Intellectual atheist/agnostic, anti-theist, or seeker-agnostic? UTC researchers have discovered that non-believers are more diverse than previously thought. In a new study, Dr. Chris Silver and student Thomas Coleman have classified those who identify as atheists or agnostics into six distinct categories.
Veterans Entrepreneurship Program changes lives
After Beau Sidell spent four years in the U.S. Air Force, she became a dental hygienist, and followed up with two years of pre-med classes. She became interested in alternative medicine, and it has inspired her to begin her own business—a non-profit organization called Wild Mane Ranch, where veterans will help veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder to learn eco-friendly, sustainable skills and alternative therapies.
Fall classes begin August 19
UTC is preparing for another record enrollment year when classes begin August 19.
FREE Sports Concussion Seminar
The Chattanooga Concussion Prevention Initiative (CCPI) and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center (VSCC) will host a FREE seminar on sports concussion safety on Tuesday, August 13, 6:30-8 p.m. at the University Center Auditorium at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Coaches, school administrators, and parents will learn how to protect child-athletes from concussions.
Brock Scholars highlighted in new Honors College
As UTC’s student body continues to grow, more opportunities for honors-level study will be available with the establishment of an Honors College. To avoid confusion, the University Honors Program has reverted to its former name, the Brock Scholars Program.
Washington D.C. internship yields big returns
Robert Fisher had sixty minutes warning he would meet President Barack Obama.
Fisher is a UTC Brock Scholar and the incoming Student Government Association President. He spent the summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the Center for American Progress, following his acceptance into The Institute for Responsible Citizenship’s prestigious summer leadership program. Fisher and his student colleagues met with lawmakers and asked for a resolution to the student loan interest rate problem.
Engineering Students build Music Center
Thanks to a group of UTC engineering students, a class at Hixson Elementary has a great new piece of playground and therapy equipment. An outdoor music center, comprised of a series of tubes and large metal “drums” provides students in the Comprehensive Development Class (CDC) a great option for musical therapy and education sessions.
Free Seminar: Sports Concussion Education
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Concussion Prevention Initiative are hosting a FREE sports concussion seminar for community coaches, parents, and school administrators in conjunction with Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center.
Students create puzzle for crow enrichment
By Zach Taylor, University Relations Student Writer While chimpanzees and dolphins are regularly considered the animal kingdom’s most intelligent creatures, crows may have something to say about that—literally.
Nursing educator shares expertise in China
A new East-West relationship aims to improve nursing student outcomes in China. Specifically, educators there are interested in simulation learning techniques used by UTC professors.