University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will hold its Fall 2025 commencement on December 12–13, 2025, honoring around 670 undergraduates and 160 graduates — including many who finished in August. Ceremonies take place at McKenzie Arena. The Graduate School event begins at 2:30 p.m. on December 12, with address by Elaine Swafford. The Pulse Undergraduate commencement…
Lookout Wild Film Festival Releases 2026 Trailer, Opens Public Ticket Sales
The 14th annual Lookout Wild Film Festival will take place Jan. 15-18, 2026 at Roland W. Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine Arts Center in downtown Chattanooga. Over four days and seven film sessions, LWFF will showcase a curated lineup of 100 adventure, environmental and outdoors-focused films from around the world, along with stories…
Join Us For Real Smoke: A Brief History Of Barbecue
Food historian and UTC professor Dr. Mark Johnson will host an event titled Real Smoke: A Brief History of Barbecue alongside chef Erik Niel, offering Chattanooga attendees a rich dive into BBQ’s cultural and culinary heritage. As a history professor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and author of a book on the history of Alabama…
News briefs: February Forbes lecture set as part of UTC series
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will headline the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s 2026 Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Thursday, Feb. 26. His talk, “How Free Enterprise, Not Government, Made America Great,” will take place 5-6 p.m. in the Hayes Concert Hall at the UTC Fine Arts Center. The event is free…
UTC Marks New Chapter As Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce Is Formally Invested
On November 21, 2025, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga formally invested Lori Mann Bruce as its 19th chancellor and first woman to hold the role, in a ceremony at McKenzie Arena that brought together students, faculty, staff, alumni and community leaders. Chancellor Bruce acknowledged the University’s rich 139-year history and outlined her vision centered…