The Southeast Center for Education in the Arts (SCEA), an outreach department in the College of Arts and Sciences at UTC, is committed to the promotion and delivery of quality arts education. This year, their seventh annual National Arts & Education Forum discussed what exactly quality arts education means.
UTC observes Arbor Day, earns Tree Campus USA recognition
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, UTC observed Arbor Day with the planting of three new trees grown from seeds by a UTC student.
ThinkAchieve project leads to departmental honors thesis
Hannah and Sophia Seage, twins who are both French majors and Education minors, didn’t know what they were getting into when they volunteered for the ThinkAchieve project to help teach French to children at Rivermont Elementary School in Hixson, TN in 2012. They thought that they would just go to classes and assist in French lessons, but the experience grew, eventually culminating in their Departmental Honors Theses.
UTC Honors Lepard and Bahner at Leaders and Legend’s Banquet
At the annual Leaders and Legends Banquet on April 25, UTC named Don Lepard, the founder and chief executive of Global Green Lighting, the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus. Attorney Maxfield Bahner received the Outstanding Service Award.
New SGA officers elected
Student Government Association officers for the 2014-2015 year are President Robert Fisher, Vice President Hannah Turcotte, and Treasurer David Taylor.
Engineering students build walker shell to encourage child to walk
Four UTC students have turned an engineering project into an opportunity for a child to learn to walk on his own.
African American male retention discussed at McKee Learning Lunch
Participants at the second annual McKee Learning Lunch discussed the influence of student organization participation on African American male college retention.
Student park dedicated
A fountain is bubbling and new tables and chairs invite visitors to hang out at the Student Government Association Student Park, newly dedicated in honor of Dr. Roger Brown, chancellor emeritus, and his late wife, Dr. Carolyn Thompson.
Greek Show raises more than $11,000 for Children’s Hospital at Erlanger
The Wicked Witch, the Grinch, and the Cat in the Hat all appeared in this year’s Greek Show to help raise money for Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.
Every year, UTC’s fraternities and sororities compete in Greek Show, a night full of fun and creative performances. Participating organizations raised money to participate, then put together skits to perform before an audience, which this year included Gregg Cofield, the father of the 2013 Miracle Network Champion, Greer Cofield, who survived a devastating brain injury with treatment from Children’s Hospital at Erlanger.
2014-15 FYRE book selected
The Postmortal by Drew Magary has been chosen by the First Year Reading Experience (FYRE) committee as the FYRE book for 2014-2015. FYRE introduces students to the academic and intellectual culture of university life. It nurtures the belief that reading is an integral part of the university experience.