Maryville College

Jam Session
2025-09-11 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Maryville College, Maryville, 37804, United States

SGA
2025-09-11 12:30 - 13:00 | Thaw Hall 216
Open weekly for all students and employees

MC3 Band Rehearsal
2025-09-10 19:00 - 21:00 | CCA – Massey Family Rehearsal Hall
The Maryville College Community Band is led by Jay Romines and will have weekly rehearsals on Wednesdays from 7:00 pm—9:00 pm in the Clayton Center for the Arts’ Massey Family Rehearsal Hall.
For more information about joining the MC3 Band, visit: https://www.maryvillecollege.edu/academics/divisions/fine-arts/mc3band/

The Power of Plantains
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:00 | MC Downtown Center, 118 East Church Ave, Maryville, TN, 37804, United States
A hands-on class showcasing the versatility, history and cultural importance of the mighty plantain. Taste the Caribbean in three plates!
Details: $65.87, Ages 18+, Free parking, Doors at 5:30 PM
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Men's Soccer
2025-09-10 18:00 - 20:00
Maryville College Men’s Soccer at Sewanee
Streaming Video: https://sewaneetigers.com/watch/?Archive=784&type=Live

Women's Soccer
2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Sewanee, TN
Maryville College Women’s Soccer at Sewanee
Streaming Video: https://sewaneetigers.com/watch/

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Sewanee, TN
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball at Sewanee

World Cup Coffee
2025-09-09 17:00 - 18:00 | Center for Campus Ministry (CCM)

Welcome Table
2025-09-09 16:30 - 18:30 | 1st United Methodist Church (804 Montvale Station Rd, Maryville, TN 37803, United States)

Chapel
2025-09-09 13:15 - 13:50 | Center for Campus Ministry (CCM)
Speaker: Jackie Manning ’26, Chapel Fellow

STEM Event Series: What I Did Last Summer
2025-09-09 12:30 - 13:25 | Sutton 143
Student Internship and REU Presentations

Bible Study
2025-09-08 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Maryville College, Maryville, 37804, United States

Dr. Carl Gombert Art Exhibit
2025-09-08 - 2025-09-12 | CCA – Blackberry Farm Gallery and William “Ed” Harmon Galleries
Now professor emeritus, Dr. Carl Gombert returns to Maryville College with a new September art gallery exhibit Aug. 26 – Sept. 26, 2025. Open weekdays 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m..
When beloved Maryville College Art Professor Dr. Carl Gombert announced his retirement in the spring of 2024, a collective wail of lamentation could be heard ringing out over College Hill.
As it turns out, Scots nation needn’t have fretted. Gombert, now sporting the title professor emeritus, taught a course per semester during the 2024-25 academic year, audited an additional course each semester, and turned up for numerous theatrical productions, athletic events and other activities that made it feel as if he hadn’t left at all.
I always had a lot of freedom at the College, so (retirement) doesn’t seem all that different,” Gombert said. “Maybe less hectic at times, but I am still looking forward to sitting in on classes and attending music, theater, and sporting events.”
Now, starting Aug. 29, he’s bringing a collection of works to the Blackberry Farm and William “Ed” Harmon galleries of the Clayton Center for the Arts as one of the inaugural exhibits of the 2025-26 academic year. He’s still the same resident “weird, old dude lurking about,” as he self-deprecatingly described himself in announcing his retirement — just not in a creepy way. And certainly not in a non-productive way.
“I also had the opportunity to teach a week-long residential class at Arrowmont (School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee), and I did a big mural for the Knoxville Museum of Art,” he said. “I also have done some traveling, and I am reading more than ever, including proofreading for friends with works in progress. I am playing in three different bands, painting a lot, writing a bit, and so on. I also do a lot of farting around.”
A native of Ohio, Gombert paid for art lessons as a child by delivering newspapers, eventually earning a bachelor’s in drawing from the University of Akron, a master’s in painting from Kent State University, and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary fine arts at Texas Tech University. He taught at Maryville College for 31 years before retirement, but like so many successful academics who are considered Scots even though they hold no degree from MC, his influence reached far beyond the classroom.
From sitting in with the Maryville College Pep Band to volunteering to help Biology Professor Dr. Drew Crain pick apples from the Maryville College orchards (which he did last week), Gombert was and remains an active member of the MC community. Returning to campus to show some off the works he’s created in retirement, along with a few older pieces, is a nice way of reconnecting with that community.
The exhibit opens Aug. 29, and normal gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, with extended hours during Clayton Center evening events. “Retro Spectacles” runs through Friday, Sept. 26, when a closing reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. The receptions, he added, are always a pleasant time to “meet some of the new students, see friends and colleagues, and eat Peanut M&Ms.”
“One new piece called ‘Farush Dreams of Freedom,’ is a return to the kinds of big hyper-realist heads I was doing years ago, and I have included it with a few others,” he said, adding that he’ll most likely title the exhibit “Retro Spectacles. “I also am doing a lot of drawing from life these days, so I am intending to show a variety of things done from direct observation of live models over the years. I am also thinking about juxtaposing a bunch of smaller quilt-like paintings into a large multi-piece installation on one of the gallery walls.”
“It’s good to get the work out of the studio and to see it in a gallery and to have a chance to see how people react, although this often becomes an opportunity to learn what isn’t good about the piece and what needs to be done to make the piece stronger,” he said.

