Switches, gears, and one cute textured caterpillar will surely entertain students at Rhea County Elementary School in nearby Dayton, Tennessee. These features are just a few of the many included on a new enrichment wall made by a group of UTC engineering students.
Students to “SOAR” with new retention program
Students planning to transfer to UTC will get some additional help adjusting to campus life thanks to a new retention program. Student Opportunities, Access, and Retention (SOAR) will provide peer mentoring to help guide and support local high school students through completion of coursework at Chattanooga State and on to a successful transition to UTC.
Local students excel at UTC piano arts competition
Six students from the greater Chattanooga Area who recently took top honors in the UTC Music Department Piano Arts Competition will perform in a recital at the UTC Cadek Recital Hall on Sunday, June 12 at 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.
Climbing wall to engage Rhea County students
A colorful climbing wall with sides you can use as a chalkboard? UTC engineering students designed a new way to cognitively and physically engage Rhea County students age five to ten years.
National symposium: the history of music teaching and learning, June 2-4
Musicologists, music education historians, and historians of education will gather to discuss research in music teaching and learning at a triennial national symposium, co-sponsored by the UTC Music Department. This event will be held at the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel from Thursday-Saturday, June 2-4.
UTC alumnus becomes dean of UTC College of Business
Dr. Robert S. Dooley will become the new dean of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga College of Business on July 1, 2011. Dooley currently serves as Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University.
Engineering students create safe workspace for Riley
Eleven-year-old Riley can now easily and comfortably play in her new desk, thanks to few enterprising UTC students.
Engineering students adapt a rocker for Emory
Eight-year-old Emory is doing things she’s never been able to do before, thanks to an adapted car seat made into a rocker with wheels.
Thompson honored with state community service award
When Dr. Roger Thompson recently arranged for UTC resident assistants to visit the Chattanooga Community Kitchen, he was fairly sure it was the first time they had ever seen the site. He wanted the student housing employees to understand how the homeless are served at the Community Kitchen so that they could find a way…
Wigal receives Supernova Award
Dr. Cecelia Wigal, assistant dean in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Professor of Engineering was named the recipient of the 2011 Supernova Award at the 2011 Odyssey Luncheon and Awards Ceremony: A Journey of the Rising Stars at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Soledad O’Brien, CNN Special Correspondent and award-winning author, presented the…