Ruby Falls has awarded three graduate student employees—two who attend the UTC—with the annual John Thomas Steiner, Sr. Memorial Scholarship. UTC environmental science students Amy Johnson and Ryan Davenport were honored with the award for their “commitment to academic achievement and dedicated service to the community.”
First Gen Week: Celebrate what it means to be a first-generation student at UTC
When Curel Jones came to UTC as a freshman in 2020, she quickly realized she was a bit in over her head. As a first-generation student, Jones had no idea what to expect from college.
Camera trap: UTC’s DeAnna Beasley brings awareness to local green spaces
Many visitors to Warner Park—home of the Chattanooga Zoo—often mistake the vegetation in the parking lot for neglected overgrowth, with some even using the area as a space to litter. The green space, however, serves a purpose. It is a bioretention garden that uses native plants to manage stormwater, improve water quality and support plant diversity.
Scrappily ever after: Homecoming Week 2024 comes to a close
After a full week of events and celebration, the Mocs’ football win against Virginia Military Institute on Saturday, Oct. 26, capped off Homecoming Week 2024 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
UTC School Psychology student wins ‘Student of the Year’ award
Alicea Wilson, a Chattanooga native and third-year student in the School Psychology graduate program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, was awarded the 2024 William Ballard Award.
A “Scrappy Ever After” 2024 Homecoming Week
With a week of “Scrappy Every After” themed events, this year’s University of Tennessee at Chattanooga homecoming activities will be nothing short of a fairytale.
Numerous campus departments have prepared activities to bring students, alumni, faculty and staff together to feel the UTC school spirit.
ChattState to UTC: A transfer student’s path to success
Joshua Clay didn’t choose a traditional route to college, but for him, that was part of the plan. Clay, a junior accounting major at UTC, started his academic journey at Chattanooga State Community College, where he received two free years of education and graduated with an associate degree in accounting.
The people of UTC: Get to know Jordan King
Dr. Jordan King, director of the Innovations in Honors program in the Honors College, answered some questions about his role and how students can get involved in the program.
Breaking barriers: UTC pre-health students earn free CMA certification and paid experience at Erlanger
For pre-health students at UTC, finding time for unpaid hospital shadowing or volunteer work while holding down a job can be a challenge. A new partnership between the UTC CPE and Erlanger Baroness Hospital is helping to eliminate that barrier.
Tying it together: Recent UTC graduate merges math and science to research knot theory and neurodegenerative diseases
In August 2024, Masumi Sugiyama received a Ph.D. in computational science with an applied mathematics concentration. Her research focused on knot theory, which she used to study neurodegenerative diseases.