Cartoonist, Charlie Daniel, will be honored at a Baker Center luncheon that will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Baker Center on May 17. The cost is $15, but the event is SOLD OUT! The event is being sponsored by Senator Baker and his wife, Senator Nancy Kassebaum. It will be [...]
The Baker Center supports research in issues related to energy and the environment. Just released is this report funded by the Solar Energy Industries Association, ”Assessment of Incentives and Employment Impacts of Solar Industry Deployment.” It examines the impact and looks to the future of solar energy as compared with other energy sources. As [...]
http://wuot.org/mt/archives/2012/04/000755-christine_todd_whitmans_view_from_the_middle.html Interview with Gov. Whitman by Brandon Hollingsworth http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/26/christine-todd-whitman-women-leaders-share-at/ Women, Power & Leadership program 4.26.12 http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2012/apr/28/georgiana-vines-whitman-praises-non-partisan/ The Need for Climate Change…. 4.25.12
Congratulations to JAYANNI WEBSTER! Jayanni Webster is a College Scholars student from Memphis. Webster is a first-generation college student who has been a summa cum laude student for her entire undergraduate career. She served as an Ignite team leader and a member of the provost’s Student Advisory Committee. Last year, she was selected to [...]
Baker Center RFP Awards – April 2012 Status Report The Baker Center issued its first formal request for research proposals in February, 2012. Baker RFP In response, a total of 27 proposals were received and 11 proposals were chosen to receive funding support. The funded projects are diverse in nature but generally fall under the Baker [...]
All Students Welcome! A Conversation with Ambassador Thomas Graham Diplomat, Treaty Negotiator & Nuclear Arms Expert Wednesday April 4, 2012, 5:00 pm Toyota Auditorium Howard Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Ambassador Thomas Graham will discuss his career and his work in nuclear nonproliferation and treaty negotiations in a special event for students. Ambassador [...]
On March 1, 2012, renovations began on the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center’s museum. The museum is closed to the public until renovations are complete in June 2012. During renovation all archival material from the museum will be stored in the Modern Political Archives on the second floor of the Baker Center. The MPA is open [...]
Note: Sen. Howard Baker was president of the University of Tennessee student body from 1948-49. Now our Baker Scholars, Ambassadors and Learning Community students are following in his footsteps. Lisa Dicker, Baker Ambassador (2010 Baker Learning Community) As a student who is highly involved in the Baker Center, I know from personal experience the value [...]
The Baker Center is looking for research proposals focused on the areas of energy, environmental, or global security policy, or Baker Studies (including governance, leadership and archival inquiries). Complete information can be found here Baker RFP Some examples of potentially- fundable projects include: laboratory/field experiments, data acquisition and analysis, and general theoretical or empirical [...]
Applications are available for incoming freshman, rising sophomores, juniors and seniors. Take a look at the different programs available by clicking on the STUDENT ENGAGEMENT tab to review each of the opportunities: Baker Scholars, Baker Ambassadors and the Baker Center Living and Learning Community.