Thanks to a group of UTC engineering students, a class at Hixson Elementary has a great new piece of playground and therapy equipment. An outdoor music center, comprised of a series of tubes and large metal “drums” provides students in the Comprehensive Development Class (CDC) a great option for musical therapy and education sessions.
Incoming freshmen donate supplies to local schools
The youngest students at UTC are changing their world. Incoming freshmen have accepted the challenge to donate school supplies to Brown and Battle Academies as they arrive on campus for orientation.
New director named at Challenger STEM Learning Center
Perry Storey has been named the new director of the Challenger STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Learning Center at UTC.
University featured in Campus Safety Magazine
A UTC emergency management exercise has been featured in Campus Safety, the leading magazine on public safety and security of major hospitals, schools and universities in the United States.
Engineering students make therapy equipment for local schools
“A wobble board” may sound like something silly from a cartoon, but this piece of equipment serves the important purpose of developing reflexes and balance in children with disabilities. And thanks to some enterprising UTC engineering students, Griffith Elementary and Sequatchie County Middle School now have several of the much-needed boards.
Mad Vocab Art contest supported by ThinkAchieve
UTC Freshman Composition students, Whitwell Middle School (WMS) students, and community representatives enjoyed a celebration of language power with a Mad Vocab Art contest designed by Madonna Kemp.
New FYRE book chosen for 2013-14
Based on the National Public Radio series, This I Believe is a collection of short essays by eighty Americans—the famous to the not-so-widely known—on highly divergent personal beliefs.
Ira Glass speaks on radio’s storytelling power
When the lights dimmed in the Tivoli Theatre, fans who packed the event hall craned their necks to catch a glimpse of Ira Glass, host of National Public Radio show, “This American Life.” They were greeted only by a glow of his iPad mini as Glass walked the stage in the dark in an effort…
UTC hosting many speakers
The campus and community will have opportunities to hear a variety of speakers in the coming weeks on a number of interesting and provocative topics.
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass
Ira Glass, host and producer of the public radio show This American Life, will deliver the final lecture in the 2012-13 Hunter Lecture Series on Sunday, April 7, at the Tivoli Theatre. This free event will begin at 4 p.m.; doors open at 2:30 p.m. It is open to the public.