News Articles / Archives
Following are links to news articles and press releases regarding collaborations that build strong communities.
Recent news items, Summer/Fall 2010
Leadership Blount welcomes Class of 2011 2010
Maryville College hosts Sister to Sister Summit Nov. 2010
Maryville College hosts grant writing workshop Oct. 15 Oct. 2010
MC hosts Smoky Mountain Summit on Psychological Wellness Oct. 11-12 Oct. 2010
Maryville College hosts nonprofit management workshop 9/9/2010
Ecumenical Action Council meets at Maryville College 8/24/2010
Clean-burning mowers get test drive at Chamber forum 6/21/2010
Playing with Power: Economic Summit Empowers Women 6/3/2010
Fansler keynote speaker at Women’s Economic Summit 6/3/2010
Help for Nonprofits: Strategies for Changing the World 5/25/2010
News items from 2009-10
Nonprofit Seminar: The Business of Changing the World 5/25/2010
Conference for nonprofit leaders set for May 25 at MC 5/25/1010
Cooperating with Mother Nature, Earth Round Up 5/6/2010
Conference for nonprofit leaders to be held May 25th at MC May 2010
Community Forum: Health Care Reform, Part 2 4/27/2010
2,400 volunteers at Earth Roundup 4/24/2010
Earth Day features LEED® announcement and film, No Impact Man 4/22/2010
Green infrastructure preserves integrity and character 4/20/2010
Maryville College hosts celebration to honor César Chávez 3/29/2010
Community “assets” determine our health, says McKnight 3/5/2010
2010 Leadership Summit addresses health care 3/5/2010
MLK community forum on Latino civil rights 1/14/2010
2010 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday activites 1/13-18/2010
Candlelight vigil for health care reform as moral imperative 1/3/2010
Candlelight Vigil & Prayers for Health Care Reform 1/3/2010
Faculty & community organize community-based research 11/7/2009
Sister to Sister: young women summit organized by AAUW and CSC 11/5/2009
CSC hosts Hispanic network at Maryville College 10/27/2009
WUOT: School for Nonprofits opens registration 9/24/2009
CSC premiers documentary on Marine widow’s immigration struggle 9/18/2009
“Second Battle” documentary to premier at MC Sept. 2009
School for Nonprofits to be held at Maryville College 9/16/2009
School for Nonprofits opens for registration Sept. 2009
MC center hosts Appalchian ministry conference 9/14/2009
Center for Strong Communities hosts Appalachian Ministry Conference at Maryville College 9/9/2009
Strong Communities hosts forum on health care reform 9/1/2009
Community forum on health care reform offered Sept. 2009
Bonner Scholar at MC serves as handyman for subsidized housing 7/20/2009
News items from 2008-09
Community research continues with service dogs and autism 7/21/2009
Maryville College studies program for Appalachian women 7/7/2009
State Justice to speak at Women’s Economic Summit 6/4/2009
Nonprofits Workshops hosted by Strong Communities 5/19/2009
Workshops for nonprofits planned for May 19 May, 2009
Bonner Scholars mentor potential first -gen students 5/8/2009
Earth Roundup at Maryville College 4/25/2009
Int’l Film Fest on Water and Climate Change 4/19-21/2009
MC hosts international film festival 4/19-21/2009
MC hosts international film festival on water and climate change April, 2009
Students Make a Difference 4/18-21/2009
Student group joins litter-prevention program April, 2009
MLK forum links to Obama’s “new era of responsibility” 1/22/2009
MC students attend American Humanics conference 1/5/2009
MLK’s legacy alive in Maryville’s call-to-action days 1/14/2009
Strong Communities to host MLK Forums Jan. 2009
MC’s Center for Strong Communities hosts forums in observance of MLK birthday Jan. 2009
MC Students Volunteer at HoLa Hispanic Heritage Festival Oct. 2008
New Neighbors: CSC forum on Latin American experiences 9/22/2008
Grant Writing Coach – Workshop 9/4/2008
TheDailyTimes Reports: MC launches environmental initiatives Aug. 2008
CSC faith-based workshops put poverty in perspective 6/17/2008
Eyes Opened: Reaching Out to People in Poverty 6/17/2008
Women’s Economic Summit, East Tennessee 6/5/2008
Summit gives women a chance to realize dreams 6/5/2009
Doug Overby facilitates panel on collaborations 6/4/2009
Conference urges nonprofits to work as team 6/4/2008
Nonprofit Training and Enrichment Seminar 6/4/2008
CSC at Maryville College to host seminars for nonprofits 6/4/2008
College’s Center for Strong Communities to host workshops on poverty May, 2008
Year 2007-08
MC Center for Strong Communities First Anniversary 5/7/2008
News-Sentinel: Blount center marks first year 5/7/2008
Strong Communities celebrates one-year anniversary 5/7/2008
An ecological reading of the ‘Parable of the Sower’ presented at MC on Monday April 2008
2008 Leadership Summit Addresses Education
MC observes César Chávez Day with March 28 event March, 2008
Son of prominent Civil Rights leader to deliver College’s MLK Day address Jan. 2008
MC students, faculty research service dogs and autistic children
Community-based Research with Maryville Housing Authority
Ten agencies combine to repair homes Fall 2007
Seminar to help nonprofits on October 23 10/23/2007
College awarded $4.5 million to endow Bonner Program 2007
MC now enrolling area children for Project Lead program 2007
Year 2006-07
MC faculty, students promote climate change action 2007
Strong Communities conference on water in Appalachia Sept. 2007
Center for Strong Communities co-sponsors conference on water in Appalachia Sept. 2007
Participants sought for Maryville College’s Project LEAD 2007
CSC organizes MayFest with Children’s Advocacy Center May 2007
Center for Strong Communities Supports MayFest 2007, Blount County Children’s Advocacy Center May, 2007
Summit to Assess Status of Education in Area May 2007
Maryville College Hosts Airfest & Little River Round-Up April 2007
MC to host 30th Appalachian Studies conference March 2007
Workshop to Encourage Coalition Building among “Black” and “Brown” Communities Feb. 2007
2007 MLK Celebrations Jan. 2007
First press release announcing the CSC
Newton named director of Maryville College’s new Center for Strong Communities 11/7/2006
