The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s new Rural Assessment Intervention Library (RAIL) System is already making an impact by providing free access to educational assessment tools for rural school districts, serving 19 districts and offering 186 resources in its first 3½ months. Participating schools saved more than $22,000 in costs, helping educators better evaluate and…
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…