If You Go What: The 14th Amendment: All a Cryin’ When: 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24 Where: Barking Legs Theatre, 1307 Dodds Ave. Admission: Free Information: https://barkinglegs.org/event/details/all-a-cryin-the-14th-amendment/ The people are smiling—including a young girl—obviously having a good time. An enormous crowd gathers on and around the Walnut Street Bridge in downtown Chattanooga. The objects of…
Cirque du Soleil is latest stop in John Faltus’ successful career
What can you do with a master’s degree in athletic training from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga? In the case of John Faltus, joining the circus is an option—Cirque du Soleil, that is. Faltus, a Rhode Island native who came to UTC by way of Boston, is today head athletic trainer on a…
Research Dialogues set for April 14-15
To register, go to: https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_daR6B0zDuHuPQ4B
1980 shooting of black women the focus of Feb. 20 event
If You Go What: —“Black Heroines for Justice: 1980s Terrorism of the Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga and the Women Who Stood Against Them” When: 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 Where: Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. Admission: Free Information: Tiffany Herron at [email protected] The history Viola Ellison, Lela Evans, Opal…
Year of the Metal Rat: Student art exhibit takes advantage of temporary space
The juried student show features pieces selected by Jiha Moon, visiting juror and artist from Georgia State University. Year of the Metal Rat is on display at the Contemporary Cress, 123 E. 7th Street in Chattanooga until Feb. 21.
Social work students help the Fire Department help others
The 911 call comes into the fire department and the adrenaline starts to flow. Where’s the fire? How bad is it? How many firefighters does it require? But it’s not a fire call after all. Some elderly or disabled person needs help getting up from a fall or from a wheelchair into bed. They may…
UTC graduate inducted into Alumni Association Presidents council
1993 graduate John Staley chosen for Alumni Association’s Past President’s Council.
For Anderson, stuttering is a way of life, not a barrier
Mallory Anderson essay: https://bit.ly/37TEMM1 National Stuttering Association: https://westutter.org/ Mallory Anderson was standing in line at a coffee shop, placing her order. Or trying to. Public tasks like ordering food make her nervous, causing her stutter to kick in more often. It did so at the coffee shop. As she struggled to get the words out, a guy…
Master’s of Nursing ranked in nation’s Top 25
A national education website ranks the UTC Master’s of Science in Nursing as one of the best.
Alumna named Hamilton County Teacher of the Year
Michelle Bailey teaches kindergarten and first-grade students in a multi-age classroom at Thrasher Elementary and was named a 2020 Teacher of the Year for Hamilton County Schools.