When Pro Football Hall of Famer and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga alumnus Terrell Owens walks across campus, he still feels at home. The former Mocs wide receiver, who first made his mark on Chamberlain Field in the 1990s, returned to Chattanooga for UTC’s 2025 Homecoming Week from Oct. 27 to Nov. 1.
First-generation students forge their own path during First Gen Week
Starting with the First Gen Week Kick Off from 2-4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, at Chamberlain Circle, the week provides students with an opportunity to make new connections on campus while enjoying free swag, lunch and even a chance to climb a rock wall.
Students share big ideas in graduate and undergraduate research pitch competitions
The Graduate Student Three Minute Thesis and Undergraduate Research Elevator Pitch competitions invited students to present their research in brief, accessible talks for a panel of judges from UTC and the Chattanooga community.
Multidisciplinary escape room challenges students to collaborate for a healthier community
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, nursing and interior architecture students worked together to build a healthier community by completing an escape room.
Launch your future: UTC Power C Tour returns to Chattanooga on Nov. 12
High school students and families in the Chattanooga area are invited to learn what it means to be a Moc when the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Power C Tour returns to the UTC campus on Wednesday, Nov. 12.
If these walls could talk: Grote Hall
“He is an example of what the University of Chattanooga has been. His intense interest in the future represents the University that is to be.” With these words in May 1969, University of Chattanooga President William H. Masterson celebrated the retirement of Professor Irvine W. Grote and simultaneously announced the building to be named in his honor—Grote Hall.
Mocs Give Day marks 2,616 donors and over $1.8 million for UTC
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga raised $1,811,975 from 2,616 donors during its sixth annual Mocs Give Day on Oct. 7. The day’s original goal of reaching 2,100 donors was exceeded by nearly 25%.
Ribbon-cutting held for Parkridge Mental Health Therapy Center at UTC
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Monday, Oct. 27, to officially open the Parkridge Mental Health Therapy Center at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, marking the launch of a new on-campus resource for comprehensive mental health care.
College of Nursing to become UTC’s fifth academic college
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga announced today that the UT Board of Trustees has approved the elevation of the School of Nursing to the UTC College of Nursing—pending final approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission— marking a significant academic milestone for a program that has prepared nurses for the region for more than five decades.
“Calling all the Mocsters” to 2025 Homecoming Week
Something wicked is on the way: UTC is “Calling all the Mocsters” for a week of Homecoming fun.









