University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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Free University and Non-Credit The Department of Workshop and Non-Credft programs provides an inex- pensive opportunity for U.T. students and townspeople to take courses ranging from synchronized swimming to advanced bellydancing. The students' one common Characteristic is an interest in learning a special skill not offered in U.T.'s regular curriculum. Among the varied courses are several East Tennessee crafts, dulcimer- making, patchwork quilting and clogging, an Appalachian folk dance. 29

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Free University and Non-Credit, cont. The 1977 Non-Credit programs varied from Tennessee crafts and specialities to the Far East traditions of Kung Fu Wu Su eSiIent Houn, which concentrates on Zen philosophy and meditation exercises. Additionally, an advan- ced belly dancing course exists for those desir- ing to release tensions and personal body hang-ups through seIf-awareness. For a little less than fifteen dollars, the workshops are ex- pected to be a source of pleasure for some and a panacea for others.