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Warpinski awarded North Callahan Essay Prize
Joseph Warpinski, an economics major with a dual minor of business administration and history, has won the 2013 North Callahan Essay Prize for his submission “The Overextension of the British Empire and its Subsequent Demise.” Warpinski received a $1,000 cash prize. To read the essay, click here.
C-SPAN airs UTC class
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.