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.
Advance your career: Apply to UTC grad school this summer, start this fall
Ready to fast-track your education and career? The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga offers more than a dozen graduate programs you can still apply to this summer and start by the fall. The UTC Graduate School offers flexible degree programs and personalized attention to help you advance your career while balancing your busy life .
Chamyra Teasley wins Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award
UTC junior Chamyra Teasley has won the Harold Love Outstanding Community Service Award, given by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to 10 individuals in higher education throughout the state who demonstrate a lasting, meaningful impact through service; are valued by peers and community leaders; and embody the legacy of the late Rep. Harold Love Sr.—the namesake of the award.
Driving innovation: UTC marketing students help propel faculty research into the real world
At the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, business students are gaining hands-on experience while helping faculty move their research into the marketplace. The UTC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship launched these roles to give students practical experience while bolstering UTC faculty research and commercialization efforts.
Chattanooga Engineers Club kicks off 100th anniversary at UTC
The Chattanooga Engineers Club celebrated its 100th anniversary with events on the UTC campus, including a visit to the Challenger STEM Learning Center.
Chattanooga sets the pace for connected mobility and enhanced safety with $2M USDOT SMART grant
Pedestrian safety in Chattanooga is set to advance significantly thanks to a $2 million Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Earlier this month, officials from the City of Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga were notified that they are among the 34 recipients of a SMART “Planning and Prototyping Grant” from a pool of 321 applicants nationwide.
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 engineering group participates in “Read Across America Week” event at Orchard Knob Elementary
Four members of the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science—Dr. Murat Barisik, Dr. Sandra Affare and graduate research assistants Ege Can Ek and Atal Bhowmik from the Mechanical Engineering Department’s Nano-Engineering Research Group—visited Orchard Knob Elementary School on Friday, March 8, as part of “Read Across America Week.” The four read “Horton Hears a Who!” and participated in interactive activities and demonstrations to explore size and scale with the K-5 students.
Engineering and Computer Science ‘shining the spotlight’ on International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day—a global celebration observed annually which serves as a call to action for gender equality and women’s rights around the world and honors the social, cultural and political accomplishments of women.
Rolling into STEM: Middle and high school students compete to build the best marble roller coaster at UTC
Teams of more than 150 middle and high school students constructed meter-tall roller coasters as part of the third annual Marble Roller Coaster competition hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science.