When Dr. Kevin Ford wanted to help a student release tension and improve her conducting skills, he turned to his wife, Allyson, a trained practitioner of the Feldenkrais method.
Student publishes first book in planned trilogy
When Hannah Rials was 12 years old, she woke up from a dream about a teenage vampire. Instead of rolling over and going back to bed, she got up and started writing. Eight years later, those late night writings are now a published novel called Ascension.
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.
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.
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.
UTC students build ropes course for Georgia elementary school
Students at Gilbert Elementary School in LaFayette, Ga., have a new way to have fun outside while building their problem-solving skills. This past spring, UTC students in the Outdoor Leadership Skills class, led by Dr. Drew Bailey, constructed a ropes course in a wooded area next to the school.
Summer orientation sessions begin June 1
Are you going to be new to UTC this fall? Learn more about campus, meet your fellow classmates and set yourself up for success by attending a summer orientation.
UTC School of Nursing celebrates 40 years
The UTC School of Nursing has come a long way since Mary B. Jackson founded the program in what she lovingly called “a broom closet in the second floor of Race Hall.”
Nursing School pays tribute to the past during National Nurses Week
A group of faculty members visited the Chattanooga National Cemetery Thursday morning to place roses at the grave of Mary B. Jackson, the founder of the UTC School of Nursing.
In memory of: Women’s Studies graduate turns tragedy into action
Like many students, Courtney Jackson had switched his major a few times during his first few years at UTC and was unsure about what he would do in his future career.
All that changed the morning he learned that his childhood best friend, Tasha, was murdered by her estranged husband in a parking lot outside of her workplace in September 2014. Tasha had recently filed for divorce and had a restraining order against her husband.