Lucy White is back at the UTC with a new role and the same goal of helping students take care of themselves. White, the new director of the Center for Wellbeing, previously worked at UTC in 2022 as assistant director for education and suicide prevention. After the grant-funded position ended, she spent three and a half years at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center counseling medical students and residents.
UTC environmental engineering program prepares students to address water, waste and infrastructure challenges
Standing along the Tennessee River, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students in Introduction to Environmental Engineering recently collected water samples with an overarching question in mind: What is happening upstream, downstream and in the places where people live, work and build? The field exercise was part of a larger lesson. Students sampled near Chickamauga Reservoir, Coolidge Park and points in between, learning how to select locations, collect data and examine conditions in a waterway central to the Chattanooga region.
UTC students design tartan inspired by University, Chattanooga history
Four UTC students have designed a new piece of University history. Kaila Bui, Sierra Brown, Ryleigh Simmons and Emma Tuttle won the Chancellor’s Tartan Challenge, an interdisciplinary competition that asked students to create a tartan inspired by UTC’s history and future.
UTC sets 2,500-donor goal for Mocs Give Day on Oct. 6
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is calling on alumni, faculty, staff, students, families and friends to come together Tuesday, Oct. 6, for Mocs Give Day, UTC’s annual day of giving. This year, UTC has set a goal of 2,500 donors in one day, with gifts supporting scholarships, academic programs, colleges, Athletics and other areas across the University.
1886 Challenge: One quarter down, thousands of hours of impact
When the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga launched the 1886 Challenge in celebration of the University’s 140th anniversary, the idea was simple: honor UTC’s founding year by challenging the campus community to contribute 18,860 hours of volunteer service during the year. One quarter into the Challenge, the Mocs are making those hours count.
UTC highlights workforce, research partnerships at Tennessee Governor’s Conference
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Governor’s Conference brought together employers, local and state officials and key stakeholders. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Lori Bruce welcomed economic and workforce developers, community leaders and industry partners to Chattanooga and thanked elected officials for their leadership at the Commissioner’s Luncheon.
Research on the road: A conversation with REU student Chloe Mondido
UTC junior Chloe Mondido is majoring in mechatronics and is a Brock Scholar in the UTC Honors College. The Flintstone, Georgia, native spent 10 weeks this summer participating in an REU program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she worked on developing flexible temperature sensors.
UTC students help Chattanooga nonprofits make sense of their data
Through the Driving Action Through Analytics and Analysis (DATAA) internship program, students are working with Chattanooga organizations to organize and manage data to “strengthen programs, measure impact, evaluate outcomes and improve quality of life across the Chattanooga region.”
Open Source Camp Chattanooga returns Nov. 13-14 at UTC
Open Source Camp Chattanooga will bring beginners and experienced technology professionals together Nov. 13-14 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for two days of hands-on learning, practical sessions and community connection.
UTC names Caitlan Hendrickson as University ombudsperson
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has selected Caitlan Hendrickson, an experienced organizational ombuds and conflict resolution professional with more than 20 years of experience, to serve as the University’s new ombudsperson.