Dr. Richard Brown has always enjoyed volunteering with the United Way of Greater Chattanooga. For the last 25 years, he has worked with United Way agencies, served on the allocations committee, chaired the education campaign for K-12 and higher education, and held a cabinet position for several campaigns. For the last eight years, he has…
Honors College hosts Homecoming Gala
The new Honors College hosted a Homecoming Gala on October 3 in celebration of 37 years of honors education at UTC, bringing together alumni of the Brock Scholars Program, the University Honors Program and University and community leaders for the unveiling of the Honors College itself. Nearly 100 alumni, faculty, staff and guests enjoyed the…
UTC Department of Music offers a variety of performances
UTC Department of Music offers a variety of performances in the coming weeks, including jazz, chorale, opera and percussion.
“A Discussion of Health Justice in the Black Community” set for October 28
Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over the police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown prompted a discussion among several student leaders at UTC, who exchanged their thoughts about what racism looks like in the 21st century. Those discussions motivated the students to take action. The Black Issues Steering Committee began a speaker series this semester,…
Computer science and electrical engineering students participate in Maker Faire
Dr. Craig Tanis and students took the blue and gold to “the Greatest Show (and Tell) on earth.”
Fall Career Day features 88 exhibitors
88 different exhibitors met with students and alumni about full time and part time positions, internships, and graduate school.
Student design wins ‘Moc My Ride’ contest
Be on the lookout for bikes wrapped in UTC student Mikey Clavin’s design.
Provost Jerald Ainsworth conquers Ironman Chattanooga
Provost Jerald Ainsworth swam 2.4 miles in the Tennessee River, rode his bike 116 miles, and ran 26.2 miles in thirteen hours and four minutes in Ironman Chattanooga because he wanted to challenge himself and cross an item off his bucket list. “I’ve been involved in triathlons for over 25 years. I’ve done a lot…
Homecoming 2014 ends with a big football win
This year’s Homecoming was a ‘Mocbuster’ with a lot of fun events and a big football win. The Mocs beat the Virginia Military Institute Keydets 55-7. The Mocs had a season-high 555 yards of total offense while scoring the program’s most points since the 59-56 win over Appalachian State on October 30, 2004. To read a…
Nobel Laureate Thomas J. Sargent addresses UTC crowd
Dr. Thomas J. Sargent is quite sure that President Obama knows two countries that use U.S. currency, but he doubts he could name the third country. Sargent, the William R. Berkeley Professor of Economics and Business at New York University who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of…