Dr. Valerie C. Rutledge has been named Dean in the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. Rutledge currently serves as Director of the School of Education at UTC and has led the School of Education since August 2003. According to Interim Provost Dr. Mary Tanner, Rutledge was chosen after a national search assisted by Parker Executive Search. A campus-based committee was led by Dr. Jerald Ainsworth, Dean of… Read more →
Armadillos, anteaters, sloths—these are the unusual animals that Dr. Timothy Gaudin studies. “I like odd creatures with odd lifestyles. It’s fun to look at them. Not much is known about them,” said Gaudin, Professor and Associate Department Head of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Gaudin has contributed his own research about these animals and conducted much more in collaboration with a national team of 20 scientists from… Read more →
Veterans interested in taking a business concept from idea to reality are the targeted recruits for the 2013 Veterans Entrepreneurship Program at UTC. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business will once again host this model program, free to disabled and service-distinguished veterans who qualify. The program is focused on the basics of starting or growing your own business. The Veterans Entrepreneurship Program (VEP) at UTC is… Read more →
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. Of the 5,000 public and private schools in the United States, only 100 were selected for this designation, the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement. “UTC has a long history of service-learning—it’s the Chattanooga way and part of… Read more →
