The Benwood Foundation, in partnership with The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies, and CreateHere continues the 2009 George T. Hunter Lecture Series with a presentation by David Brooks, The New York Times columnist and author on Tuesday, November 17, 7 p.m., in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall located inside the UTC Fine Arts Center. This lecture is free and open to the public.

Brooks is a keen observer of the American way of life and a savvy analyst of present-day politics and foreign affairs. He holds several prestigious positions as a commentator: bi-weekly Op- Ed columnist for the New York Times, regular analyst on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” He is the author of two books of what he calls “comic sociology” – Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive.

Brooks has worked at The Weekly Standard, joining the magazine at its inception and serving as senior editor. He has been a contributing editor at Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly. He worked at The Wall Street Journal for nine years in a range of positions, including op-ed editor. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post and many other periodicals.

The Department of Theatre and Speech continues the 2009-10 season with Anon(ymous) by Naomi Iizuka on November 13, 14,18, 19, 20, 21. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held in the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre, UTC Fine Arts Center, corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. Read the rest of this entry »

The UTC athletics department and RiverCity Company recently teamed up to animate storefronts in downtown Chattanooga with UTC decorations. Over 40 downtown retailers, restaurants and businesses signed up and displayed their support for the Mocs during Blue and Gold Week. Read the rest of this entry »

When U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, was honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its SmartWaySM Transport Partnership with a SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award, U.S. Xpress Co-Chairman Max Fuller acknowledged the assistance the company received from the UTC National Center for Computational Engineering. The award recognized the leadership displayed by U.S. Xpress in conserving energy, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the company’s overall carbon footprint through a variety of progressive approaches. Read the rest of this entry »

Under the direction of Assistant Professor Ronald Ulen, Slow Dusk, A Hand of Bridge, A Game of Chance, three American operas will be presented in one show by UTC Opera on Friday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 8, 3 p.m. Both performances will be held in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. Read the rest of this entry »

The UTC Women’s Studies Colloquium: Explore, Connect, and Empower Lecture Series will continue on Monday, November 2, 5:30 p.m. in the University Center-Chattanooga Room for the second lecture in the Women’s Studies Colloquium. Mike Jaynes, lecturer in English and Women’s Studies at UTC, will present: “Corporate Pornography: Screwing the World.” Read the rest of this entry »

The Undergraduate Admissions Office welcomes parents and prospective students to the Freshman Friday recruitment event on Friday, October 30. Check-in for the program begins at 8 a.m. outside of the Lookout Mountain Room, located in the UTC University Center. Read the rest of this entry »

Students from UTC who are interested in the political process apply annually to become interns with the Tennessee State Legislature. While this year’s application process recently closed and students who applied anxiously await the selection announcement, one former intern, Matthew Kimsey of Martin, Tennessee, has benefited from his positive experience as an intern in spring 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Music Department presents the piano students of Dr. Sin-Hsing Tsai in recital on Friday, October 30, 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in UTC Fine Arts Center. Read the rest of this entry »

UTC is serving as a job application service site for the new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. All potential job applicants who are visiting campus are welcomed to the Lupton Library. This application process at UTC is offered online to anyone seeking a VW production team member job who does not have access to a computer or who may need help filling out the application. Read the rest of this entry »