The Lucky 13 have been a class of risk takers, guinea pigs, leaders, and trailblazers, and on May 5, they became the first group to earn a Doctorate of Occupational Therapy (OTD) at UTC.
Congratulations May 2017 graduates!
Graduate Commencement Students obtaining their Master’s, Specialist, and Doctoral degrees will cross the McKenzie Arena stage on Friday, May 5 at 2 P.M. You can watch the LiveStream here. Captioning is available here. Undergraduate Commencement Undergraduate students will celebrate commencement the following day, Saturday, May 6. Students from the College of Arts & Science and College of Engineering &…
Nursing the Nurses: Study hopes to reduce risk of injuries to nurses
Worker injuries cost the healthcare industry about $20 billion a year. Preventing injuries of all kinds is the goal of a study Dr. Chris Cunningham has started through the Department of Psychology and in collaboration with the safetyCures group of the Chattanooga Regional Health Innovation Coalition.
UTC one of first universities in Healthier Tennessee Communities effort
UTC is one of the first colleges in the state accepted into the Healthier Tennessee Communities effort. The goal of the program is to improve the overall health of Tennesseans by encouraging participants to be physically active for at least 30 minutes each week, eat a healthy diet and stop tobacco use.
UTC Named Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been designated as a Gold Level Campus for Exercise is Medicine (EIM), in recognition of dedication to health and wellbeing of the campus community.
UTC and Cornerstones, Inc. partner to offer historic preservation courses
Cornerstones, Inc. has established the Cornerstones Professor in Residence at UTC. Andrew Smith, local educator, architect, and preservationist is the organization’s first Professor to take on the role.
Alumna wins $25,000 Tennessee Milken Educator Award
Baker, who earned both a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from UTC in 2010, is the only Milken Educator Award recipient for Tennessee and the 33rd and final honoree named nationwide for 2016-17. This season marks the 30th year of the Milken Educator Awards, hailed by Teacher magazine as the “Oscars of Teaching.”
Dr. Chris Smith receives 2017 UT President’s Award
The Director of the UTC School of Nursing and Student Health Services Clinic, Dr. Chris Smith, earns university’s highest honor.
UTC grad brings reading home for kids in need
Kelsey Butler, a recent UTC graduate, has created HomeBound, a non-profit focused on sending books home with kids who wouldn’t otherwise have access.
Nursing students volunteer in Costa Rican clinic
When 12 School of Nursing (SON) students and 2 faculty traveled to Costa Rica for a week, they served as medical volunteers in a clinic. They also bartered in open air markets, watched crocodiles lounging in the warm mud, ziplined through tropical flora, and became immersed in the local culture, gaining valuable insight and experience in the process.