If You Go What: A Doll’s House, Part 2 When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 2-6; 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 Where: Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre in the UTC Fine Arts Center. Tickets: $10 for students with UTC ID; $12 general public; go to https://bit.ly/2DCMVJU, call (423) 425-4269 or buy them at the UTC Fine Arts…
Students and donors mingle and chat during annual Scholarship Luncheon
Over the past year, Dean Jackson has received about five letters from UTC students who received money from the scholarship named after her late husband, Jimmy Jackson Memorial Alumni.
Collaboration with the University of the South generates series on the lynching of Ed Johnson in Chattanooga
Taking place on both campuses, the events in the new series include a documentary screening and lectures featuring Illinois State University’s Amy Wood, award-winning historian and professor of post-Civil War American cultural history and the history of the U.S. South.
The Power of Community: Willis assumes Chamber of Commerce post
Alexis Willis ’11 isn’t someone who backs down from a challenge. She told her mentor that, if an Ironman competition was ever held in Chattanooga, she would sign up. The former high school track athlete was drawn to the idea of testing her limits. She wanted to know if she had what it takes to…
Another Culture, Another World: UTC students experience China
A group of 11 UTC students recently took a study abroad trip to China, learning about the people, the culture, the social structure and how the country is different from the United States.
A summer of monkeys: ‘Absolutely this is what I want to do’
Rachel Fuller had no choice. She had to bite the baboon. “As soon as I come into that enclosure, I am the alpha.”
Students learn to create, appreciate family history in textiles class
Growing up in Newfoundland, Canada, Ann Buggey was used to having a lot of snow days from school. On cold winter days, she would spend time knitting or embroidering, skills she picked up from a young age. Her passion followed her into her adult life, where the senior lecturer in the Department of English now teaches an innovative class on the history of textiles.
From theater camp to the big screen
A crowd of local students and community members got to know actor Myles Truitt (The New Edition Story, Kin) at a meet and greet on campus last week.
This poet writes children’s books
Laurel Snyder thought she had her future mapped out before she started at UTC. She was going to be a poet. She had always been a poet. But she also harbored a secret love for children’s books. After graduating from UTC with a degree in humanities, Snyder decided to turn her secret passion into her job. She’s now a published author of more than a dozen books, many written for children.
No-frills journey: Students conduct research on remote island
On the Bahamian island of San Salvador, students conducted scientific experiments and mingled with the island’s residents.