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“Text as the Basis for Text-less Music: 11th Century Poetry Meets a 21st Century Composer,” a symposium sponsored by �鶹��Ƶ's Department of Music with contributions from the Department of English, takes place Sept. 13-15 to address the way in which instrumental music evokes, interprets and represents poetic texts, and the process by which composers craft “abstract” sounds from written sources.

Eric Hall, associate professor of exercise science, and Angela Passarelli and Mallory Anderson, former directors of leadership, recently co-authored a research article in a special issue of the Journal of Experiential Education.

�鶹��Ƶ 3,000 people have watched President Leo M. Lambert's message about the important role that alumni play in �鶹��Ƶ’s future, including making annual gifts to support the best of an �鶹��Ƶ education. This is the first of several videos the president will share with alumni this year via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter and E-Net.

�鶹��Ƶ School of Law hosted Bridging Troubled Waters: Counseling Fundamentals for Academic Support Professionals, June 21-22, sponsored by the Law School Admissions Council. It was the first counseling skills training course to be offered in the 17 years of annual meetings following the inaugural conference that marked the establishment of the academic support field within legal education nationally.

Randy Piland, photojournalism professor in the School of Communications, spent a weekend last Fall photographing Boy Scouts from Troop 87, Maryville, Tenn., as they backpacked from Newfound Gap to Kephart Prong in the Smoky Mountains.

Tina Das, professor of economics, and Casey Dirienzo, associate professor of economics and Associate Dean of the Love School of Business, have published a paper titled “Tourism Competitiveness and Corruption: A Cross Country Analysis” in Tourism Economics, 16(3): 477-492.