Since 2018, Dr. Christina Policastro, assistant professor in criminal justice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has held weeklong seminars to provide that information to advocates. The Senator Tommy Burks Victim Assistance Academy addresses ways to help prevent abuse, recognize it when it happens and find resources available for victims and advocates.
UTC Faculty Music Recital
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Faculty Recital took place on March 5 in the Cadek Recital Hall.
UTC Wind Ensemble performs February concert
The UTC Wind Ensemble held a recent performance on Feb. 28.
UTC professor chosen as engineer of the year by TVA and National Society of Professional Engineers
Dr. Stephen Craven, a UTC alum, former full-time electrical engineering faculty member and current adjunct professor has received the 2023 O.J. Zeringue Engineer of the Year award, the highest award that TVA offers. He also was honored as the Federal Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers.
New UTC professor chose career path to ‘contribute to cancer research’
By learning what triggers excessive proteins, Dr. Jannatul Ferdoush and other researchers hope to gain traction to better treating or preventing cancer.
TRIO Day event brings high school students from across Tennessee to UTC
TRIO programs, which have been part of the UTC campus for more than 50 years, are federal outreach systems designed to identify and provide services for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The initiatives are intended to serve and assist low-income and first-generation college students and those with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline.
Lens crafter: From UTC student photo editor to professional photographer, Olivia Ross explains the leap at Photo Night 2023
“Deadlines are more intense now…and nobody wants to hear your excuses for not meeting them, for not doing what you’re supposed to do,” said UTC alum Olivia Ross, who shared her insights and work with a standing-room-only crowd at the University Center Auditorium March 1 for Photo Night 2023.
UTC to host summer institutes for music educators and ensemble directors
Taking place on the UTC campus during the weeks of June 12-16 and June 19-23, the UTC Summer Pedagogy and Conducting Institutes are for music educators and ensemble directors who want to enhance and perfect their conducting and rehearsing techniques while studying from renowned clinicians.
UTC sophomore competing to be Miss Tennessee
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga sophomore Ava Bailey, a business analytics major, will be competing in the upcoming Miss Tennessee pageant.
Lucky seven: SMILE Fund does it again
For the seventh straight year, the UTC SMILE Fund team took home top honors in the CFA Institute’s Greater Tennessee Research Challenge.