Hundreds of prospective students and their families explored UTC during Blue and Gold Preview Day. In addition to campus tours, information sessions and an application workshop, UTC faculty, advisors and current students set up booths in the Aquatic and Recreation Center. Representatives from each academic department shared insights and answered questions from prospective students and their families.
UTC Theatre Co. presents “Bus Stop” Nov. 19-23
William Inge’s “Bus Stop,” a quintessentially American story about bus passengers stranded by a blizzard in a diner, is coming to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Fine Arts Center’s Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre stage. Performed by the UTC Theatre Co., “Bus Stop” runs at 7:30 p.m. from Nov. 19-23—with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Nov. 23.
ChattState to UTC: A transfer student’s path to success
Joshua Clay didn’t choose a traditional route to college, but for him, that was part of the plan. Clay, a junior accounting major at UTC, started his academic journey at Chattanooga State Community College, where he received two free years of education and graduated with an associate degree in accounting.
Journey Health Foundation awards $3.5 Million to UTC’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business to establish the Journey Health Foundation Research Center for Health and Economic Analytics
UTC announced a transformative $3.5 million gift and research grant from the Journey Health Foundation to establish a Research Center for Health and Economic Analytics within the Gary W. Rollins College of Business. The new center, which will be named in honor of the foundation, marks a major step in the use of data-driven research to combat long-standing health care disparities in the region and will serve as a role model across the United States.
UTC faculty takes business skills to the Pacific Rim
This summer, a new wave of future global business leaders was guided by the expertise of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga faculty members who brought their teachings across the Pacific. Dr. David Witt, Dr. Damitha Bandara, Dr. Navid Aghakhani and Dr. John McKinney, all with the Gary W. Rollins College of Business; Dr. Jennifer Goodrich, an engineering management lecturer in the College of Engineering and Computer Science; and former UTC Marketing Lecturer Kennedy Horton traveled in teams of three—over two-week stretches—to teach business classes at Shanghai Normal University’s Tianhua College.
UTC receives College of Distinction designation from national organization
Colleges of Distinction, an organization that honors higher education institutions that excel in delivering exceptional student experiences and producing successful outcomes, has recognized the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in eight different award categories for the institution’s commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and succeed.
Turning ideas into reality
The featured speaker for both May 2024 undergraduate ceremonies is UTC alumnus Richard Zhang, a Brock Scholar who graduated summa cum laude in 1992 with bachelor’s degrees in chemistry, economics and accounting.
Eight isn’t enough for UTC SMILE Fund team
For the eighth consecutive year, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SMILE Fund team was victorious in the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute Greater Tennessee Research Challenge. And not surprisingly, the success has continued.
Connecting futures: UTC takes the Power C Tour to ChattState
On Tuesday, March 19, UTC spent the day at ChattState as part of the Power C Tour—an effort to connect prospective students with UTC and show them what the University has to offer.
VW Drive Your Career Day shows UTC students ‘what a career at Volkswagen means’
On Thursday, Feb. 22, UTC hosted its first VW Drive Your Career Day, an event for students who registered to explore internship and career opportunities while networking with VW personnel. VW staff members talked with students about positions in numerous disciplines, including innovation, finance, engineering, computer science, business and human resources. In addition, an ID.4 and the new VW bus were parked next to the silver Power C adjacent to the University Center.