Calling all the Mocsters: Photos from a Halloween-themed Homecoming Week

November 3, 2025Photo gallery by Angela Foster and Clara Paulson

Neel Patel, wearing sunglasses and a gold-trimmed crown, and Carolina Shank, wearing a jeweled tiara and holding a bouquet of yellow lilies and blue hydrangeas, stand together on the football field after being crowned 2025 Homecoming King and Queen at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Band members are visible in the background.

Neel Patel (left) and Carolina Shank were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at the 2025 Homecoming game. Photo by Angela Foster.

An array of photos of Homecoming Week 2025 activities captured through the lens of UTC photographer Angela Foster and student Clara Paulson.

Two students sit on the floor of Maclellan Gym painting a banner. One student in a pink shirt laughs while holding a paintbrush, and another lies on their stomach painting letters in black. Art supplies and cups of paint are scattered around them.

A group of students sit on the gym floor painting a large banner with white and red letters. One student in an orange shirt mixes paint while others focus on details. The atmosphere is collaborative and relaxed.

Dozens of students fill the gym floor, seated in small groups painting banners spread out on tarps. Each group works with brushes, paint cups, and palettes, contributing to colorful Homecoming decorations.

Two students kneel side by side painting a banner featuring Scrappy the Mockingbird. One wears overalls and an orange shirt, smiling as they fill in purple paint, while the other works on blue and yellow details.

Four students sit in a circle painting a banner featuring bright green and orange designs. The students concentrate on their work, surrounded by paint cups and brushes on the tarp-covered gym floor.

Two students paint side by side on a banner spread across the gym floor. One holds a cup of paint while smiling and adding yellow to large letters, and the other carefully outlines designs beside her.

A small group of students gather around a table, smiling as they pour paint into cups. Two students share a laugh while squeezing paint bottles together.

A student in a gray sweatshirt smiles at the camera while painting orange and black designs on a banner. Paintbrushes and supplies sit nearby on the gym floor.

Students fill the floor dancing and smiling during the UTC Homecoming kickoff inside a campus building.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

A group of five people, including Chancellor Bruce, pose together in a hallway. Students are wearing costumes including one in a large purple TV headpiece and another in a long red coat and hat.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Chancellor Lori Bruce smiles while speaking with a student dressed in a red coat, hat, and white gloves.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Chancellor Lori Bruce talks with two students wearing matching UTC Homecoming 2025 shirts in a room with large checkerboard tiles on the floor.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Two students smile and hold up plates of food toward the camera during a campus event.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Two people in UTC Homecoming 2025 shirts speak on stage with microphones, standing in front of a yellow, blue and white backdrop.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Chancellor Bruce speaks from a podium with large illuminated “UTC” letters in front of her and a blue, yellow and white backdrop behind.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Members of the UTC Homecoming Court, wearing blue sashes, laugh and shake hands in front of the event stage.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

hree UTC students wearing Homecoming Court sashes smile on stage in front of a blue, white, and gold backdrop.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Chancellor Bruce greets a Homecoming Court member with a hug and a smile during the kickoff event.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Chancellor Bruce greets a Homecoming Court member with a hug and a smile during the kickoff event.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Students dance together in a brightly lit space

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Two students play cornhole indoors, one tossing a bean bag while the other watches near a wooden board.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Students dance together in a large, brightly lit space, raising their hands and smiling during the Homecoming kickoff.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

A group of students laugh and dance in sync during a line dance at the Homecoming event.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Three people wearing Homecoming 2025 shirts sit behind a table, smiling as they help at the event check-in.

Homecoming kickoff, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Lupton Hall.

Person in a bright red wide-brimmed hat, matching coat, and sunglasses smiles while wearing a drink pouch filled with red liquid around their neck at the UTC Library Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

Three attendees in colorful costumes smile together at the UTC Library Halloween party—one in a green and black robe, one in a blue and purple outfit, and one in a yellow jacket with purple hair.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

Two people in costume, one wearing a fake mustache and apron and the other with red glasses, review a game sheet together during the UTC Library Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

Three people pose together at the UTC Library Halloween party—one in a pink shirt, one in a black outfit with a wide-brimmed hat, and one in a black suit and hat.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

A person in a Spider-Man costume points while playfully interacting with someone dressed in a green and black robe during the UTC Library Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

A person dressed in a yellow and black animatronic costume resembling a bear poses inside the UTC Library during the Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

A person dressed as a character from The Flintstones poses in front of a spooky forest and moon backdrop at the UTC Library Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

Three attendees in costume take a selfie together at the UTC Library Halloween party—one with curly hair, one in a yellow character headpiece, and one wearing a monster mask with sharp teeth.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

A person dressed as Wednesday Addams with braided hair and a prop hand on their shoulder poses inside the UTC Library during the Halloween party.

Halloween Party, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 in the library.

Scrappy the mascot dances in front of cheering students wearing matching “Chattanooga Mocs” shirts during the Homecoming Lip Sync competition at McKenzie Arena.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

A large crowd of students in coordinated shirts wave glow sticks and cheer from the stands during the Lip Sync competition.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

Students dressed in red and white Chi Omega gear cheer and hold a handmade sign that reads “Let’s go Chi O! I love you Emily!” during the Lip Sync event.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

Members of a sorority section, many in blue and white outfits, cheer and wave their arms under colorful stage lighting during the Lip Sync competition.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

Two students dressed in themed makeup and costumes smile and dance together under blue lighting at the UTC Lip Sync event.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

A student dressed in a plaid shirt looks to the side and smiles while surrounded by others in creative costumes, including performers in clown makeup.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

Three performers on stage dance energetically under spotlights—one with bright pink hair and another wearing a gold and blue costume.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

A group of students in colorful costumes pose mid-dance on stage, some with green and blue body paint, during the UTC Lip Sync competition.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

A team dressed in UTC-themed outfits and face paint performs a choreographed dance wearing blue and gold colors on stage.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.

A performer dressed as the Joker strikes a high-kick pose in front of teammates crouched in matching black and white pinstripe costumes on stage.

Lip Sync, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025 in McKenzie Arena.