UTC students this fall will see the lowest tuition increase in more than 30 years.
On the Job: Business internships become careers through Decosimo Success Center
Ryan Ward got back from California a couple of weeks ago. It wasn’t a pleasure trip to Disneyland or Hollywood. He was crunching numbers, digging through spreadsheets, consulting financial records. His trip to the West Coast came as a result of an internship Ward landed through the Joseph F. Decosimo Success Center in the UTC College of Business.
New director appointed to UTC SimCenter
Dr. Tony Skjellum has been appointed as director of UTC’s SimCenter.
Making music with light: Chemistry student spends summer researching the photoacoustic effect
Rachel Peters is making music with a laser. As a chemistry major entering her senior year, Peters and Dr. Han Park, assistant professor of chemistry, are researching what is called the photoacoustic effect.
What is: I made it! UTC grad a contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’
It had been 18 months since Justin Braddock went to the audition in Atlanta and, since no one had called, he figured, “Oh well, I didn’t make the cut.” Then the phone rang last January and the caller asked if he could be in Los Angeles in February.
Student reaches new heights with internship at SpaceX
When Matt Joplin dreamed of his future career, he let his mind wander to the highest of places: outer space. He took one giant step closer to his dream by recently completing an eight-month internship at SpaceX, a California-based aerospace manufacturing and space exploration technologies company founded by Elon Musk.
Music teachers fine-tune their skills at Kodaly Institute
Nineteen music teachers are fine-tuning their skills during Kodaly Institute at UTC
Mocs Athletics earns two awards in national collegiate marketing
The UTC Athletics Marketing Department took home two honors at the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators convention.
Abused to Homeless to College Graduate: Melinda Harbin thrives at UTC
Melinda Harbin was 14-years-old when she first visited the UTC campus and told herself she was going to be a college graduate one day. Nearly 30 years later, her dream came true. Before achieving a degree in psychology, she endured a harrowing journey.
Moc Up: Nothing but the truth for incoming freshmen
UTC’s new freshmen transition program, Moc Up, kicked off with cookouts, scavenger hunts and living in the dorms for about 140 incoming freshmen. Success at UTC was the ultimate goal of the program as students learned about managing their finances, locating campus resources and creating good study habits.