December 2009 business graduate Amanda Crain’s transition into the real world will not only include stepping into the workforce, but also walking down the aisle to marry her fiancé of three years, Jacob Godwin. Crain’s experience has been far from ordinary. While most students her age have the support of a partner close by, Crain…
Spring classes begin Wednesday, January 6
Spring Semester 2010 classes begin Wednesday, January 6. The last day to register in day or evening classes, to add a subject, or to change a section is Friday, January 8. For more information, please contact the UTC Records and Registration Office at (423) 425-4416.
Beta Alpha Psi students attend national conference
Hazlett, Lewis & Bieter, PLLC, recently sponsored a national conference trip for six UTC student members of the Beta Alpha Psi accounting and finance honor society.
American Government class engages in health care debate
Congresswoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (represented by UTC student Kristyn Mayberry) spoke passionately on behalf of her constituents in the Thirteenth District of Michigan by saying she would vote for a health care bill that supports all US citizens. She said health care for all “is not a Republican or Democratic issue. This is an American issue.”
2010 Child Engagement Conference to be held March 5-6
Dr. Robin McWilliam, a leading researcher in early intervention/early childhood special education, and Dr. Mary Tanner, Dean of the College of Health, Education and Professional Studies, will speak at the 2010 Child Engagement Conference, a ground-breaking event for the field of early child development to be held Friday-Saturday, March 5-6, at the UTC University Center.…
Chemical engineering student earns international recognition
Jennifer Lewis, a graduate of East Ridge High School and a senior chemical engineering Departmental Honors student at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, recently received an award in an international undergraduate student research poster competition held in Nashville at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2009 Annual Conference.
Students inspired at 14th annual entrepreneurship forum
UTC Executive MBA alumnus and CreateHere Co-Founder and Creative Strategist Josh McManus addressed more than 500 business students with a clear, challenging message, “do something big and do it with all that you have. By taking risks and embracing failure, you’ll understand your potential, your gifts, and your abilities.”
UTC students learn by practicing “Law and Order: Native American”
Students in Anthropology 152– Introduction to Anthropology participated in a “Turtle People Talking Circle,” demonstration, a replication of the methods many First Nations of Canada and Native Americans of the U.S. use to deal with criminal matters and community disputes, instead of courts and the legal system.
Presentation: Federal Reserve response to current economic crisis
Lee Jones, Regional Executive and Senior Officer of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will address “Federal Reserve Response to the Current Economic Crisis,” on Wednesday November 18, 2-3 p.m. in the UTC University Center Auditorium. Jones will address the Federal Reserve activities in the region, the economic crisis, the Fed’s…
Two nights of UTC Percussion Ensemble’s “Beat Hunger” concert
Kick off the Thanksgiving season and join The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Percussion Ensemble to “Beat Hunger,” a crowd-pleasing performance offered two nights, Sunday, November 22 and Monday, November 23. Under the direction of Dr. Monte Coulter, both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall in the UTC Fine…