“How is your family in Ukraine doing?” It’s the most-asked question for graduate students Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova, who arrived at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last month for the start of fall semester.
Skills for thrills: World champion climbers teach at UTC
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: With their expertise and the innate exhilaration that comes with the very idea of rock climbing, it’s no wonder people are drawn to Wills Young and Lisa Rands.
New Mocs rock Roundhouse for Convocation 2022
Convocation introduced first-year students to life as a Moc.
First Class to help students learn ‘how to college’
First Class will focus on college success tips—for both in and outside the classroom—and introduce students to basics like a course syllabus and, more importantly, how to read it and why it’s important.
Finding comfort in discomfort: New horizons in store for recent UTC graduate Chris Bogans
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent graduate Chris Bogans, who—thanks to the UTC Mosaic program—learned how to advocate for himself during his college years.
Study, work, repeat: Chanda Okyere eschews idle time
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: Why would Chanda Okyere pursue what she calls a “full-time job without a full-time salary?” Because “I just want to do better for my family.”
Campus ambassador: Varsha Kommireddi is becoming her own hero
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: When appointments to a prestigious Tennessee Governor’s Management Fellowship are awarded each year, only five of the state’s most promising young people are chosen. In December 2021, Varsha Kommireddi (’22, business) was one of the five.
Milestone Moment: VEP at UTC turns 10
Established at the Gary W. Rollins College of Business in 2012, the Veterans Entrepreneurship Program at UTC addresses unique challenges veterans face when starting and maintaining a business.
‘Just call me Carlos’: Student from Puerto Rico navigates a new life at UTC
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: From Puerto Rico to Chattanooga, Jorge Carlos Marcano came to UTC a stranger and found his community in Stophel Apartments on campus, home to a group of College of Engineering and Computer Science students who are into video gaming—just like him.
The field below: Jerrod Niles’ project earns national acclaim
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent communication graduate Jerrod Niles, who placed in the Top 10 in the national 2021-2022 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition for college students.