Students aren’t the only ones at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga learning how to use computers and software before the switch to all-online courses on Monday. Faculty are in the same boat. Between March 12 and March 19, 630 faculty members have taken training sessions from the Grayson H. Walker Center for Teaching and…
Changes taking place across the entire UTC campus
Not a class has met, but a whole lot of learning has been happening this week at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. And it’s not just students.
UTC students land 9 finalists in AP College Media awards
2019 Tennessee Associated Press Broadcasters and Media Editors College Division contest is impressed with UTC students’ work
Speaking a foreign language is more valuable than ever
Being Bilingual Bilingual students earn 5 to 20 percent more in base pay which, depending on the language, can mean as much $128,000 over a lifetime. (MIT economist Albert Saiz) Between 2010 and 2015, the number of jobs needing bilingual applicants rose from about 240,000 to about 630,000. (New American Economy) The onset of…
UTC Advisory Board called meeting set for Friday
The Advisory Board for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga meets on Friday.
Ashwyn Sam: Full-ride Knight-Hennessy scholarship pays for three years at Stanford
Ashwyn Sam admits it: He’s kind of a procrastinator. “I like to think that I like to work slow, but it’s actually procrastination,” he says with a smile in his voice. His drive to “work slow” is why, when he decided to apply to be one of the prestigious Knight-Hennessy Scholars for 2020—a scholarship worth…
UT System’s next 10 years focused on several key points, Boyd says
Lighting a fire under the UT System will ignite the “Greatest Decade in the History of the University of Tennessee”over the next 10 years, UT System Interim President Randy Boyd said. “I’m excited about all the things that we’re working on, all of the accomplishments, all the things we’ve got planned for the future. I’m…
Social work students are helping the helpless
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
Spring Family Day set for Saturday, March 28
Spring Family Day 2020 Registration is required. To register and to see Spring Family Day’s full list of activities, head to: https://www.utc.edu/parent-family-association/spring-family-day.php If you have questions, email utcparents@utc.edu or call 423-425-2321. Interested in cooking, painting or chemistry experiments? Want to watch some softball? Want to hang out with other UTC students and parents in a…