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.
MOCS Innovate! mini-grants take faculty inventions one step closer to commercialization
Four faculty projects are recipients of the MOCS Innovate! award, a $5,000 grant from a seed fund established by Dr. Thomas Lyons, the Clarence E. Harris Chair of Excellence in Entrepreneurship in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business, and Jennifer Skjellum, the commercialization counselor from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
UTC waiting for FAFSA release to unveil student financial aid offers
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga—along with colleges and universities nationwide—is still waiting on the U.S. Department of Education to release FAFSA forms before being able to calculate and issue financial aid award packages to students. Short for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the FAFSA is essential for students seeking federal and state financial aid, including the federal Pell Grant and the Tennessee HOPE and UT Promise scholarships.
‘How do I bring a change idea to make the world a better place?’
Dr. David Witt is among a group of College of Business lecturers who combine teaching and consulting experience to bring real-world scenarios to the classroom.
Introducing ‘A Moc’s First Year’: New first-year experience program aims to create a sense of community and connection to Chattanooga
“A Moc’s First Year” will connect current and new initiatives toward a centralized learning community model that increases student and faculty interaction, the sense of community on campus, new students’ connectedness to Chattanooga, and overall UTC student success.
National Employee Appreciation Day
On National Employee Appreciation Day, which honors staff members for their accomplishments, hard work and devotion, Chancellor Steve Angle, members of the strategic leadership team and campus leaders sent a message to UTC faculty and staff.
UTC to celebrate Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, and the UTC Center for Women and Gender Equity will honor and celebrate women’s contributions to history. “This is just a great time to talk and highlight the historical context of what does it mean to be where we are today as women and how did we get here?” said Lauren Ouwerkerk, associate director of WaGE and the Prism Center.
Partnership with Erlanger providing job shadowing experience for 76 UTC students
During the 2024 spring semester, a collaboration between the UTC pre-health advising program, Erlanger and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine – Chattanooga is providing a new opportunity for students to gain much-needed and hard-to-find job shadowing experience. From early February through late April, 76 UTC students spanning 11 majors are getting the opportunity to job shadow in the Erlanger Baroness Hospital Emergency Department, obtaining valuable experience watching emergency room doctors and other medical personnel in action.
UTC contingent visits Oak Ridge National Laboratory
On Friday, Feb. 23, a University of Tennessee at Chattanooga group—consisting of faculty, staff and student Jannat Saeed—visited the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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.