A new University of Tennessee at Chattanooga program, Off-Campus Student Services, will help students locate off-campus housing more efficiently and assist with other needs they may experience living off-campus—such as finding potential roommates and price and location comparisons.
Three’s company: Trio of unrelated UTC degree programs represented at NASA conference
Psychology, chemical engineering and dietetics wouldn’t seem to have much overlap. However, those areas of study came together when three individuals with ties to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga recently met at a national conference held by NASA.
Forging community through art
From University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: The perception of an art degree is changing. While other areas of academic study may struggle in the wake of the pandemic, recruitment numbers are up in the Department of Art at UTC. Department Head Angie To credits some of that change in perception to the state of affairs in the modern world.
Students to employees: Recent grads maintain ties to UTC as staff members
While commencement typically sees most graduates leave campus for the last time in a long time, others find paths to their future that take them back to where their college journey started. This was the reality for Mackenzie Clark, Jawaad Sheikh and Scarlett Elliott, all recent UTC graduates who are continuing their experience at UTC in a different capacity—as full-time employees.
UTC students experience culture and business in the Balkans
Eighteen UTC students from a variety of majors traveled to Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Albania with faculty members Dr. Beni Asllani and Dr. Katherine Karl as part of the Gary W. Rollins College of Business International Business Course, “Doing Business in the Balkans.”
Dr. Ahad Nasab named interim dean of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dr. Ahad Nasab has been appointed interim dean of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science. Nasab has been head of the Department of Engineering Management and Technology and Burkett Miller Chair of Excellence since coming to UTC in 2018.
Piggin’ out: Pork ribs help nursing students learn proper surgical procedures
From On Call, a publication of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing: “I went to Main Street Meats, and I’m talking to the guy behind the counter,” said Dr. Christi Denton, assistant professor in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing. “He said, ‘Are you looking for beef or pork ribs?’ and I said, ‘I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. What’s more like human?’”
UTC’s Chapel Cowden honored with national Librarian Recognition Award
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Health and Science Librarian and UC Foundation Associate Professor Chapel Cowden was selected by the Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) as the recipient of the 2023 LIRT Librarian Recognition Award.
Planting SEEDs of transformation
This summer, four high school students are spending eight weeks at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as part of the American Chemical Society Summer Experiences for the Economically Disadvantaged (SEED) project.
Chattanooga engineer finds calling, career advancement in UTC public administration program
With a passion for public service and a desire to make a positive impact on society, Rachel Gentry chose the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She wanted to capitalize on her strengths in coordination, collaboration and managing teams of people and projects.