Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2010 12:01 pm

The Messenger 11.18.10

The deadline to apply for two 2011 Governor’s Schools hosted at the University of Tennessee at Martin is Wednesday.
Governor’s School for the Humanities will be June 5-July 2 and successful applicants will be notified the week of Jan. 24.
Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences is slated for May 29-June 24 and successful applicants will be notified Feb. 15.
Governor’s School for the Agricultural Sciences focuses on the importance of agriculture and natural resources to the state and national economy. Emphasis on experiential learning and laboratory exercises related to the agricultural sciences will include production agriculture, agricultural business enterprises and natural resources management.
For an application or for more information, visit http://www.utm.edu/departments/caas/tgsas/.
Brochures are available and may be requested by telephone by contacting Suezane Speight at (731) 881-7211 by e-mail at sspeight@utm.edu; or by mail at TGSAS at University of Tennessee at Martin, 256 Brehm Hall, Martin, TN 38238.
Governor’s School for the Humanities examines the role of language, history, philosophy, politics and the arts in defining the relevance of humanities in the modern age.
Visit http://www.utm.edu/departments/govschool/ for an application or for more information.
Questions may be addressed to Debbie Lamb at dlamb@utm.edu or (731) 881-7579.
Applications are also available in local high schools’ guidance offices.