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…
New power simulation lab opens
With the nuclear disaster in Japan, the attention on nuclear energy plants and the systems used to manage them has never been greater. A partnership between The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and TVA has led to a gift of software and the creation of a new lab at UTC to enhance the education of…
Inaugural Tommie F. Brown Award presented
Brittiney Williams, a senior pursuing the Bachelor of Social Work degree, became the first recipient of the Tommie F. Brown Award for Community Service. Representative Tommie Brown, elected in 1992 to represent the 28th District, was on hand to present the award to Williams.
Students to present films at Annual Short Documentary Film Festival
The UTC Department of Communication is proud to announce its 4th Annual Short Documentary Film Festival, featuring seven films made by UTC students this semester in COMM 4550 (Documentary Video Production) on Friday, May 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Raccoon Mountain Room in the UTC University Center. The event is free and…
Graduate students honored by Sigma Xi
Mae Kile and Sara Terlecki, UTC graduate students, both received this year’s Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Award. Sigma Xi is the honor society of research scientists and engineers. It is an international, multidisciplinary society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise, reward excellence in scientific research and encourage a sense of…
State-of-the-art financial lab, trading room opens
A new state-of-the-art financial lab and trading room on campus allows UTC students to watch stocks roll by on a live market ticker, scan the latest financial news from flat screen televisions and participate in computer simulated financial trading scenarios.
Students become Young Philanthropists
A one-time grant from the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga allowed a small group of freshmen to make a weighty decision: which non-profits would they choose to benefit from a $3,000 gift?
Orchestra concert rescheduled for tonight
The UTC Orchestra concert, which was canceled last night due to the weather and closing of UTC, will be performed tonight as part of the previously scheduled wind ensemble performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall of the UTC Fine Arts Center. Both groups will be doing only part of the repertoire…
UTC Theatre and Speech Department receives national accreditation
After a rigorous evaluation process, UTC Theatre and Speech Department has received an associate members accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST).
Update: Students participate in 24-hour on-campus CreateAthon
It took a few naps, dozens of donated cupcakes, and several impromptu dance breaks, but UTC students thrived in designing for 24 straight hours in the UTC on-campus CreateAthon.