“An honors education is a fantastic example of undergraduate education at its best,” UTC alum Richard Zhang said. “Small seminar classes, the reading of classics, the interdisciplinary studies and the hugely collaborative culture between the faculty and the students and among the students: these things helped transform me into who I am today.”
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.
Improvements changing both the outward faces and interior spaces at UTC
Several construction projects on campus are either finished, close to finishing or underway.
Top 10 most-read stories of 2018 cover a lot of ground
Here is a list of the Top 10 most-read stories on the UTC website for 2018
Thousands of items from Chattanooga history headed to UTC
Chattanooga’s history is moving into the UTC Library. More than 7,600 objects, almost 14,000 photos and a huge number of text- and paper items arrived at the library this summer. Among the items are more than 100 years of personal and family papers, business records, photographic materials, moving images, textiles, books, periodicals, and physical objects.
Go UTC! Employee teams raise money for the American Heart Association
Dr. Gretchen Potts’ team of UTC Hearts and Sciences exceeded their goal during the Heart Walk, raising$1,685.
University bids farewell to Lupton Library with special collections exhibit
As the University community awaits the opening of the new UTC library, Steve Cox, Team Lead of UTC Special Collections and University Archives, has some rumors to clear up about Lupton Library. An exhibit examining these rumors and showcasing the history of libraries at UTC is on display in UTC Special Collections on the second…
Lupton Library exhibit: an assassination and the beginning of WWI
On June 28, 1914, the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, an action that lit the fuse for the beginning of World War I. To mark this historic event, the Lupton Library has an exhibit on display until July 15th. Visitors are welcome to view it during the library’s regular hours. The exhibit was arranged at the suggestion of Dr. Aaron Shaheen, UC Foundation Associate Professor of English.
MOOC technology pilot program earns continued state investment
As an experienced online lecturer at UT Chattanooga and fan of technology, Tiffany Mitchell jumped at the chance to convert her online English rhetoric and composition course to Coursera, one of two national innovators in massive open online courses (MOOCs), being used in a pilot program throughout the University of Tennessee.
Once I Too Had Wings: The Journals of Emma Bell Miles, 1908-1918
Steven Cox began to appreciate the value of the journals of Emma Bell Miles shortly after he joined the UTC Library in 2001. One year before, the work of this “gifted writer, poet, naturalist, and artist with a keen perspective on Appalachian life and culture” had been donated to UTC, and researchers began to ask if they could have a look.