October 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of one of Saxon City’s main churches. Join this round table discussion with UTC professors and local church leaders in observance of the historic event.
UTC Civil War Symposium celebrates 25th meeting
Each year, UTC invites scholars to Chattanooga to share current research and develop a series of monographs on the 19th century press, the Civil War and 19th century concepts of free expression.
Take Back the Night Chattanooga returns Oct. 25
Take Back the Night Chattanooga is an internationally recognized event that is a visible stand against sexual violence, specifically violence against women.
Kathi Weeks presents ‘Down with Love: Feminist Critique and the New Ideologies of Work’ on Oct. 26
Kathi Weeks, professor of gender, sexuality and feminist studies at Duke University draws from 1970’s critiques of the ideologies of love and romance to develop a critique of the popular literature advice that directs employees to find love and happiness at work.
Department of Mathematics Colloquium Series hosts Lakmali Weerasena, Oct. 20
Lakmali Weerasena presents: A Local-search Algorithm and a Tolerance Function for Multi-objective Combinatorial Optimization Problems.
Flora, Fauna, and Flute: nature inspired concert features flute and narrator, Oct. 22
This concert for flute and narrator follows a theme of nature with musical selections and narrations based on birds, flowers, trees and animals.
MOCForward: Topics, including touchy ones, discussed at Diversity & Inclusion conference
Multiple aspects of diversity and inclusion—some on touchy topics—were presented at the inaugural Moving Our Campus (MOC) Forward: An Inclusive Excellence Conference
State legislature memorializes Wolford with proclamation
James “Bucky” Wolford ’69, UTC Distinguished Alumnus Award winner and former chair of the University of Chattanooga Foundation, was remembered with a proclamation by the Tennessee General Assembly.
Lecture considers the ‘lost virtue’ of moderation and its relationship with politics on Oct. 19
In his lecture, “In Praise of a Forgotten Virtue: Moderation in the Twenty-First Century,” Aurelian Craiutu explores questions surrounding the forgotten virtue and the relationship moderation has—or should have—with politics.
UTC Department of Performing Arts presents REEDS, STRINGS, and HAMMERS: Music for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano
With performers Wendy Case, Tim Hinck, and Nikolasa Tejero, this dynamic and diverse program features composers who blurred the stylistic line between concert and popular music idioms.