The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Department of Philosophy and Religion presents: “Ghosts and the Buddhist Imagination in Early Medieval China” with Dr. Robert Campany of Vanderbilt University. This installment of North Callahan Distinguished Lecturer Series will be held on Monday, April 1, 3-4:30 p.m., UTC University Center, in the Raccoon Mountain Room.
Integrated Healthcare Conference set for April 6
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Get Healthy Project grant is hosting its first annual conference entitled “Exploring the Mental and Physical Health Needs of the Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) Population in an Integrated Care Setting” on Saturday, April 6, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. The conference will be held at the UTC University Center…
Noted Classical archaeologists to speak on campus
The UTC Department of History, with the support of the UTC Speakers & Special Events Committee and the UTC ThinkAchieve program, announces two upcoming lectures this week by two noted Classical archaeologists.
Civil War women and nation building lecture, March 27
Dr. Jacqueline Jones Royster will present her lecture, “Voices of Nation: Women Claiming the Power to Choose” on Wednesday, March 27 at 2 p.m. in the Chattanooga Room of the UTC University Center. Royster will speak on the subject of Civil War women and nation building.
Rutledge named Dean in College of Health, Education and Professional Studies
Dr. Valerie C. Rutledge has been named Dean in the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies. Rutledge currently serves as Director of the School of Education at UTC and has led the School of Education since August 2003. According to Interim Provost Dr. Mary Tanner, Rutledge was chosen after a national search assisted by…
Biology professor contributes to national research project
Armadillos, anteaters, sloths—these are the unusual animals that Dr. Timothy Gaudin studies. “I like odd creatures with odd lifestyles. It’s fun to look at them. Not much is known about them,” said Gaudin, Professor and Associate Department Head of the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Gaudin has contributed his own research about these animals…
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program taking applications
Veterans interested in taking a business concept from idea to reality are the targeted recruits for the 2013 Veterans Entrepreneurship Program at UTC. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business will once again host this model program, free to disabled and service-distinguished veterans who qualify. The program is focused on the basics of…
Steve Angle named UTC Chancellor
An “accomplished scholar” and “proven team builder” has been named the 17th leader of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, recommended by UT President Joseph DiPietro and approved by the UT Board of Trustees on Friday, March 1, 2013. Dr. Steve Angle, senior vice president at Wright State University, will officially become the new chancellor…
Alumni advise students on non-profit careers
When Sarah Quattrochi was a student at UTC and writing a paper on the Tennessee River Gorge Trust, she had no idea that several years later she would be working as the outreach and development director for the same non-profit organization. Quattrochi, a graduate of the Public Administration and Non-Profit Management program (PANM) at UTC,…
Faculty receive awards for outstanding teaching
When UTC earned reaccreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in 2011, the University began a five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) focusing on closing the gaps between student and faculty perceptions of higher-level thinking skills in the classroom.