Campus donations assist Chattanooga Area Food Bank
Faculty, staff and students generously contributed enough food items to pack three electric trucks for WRCB’s Share Your Christmas, held annually to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. Facilities “elves” packed up the food and delivered it with assistance from athletics personnel to the First Tennessee Pavilion.
Nobel Laureate explores self-governance
Nobel Laureate Elinor (Lin) Ostrom told a UTC audience in the challenge of self- governance in complex contemporary environments, one of the broad lessons is that the complexity of markets is not automatically a sign of inefficiency.
Chinese Embassy representative visits campus
With a backdrop of Chinese artists’ work at the Cress Gallery, University and Chattanooga leaders met Duan Jun, first secretary of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC, at a reception. It was a special event in UTC’s month long “Focus on China.” Duan is responsible for coordinating local relations between Chinese and American cities.
Hunter Lecture Series continues with Newark Mayor Cory Booker
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will speak on community building as the third annual George T. Hunter Lecture Series continues Thursday, November 18, 7 p.m., at the Roland Hayes Concert Hall, UTC Fine Arts Center, located at the corner of Vine and Palmetto Streets. Admission is free and open to the public; seating is limited.
Lauren Templeton to lead new finance initiative for UTC College of Business
Hedge fund manager and published author Lauren Templeton, founder and principal of Lauren Templeton Capital Management and Maximum Pessimism, LLC, will serve as Director of Finance for the Future, a new initiative at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s College of Business.
Connor Society Presents a Conversation with Pete Cooper
Pete Cooper, president of the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, will be interviewed by Grant Law, prominent businessman and philanthropist, during the next Connor Society Conversation. The event will take place November 22 at 6 p.m. in the Chattanooga Room of the UTC University Center. The theme for the occasion, which is open to the…
Campus will Focus on China with series of events
Dr. Bob Swansbrough, UTC Political Science Professor, recently returned from a Fulbright Scholar experience in China. Along with Ruth Grover, UTC Curator, Swansbrough has planned Focus on China, a month-long series of exhibitions, demonstrations and lectures.
Are You Smarter than a Girls Inc. Girl?
A friendly competition has drawn Chancellor Roger Brown and his wife and partner Dr. Carolyn Thompson to help answer the question “Are You Smarter than a Girls Inc. Girl?” UTC’s first couple and several other prominent Chattanooga couples polished their trivia knowledge as they prepared to battle with local girls who have benefitted from Chattanooga’s…