If You Go What: —“Black Heroines for Justice: 1980s Terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga and the Women Who Stood Against Them” When: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 Where: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Admission: Free Information: Tiffany Herron at yxm968@mocs.utc.du The history Viola Ellison, Lela Evans, Opal…
Year of the Metal Rat: Student art exhibit takes advantage of temporary space
The juried student show features pieces selected by Jiha Moon, visiting juror and artist from Georgia State University. Year of the Metal Rat is on display at the Contemporary Cress, 123 E. 7th Street in Chattanooga until Feb. 21.
Social work students help the Fire Department help others
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
New UTC students join citywide diversity study
Three students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have been chosen to take part in the Spring 2020 semester of the Styles L. Hutchins Fellowship, a citywide program to give black college graduates more reasons to stay in Chattanooga. Senior Eric Barton and juniors Tyrese Hobbs and Ervin Fisher IV will help analyze current…
UTC graduate inducted into Alumni Association Presidents council
1993 graduate John Staley chosen for Alumni Association’s Past President’s Council.
Interim vice chancellor position is a good fit, says Lofton Stuart
Stuart came out of retirement to lead development and alumni affairs.
A list of events for Black History Month
UTC Night at Hamilton Skate Place When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 Where: Hamilton Skate Place, 7414 Goodwin Road. What: Enjoy a night of skating, music, and games with fellow UTC students. Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels When: 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 Where: UC Chattanooga Rooms A, B, & C, University Center What: Traveling museum showcases a collection…
For Anderson, stuttering is a way of life, not a barrier
Mallory Anderson essay: https://bit.ly/37TEMM1 National Stuttering Association: https://westutter.org/ Mallory Anderson was standing in line at a coffee shop, placing her order. Or trying to. Public tasks like ordering food make her nervous, causing her stutter to kick in more often. It did so at the coffee shop. As she struggled to get the words out, a guy…
Master’s of Nursing ranked in nation’s Top 25
A national education website ranks the UTC Master’s of Science in Nursing as one of the best.
Alumna named Hamilton County Teacher of the Year
Michelle Bailey teaches kindergarten and first-grade students in a multi-age classroom at Thrasher Elementary and was named a 2020 Teacher of the Year for Hamilton County Schools.