UTC will spotlight community and safety during Hazing Prevention Week, taking place Sept. 22-25.
UTC students lend helping hands during United Way’s Day of Caring
After eating breakfast, changing into their green volunteer shirts and watching a performance by the Sugar Mocs, members of the UTC community loaded into buses to go out into the Chattanooga community.
A new chapter: Students launch Lambda Theta Alpha, UTC’s newest sorority
UTC’s Eta Kappa Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha didn’t appear overnight. It took more than a year of meetings, fundraising and paperwork for the eight founding members to officially bring the sorority to campus.
Service recognized, stories remembered: UTC celebrates employee milestones
This year, 194 UTC employees were honored during the UTC Service Awards Annual Luncheon on Tuesday, Sept. 16, a signature event of Founder’s Week. Service awards are presented in five-year increments, beginning with an employee’s fifth year of regular service, and highlight the value of employee contributions while reinforcing UTC’s culture of appreciation and retention.
AI for Everyone: New class introduces students to the world of AI
Would you pay for ChatGPT if it were $100 a month? One student quickly shook his head no. Another nodded proudly. This mixed reaction from her students is exactly what Dr. Nagwan Zahry hoped for in the “AI for Everyone” class at UTC.
Motorcycles and medicine: DNP student goes from mechanic to finding his calling in acute care
Few people would expect a motorcycle mechanic and a trauma nurse to have much in common. Travis Wright—who has experience with both—can easily make the connection.
Meacham Writers’ Workshop returns to UTC Sept. 24-27
UTC will host the Meacham Writers’ Workshop from Sept. 24-27, a four-day series of free readings, discussions and literary events that connect nationally recognized authors, local voices, students and the community.
Searching for Columbus’ last ships: UTC team leads survey for undiscovered shipwrecks and Jamaica’s layered history
A crossbow shot from shore. A quarter league from the Taíno village of Maima. And beached side-by-side. These are the clues that University of Tennessee at Chattanooga archaeologists and an international team of underwater researchers are piecing together to study Jamaica’s maritime history.
Amy Brown found her place at UTC and is helping other transfer students find theirs
Amy Brown’s path to higher education has been anything but traditional. A transfer student from Cleveland State Community College, she received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UTC in May. Now, she is a student in UTC’s master’s program in psychological science.
Gunny, a retired K-9, finds a new beat at UTC
Meet Gunther—also known as Gunny—UTC’s first chief canine officer.