Two UTC College of Business faculty members – Dr. Lisa Burke and Dr. Mark Mendenhall – have been invited to speak at “The 19th Annual 2011 Tennessee SHRM Conference and Exposition” to be held on September 21-23. Hosted by the local SHRM Chattanooga Chapter, an affiliate chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the…
University joins forces for professional development program
Partnering with the Hunter Museum of American Art and Bridge Consulting International, the UTC College of Business offers a new innovative leadership development program. Called the iLead CLIR Professional Development Program for Business Leaders, the program develops breakthrough leadership capabilities and grooms participants to deliver bold results in a complex economy. The program will run…
Spotlight on CNN Money: UTC College of Business donor
Renee Haugerud began her life on a small Minnesota farm, worked her way to Wall Street, and currently manages a billion dollar hedge fund for Galtere Ltd. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business has benefitted from a generous gift bestowed by Haugerud and her husband, John Murphy. UTC business students are learning…
UTC alumnus becomes dean of UTC College of Business
Dr. Robert S. Dooley will become the new dean of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business on July 1, 2011. Dooley currently serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University.
State-of-the-art financial lab, trading room opens
A new state-of-the-art financial lab and trading room on campus allows UTC students to watch stocks roll by on a live market ticker, scan the latest financial news from flat screen televisions and participate in computer simulated financial trading scenarios.
Business students enjoy Spring Break on Wall Street
An action-packed Spring Break on Wall Street for nine UTC business students began with a tour and a meeting at the New York Stock Exchange. Lauren Templeton, Director of the Finance for the Future Initiative at UTC, also arranged a meeting at Galtere, managed by Renée Haugerud. Finance for the Future Initiative (FFI) donors are Renée Haugerud…
UTC represented at area business expo
Representatives from UTC spoke with attendees of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. The expo is Chattanooga’s only annual business trade show where hundreds of business, civic, and community leaders tour the showcase of the latest products and services from the Chattanooga business community.
College of Business ranked among the best nationally
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) College of Business was again ranked among the best business schools in the nation. With over 3,500 business schools in the world, Bloomberg Businessweek selected only 113 for inclusion in its annual ranking.
Student writes book after receiving ‘free money’ for college
A sports injury didn’t keep UTC student Zachary Freeman from financing his college education. When he hurt his knee playing football his senior year of high school, Freeman found other ways to fund his college education than athletic scholarships.
Philanthropists honored for University support
One native Chattanoogan and two former UTC faculty members were honored recently for their philanthropy.