The topic: “John Dewey and Progressive Era Education Reform.”
Concert to celebrate Roland Carter’s retirement on April 19
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Music Department in conjunction with UTC’s Chancellor’s Office and Development office will present a Gala Concert celebrating Roland Carter’s career and honoring his retirement on Friday, April 19th, at 7:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 401 Gateway Avenue in Chattanooga.
Ray Krone, exonerated from death row, to speak
Ray Krone, the 100th person to be exonerated from death row in the U.S., will be the featured speaker on Monday, April 8 at 6 p.m. in the UTC University Center’s Raccoon Mountain Room.
C.S. Lewis Lecture: Why Jesus is Not Ethical
Dr. D. Stephen Long, professor of Systematic Theology at Marquette University in Milwaukee, will present “Why Jesus is Not Ethical” for the Thirty-first Annual C.S. Lewis Lecture on Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p.m. in the UTC University Center Auditorium.
UTC Theatre Company presents delightful new play
“We’re all on the same journey together. So we should wave to each other as we pass,” director Gaye Jeffers says of the themes of Middletown, a new play by Will Eno being presented at the Ward Theatre in UTC’s Fine Arts Center April 9-13.
The UTC Department of Music offers a variety of musical events
The UTC Department of Music offers a variety of terrific musical events in the coming weeks:
Immigration Reform lecture on April 18
“Common Sense Immigration Reform: A Matter of Justice and Faith in Action” will be presented by the UTC Criminal Justice Department on Thursday, April 18, 5 -7 p.m., Chattanooga Choo Choo, Imperial Ballroom.
Dr. James Hill Craddock to speak at Sigma Xi event
Dr. James Hill Craddock, Robert M. Davenport Professor in the UTC Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, will present “A Tree Crop Archetype: the American chestnut” on April 2nd, at 4 p.m. in the University Center in the Chickamauga Room.
“Ghosts and Buddhist Imagination in Early Medieval China”
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Philosophy and Religion presents: “Ghosts and the Buddhist Imagination in Early Medieval China” with Dr. Robert Campany of Vanderbilt University. This installment of North Callahan Distinguished Lecturer Series will be held on Monday, April 1, 3-4:30 p.m., UTC University Center, in the Raccoon Mountain Room.
Noted Classical archaeologists to speak on campus
The UTC Department of History, with the support of the UTC Speakers & Special Events Committee and the UTC ThinkAchieve program, announces two upcoming lectures this week by two noted Classical archaeologists.