Caroline Colvin, a senior majoring in Communication and Spanish, recently placed 7th in the 2023-2024 Hearst Journalism Awards for Feature Writing. Her story, “The Road to the Medal” was among 152 stories submitted by students from 82 journalism schools and programs nationwide. Learn more about Caroline Colvin and the award by checking out UTC’s blog…
Chris Dortch Inducted into USBWA Hall of Fame
COMM adjunct professor Chris Dortch was recently selected for induction into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) Hall of Fame. Learn more about Dortch’s career as a sports writer in UTC’s blog post, “Communication professor sharing ‘Hall’ of a story with his students.”
Exploring the Music Scene: a New COMM Special Topics Course
In Spring 2024, Dr. Chandler Harriss is offering a new special topics class exploring the music scene in Chattanooga. This class expands beyond the confines of the classroom, with students conducting research at concerts and partnering with the Chattanooga Tourism Company to promote events. The Spring 2024 class is an expansion of a course Dr.…
Rising Rock Featured on WUTC
Students involved in Rising Rock, the COMM department’s multimedia storytelling class, recently spoke to WUTC’s Scenic Roots about their stories. Check out the WUTC interview: https://www.wutc.org/2023-11-28/at-utc-here-come-the-student-storytellers-of-rising-rock Check out the student’s work: RisingRock.net
A Creative Experience in Barcelona
Glimpses of student activities, including the cooking class, printing workshop, and street art tour. In Summer 2023, Dr. Tony Cepak took 10 UTC students to Barcelona for a study abroad experience. Students enrolled in Dr. Cepak’s “The Creative Process in a Global Context” course spent three weeks in Spain learning about the creative process. Upon…