Shirl Gholston, a staff member for more than 25 years, received two honors at the 2019 Southern Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, INC (SAEOPP) conference in New Orleans, Louisiana—the Service Award for her unwavering dedication to advancing equal education opportunity and the Unsung Support Award for increasing the college success rates of underrepresented students…
UTC’s First Winter Welcome Week
Welcome Week isn’t just for fall anymore. The Office of the Dean of Students organized a new series of events to kick off spring 2019. Called Winter Welcome, seven fun and engaging events took place on January 7 – 11, 2019. Events included an on-campus spa with the Center for Student Wellbeing, a pool party…
Student Health Services Provides Free STI Testing and Hepatitis A Vaccines
Due to a new relationship with Cempa Community Care, free sexually transmitted infection testing and free Hepatitis A vaccines are offered to faculty, staff and students. The number of patient visits more than doubled in March from the pilot month. The last session of the semester will be April 24 from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.…
New Sports Complex Off to a Strong Start
The UTC Sports Complex, managed by Campus Recreation, is going on six months of operating and serving the student body as an outlet for outdoor recreation. The facility has seen more than 800 students participate in free play, club sports and intramural sports. UTC Women’s Soccer has made the complex their home and recently hosted…
More Student Organizations Added
The registered student organization community has grown by more than 30 organizations to reach a total of over 180 clubs in the last academic year. With the addition of clubs like the African Student Association, MocSec Cyber Defense and Art Club, students have the opportunity to engage in many diverse experiences on campus.