This past year, students here on our campus – the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – learned about what is known as “solutions journalism,” and they had the chance to put its tools into practice. The students were guided by Jim Tanner, a lecturer in the Department of Communication. This past semester, a few students…
Learning Through Storytelling At UTC’s Rising Rock Class
Rising Rock is a multimedia storytelling class here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. On Thursday, December 11th, we’ll share the latest showcase of stories by Rising Rock students from this past semester here on Scenic Roots. Billy Weeks teaches the class in UTC’s Communication Department. Check out the interviews with Weeks…
The SMILE Fund Podcast: Wacky Signs Of Economic Times
The SMILE Fund is an investment account managed by students here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Over the years, the Fund has grown from 250,000 dollars to three million dollars. Two UTC students now involved in steering the fund are Zane Warren and Justice Cardenas. This semester, they launched a SMILE…
Mythic Appalachian Gothic: “Medea” At UTC Theatre Co.
An ancient Greek tragedy is this season’s finale at UTC Theatre Co. “Medea” by Euripides – translated by Diane J. Rayor – is on stage Tuesday through Saturday in the Dorothy Ward Theatre in the Fine Arts Center here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Drew Davidson, the director, is assistant professor…
The Exchange: Economics And The Thanksgiving Story
In the Thanksgiving story, there’s an economics lesson just outside of the frame. Here on our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Dr. Claudia Kramer is the Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. She writes a monthly column for Business Trend, from the Chattanooga…