The annual MOC Forward conference took place on Tuesday, Oct. 15, with a theme of “Intersections on the Path to Inclusion.” The event had 14 breakout sessions, and the keynote presentation was “The Defamation Experience,” a live courtroom drama in which the audience is the jury. The featured speaker is 2019 Miss Tennessee Brianna Mason,…
Tennessee Education Commissioner speaks at UTC on Saturday
Tennessee Commissioner of Education speaks to high school students, their parents and high school educators and guidance counselors.
Might as well Jump! UTC leaders take a leap of faith
Staff members from UTC take a skydive.
‘We had a lot of bad, bad days’: Dane Snowden recalls life in war zone
Dane Snowden, an electrician in UTC’s Facilities Planning and Management Department, encountered his share of mortar and rocket attacks, IED explosions and gunfire during his four tours of duty in the Middle East with the Army National Guard.
Economic inequality is the topic in Carrithers Lecture Series
Carrithers Lecture Series welcomes Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School.
UTC newcomer receives first Retirees Association scholarship
If You Go What: UTC Retirees Association Banquet with Guest Speaker Jim Fry When: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 Where: University Center Tennessee Room Information: https://bit.ly/35lgZ6H Appearances can be deceiving. People often see silver-haired Jim Fry on the UTC campus and mistake him as a faculty member. It makes him smile, but then he explains…
Student Profile: Kishan Patel
Kishan Patel is a 20-year-old computer science sophomore from Ahmedabad, India, with a strong business sense and corporate ambitions.
Wheelchair-friendly salons hard to find; UTC employee wants to fix that
UTC employee trying to bring wheelchair-friendly salons across the city.
Jessica Miller’s first novel getting positive national attention
To write her debut novel, Jessica Miller tapped into her inner—or perhaps not so inner—geek. “I’m a huge geek,” says Miller, who teaches English composition at UTC. “I love fantasy; I love historical drama; I love fairy tales, folklore; I play a lot of video games. So I’ve always been into that kind of stuff.”…
Brock Scholar says scholarships changed her life
A scholarship became life-changing for Emily Wilson. Wilson, a UTC junior marketing major with a minor in communications, was one of the featured speakers during this September’s fourth annual Scholarship Luncheon at McKenzie Arena. The event brought donors, faculty, staff and more than 100 students together to honor the generosity of donors and celebrate students’…