UTC Spanish Professor Veronica Herrera was honored with La Paz’s Chattanooga Choice Leadership Award.
Dr. Jonathan McNair, Finalist for National Music Award
Dr. Jonathan McNair was recently announced as a finalist in Composition-Orchestra Music, professional division, with The American Prize for his Hopyard Overture.
School of Nursing Helps Haiti
Students and faculty from UTC’s School of Nursing took a medical mission trip to Haiti where they were able to work with local people to provide the care that many of them desperately needed.
November, a Month of Music at UTC
The Music Department has a sundry of concerts and events, from the smooth jazz of Jack Segal and Marvin Fisher’s “When Sunny Gets Blue” to the stirring harmonies of Kurt Bestor’s “Prayer of the Children.”
“S.S. Why I Otter” Provides Environment Enrichment at Aquarium
Students from UTC’s Psychology and Biology departments have teamed-up to participate in an ongoing project that provides environmental enrichment for animals at area facilities.
Composer Daniel Asia in Residence
The renowned American composer Daniel Asia will be in residence at UTC, November 1 through 3.
Miss Tennessee’s Mission to Mars at the Challenger Center
Miss Tennessee 2015, Hannah Robison, joined a team of Middle School students from Nashville’s Harding Academy as they launched their mission to Mars during her visit to UTC’s Challenger STEM Learning Center.
Legally Blind Artist, Carmen Papalia, Featured in Marek Series
Carmen Papalia’s “How to Close Your Eyes” is currently on exhibit at the Cress Gallery in the Fine Arts Center, and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will last until December 8, with a lecture presented by the artists on Tuesday, October 27 at 5:30 p.m. in room 101 of Derthick Hall.
Sequoya Review, Open Call for Students’ Works
UTC’s Sequoya Review is seeking student talent in the forms of art and literature to feature in their annual literary journal. Submissions are accepted until September 30.
Lee’s Go Set a Watchman provides a teaching tool
Harper Lee’s long-anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman continues to top best-seller lists weeks after its release. Critics and fans have loudly voiced their opinions on the controversy surrounding the publication of what appears to be an earlier draft of Lee’s beloved To Kill a Mockingbird. Dr. Christopher Stuart, head of UTC’s English Department…