Brock scholar Tim Haley’s summer internship gave him valuable experience as both a science researcher and a full-time employee. Haley, a sophomore physics major from Springfield, Tennessee, was selected to participate in a prestigious summer research program with Tennessee Solar Conversion using Outreach, Research, and Education (TN-SCORE) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Environmental journalists to convene in Chattanooga
Hundreds of journalists, government officials, environmental leaders, exhibitors and others from around the globe will be in Chattanooga October 2 – 6, 2013, to attend the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society of Environmental Journalists. This will be the second Chattanooga visit for SEJ, hosted by The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga…
ABET-ETAC accreditation awarded to the undergrad technology program
It’s official—when the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET-ETAC) accredited the BS Engineering Technology Management (ETM) program earlier this month, this achievement was especially good news—now all the undergraduate programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science are accredited by ABET-ETAC.
Blue + Gold= Green at UTC football games
In coordination with Waste Connections of Tennessee, Inc., UTC has implemented a recycling program to be featured at all Mocs Football home games throughout the 2013 season.
University club sports on the rise
With more than 20 active teams and 450 members, the club sports programs on campus have been able to provide a great athletic and social outlet over the years for a large portion of the student body.
Sequoya Review highlights creative achievement
UTC students, faculty, and staff who have a yearning to become published writers or artists have a chance to make that dream come true by submitting original creative work to the Sequoya Review Literary Arts Magazine. Deadline for submissions for this year’s edition is September 30, 2013.
“Like” this: UTC engages campus and community through social media
With over half of America on Facebook and 10% on Twitter, likely most students at UTC are involved in social media. As engagement increases, demand for social media content and connectivity grows. University administration and faculty keep pace via heightened online presence.
2013 Behavioral Finance Symposium: October 10 in Chattanooga, TN
Risk taking transforms our body chemistry—it drives us to extremes of euphoria and unusual behavior or it can cause stress and depression. Imagine how it affects investors.
Nobel Laureate Robert E. Lucas, Jr. speaks October 7
Nobel laureate Dr. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. will discuss “The Logic of Entitlement Reform” in the Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday, October 7, at noon in the UTC University Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; however, seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Bob Swansbrough
The new head of the UTC Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Nonprofit Management never had the opportunity to meet the late Dr. Bob Swansbrough, but she perfectly described the longtime UTC professor of political science and administrator at a recent gathering of friends and colleagues.