was
one of the early indicators that things were going to go well,” The National guitarist Aaron Dessner said. “I remember the tent was packed, and it was one of the first times in the U.S. that we really had like a really warm receptive festival audience.” Founded by local promoter and UT alumna Ashley Capps and Superfly Entertainment in 2002, this year marks Bonnaroo’s ninth showing, and while festival attendance has ebbed and flowed, something can be said for the consistency the weekend festival has experienced in a time where musicians struggle to sell tickets to individual concerts. See BONAROO on Page 3