As a fifteen year old, Khaled Mattawa left Libya and came to the United States barely able to speak English. Just a few years later, he became a political science major at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and today he is a renowned translator, poet, and cultural ambassador. Dr. Mattawa ’89, Associate Professor in…
Alumna and playwright attends prestigious conferences to hone craft
“It can be difficult to find writing conferences that include playwriting because they usually focus on poetry or short story or things like that, so to get accepted to the two conferences I had my eye on was very exciting!” said Gaye Jeffers, Associate Professor of Theatre and UTC alumna. Jeffers attended the Yale Writers’…
UTC Finance students complete internship that takes them from the stock market to the farm
Four UTC Finance students were selected to participate in a four-week summer internship with Galtere, Ltd., the commodities-focused hedge fund of Renée Haugerud. The experience took the students from the skyscrapers in New York City to a farm in Preston, Minnesota. Stephen Reaves, Nicole Koegel, Cody Edwards, and Tyler Gallups got a firsthand experience of…
UTC alumnus makes a SPLASH with art classes
Students in Charlie Newton’s art classes make a creative SPLASH with paint inside the old James A. Henry School in Chattanooga. Newton, a professional artist and UTC art alumnus, offers the free Young Artist Community Workshop to students who live in College Courts. Michael Edward Miller takes us to the place where art provides inspiration.…
UTC highlighted in Tennessee Alumnus Magazine roadtrip
Tennessee Alumnus Magazine editor Elizabeth Davis took an ambitious trip to all UT campuses and institutes, and with assistance from photographers Synthia Clark, Lisa Buser, Nathan Morgan, Jaimie Davis and Adam Brimer and videographer Erica Jenkins, she documented all her stops in the latest issue. Here’s what she wrote about UTC. Read more about UTC,…
UTC alumnus is having a “Blast!”
Naoki Ishikawa, UTC alumnus and professional percussionist, is touring in the “Blast!” company all over Japan. He was written up in an article in The Japan Times.
Picnics celebrate service to University
Chancellor Steve Angle and his wife, Dr. Dominique Belanger, invited several groups to the Chancellor’s residence to thank them for their work on the Chancellor’s Roundtable, University of Chattanooga Board of Trustees, and the Alumni Board.
UTC graduate “bottles emotions” for innovative art project
Fill in the blank: Love is ______. Did the word “blind” come to mind? What about “patient?” Or “war?” For recent UTC graduate Taylor Kinser, love is glitter. And marshmallows. With a little pink paint, sequins, and soap suds too. Kinser’s conceptual art project, “Bottled Emotions,” explores the idea of creating and packaging an intangible product—our emotions.
Alumna selected in top teacher search
Athena Davis (’00 and ’01) was recently named a top five finalist in “Live’s Top Teacher Search” contest on the nationally syndicated “Live with Kelly and Michael” hosted by Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.
UTC Honors Lepard and Bahner at Leaders and Legend’s Banquet
At the annual Leaders and Legends Banquet on April 25, UTC named Don Lepard, the founder and chief executive of Global Green Lighting, the 2014 Distinguished Alumnus. Attorney Maxfield Bahner received the Outstanding Service Award.