Big landscape changes are underway in the heart of campus. Construction has begun on: a series of sloped sidewalks and steps with handrails on Cardiac Hill from Heritage Plaza to Oak Street; an accessible walkway to extend from Vine to Oak; and a new location for the Student Park. It will be nestled close to…
Author Warren St. John to speak at Convocation 2012
Warren St. John, author of Outcasts United, will be the guest speaker at Convocation 2012 on September 13, at 12:15 p.m. in the Roland Hayes Concert Hall.
Patten Series returns with innovative performances
The 2012-2013 Patten Performance Series continues to bring the world’s most innovative artists to Chattanooga. This season features performances from popular music artists, comedy tropes, and dance companies. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. at the UTC Fine Arts Center at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets.
New faculty, tenure, promotions announced for 2012-13
Dr. Pamela Ashmore is the new head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. She joins us from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, where she was an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology and Languages.
Challenger Center bestows awards
Just before she handed the George H.W. Bush Award to Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Dr. June Scobee Rodgers told the crowd gathered for the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (Challenger Center) conference at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, “This is an eagle and we are the wind beneath her wings.”
Three Shades of Green
It’s “Three Shades of Green” and eighteen feet high, a new and colorful beacon floating above waves of campus construction. Jim Collins, former art professor at UTC, has created a sculpture fashioned with three powder-coated aluminum figures sitting 15 feet high, perched atop recycled fiberglass turbine blades.
Schedule for Welcome Week 2012
Schedule for this year’s Welcome Week activities. For more information or if you have questions about the events listed, contact Student Development at (423)425-4534.
Welcome back to campus!
Welcome back to campus! Check out information on housing, classes, and more.
Chancellor’s search committee named
A committee has been named to conduct the search for the next chancellor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, UT System President Joe DiPietro announced.
Chattanooga area firefighters train at McKenzie Arena
Normally it’s Mocs basketball players who reach for great heights in McKenzie Arena, but this time it’s members of the Chattanooga Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team as they practiced their high-angle rescue skills.