Dr. Pamela Ashmore is the new head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. She joins us from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Languages.
Challenger Center bestows awards
Just before she handed the George H.W. Bush Award to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers told the crowd gathered for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) conference at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, “This is an eagle and we are the wind beneath her wings.”
Student-athlete named Soccer Preseason All-Conference
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Becca Smith was named to the Southern Conference Coaches’ Women’s Soccer Preseason Team the league office announced today. Read more here.
Bachelor of Integrated Studies information workshops offered
Are you having trouble choosing between two or three majors? Would a mixture of majors better fit your career aspirations? Maybe the Bachelor of Integrated Studies (BIS) degree is for you.
Three Shades of Green
It’s “Three Shades of Green” and eighteen feet high, a new and colorful beacon floating above waves of campus construction. Jim Collins, former art professor at UTC, has created a sculpture fashioned with three powder-coated aluminum figures sitting 15 feet high, perched atop recycled fiberglass turbine blades.
Dr. Jeffery Elwell named Dean of College of Arts and Sciences
A former journalist turned playwright turned professor is now the Dean of the UTC College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Jeffery Elwell joins the College from Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) where he served as Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives.
2012-13 George T. Hunter Lecture Series announced
The 2012-13 George T. Hunter Lecture Series begins its fifth year with a presentation by Diane Ravitch, Education historian and Former Assistant Secretary of Education, on Tuesday, September 18, 7 p.m. Ravitch will speak in the UTC Fine Arts Center, Roland Hayes Concert Hall.
Schedule for Welcome Week 2012
Schedule for this year’s Welcome Week activities. For more information or if you have questions about the events listed, contact Student Development at (423)425-4534.
Welcome back to campus!
Welcome back to campus! Check out information on housing, classes, and more.
Chancellor’s search committee named
A committee has been named to conduct the search for the next chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, UT System President Joe DiPietro announced.