From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: Serretta Malaikham’s grandparents fled Laos during the Vietnam War and ended up in Nashville, where they raised her. She told her family’s story to UTC Magazine and for the first time ever in her Rising Rock piece, “Journey to Freedom.”
Finding comfort in discomfort: New horizons in store for recent UTC graduate Chris Bogans
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent graduate Chris Bogans, who—thanks to the UTC Mosaic program—learned how to advocate for himself during his college years.
Logistically speaking: An alum, an intern and a UTC connection
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: How an email blast from the Gary W. Rollins College of Business tipped off a marketing major about a real-world internship with a Chattanooga startup.
‘Just Maggie and Sam’: The Shaw sisters have been best friends since birth
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: Twins Maggie and Samantha Shaw played a significant role in the success of the Mocs women’s soccer program.
Inner examination: Through her art, Sam de Armas embraces being bipolar
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: 2022 fine arts graduate Sam de Armas fully embraced the reality of her bipolar disorder in her novel conception for a senior thesis—a virtual-reality experience that lets others enter a simulated environment with bipolar elements.
Campus ambassador: Varsha Kommireddi is becoming her own hero
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: When appointments to a prestigious Tennessee Governor’s Management Fellowship are awarded each year, only five of the state’s most promising young people are chosen. In December 2021, Varsha Kommireddi (’22, business) was one of the five.
The field below: Jerrod Niles’ project earns national acclaim
From the pages of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Magazine: A look at recent communication graduate Jerrod Niles, who placed in the Top 10 in the national 2021-2022 Hearst Multimedia Narrative Storytelling Competition for college students.
UTC alum named an Honored Artist of The American Prize
Martha Summa-Chadwick has been chosen as an Honored Artist of The American Prize for 2022. The award is given to individuals and ensembles that have shown outstanding creative or intellectual achievement.
View from The Hill: Nicki Messer’s path took her from UTC to D.C.
Nicki Messer, who received a bachelor’s degree in political science from UTC in December 2021, is now a congressional staff assistant in Washington, D.C.
The business of theatre: New collaboration teaches the art of selling yourself
Starting in fall semester 2022, a new concentration—Theatre Entrepreneurship—will give students the concepts and tools to see themselves as a product to be sold.