Two UTC students were honored at the annual Public Administration and Non-Profit Management (PANM) Community Advisory Board luncheon. Meghan Greene won the Ralph Anderson Award and Sid Sadler received an award of special appreciation.
Construction update
We celebrated the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year with two newly completed construction projects, the pedestrian mall in the heart of campus and the Metro Building, with its beautiful new exterior and new inside spaces for the Department of Health and Human Performance and the UTC television studio. The School of Nursing is also…
Former Interim Chancellor Grady Bogue honored at Blue and Gold Memorial
For a man whose favorite meal of the day was breakfast, it seems fitting that the tree planted on campus in honor of former interim chancellor Dr. Grady Bogue has a great view of the sunrise over Lookout Mountain. The dedication of the tree took place at this year’s Blue and Gold Memorial Service.
School of Nursing recognized
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Nursing has been recognized as a top 20 nursing school in CollegeAtlas.org’s Top Nursing Schools 2014 rankings.
Executive order establishes Mayor’s Task Force to end chronic veterans’ homelessness
Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke and City Council Chairman Chip Henderson came to campus to meet with members of the UTC Student Veterans Organization and UTC faculty members who served in the military to discuss the issues veterans face during service and upon their return home.
Student park dedicated
A fountain is bubbling and new tables and chairs invite visitors to hang out at the Student Government Association Student Park, newly dedicated in honor of Dr. Roger Brown, chancellor emeritus, and his late wife, Dr. Carolyn Thompson.
Two commencement ceremonies set for May 3
Approximately 1,170 UTC students will graduate in two ceremonies on Saturday, May 3, at the McKenzie Arena. Currently, there are 910 undergraduates and 260 graduate students prepared to receive their degrees. Graduates from the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Engineering and Computer Science will graduate at 9 a.m., while graduates from…
New classes available for the summer
With the spring semester beginning to wind down, summer classes are just around the corner. A number of new courses will be offered this summer, adding to an already extensive selection. Several departments have introduced new online sections of courses or added new sections since summer registration began.
Fisher named Truman Scholar
Robert Fisher, a Brock Scholar and Student Government Association President at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, has been named a 2014 Truman Scholar by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. Fisher plans to earn his undergraduate degree in political science in May 2015. He is the fourth student in the school’s history to be named a Truman Scholar.
2014-15 FYRE book selected
The Postmortal by Drew Magary has been chosen by the First Year Reading Experience (FYRE) committee as the FYRE book for 2014-2015. FYRE introduces students to the academic and intellectual culture of university life. It nurtures the belief that reading is an integral part of the university experience.