Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week: Enter the “Three-Minute Thesis” Competition
April 4-8, 2016 is Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week. The national celebration seeks to recognize the accomplishments and contributions of graduate and professional students to universities and their communities, and to bring awareness to the issues, concerns, and needs of graduate and professional students.

“THREE-MINUTE THESES” COMPETITION
The UT Libraries invites the campus community to an appreciation of grad/professional student research and scholarship. On Friday, April 8, from 2 to 4 p.m., the Libraries will hold a “Three-Minute Thesis” competition in the Mary E. Greer Room, 258 Hodges Library.

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Graduate students, can you describe your thesis topic in three minutes or less? Hone your presentation and communication skills. Explain your research in three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Our panel of judges will select the most successful presentations. Winners will be announced at 4 p.m.

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BOOK A SPOT FOR YOUR THREE-MINUTE THESIS HERE.


Free Head Shots
The library is offering free professional head shots for graduate and professional students on Tuesday, April 5, in The Studio, Hodges Library — graduate IDs required. We will accept walk-ins 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Take a Well-deserved Break
As part of our appreciation of grad/professional students, the Libraries will offer free massages in room 211 Hodges Library on Friday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get your well-deserved reward (graduate IDs required). Spaces are limited: RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.

Snacks will also be on offer in the Commons throughout the day.

Sponsors
National celebration of Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week was initiated by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students in 1993.

Events on the UT campus are sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate, Graduate School, Division of Student Life, Center for Health & Wellness, Tennessee Teaching & Learning Center, Career Services, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, International House, University Libraries, and the Department of Athletics.