VOTE TODAY at www.150daysofgiving.com to help the Tennessee World Affairs Council win a grant from First Tennessee to support its important global awareness programs. Thanks!Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council recently received a donation from the Cookeville Breakfast Rotary club to support the Academic WorldQuest program, which encourages high school students to learn more about the world through competition.Read More
Tennessee World Affairs Council President Patrick Ryan was recently invited to the "Cumberland Viewpoint" radio show in Cookeville to talk about the US foreign policy crisis concerning Syria and reaction to the reported use of chemical weapons against civilians.Read More
The April 2013 newsletter from the National Office of the World Affairs Councils of America. The Tennessee WAC is a member of this 100-strong network of councils that all share the common goals of bringing global awareness programs and resources to our communities.Read More
There's still time to register for Academic Worldquest. The deadline for teams to signup is February 15th. For the teams already registered and preparing themselves for the competition on March 10, 2013 make sure you are reviewing the Study Guide (available here). Take note that the Tennessee Championship match will use the categories and study...Read More
The Tennessee World Affairs Council will host the 2013 State Championship Match for Academic WorldQuest for high school students on February 23, 2013 at Belmont University. Today TN WAC is pleased to announce that through the generosity of an anonymous donor we are able to add a special prize at the competition for the 2nd...Read More
Did you know that the Tennessee World Affairs Council web site is in the Amazon affiliate network? What does that mean? If you are going to shop on Amazon.com -- where you can find just about anything -- and link to the Amazon.com web site from the TNWAC web site, by clicking on one of...Read More
This year marks the 3rd Tennessee Academic WorldQuest competition and the 11th Annual competition among the network of World Affairs Councils of America. The Tennessee State Championship match is set for February 23, 2013 at Belmont University in Nashville. The winning team from Tennessee will travel to Washington for the National Championship match at Georgetown...Read More
Sporting events in Nashville haven't exactly been the focus of the Tennessee World Affairs Council and hockey in Nashville hasn't exactly been a regular Saturday night event given the Predators/NHL labor action. But this offer will change both of those conditions. The Council has been registered in the past with the Predators Foundation -- which...Read More
Congratulations to the Montgomery Bell Academy Academic WorldQuest team on their victory in the 2012 Tennessee State Championship match today. Team members Jake Simons, John Mellow, McKay Proctor and Will Stewart, and coach Annie Williams will represent Tennessee at the World Affairs Councils of America national competition for WorldQuest at Georgetown University in Washington, DC...Read More
