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…
Jermaine Freeman Named To New UTC Post Of Executive Director Of Economic And Workforce Development
Jermaine Freeman has been appointed University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s first Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development. A longtime Chattanooga city official with nearly a decade of senior-level experience, Freeman will now lead UTC’s efforts to sync academic programs with the region’s job needs. He’ll coordinate with employers, workforce agencies, and development partners, and…
Jermaine Freeman, former city official, named to new role at UTC
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) announced that Jermaine Freeman — a Chattanooga native who previously served nine years in senior city-government roles including chief of staff and economic-development director — has been named UTC’s first Executive Director of Economic and Workforce Development. In this new role, Freeman will lead UTC’s efforts to align academic…
If These Walls Could Talk: Inside Fort Wood’s Iconic Patten House At UTC
The historic Patten House — part of the Fort Wood Historic District that overlaps with campus — became part of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1948, when it was bequeathed by Z. C. Patten. Originally completed in 1893 as an Italianate mansion, it featured architectural flourishes like an arcaded porch and central tower. After…
4 Multi-Faith Writers Take On The Holidays At Dalton Creative Arts Guild
Sarah Einstein — a creative writing instructor at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) — is one of four multi-faith writers invited to discuss how the Christmas story resonates across spiritual perspectives. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Sun, Ninth Letter, PANK and other journals. Her work has been reprinted in Best…