Women's Golf
2025-09-07 - 2025-09-08
Maryville College Women’s Golf at Knights Invitational

Men's Soccer
2025-09-07 14:15 - 16:15
Maryville College Men’s Soccer at Centre

Alumni Day at the Knoxville Smokies
2025-09-07 14:00 - 17:00 | Covenant Health Park, 500 East Jackson Ave., Knoxville, 37915, United States
Join the Knox Scots alumni chapter and fellow Scots in the East Tennessee area at the new Covenant Health Park in downtown Knoxville as the Smokies take on the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
It’s the last home game of the season and we have discounted group tickets!
Purchase your group rate tickets in our section now for $20.50 each (including all fees). Kids 3 and under are free.

Women's Soccer
2025-09-06 15:30 - 17:30 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Women’s Soccer vs Rhodes
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508808

Football
2025-09-06 13:00 - 16:00
Maryville College Football at Hendrix

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-06 13:00 - 15:00
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Virginia Wesleyan

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-06 09:00 - 11:00
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Gordon State

Women's Soccer
2025-09-05 17:30 - 19:30 | MC Soccer Complex
Maryville College Women’s Soccer vs John Carroll
Streaming Video: https://team1sports.com/maryvillescots/?B=2508807

Men's Soccer
2025-09-05 17:30 - 19:30
Maryville College Men’s Soccer at Spalding

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-05 17:00 - 19:00
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball vs Averett

Women's Volleyball
2025-09-05 15:00 - 17:00
Maryville College Women’s Volleyball at Meredith

Travel Study Fair
2025-09-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Pearsons Lawn
Ready to turn your classroom into the world? Join us at the Travel Study Fair to explore upcoming Spring Break and May-term Travel Study programs!
📅 Date: Thursday, September 5
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Location: Pearson’s Quad
Stop by to:
* Meet program leaders and past participants
* Discover exciting destinations and courses
* Learn how to apply and fund your journey
* Get inspired to make study abroad part of your college experience!
Don’t miss this chance to take the first step toward your next adventure.

Free Food & Fellowship
2025-09-05 10:00 - 12:30 | Broadway United Methodist Church (309 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804, United States)
Salvation Army
Sign up BEFORE: https://volunteeretn.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=974643

Welcome Table
2025-09-04 16:30 - 18:30 | New Providence Presbyterian Church

Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship Info and Workshop
2025-09-04 16:00 - 18:00 | International House 301
This event will overview the details of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship and will open up into a workshop, allowing students to actively work on completing their Gilman application. Staff and fellow students will be on site to review application materials, provide feedback, and answer any questions. In the past two cycles, 100% of students who have received the Gilman Scholarship attended one or more on-campus workshops, info sessions, or advising sessions.
**Please RSVP for event reminders and estimated attendance.** https://maryvillecollege.via-trm.com/visitor/events/6216
