The organizers of the first TEDxUTChattanooga are proud to announce the slate of speakers for this year’s event. TEDxUTChattanooga will be held Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Earlier this year, TEDxUTChattanooga invited nominations for speakers to offer short talks by a select, diverse…
UTC Theatre Company presents Clybourne Park
UTC Theatre Company in conjunction with the First Tennessee Foundation presents Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park.
A Pulitzer and Tony Winner, this bitingly funny and provocative drama explores the history of the house bought by the Younger family of the American classic, A Raisin in the Sun.
UTC team to present research on big data analytics
A group of UTC students and faculty will attend the inaugural Teradata Conference & Expo in Nashville. The research they will present on cigarette usage was compiled from social media data. The theme of the conference is “Solving Business Issues with Big Data and Analytics.”
Computer Science and Engineering Department receives ABET-CAC accreditation
The Computer Science and Engineering Department has successfully achieved ABET-CAC accreditation.
“Every Engineering and Computer Science program in this country and far beyond aspires to be accredited by ABET,” said Dr. Joseph Kizza.
“Hollywood’s Great War”
Dr. Pearl James will present “Hollywood’s Great War” a lecture about American war film portrayals of World War I, as part of a series of UTC events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the war.
UTC students, faculty, staff can contribute to Sequoya Review
Is one of the items on your bucket list to become a published writer or artist?
UTC undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff have that opportunity—submit original creative work to the Sequoya Review Literary Arts Magazine through September 30.
Nobel Laureate Thomas J. Sargent to speak at UTC October 6
Nobel laureate Thomas J. Sargent will speak in the Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Monday, October 6, at noon in the UTC University Center Auditorium. Dr. Thomas J. Sargent will discuss “Lessons from the Fiscal History of the United States.” Sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise, this event is free…
The Washington Center and the New York Life Foundation Honor UTC with Prestigious Civic Engagement Award
Five colleges and universities were chosen this year from more than a hundred nominations to share in the 2014 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards presented by The Washington Center and the New York Life Foundation. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is among those honored.
New construction projects announced
The landscape continues to change at UTC as several campus buildings are renovated and plans for more changes are announced.
Ruth S. Holmberg Grant for Faculty Excellence awards announced
The newly established Ruth S. Holmberg Grant for Faculty Excellence awards funds to deserving faculty for professional development.
Of the 41 proposals received in summer 2014, seven faculty members earned awards—selected tenured or tenure track faculty who are promoting “innovative or creative research and engagement or advancement of an academic discipline.”