In November, six UTC Health and Physical Education students taught physical education lessons at the UTC Children’s Center at Brown Academy. These lessons taught children the importance of taking care of their bodies and finding happiness through physical activity.
UTC alum to host live holiday musical game show extravaganza
Dr. Ginny Tutton, who earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from UTC in 2008, will be hosting a live holiday version of her “SongFoolery” podcast via Zoom on Friday, Dec. 13, beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Inventanooga 2024: Inspiring the next generation of innovators
On Dec. 12, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Gary W. Rollins College of Business, in partnership with STEM School Chattanooga, will host Inventanooga 2024, a dynamic student pitch competition that highlights some of Tennessee’s brightest young minds.
Milestones and memories: McKenzie Arena to host UTC commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will celebrate its 264th commencement this week, honoring the accomplishments of its graduates with two ceremonies at McKenzie Arena. Together, the ceremonies will recognize approximately 730 undergraduates and 130 graduate students earning their degrees this fall.
A graduate’s journey: How UTC shaped my path and prepared me for what’s next
Carter Graham spent the fall of 2024 as a student writer in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Division of Communications and Marketing, completing bachelor’s degrees in both communication and business administration: management. He is a 2019 graduate of Chattanooga Christian School.
‘The best things that happened were accidents’: As commencement nears, Aria Beloate reflects on her UTC experience
Aria Beloate keeps a countdown on her phone to the very minute she will walk across the stage at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga undergraduate commencement ceremony. For Beloate, graduation on Saturday, Dec. 14, marks a culmination of accomplishments and opportunities. When she came to UTC in 2021 during “the COVID times,” she said she didn’t have any plans to get involved on campus.
Staying vigilant: Braden Stillwell’s road to success
Three and a half years since starting college at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, senior sociology major Braden Stillwell looks back on the wild ride his experience at UTC has been as he prepares to cross the finish line at graduation.
Kim White to remain at UTC; Michael Jones named interim dean of Gary W. Rollins College of Business
Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Executive Director of the UC Foundation Kim White, who previously decided to transition into a new role in 2025, has agreed to continue as vice chancellor, Dr. Michael Jones has been appointed interim dean for the Gary W. Rollins College of Business.
Connecting the classroom to Chattanooga with “A Moc’s First Year”
“A Moc’s First Year” officially launched during the fall semester, and first-time, first-year UTC students explored what the city of Chattanooga has to offer. The University initiated the new program with the intention of building learning communities to ease the transition of first-time students into college while creating a community with fellow students.
Exploring the depths: How an underground UTC research experience shaped an academic journey
Michael Schoonover, who received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2016, performed grant-funded research at Raccoon Mountain Caverns during the 2015-2016 academic year with UTC microbiologist David Giles. Schoonover, who received a Master of Physician Assistant Studies from Wingate University in North Carolina, is now a physician assistant based in Knoxville, Tennessee.