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"Consider not only what more than 100,000 residents with disabilities in Tennessee are missing without this service, but consider also what the entire state is missing by not providing these individuals with a creative outlet," says Lori Kissinger, adjunct professor at MTSU, regarding her reason for launching a state chapter of VSA Arts (Vision, Strength, Artistic Expression). This Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m., the kickoff for VSA Arts in Tennessee will take place at the Garden Plaza Hotel in Murfreesboro. Guests will include a singing group and dance troupe composed of students whose worlds have been opened up through the arts. A VSA Arts action plan will be introduced. Media welcomed. Contact Kissinger at 615-826-5252 The Bush Administration is encouraging single-sex schools as a way of increasing educational options for children and parents. Dr. Kathy Burriss, associate professor, elementary and special education, says there doesn't appear to be any significant advantage or disadvantage to single-sex schools. "Single-sex schools don't have concerns about boy-girl interactions and pressures, but ... they donŐt have the advantage of learning through the natural opportunities boy-girl interactions provide," she notes. Contact Burriss at 615-898-2323. According to one news story, some male CEOs say that there are two factors that account for their failing marriages--ego and opportunity. Does divorce come with the corporate territory? Carole Carroll, marriage and family expert, says she is unaware of any research designating CEOs at special risk of divorce. "Studies do indicate that better-educated, better-employed, and better-paid folks are more--not less--likely to stay married," she notes. Well-educated, well-employed women, however, are more likely to divorce than their less-educated, less well-employed "female agemates," she adds. Contact Carroll at 615-898-2519. |
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